Guelph, ON Trivia
Fun Facts
Name That Tune
Robbie Burns
Animal Trivia
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What is the name famous poet who wrote the poem “In Flanders Fields.” He was born and raised in Guelph.
Colonel John McCrae
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Hawaiian pizza was invented by an Ontario man. True or False?
True! Sam Panopoulos was searching for new pizza flavors one day in 1962, he reached for a can of fruit and launched a culinary revolution, topping his restaurant’s standard cheese pizza with bits of ham and pineapple. Mr. Panopoulos, who is widely credited with having created and named the Hawaiian pizza, died June 8 at 83 2017.
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"Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens. Brown paper packages tied up with strings...."
My Favorite Things - The Sound of Music Soundtrack
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True or False? Worldwide, there are more statues dedicated to Robert Burns than any other non-religious figure, after Queen Victoria and Christopher Columbus.
True! Worldwide, there are more statues dedicated to Robert Burns than any other non-religious figure, after Queen Victoria and Christopher Columbus.
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What is the only mammal that can fly?
A Bat
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What is a popular nickname for Guelph?
The Royal City.
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Shakespeare made up the name “Jessica” for his play. What was the name of the Play?
Merchant of Venice. 1596
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"I hear her voice in the morning hour she calls me Radio reminds me of my home far away."
John Denver - Country Roads
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This Scottish food is known as Scotland's national dish. You will often see it at a Robbie Burns dinner or celebration. What is it called?
Haggis (a type of sausage prepared using a sheep's stomach stuffed with its own heart liver, and lungs.) A traditional Scottish meal is neaps (swede), tatties (potato) and haggis washed down with whisky.
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Gentoo penguins propose to their life mates with gift. What is it? Hint: Nature
A Pebble. If she takes it , they become life partners.
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What is the oldest Highschool in Guelph and the third oldest in the province of Ontario, Canada? Hint: It had Canada’s first high school lunch cafeteria.
The Guelph Collegiate Vocational Institute (GCVI, Guelph C.V.I., GC) is a public high school in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. The school is the oldest continuously operating public high school in Guelph, and the third oldest in the province of Ontario, Canada.
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If the sun were the size of a white blood cell then the Milky Way Galaxy would be the size of this country. Russia, Canada Or the United States?
If the sun were the size of a white blood cell then the Milky Way Galaxy would be the size of the USA
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"They ask their mother, what will I be Will I be handsome Will I be rich I tell them tenderly."
Que Sera, Sera (WHATEVER WILL BE, WILL BE) by Doris Day
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When was Robert Burns born? Guess the Year!
January 25, 1759 in Alloway, Scotland. This year, Burns night falls on what would have been the poet’s 258th birthday.
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Besides female humans, what other mammals experience Menopause? There are 2 possible answers.
Elephants & Humpback Whales.
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Tim Ryan, was a resident of Guelph who invited this famous game/sport. What was it? Hint a popular sport played indoors...
Tim Ryan invented Five Pin Bowling
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Only 3.5 billion people own a toothbrush but about 4 billion people worldwide own this electronic. What is it?
Cell Phone
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"I ain't got no cigarettes Ah, but, two hours of pushin' broom Buys an eight by twelve four-bit room."
Roger Miller - King of the Road
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What is the title of the famous poem written by Robert Burns in 1788 set to the tune of a traditional folk song? It is well known in many countries, especially in the English-speaking world, its traditional use being to bid farewell to the old year at the stroke of midnight on New Year's Eve. He simply was the first person to write down the song, and in the late 1700s sent it for publishing in a book of old Scottish songs saying “I took it down from an old man.”
Auld Lang Syne translates as “old long since” – basically meaning “a long time ago” or “days gone by”. CHORUS: For auld lang syne, my jo, for auld lang syne, we’lltak' a cup o’ kindness yet, for auld lang syne.
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For every human on this earth there are approx 1.6 million of these tiny insects. What are they?
Ants. The BBC Four documentary claims they number not 10,000 trillion but 100 trillion, though it still suggests the total weight of ants equals the total weight of humans.
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What year was Guelph was founded? (St. George’s Day, April 23rd)
1827 with the ceremonial felling of a large maple tree. 190 years ago!!!
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What is a sentence/panagram uses has all 26 alphabets without repeating?
The quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog. Or. Pack my box with five dozen liquor jugs.
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"Listen to the top where the little bird sings On the melodies and the high notes ringing, And the hoot owl cries over everything And the blackbird disagrees."
Place in The Choir by Celtic Thunder (Shout out to Jean Bryce! :)
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Whom did Robert Burns marry? a) Mary Campbell b) Jean Armour c) Elizabeth Paton
b) Jean Armour .. they had 9 children together, three of whom survived into adulthood. Married August 5, 1788 until July 21, 1796
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What is Scotland’s national animal?
A Unicorn has been a Scottish symbol since the 12th century, when it was used on an early form of the Scottish coat of arms.
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