TRUE OR FALSE
The Pacific Ocean covers almost half of the Earth's water surface.
True or False
(True)
What spice comes from the dried bark of an evergreen tree called the cinnamomum family?
A. corundum
B. cinnamon
C. caraway
B. cinnamon
Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first men to do what?
A. Reach the Summit of Mt. Everest
B. swim the English Channel
C. completes the first Transatlantic Balloon Flight
A. Reach the Summit of Mt. Everest
A flatbread Muffin would be called a what?
A. English muffin
B. French Muffin
C. Italian Muffin
A. English muffin
Fred, Wilma and Pebbles lived at 39 Stone Canyon Way. What is their last name?
A. Stonewall
B. Rockford
C. Flintstone
C. Flintstone
Historically, you could have found warlords called shoguns in Japan.
True or False
(True)
In Spanish it is called agua, in German wasser and in Maori wai. What is it?
A. water
B. hat
C. shoe
A. water
Who is the leader of the Tibetan Buddhists?
A. Genghis Kahn
B. Mao Zedong
C. the Dalai Lama
C. the Dalai Lama
Sourdough, Irish Soda and Brioche are types of what food?
A. muffins
B. bread
C. butter
B. bread
Who sang this song: "Waterloo" back in the 1970s?
A. Abba
B. Bobby "Boris" Pickett and the Crypt Kickers
C. Mary Jane Lamond
A. Abba
The Korean War took place in the 1940s.
True or False
(False – it was the 1950s)
Which 1950s game involved rolling dice to get a specific combination of numbers?
A. Battleship
B. Scrabble
C. Yahtzee
C. Yahtzee
If you were visiting Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria or Tasmania what country would you be in?
A. Australia
B. the Bahamas
C. French Polynesia
A. Australia
Focaccia is bread from which country?
A. France
B. Greece
C. Italy
C. Italy
His real name was Kal-El. He was also know as Clark Kent. What super hero is this?
A. Superman
B. Batman
C. Robin
A. Superman
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' favourite food is pizza.
True or False
(True)
When an insect sheds its outer shell, what is that called?
A. dismounting
B. disrobing
C. moulting
C. moulting
What city is built around and on the slopes of Mount Royal?
A. Madison
B. Memphis
C. Montreal
C. Montreal
Which of the following flavours of ice cream would not top a classic Banana Split?
A. chocolate
B. mint
C. strawberry
B. mint
What instrument do you associate Antonio Stradivarius with?
A. trumpet
B. the violin
C. flute
B. the violin
The last name of British Victorian writers Charlotte, Emily, and Anne is Darwin.
True or False
(False – it is Bronte.)
Which organ of these organs works with the diaphragm?
A. lungs
B. brain
C. liver
A. lungs
Which country's name means Sunday?
A. Australia
B. Canada
C. Dominica
C. Dominica
Balsamic vinegar is an ingredient from which European country?
A. Germany
B. Greece
C. Italy
C. Italy
Which British actor played 'Mr. Bean' in the 1997 film, 'Bean'?
A. Hugh Laurie
B. Jeremy Irons
C. Rowan Atkinson
C. Rowan Atkinson