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100
“May the Force be with you” is a famous line from this space adventure film series.
What is Star Wars?
The phrase has become so widely known that it is often used in everyday speech to wish someone good luck.
100
This global organization sets rules for international trade between countries.
What is the World Trade Organization?
The WTO helps reduce trade barriers and resolve disputes between countries to encourage global commerce.
100
This is the defining ingredient in vinaigrette.
What is vinegar?
While it’s the defining ingredient, oil is the predominant ingredient. The base of any vinaigrette is oil and vinegar. The ratio of ingredients for a classic vinaigrette is three parts oil to one part vinegar.
100
This famous waterfall on the border of Ontario and New York is a popular tourist destination.
What are Niagara Falls?
Niagara Falls attracts millions of visitors each year and is made up of three waterfalls: Horseshoe Falls, American Falls, and Bridal Veil Falls.
100
This stimulant is found in coffee.
What is caffeine?
An eight-ounce cup of coffee contains around 90 milligrams of caffeine. Healthy adults should consume no more than 400 milligrams of caffeine per day.
200
In this 1939 film, Dorothy says, “Toto, I’ve a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore.”
What is The Wizard of Oz?
Judy Garland’s rendition of “Over the Rainbow” is an enduring piece of music.
200
This Canadian retail chain is famous for its red logo and sells everything from tools to tires to camping gear.
What is Canadian Tire?
Canadian Tire started in 1922 and is so well known in Canada that its store “money” has become a recognizable part of shopping culture.
200
This part of speech often ends in -ly.
What is an adverb?
Typically, adverbs modify verbs. Often, you can turn an adjective into an adverb by appending -ly to the adjective. For example, annual is the adjective, and annually is the adverb. In use, annual report means “reported annually.”
200
This European country, with its famed food, wines, and champagne, is the most visited in the world.
What is France?
You can book one-day or multi-day tours that visit wine country and/or focus on French cuisine.
200
This process takes brewed coffee, freezes it, and extracts the water, leaving behind coffee concentrate granules.
What is freeze-drying?
Many people believe that freeze-dried coffee tastes better than instant coffee, even though both are prepared by the consumer in the same way.
300
In this 1939 film, Vivien Leigh says, “After all, tomorrow is another day!”
What is Gone with the Wind?
The line is spoken by Scarlett O’Hara in the film’s final scene and has become one of the most famous closing lines in movie history, symbolizing hope and resilience despite hardship.
300
When you think of fresh or canned pineapples, you think of this company.
What is Dole?
In 1901, James Dole began growing pineapples in Hawaii.
300
Made of zinc oxide and ferric oxide, this lotion helps stop the itching and pain of a poison ivy rash.
What is calamine?
It’s also used topically for almost any insect bite or rash, and it helps dry oozing bites and rashes.
300
Tourists can find the Christ the Redeemer statue in this city.
What is Rio de Janeiro?
The statue is struck by lightning several times a year during the rainy season. That was considered when it was placed on top of a hill, and cables were strategically placed to conduct and divert the electricity in the event of a strike.
300
This Italian coffee is made of espresso and steamed milk and topped with milk foam.
What is a cappuccino?
The cappuccino is traditionally enjoyed in Italy in the morning, often paired with a light pastry. The name comes from Capuchin monks, whose brown robes resemble the drink’s colour.
400
“Here’s looking at you, kid” is a classic line from this World War II romantic drama.
What is Casablanca?
Casablanca is often ranked among the greatest films ever made and won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
400
Name one of the top three banana-producing companies in the world.
What is India, China, or Indonesia?
Hawaii is the only state in the United States that grows bananas.
400
In 1829, this famous American poet, whose poetry has been characterized as containing themes of “death and madness,” married his first cousin, Virginia Clemm.
Who is Edgar Allan Poe?
Clemm was a child bride, marrying Poe at the age of 13.
400
This is the largest hot desert in the world.
What is the Sahara?
The desert spans North Africa and takes up 10 percent of the continent. The desert is home to around four million people.
400
This 1773 act by England’s King George III led to the rise of coffee consumption.
What is the Tea Act?
The Tea Act of 1773 led to the Boston Tea Party and to America’s favourite hot morning beverage after the colonists dumped 90,000 pounds of tea in Boston Harbor.
500
In this film, the line “I’ll be back” is delivered by a cyborg assassin played by Arnold Schwarzenegger.
What is The Terminator?
The iconic line almost never happened. Schwarzenegger actually argued with director James Cameron to change it to “I will be back” because he thought a robotic cyborg wouldn't use a contraction. Cameron bluntly shut him down, saying, "I don’t tell you how to act, so don’t tell me how to write"
500
This obsolete financial tool once served as a form of prepaid cash.
What are traveller’s checks?
Debit and credit cards have replaced traveller’s checks.
500
Before the 1930s, Iran banned women from wearing this.
What is a veil (or hijab, head scarf, etc.)?
After the Islamic Revolution, women were required to wear them.
500
The Penguin Post Office is located here.
What is Antarctica?
It’s the most visited site by tourists on guided tours of Antarctica. The post office is located on an island just off a peninsula, and tourists and those working in Antarctica can send mail from there.
500
This popular coffee drink is made with espresso and a large amount of hot water.
What is an Americano?
The Americano is said to have been created for American soldiers in Europe during World War II who found espresso too strong.