True or False?
Hockey is Canada's national sport
FALSE: it's lacrosse
What colour is the skin for a polar bear?
Black
What common fridge item used to be sold as medicine?
Ketchup! It used to be sold as a cure for upset stomach in 1834
What country has the sparsest population in the world?
Mongolia
How many 'tweets' are sent out per second?
9310
Canada has 10 provinces and 3 territories
TRUE
180 degrees!
What animal once attacked Napoleon?
A hoard of bunnies!
What is the deepest place on Earth?
The Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean and it's almost 7 miles deep!
How was Darth Vader's iconic breathing sound created?
By breathing through scuba gear!
Kingston was the original capital city of Canada
TRUE: It changed to Ottawa December 31st 1857
What colours can dogs see?
Yellow, Blue, Gray
What unique category of competitions used to be held in the olympics (stopping in 1948)?
Competitions in the fine arts such as sculpting, music, painting, architecture, etc.
What is the longest river in the world?
River Nile, clocking 6,853km in length. Its water resources are shared by 11 different countries, too.
Dubbed the “Wedding of the Century,” what royal couple tied the knot in 1981?
Prince Charles and Princess Diana
Niagara Falls is the most visited tourist attraction in Canada
TRUE
What is the fastest that a kangaroo can hop (mph)?
30 miles per hour!
How long was the shortest war in history and who was involved?
The shortest war in history lasted 38 minutes! It was between Britain and Zanzibar
What is the distance between the Earth and the Sun (km)?
147.2 million kilometers
Launched in 1980, what popular video game features four ghosts named Blinky, Pinky, Inky and Clyde?
Pac-Man
The moose is the national animal of Canada
FALSE: It's the beaver
How wide can a hippo open its mouth?
4 feet!
Pineapples! Those rich enough to own a pineapple would carry them around to signify their personal wealth and high-class status. In that day and age, everything from clothing to houseware was decorated with the tropical fruit.
What is the most visited country on the planet?
France!
“Does Barry Manilow know that you raid his wardrobe?” is a classic movie line from what 1985 John Hughes film?
“The Breakfast Club”