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100

What animal is known for changing its colour to blend into its surroundings?

Chameleon 

100

What are the primary colours?

Red, Yellow, and Blue

100

How many judges sit on the Supreme Court of Canada?

Nine

100

What is the opposite of the word "ancient"?

Modern

100

Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?

Marie Curie

200

What is a group of lions called?

A pride

200

What material is traditionally used to make a sculpture by carving?

Marble

200

What is the official residence of the Prime Minister of Canada?

24 Sussex Drive

200

What do you call a word that has the opposite meaning of another word?

Antonym

200

What was the first artificial satellite sent into space?

Sputnik 1

300

Which bird is the fastest animal in the world while diving?

Peregrine Falcon

300

Which famous artist cut off part of his own ear?

Vincent van Gogh

300

What document begins with the words "We, the Peoples of the United Nations"? 

The United Nations Charter 

300

What word describes a phrase that has a meaning different from the literal meaning of its individual words, such as "its raining cats and dogs"? 

Idiom

300

Who was the first Canadian to travel into space?

Marc Garneau

400

What mammal has the longest pregnancy, lasting around 22 months?

Elephant

400

What is the Japanese art of folding paper called?

Origami 

400

What is the name of Canada's highest court?

The Supreme Court of Canada

400

What is a word called when it is spelled the same forwards and backwards, such as "Hannah"

Palindrome

400

What was the name of the first successful English-language newspaper published in Canada?

The Halifax Gazette

500

Which animal has fingerprints so similar to humans that they can sometimes be mistaken for human finger prints 

Koala

500

Which artist painted The Persistence of Memory, famous for its melting clocks?

Salvador Dali

500

What Canadian constitutional document was patriated in 1982?

The Constitution Act, 1982

500

What is the term for a word that sounds the same as another word but has different meaning and spelling, such as "flower" and "flour"?

Homophone

500

Who was the fist person to receive Nobel Prizes in two different scientific fields? 

Marie Curie

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