Canada
Which Canadian city is considered “Hollywood North”?
A) Toronto
B) Vancouver
C) Montreal
B) Vancouver
The city is second in TV production and third for feature film production in North America (behind Los Angeles and New York).
What is the most populated state in America?
A) Texas
B) California
C) Florida
B) California
In 2020 California had a population of 39,747,267. Texas followed with a population of 29,087,070.
Which is not a colour on the French flag?
A) Blue
B) White
C) Green
The colours of the French flag left to right are blue, white, and red.
What is the highest mountain in Japan?
A) Mount Hotaka
B) Mount Tate
C) Mount Fuji
C) Mount Fuji
Mount Fuji, a dormant volcano, is sacred to the Japanese. It is 12,389 feet high.
How old was King Tut when he became a pharaoh?
A) 29
B) 19
C) 9
C) 9
He ascended to the throne at the age of 9 but ruled for only ten years before dying at 19 around 1324 B.C. Which is why he was given the nickname the Boy King.
What colours are the bears in Nunavut?
A) Black
B) Brown
C) White
C) White
Over 90% of the polar bears in Canada occur in two of Canada's northernmost territories: Nunavut and the Northwest Territories.
Who created the 50 star pattern on the U.S flag?
A) Betsy Ross
B) A high school student
C) George Washington
B) A high school student
For an American history project during his junior year of high school in 1958, Bob Heft created a 50-star flag. The only problem was that at the time there were only 48 states. Bob had a hunch that two more states would be added and in 1959, Alaska and Hawaii became our 49th and 50th states.
Which is a type of French red wine?
A) Merlot
B) Champagne
C) Sauvignon Blanc
A) Merlot
Merlot in French means “The little Blackbird”. The wine is named after this in reference to the dark coloured grapes used to make it.
What food is eaten in Japan as a Christmas tradition?
A) Turkey
B) Sushi
C) KFC Fried Chicken
C) KFC Fried Chicken
Japan's Christmas KFC tradition began in 1974, when the company launched a new holiday marketing campaign. It's thought that it was inspired by the Western Christmas tradition of a turkey dinner.
Why were ancient Egyptians buried with their possessions
A) They didn’t want people stealing them
B) They believed they needed them in the afterlife
C) To show off their belongings
B) They believed they needed them in the afterlife
The primary purpose of grave goods was to provide the dead with what they would need in the afterlife. A wealthy person's tomb, therefore, would have more grave goods - of whatever that person favored in life - than a poorer person.
What’s Canada’s highest mountain?
A) Mount Logan, Yukon
B) Mont Tremblant, Quebec
C) Whistler Mountain, BC
A) Mount Logan, Yukon
Mount Logan is the highest mountain in Canada, and the second-highest peak in North America after Denali, Alaska.
What state is Mount Rushmore located?
A) South Dakota
B) Washington
C) North Carolina
A) South Dakota
The granite faces depict U.S. presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln.
True or False the Eiffel Tower was the tallest structure in the world until 1940.
A) True
B) False
B) False
For 41 years, the Eiffel Tower stood higher than any building or structure in the world at 985 feet—until it was surpassed by the Chrysler Building in New York, which topped it at 1046 feet in 1930.
True or False the first Geisha were men
A) True
B) False
A) True
The first Geisha were men, known as Taikomochi, they resembled modern day comedians, story tellers and musicians but were quickly replaced by women.
True or False the 365-day calendar that is divided into 12 months was invented in Egypt.
A) True
B) False
A) True
The ancient Egyptian calendar – a civil calendar – was a solar calendar with a 365-day year.
What’s Canada’s oldest city?
A) St. Johns, Newfoundland
B) Montreal, Quebec
C) Quebec City, Quebec
A) St. Johns
Established 520 years ago in 1497, St. Johns, Newfoundland takes on this accomplishment!
Who was the first American to travel into space?
A) Neil Armstrong
B) John Glenn
C) Alan Shepard
C) Alan Shepard
In 1961, he became the first American to travel into space, and in 1971, he walked on the Moon.
The iconic bike race Le Tour de France, usually begins in which month?
A) May
B) July
C) August
B) July
Le Tour de France is the world’s most prestigious and most difficult bicycle race. It’s staged for three weeks each July—usually in some 20 daylong stages.
From the movie “The Karate Kid” where in Japan is the character Mr. Miyagi from?
A) Tokyo
B) Okinawa
C) Kyoto
B) Okinawa
Okinawa was influenced by various cultures with a long history of trade and cultural exchange, including Japan, China and Southeast Asia, that greatly influenced the development of martial arts on Okinawa.
What is the oldest known monumental sculpture in Egypt?
A) The Pyramids of Giza
B) The Great Sphinx of Giza
C) Step Pyramid of Djoser
B) The Great Sphinx of Giza
the Great Sphinx of Giza was built during the reign of Pharaoh Khafre around 2558-2531 BC. The idea of the Sphinx asking a riddle to travelers before letting them pass is based on a Greek legend called “The Riddle of the Sphinx”.
What is the only officially bilingual province in Canada?
A) Quebec
B) Manitoba
C) New Brunswick
C) New Brunswick
While Canada as a country is officially bilingual, the only province to do so is New Brunswick.
In 1960 Ruby Bridges became the first Black student to integrate an elementary school in what state?
A) Texas
B) California
C) Louisiana
C) Louisiana
At the age of six Ruby Bridges attended William Frantz Elementary School in Louisiana. Ruby and her mother were escorted by four federal marshals to the school every day that year.
Which museum displays the Mona Lisa
A) Rodin Museum
B) Versailles
C) La Louvre
C) La Louvre
The Louvre Museum, is the world's largest art museum and a historic monument in Paris, France.
Which Japanese dish actually originated from Portugal?
A) Tempura
B) Ramen noodles
C) Sushi
A) Tempura
Tempura is a typical Japanese dish usually consisting of seafood, meat, and vegetables that have been battered and deep fried. The dish was introduced by the Portuguese residing in Nagasaki through the fritter-cooking techniques in the 16th century.
The Nile is typically associated with Egypt, but how many countries does it flow through?
A) 11
B) 13
C) 15
A) 11
It flows through 11 countries: Tanzania, Uganda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Eritrea, South Sudan, Sudan and Egypt.