Ancient Civilizations
Which ancient civilization built the pyramids of Giza?
Ancient Egyptians
What year did Canada become a country?
1867
What gas do humans need to breathe?
Oxygen
What instrument measures temperature?
Thermometer
How many sides does a hexagon have?
Six
Which ancient city was buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79?
Pompeii
Who was Canada's first Prime Minister?
Sir John A. Macdonald
What is the name of the force that keeps planets in orbit around the sun?
Gravity
What is a scientist who studies weather called?
Meteorologist
What is the Roman numeral for 50?
L
What was the name of the famous writing system used by ancient Egyptians?
Hieroglyphics
What was the name of the railway that connected Canada's east and west coasts?
Canadian Pacific Railway
What us the centre of an atom called?
The nucleus
What us the calm centre of a hurricane called?
The eye
What is the only even prime number?
2
Which ancient Greek philosopher was the teacher of Alexander the Great?
Aristotle
What year did Newfoundland officially join Confederation?
1949
What is the chemical symbol for gold?
Au
What scale measures the intensity of tornadoes?
Enhanced Fujita Scale
What is the name of the imaginary line at zero degrees longitude?
The Prime Meridian
What was the name of the ancient trade route connecting China with the Mediterranean world?
The Silk Road
What was the name of the 1869-1870 resistance led by Louis Riel in the Red River Settlement?
The Red River Resistance
What is the name of the boundary around a black hole beyond which nothing can escape?
The event horizon
What is the name of the phenomenon where warm ocean water in the Pacific causes widespread changes in global weather patterns
El Nino
What is the mathematical term for a number that can only be divided evenly by one itself?
a prime number