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100

Find the perimeter (hint- distance around) if a rectangle with dimension - side lengths of  
23.3 ft by 8.9 ft

Which country was divided into East and West after World War II?

23.3 +23.3 +8.9 +8.9 = 64.4 ft

Answer: Germany

100

Solve:  1 2/3 + 3 4/5 =   

In chess, what direction can a bishop move?

4 2/3+4/5=4 10/15+12/15=4 22/15=5 7/15

Answer: Diagonally, forward or backwards

100

Where did the Industrial Revolution begin?

Sara scored 24 out of 30 on her math test.  
What percent did she get on the test?
HINT - reduce your fraction first!!

Great Britain

frac {24}{30} -:6=frac{4}{5}xx20=frac{80}{100}=80%

100

What famous speech did Martin Luther King Jr. deliver in 1963?

HOW MUCH IS ONE TOY?  $46 for 5 toys

Answer: I Have a Dream 

$9.20 per toy

100

What is the name of the amphitheater in ancient Rome where gladiators fought?

Berkley bought a hat. The hat's regular price is $20 and it is 10% off. How much will he pay for the hat ON SALE?


Answer: The Colosseum.

10% is $2  
20 - 2 = $18

200

A petting zoo has 5 lambs, 11 rabbits, 4 goats, and 4 piglets. Determine the FRACTION in LOWEST TERMS for the numbers of GOATS out of the TOTAL NUMBER OF ANIMALS

What famous conqueror created one of the largest empires in history?



4:24 reduces to  1/6 

Answer: Genghis Khan

200

What was the ancient writing system of the Egyptians?
Find the Area of the Trapezoid:  
FORMULA -  (a+b)xxh -:2 

Answer: Hieroglyphics 

(a+b) x h /2
(6+20) x 10/2
26 x10/2
260/2
130 cm2

200

Who is considered the greatest boxer of all time by many?
Add and subtract the integers:
(-2) - (-3) + (-5) - (-5) =

Answer: Muhammad Ali

-2 + 3 = 1 - 5 = -4 + 5 = 1

200

J. K. Rowling wrote this series?

17.22 divided by 7

Answer: the Harry Potter Series

2.46

200

Garry installs a wire fence around a rectangular pasture. The pasture measures
15 m by 25 m, and he uses three rows of barbed wire going around. How much wire did he use?

Which Canadian city hosted the 2010 Winter Olympics?

15+15+25+25=80 is one round
80x3 = 240 m are needed

Answer: Vancouver

300

Canada has a long-standing tradition of international peacekeeping, with over 125,000 Canadians serving in missions worldwide - name the ONE of TWO WORLD ORGAINIZATION they served under.  

Solve: what is the mixed fraction and decimal form for -   13/2 


United Nations (UN) and 

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

 6 1/2 and 6.5


300

500 000 - 459349=

Which artist is the best-selling female country artist of all time?

40651

Shania Twain

300

The first version was introduced in 2007.  

57xx86=

The IPHONE

57x86=342+4560=4902
OR 86x57=602+4300=4902

300

What is the name of the wizard in The Hobbit?

In a diving competition, Ziggy scored 34.5 on her first dive, 40.8 on her second.  If her total was 101.5, then what was her THIRD dive score?

Answer: Gandalf

34.5 + 40.8 = 75.3
101.5 - 75.3 = 26.2

300

Which movie features a famous ghost named Slimer?
Write all the FRACTIONS that are smaller than  
 20/25  that are equivalent/equal.

Answer: Ghostbusters
reduces to  4/5, so 8/10,12/15, 16/20 also work

400

Solve: -5 - (-3)+ (-4) 

What are the names of Riley’s five emotions in the animated film Inside Out? 

-5 + (+3) +(-4)
-2+ (-4) = -6

Joy, Anger, Sadness, Disgust, and Fear.

400

Which iconic baseball player was nicknamed “The Great Bambino”?

What are 4/5 and 9/15 expressed as a percent? HINT - reduce the fraction first if needed

BABE RUTH

80% and 60%

400

What popular sitcom stars Sheldon, Leonard, and Penny?

Write mixed and improper fractions for:

Answer: The Big Bang Theory

400

What is the famous DETECTIVE created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle? MADE INTO NUMEROUS BOOKS, MOVIES AND TV SHOW.

lowest terms  =  28/49 

Answer: Sherlock Holmes

28/49=(7xx4)/(7xx7)=4/7

400

What sci-fi TV series/Movies features the phrase 
"Live long and prosper?"

(11-8)xx3+7+27-:3

Answer: Star Trek

3xx3+7+27-:3

9+7+9

16+9

25

500

What is 125% expressed as a decimal?

What ancient city was buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius?

1.25

Pompeii

500

write the number THIRTY FIVE BILLION TWELVE

What disease was eradicated/cured worldwide in 1980?

34 000 000 012

smallpox

500

The Stock Market Crashed of 1929 called BLACK TUESDAY started this _______________ which lasted most of the 1930 and only ended with the start of the Second World War.  

Substitution Question -
what is  ab - cd     
where a=3, b=4, c=5, d=6
remember - it means    a times b subtract c times d

(3)(4) - (5)(6) = 12-30 = -18

Answer: GREAT DEPRESSION

500

A farmer has some COWS AND CHICKENS for a total of 30 animals, and the animals have 74 legs in all. How many chickens does the farmer have?
HINT - DRAW A PICTURE

All have 2 legs at least so that is 60 legs.  

That leaves 14 legs so 7 animals must have 4 legs.
so there are 7 cows and 23 chickens.  

500

What happened for the FIRST TIME in 1969?

A car factory makes 24 parts in 3 hours.
How many parts can it make in 1 full week?

MOON LANDING

8 per hour x 24 hours = 192 x 7 = 1344 parts

600

What galaxy is the earth part of?

Write the number - Thirty Five Ten Thousandths

The Milky Way

0.0035

600

Order the following from smallest to largest:
.5, 3/4, 70%, .83

What are the ANDES and where are they located?

.5, 70%, 3/4, .83

The longest mountain range in South America

600

Who is the current Prime Minister of Canada?

Mark Carney

orange: 8

watermelon: 12

banana: 5

600

Which American astronaut said the words 
"That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." 

4-2 3/5=

Answer: Neil Armstrong

4- 2 3/5 = 2-3/5=1 5/5-3/5=1 2/5

600

What is the name of the boy who never grows up?
Jack had $20.00.  Jack paid $2.25 to ride the bus to his haircut.  He then paid $13.50 for a haircut and gave her a TOONIE for a tip.  Does Jack have enough money to pay for his bus fare home?  Show your work.  

Answer: Peter Pan 
20.00 -2.25 - 13.50 - 2.00 = $2.25 left
So yes Jack will be able to get back home.    

700

Mr. Sprout built a fence around his garden so it formed a SQUARE with 10 fence posts on each side. How many fence posts does he need? (HINT - the answer is NOT 40) - DRAW IT OUT

WHEN DID CANADA BECOME A COUNTRY - OUR CONFEDERATION DATE?

36 posts because the corner posts are the same on both sides, so the top has 10, bottom has 10 and each each has only 8 each since the top and bottom posts were counted already.  

JULY 1, 1867

700

What are the PRIME FACTORS (factor tree) of 45 

First PRIME MINISTER of CANADA?

45 is 9x5 so the prime factors are
5x3x3

Sir John A. Macdonald

700

Write 0.37 as a fraction and a percent

A group of these is called a PRICKLE?

37/1000 and 37%

a group of porcupines

700

What is the name of the highway (approx. 8000 kms) that crosses CANADA from coast to coast? 

MULTIPLY:   3.56 xx0.007= 

Trans-Canada Highway

356xx7=2492

FIVE-decimals = 0.02492

700

What was the name of the trade route that connected China and Europe starting in 130BCE to its end in 1453?

Josie read 4 books.
The first book had 713 pages.
The Second book had 1209 pages.
The Third book had 1658 pages.
There was 5000 pages total in ALL four books.  
How many pages are there in the 4th book.  

Answer: The Silk Road

713 + 1209 + 1658 = 3580
5000 - 3580 = 1420 pages in the 4th book.

800

12 people in the class are FEMALE and 13 people in the class are Male - WHAT PERCENT ARE FEMALE?

Name the landmark:

WEST EDMONTON MALL

12/25=xx4/4=48/100=48%

800

What is 40% of $4500

Name the LANDMARK:


10%=450 x 4 = 1600+200=$1800

MOUNT RUSHMORE - BLACK HILLS OF SOUTH DAKOTA, USA

800

You won 12 million and spend 100 000 every day - How long will it take you to spend all your money?
NAME THE TYPE OF DOG


100 000 x 10 days = 1 million x 12 - 120 days

BASSET HOUND

800

WHAT ARE ALL THE NUMBERS (2,3,4,5,6,9,10) THAT 432 will divide by?

NAME THE "WAR" THAT STARTED IN 1947 and ended in 1991 with the communist state of the USSR falling.  


divides by 2 - its even
divides by 3 - sum of the digits is 9
divides by 6 - divides by 2 and 3
divides by 9 - sum of the digits is 9

ANSWER - COLD WAR

800

What years did the SECOND WORLD start and end?

it is 3:55 pm, what time is it in an hour and a half?

1939 to 1945

3:55 + 1 hour = 4:55 + 30 minutes = 5:25 pm

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