Shia islam
What city is considered the first capital of Imam Ali’s (AS) caliphate?
Answer: Kufa
In which fairy tale character lets their hair down a tower
Rapunzel
What political party currently forms the Official Opposition in Canada?
Conservative Party of Canada
What type of blood cell fights infection?
White blood cells
What country has the most time zones?
France (including overseas territories)
What treaty preceded the battle of Karbala and involved Imam Hasan (AS)?
Answer: The Treaty of Imam Hasan and Muʿawiya
In Hansel and Gretel, what food is the witch’s house made from?
gingerbread
What is the maximum term length of a Canadian Prime Minister?
Answer: There is no fixed limit
What force keeps planets in orbit around the sun?
Answer: Gravity
Which sea lies between Europe and Africa?
The Mediterranean Sea
$300 – What term refers to religious authority and leadership in Twelver Shia Islam?
Answer: Marjaʿiyya
Which fairy tale features a wooden puppet who wants to become a real boy?
Pinocchio
Which document outlines Canadians’ fundamental rights and freedoms?
The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
What term describes the body’s effort to maintain internal balance?
Homeostasis
What African country was formerly known as Abyssinia?
Ethiopia
What book is considered the most important Shia collection of hadith?
Answer: Al-Kafi
In the original version of The Frog Prince, how is the curse broken?
The princess throws the frog against a wall
What is the name of the Governor General’s role in approving laws?
Royal Assent
What particle has a negative charge?
Electron
What is the smallest country in the world by land area?
Vatican City
What theological concept explains why an Imam may conceal his presence to protect the faith?
Answer: Occultation (Ghaybah)
Which fairy tale involves a prince searching for a bride using a test involving a pea hidden under mattresses?
The Princess and the Pea
Which province (not territory) was the last to join Confederation?
Newfoundland and Labrador
What law states that energy cannot be created or destroyed?
The Law of Conservation of Energy
What desert is the largest cold desert in the world?
Antarctica