GAC
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100

These two GAC missions co-located in 2018.

What are the NY consulate General and the Permanent Mission to the United Nations.

100

This is the longest of Shakespears plays.

What is Hamlet.

100
This is Canada's official telephone number.

1-800- 622-6232  (1-800-O-Canada)

100

This conservative initiative was known as DRAP.

Deficit Reduction Action Plan

100

This chess piece only moves diagonally.

What is the Bishop.

200

These are the three current GAC ministers (Foreign Affairs, International Trade and International Development)

Who are François-Philippe Champagne, Mary Ng and Karina Gould. 

200

This is the most abundant element in the world.

What is Hydrogen

200

Saskatchewan borders this many Canadian provinces and territories in addition to its US border (name the number and the provinces/territories)

(4) Alberta, Manitoba, Northwest Territories and Nunavut.

200

The SWAT in SWAT Team stands for this...

What is Special Weapons and Tactics

200

What sport has a hooker in a scrum?

Rugby!

300

Our department, under another name, was founded in this year!

What is 1909.

300

Which of these countries flag does not have the same colours as the U.S.

1) Cuba

2) Netherlands

3) Greenland

4) Norway

5) Iceland

What is Greenland? (no Blue on flag)

If you picked Netherlands - they switched from Orange to Red on their flag!

300

The top 5 most populated cities in Canada in order from 1 to 5 

Toronto 2.6M

Montreal 1.6M

Calgary 1M

Ottawa 812K

Edmonton 712K

300

Many live by the YOLO acronym.

What is "You Only Live Once".

300
These cities currently have a CFL football franchise.

(name all)

Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal, Hamilton, Winnipeg, Regina, Calgary, Edmonton and BC.

400

ARA has this financial level of authority to sign an Official Residence lease.

What is $350K CAD.  

400

What does the term 'piano' mean?

To be played softly.

400

Canada is an Iroquoian language word meaning this.

What is a "Village".  

400

GGFG stands for _____ (I was one of these back in 86 or 87..cant remember).

Governor Generals Foot Guard !

400

What is the only country to have won medals in the Winter Olympics but not the Summer Olympics?

1) Azerbaijan

2) Jamaica

3) Liechtenstein

4) Estonia

What is Liechtenstein.

(Liechtenstein has won all of its medals in Alpine skiing)

500

Which of these was NOT identified as a GAC priority in 2019/20 as part of its mandate.

1) Eradicating poverty

2) Strengthening Canada's place in North America

3) Pursuing diversified, modern and inclusive trade.

4) Promoting gender equality in the workplace

5) Revitalizing the rules based international order


4) Promoting gender equality in the workplace.


500
This actress has won the most Oscars of all time!
Katherine Hepburn.

(incredibly she won her first in 1933 for Morning Glory and last in 1981 for On Golden Pond).  

500

Canadian Parliament consists of these three parts

What are the crown, the senate and the house of commons.

500

IWG (parent company of Regus and Spaces) stands for this...which makes sense.

International Workplace Group

500

This country won the first ever World Cup (soccer) in 1930 but are currently on a 50 year drought,

What is Uruguay.

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