General Knowledge
A score represents how many units?
20
Now extinct, the dodo was what type of creature?
Bird
What was the name of the prehistoric super continent?
Pangea
What is the largest land animal?
African elephant
What type of fruit is a ‘pink lady’?
An apple
Which province was the last to join Canada in 1949?
Newfoundland
What is the lowest ranking ace in bridge?
Ace of Clubs
Troops from (mainly) which country stormed Vimy Ridge in 1917?
Canada
Which is the smallest French-speaking country?
a) Chad
b) Mali
c) Monaco
d) Luxembourg
c) Monaco
What is the name for the deepest part of the ocean?
Mariana Trench
Soda mixed with ice cream creates which dessert?
Which Canadian singer performed the love theme from the film Titanic, "My Heart Will Go On"?
Celine Dion
According to forklore, what legendary creature creates no reflection in a mirror?
Vampire
Beginning in the 1920s, what movement sought to ban alcohol in the United States?
Prohibition Movement
What is the capital city of Australia?
Canberra
What are the two terms used to denote the two opposing sides of a magnet?
North pole and south pole
Snickers
Which of these professional sports leagues does not include a team from Canada?
a) National Hockey League
b) Major League Baseball
c) National Basketball Association
d) National Football League
d) National Football League
According to a well-known children’s song “The bear went over the mountain” to do what?
See what he could see
Otto Frederick Rohwedder invented the first automatic commercial bread slicer in WHICH decade?
a) 1860s
b) 1890s
b) 1920s
c) 1930s
b) 1920s
Which country does NOT border Lake Constance?
a) Switzerland
b) Italy
c) Austria
d) Germany
b) Italy
What is the largest species of bear?
Polar bear
According to the National Gardening Association, the most common food grown in home gardens is what?
Tomatoes
Which of the following musical stars does not identify as Canadian?
a) Alanis Morissette
b) The Weeknd
c) Christina Aguilera
d) Raffi
c) Christina Aguilera
What is the birthstone associated with January?
Garnet
How many times has the Mona Lisa been stolen?
Once
The US state of Virginia was named in honour of WHO?
a) Elizabeth Fry
b) Nell Gwynn
c) The Virgin Mary
d) Elizabeth I
d) Elizabeth I
What is the disease often abbreviated to MS?
a) Malignant Cell Syndrome
b) Melanoma Symptom
c) Multiple Sclerosis
d) Mandible Syndrome
c) Multiple Sclerosis
A steak covered in paté and wrapped in puff pastry: that's the basics of what dish that's probably named after the British general who defeated Napoleon at Waterloo?
Beef Wellington
Which well-known Canadian city was named after a berry?
Saskatoon
Which famous teen detective made their debut in a 1930 novel called The Secret of the Old Clock?
Nancy Drew
Which two Spanish monarchs sponsored Christopher Columbus's voyages to the Americas?
Ferdinand II and Isabella I
What volcano did the early Romans believe was the forget of Vulcan, the God of Fire?
Mount Etna
What breed of hounds, developed for tracking game, are also employed as detection dogs around the world?
Beagles
Poffertjes are small pancakes originating from which country?
a) France
b) South Africa
c) The Netherlands
d) Tunisia
c) The Netherlands
How many points are there on the maple leaf on the Canadian flag?
11
What musical instrument does Sherlock Holmes play?
Who was the first American president to appear on TV?
a) Herbert Hoover
b) Franklin D. Roosevelt
c) Harry Truman
d) Dwight D. Eisenhower
b) Franklin D. Roosevelt
Skavsta Airport can be found in which Scandinavian city?
a) Gothenburg
b) Oslo
c) Copenhagen
d) Stockholm
d) Stockholm
"Hairstreaks" and "morphos" are types of what?
a) Butterflies
b) Apples
c) Cocktails
d) Beetles
a) Butterflies
A cucumber contains what percentage of water?
90%
Alberta is the world's largest inhabited region to be completely free of what creature?
Rats
What Beatles single lasted the longest on the charts, staying there for a total of 19 weeks?
a) Twist and Shout
b) Let It Be
c) Hey Jude
d) Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds
c) Hey Jude
How did Alexander the Great solve the puzzle of the Gordian knot?
a) He untied it carefully over several months
b) He burned it with fire
c) He cut it with a sword
d) He didn't solve it
c) He cut it with a sword
In which mountain range would you find K2, the second-highest peak in the world?
a) Himalayas
b) Kolyma Mountains
c) Klondike Region
d) Karakoram Range
d) Karakoram Range
While a flock of geese might be more specifically called a "gaggle," what else can a flock of parrots be called?
a) A chorus
b) A chatter
c) A pandemonium
d) A problem
c) A pandemonium
In what Food Network reality show do four chefs prepare a three-course meal using unlikely ingredients from a mystery basket, with one chef eliminated after each course?
Chopped
Which former Canadian Prime Minister was known to believe in ghosts and hold seances?
a) Pierre Trudeau
b) John A. Macdonald
c) William Lyon Mackenzie King
d) Lester B. Pearson
c) William Lyon Mackenzie King
What is the mathematical term for the longest side of a right angle triangle?
Hypotenuse
The Restoration led to the reign of WHICH English monarch?
Charles II
Which city hosted the 1996 Olympics?
a) Barcelona
b) Athens
c) Sydney
d) Atlanta
d) Atlanta
Which organ in the body is responsible for producing insulin?
Pancreas
Which is the name of a drink made of Guinness and champagne?
a) Black Irish
b) Black Velvet
c) Black Russian
d) Black Pierre
b) Black Velvet
Approximately what percentage of the Canadian population is said to live within 160km of the US border?
90%
In the 1993 film, Groundhog Day, weatherman Phil Connors finds himself stuck in a time loop. What is the song that wakes him up every morning, indicating another day repeated?
a) Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go by Wham!
b) I Got You Babe by Sonny & Cher
c) Don't Stop Believin' by Journey
d) Every Breath You Take by The Police
b) I Got You Babe by Sonny & Cher
In 1927, which Russian revoloutionary was expelled from the Communist Party?
a) Mikhail Gorbachev
b) Joseph Stalin
c) Leon Trotsky
d) Vladimir Lenin
c) Leon Trotsky
Before gaining independence in 1971, the country of Bangladesh was known by what name?
East Pakistan
What is the most electronegative element on the periodic table?
a) Oxygen
b) Chlorine
c) Fluorine
d) Nitrogen
c) Fluorine
The most chicken eggs in the world are produced in which country?
a) USA
b) Japan
c) India
d) China
d) China
Which event was the most watched broadcast in Canadian television history?
a) Canada Day 150 celebrations
b) 2010 Olympic men's hockey final
c) Superbowl LVIII in 2024
d) 2011 Stanley Cup Final
b) 2010 Olympic men's hockey final