Minerals
Provide 3 examples of evaporite minerals.
halite, calcite, sylvite, gypsum, dolomite, magnesite, aragonite
Name 4 of 6 boroughs of Toronto.
Old Toronto, East York, York, Etobicoke, North York, Scarborough
What is the strongest block in Minecraft?
Obsidian
What is the driest continent on Earth?
Antarctica
What is the most common mineral group in the Earth's crust? Provide 3 examples.
Silicates - quartz, feldspar, mica, amphibole, pyroxene, olivine
What is the most northern settlement in Canada?
Alert, NU
What mineral did Cleopatra use as eyeshadow?
Lazurite
Name 1 of 2 letters that are not used in the periodic table.
J, Q
What are the first and last minerals to crystalize according to the Bowen's Reaction Series?
Olivine, Quartz
What is the sunniest provnice?
Saskatchewan
What are pyramids mostly made of?
Limestone
Name 1 of 2 planets that spin clockwise on its axis.
Venus, Uranus
What is the definition of a mineral (5 rules)?
1. Naturally formed
2. Solid at room temperature
3. Inorganic
4. Definite chemical composition
5. Crystalline/Atomic structure
Name 1 of 2 national museums outside of Ottawa.
The Canadian Museum for Human Rights - Winnipeg, MB
Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 - Halifax, NS
What is the most attended Gem and Mineral Show in Canada?
Rockhound Gemboree - Bancroft, ON
What is the highest-grossing animated Walt Disney movie? (not including movies currently in theatres)
Frozen II
Name 3 varieties of beryls. (What gemologists call beryls when they're different colours.)
aquamarine (blue) , bixbite (red), emerald (green), goshenite (colourless), heliodor (yellow), morganite (orange-pink)
Which legislation allowed Nunavut to separate from NWT to become its own territory? What year was it signed?
Nunavut Land Claims Agreement, 1993
Name the 7 major tectonic plates.
African, Antarctic, Eurasian, Indo-Australian, North American, Pacific, South American
What is the most streamed song on Spotify?
Hint: Canadian artist
Blinding Lights - The Weeknd