Nature/Science
How many bones do sharks have?
None.
Sharks are made of cartilage - the same soft, flexible stuff as your ears and the tip of your nose are made of.
I’m light as a feather, yet no person can hold me for long. What am I?
Breath
True or False: You can drink a toe in Canada.
As weird as it sounds, it’s true.
In Dawson City (Yukon), there’s a cocktail where people drink whiskey with a human toe inside. It’s called Sour Toe Cocktail. People donate the toes, and there’s a $2,500 fine if you swallow it.
Approximately how many seeds are in a single strawberry?
200
What was the first toy to be advertised on TV?
a) Mr. Potato Head b) Lego c) Barbie Doll d)Monopoly
Mr Potato Head
A group of jellyfish is called a:
a) school b) collective c) colony d) smack
d) smack
I have branches, but no fruit, trunk or leaves. What am I?
A bank
The National Sports Act of Canada granted two different sports as the official sports of Canada.
One is, unsurprisingly, hockey - the national winter sport. What is the national summer sport of Canada?
Lacrosse
What type of food holds the world record for being the most stolen around the globe?
Cheese
It’s estimated that as much as 4% of the cheese produced around the world is stolen. That equates to as much as 90.6 million tons of cheese each year!
On average, approximately how many hot dogs were sold by Costco in Canada in 2023?
200 million
How can you tell how old is a tree?
a) Analyzing the frequency of its seed production
b) Assessing the colour of its leaves
c) Estimate based on its height and width ratio
d) Cut it down and count the rings in its trunk
d) Cut it down and count the rings in its trunk
I help you from your head to your toe. The more I work, the smaller I grow. What am I?
A bar of soap
Name 5 Canadian celebrities
Justin Bieber Jim Carey Céline Dion Drake
Rachel McAdams Ryan Gosling Keanu Reeves
Shay Mitchell The Weeknd Seth Rogen
Which country consumes the most coffee?
a)Finland b)Italy c)Brazil d)Belgium e)Columbia
a) Finland
Fins consume a whopping 12 kg (about 26 pounds) of coffee per capita annually, making Finland the biggest consumer of coffee on earth. Coffee is so ingrained into everyday life in Finland that, per Finnish labor laws, workers are granted two 10-15 minute coffee breaks a day. The average Fin drinks four cups of coffee daily.
What does a Scoville unit measure?
a) pH of soil b) Heat or spiciness of chili peppers
c) Acidity of fruits d)Humidity in the air
e) Bitterness of coffee
b) Heat or spiciness of chili peppers
Which of the following lists all the planets in our solar system in order from the closest to the farthest from the Sun?
a) Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
b) Venus, Earth, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
c)Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune
d) Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus
a) Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
I can fly but have no wings. I can cry but I have no eyes. Wherever I go, darkness follows me. What am I?
A cloud
On what day is Indigenous Peoples' Day celebrated on in Canada?
June 21st is National Indigenous People's Day.
On this day, we recognize and celebrate the history, heritage, resilience and diversity of First Nations, Inuit and Métis across Canada.
Which dessert is named after a famous ballerina?
a)Baklava b)Pavolva c)Baked Alaska d)Éclair
b) Pavlova.
It was named after the prima ballerina Anna Pavlova, who performed in the 1920s. Pavlova's tutu, billowing round with layers of lace, is the inspiration for the creamy meringue dessert.
In what year did the Titanic sink?
1912
Optics is the study of what?
a) Sound waves b) Electricity c) Light d) Magnets
c) Light
I’m an instrument through which sounds are made, and yet, not something that can be played. What am I?
Who was the famous Canadian who decided to run across Canada to raise money for cancer research?
In 1980, with one leg having been amputated due to cancer, Terry Fox decided to run across Canada to raise money (1$ from every Canadian) for cancer research in a Marathon of Hope. With the use of a customized running prothesis, he set out from St. John's, Newfoundland, on 12 April 1980 and covered 5,373 km in 143 days — an average of 42 km (26 miles) per day.
The Terry Fox Run, first held in 1981, has become an annual non-competitive charity event held around the world to raise money for cancer research in commemoration of Canadian cancer activist Terry Fox and his Marathon of Hope.
What was Dina's favorite Egyptian dish called?
Molokhya
What does a conchologist collect?
Seashells