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Canadiana
General Trivia
Trick or Treat >:)
(500 points each, BUT the wheel will decide your fate!)
(500 points each, BUT the wheel will decide your fate!)
FINAL JEOPARDY
100
Choose the correct verb conjugation for the sentence:
My grandparents ______ in the countryside because it's more peaceful.
a) live
b) lives
c) life
d) lifes
e) none of the above
My grandparents live in the countryside because it's more peaceful.
a) live
b) lives
c) life
d) lifes
e) none of the above
100
True or false: All dressed chips were invented in Canada but can be bought worldwide
False - they are exclusively Canadian and can't (normally) be found outside of Canada!
100
Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?
100
Who, What, Where, When, Why, Which, Whose are all accepted :)
100
It occurs once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in an hour. What is it?
The letter M
200
Choose the correct verb for the sentence. Conjugate it into the past simple:
Last year Arban ________ some music on a piano in front of a large audience. How brave!
a) to accept
b) to look
c) to play
d) to change
Last year Arban played some music on a piano in front of a large audience. How brave!
200
What coffee company is named after a Canadian hockey player?
200
What are the five primary flavors that human beings can taste?
Sweet, salty, sour, bitter, umami
DARN IT!
200
The day before two days after the day before tomorrow is Saturday. What day is it today?
Friday. The “day before tomorrow” is today; “the day before two days after” is really one day after. So if “one day after today is Saturday,” then it must be Friday.
300
Which verb does not have an irregular conjugation?
a) hit
b) send
c) choose
d) sing
e) none of the above
None of the above! They're all irregular!
300
What is Canada's newest territory?
Nunavut (1 April, 1999)
300
Which planet is known as the "Blue Planet"?
Earth
300
"To be a piece of cake" is an English expression. What does it mean?
Example sentence: I already finished my English homework, it was a piece of cake.
a) that something is convenient
b) that something is over the top/extra
c) that something is easy to do
c) that something is difficult to do
c) that something is easy to do
400
Choose the best conjugation of the verb for the sentence:
I _____ my toast this morning, I didn't like it.
a) burns
b) burned
c) burn
d) burnt
e) none of the above
I burnt my toast this morning, I didn't like it.
DARN IT
400
What do Canadians call the one dollar coin?
A loonie!
EXCHANGE
400
What is the smallest country in the world?
Vatican City
EXCHANGE
400
Where was the first video on YouTube filmed? At a park, at a zoo, or at the founder's university?
500
Find the sentence with the error and tell us how to fix it:
1. Keelie speak a lot at the conference yesterday.
2. Kiran sometimes goes to IGA to do their grocery shopping.
3. Keelie and Kiran often attend events together.
4. None of the above
Keelie speak a lot at the conference yesterday. -> Keelie spoke a lot at the conference yesterday.
STEAL
500
What two cities in Canada that aren't capital cities have over 1 million residents?
Choose two of the following:
a) Montreal
b) Ottawa
c) Toronto
d) Calgary
e) Vancouver
B and C, Montreal and Calgary
500
What is the name of this astrological sign?
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Libra
500
"To go over one's head" is an English expression. What does it mean?
Example sentence: That joke totally went over my head.
a) that you think something is funny
b) that you like something
c) that you think about something a lot
d) that you didn't understand something
d) that you didn't understand something