Health & Science 🧪🦠
Name the pigment found in chloroplasts
Chlorophyll
Black, Red, Yellow and Green
True or False - Lemons float, but limes sink.
Explain why
Lemons and limes both have densities that are very close to water, so you would expect that they would both float. However, limes are slightly denser than lemons, which is why they will sink when unpeeled and lemons float. Peeling the fruit affects the density of the lemon, it will now sink slightly.
Canada's national animal is
A Beaver
Name three types of Evergreen trees
Pines, cedars, and spruces
Name two products of photosynthesis
Oxygen & Glucose
Black History Month was known as Black History _______
Black History Week
Who is the most-paid actor in Hollywood?
Adam Sandler - $73 million
Remove its lakes, and Canada would be the ______ largest country in the world
Fourth
Canada is the second-largest country in the world, but if you removed its lakes, it would only be the fourth-largest country in the world. Canada is notorious for its lakes, and these large masses of water make up 9% of the area of the country
Apple bobbing is now a well-known fall activity. Who invented this game?
The British
The original game was actually once a British courting ritual. Males were assigned an apple, whilst the female would bob for them, hoping to get the right apple from the man she wanted. If she did, it was a sign that they were destined to be together.
State the name of a piece of equipment that is used to measure the abundance of plants and small moving organisms
Quadrat
Who's the most paid Black actor?
Denzel Washington
How much does a cloud weigh?
1 million pounds
Yukon is known for its cold climate. How cold can it get?
The coldest ever recorded temperature in Canada is -63°C.
Autumn was once called what?
Harvest
The Autumn season once had a completely different name; during the 12th and 13th centuries in England,
How many times does a human blink their eye per minute?
15 to 20 times
When did Black Lives Matter Movement begin?
Sat, Jul 13, 2013
What used to be a competitive sport in the Olympics during the years 1912 to 1948?
Art competitions formed part of the modern Olympic Games during its early years, from 1912 to 1948.
One of the longest highways in the world is in Canada. Please provide the name of the highway
Bonus - Fill the blank "The highway stretches from ________ and connects the whole of Canada".
Trans-Canada Highway
St John to Victoria
There are over ______ varieties of apples grown worldwide.
7,500
Where is the hardest substance found in your body? And what is it called?
Your enamel. Bones aren't quite as hard as enamel, but they rank closely on the hardness scale
When did the celebration of Black History Month begin? Please say the month and year
February 1976
What well-known tower was originally made for Barcelona?
The Eiffel Tower
Gustave Eiffel originally submitted his design to Barcelona, but the city turned it down for aesthetic reasons. The architect had more success in pitching the project to Paris, although his plan was far from popular at the time.
Which provinces are legally bilingual?
The Charter of Rights and Freedoms places similar constitutional obligations on the Province of New Brunswick, making it the only officially bilingual province in Canada.
Why do leaves change color in the fall?
Chlorophyll Breaks Down
With changes in the length of daylight and temperature changes, the leaves stop their food-making process. Chlorophyll breaks down, causes the green color to disappear, and the yellow to orange colors become visible which give the leaves part of their fall splendor.