Inventions & Discoveries
What crucial hair product (as we know it today) appeared for the first time in 1960 and made way for hair styles such as the beehive?
Hair spray
What United States city is known as "The City of Angels?"
Los Angeles
If someone was charged with a DUI, what crime did they commit ?
Driving Under the Influence
Who is currently receiving backlash for distasteful joke about sending "overflow" human patients to a new animal hospital?
Ontario Premier Doug Ford
What language is spoken in Brazil?
Portuguese
What did Alexander Fleming famously discover?
Penicillin
If you were visiting Stonehenge, what country would you be in?
England
What is a bylaw?
a set of rules or law established by an organization or community so as to regulate itself, as allowed or provided for by some higher authority.
Sarah Mitton has been described as “the pride of Nova Scotia” for her participation in what Olympic sport this year?
Shot put
What is the capital city of Australia?
Canberra
Who was the first phone call to?
Thomas Watson, the assistant of Alexander Graham Bell
Which river forms part of the border between the United States and Mexico?
Rio Grande
What case was widely known as a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in which the Court ruled that the Constitution of the United States generally protected a right to have an abortion?
Roe v. Wade
Who are the three current electoral candidates for the US?
Donald Trump
Kamal Harris
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
What is the chemical symbol for Gold?
Au
What 2 chemical elements did Marie & Pierre Curie discover?
Radium & Polonium
How many countries are in North America?
23
What two legal systems exist in Canada today?
Common Law and Civil Law
What is the name given to the hurricane/tropical storm that is creeping up the coast, estimated to hit NS overnight Monday?
Ernesto
What is the hottest planet in the solar system?
Venus
What crucial household product finally got a disposable version in 1951?
Diapers
In which country would you find the Kalahari Desert?
Botswana
What is the supreme law of Canada or the highest level of law?
The Constitution of Canada includes the Constitution Act, 1867, and the Constitution Act, 1982. It is the supreme law of Canada. It reaffirms Canada's dual legal system and also includes Aboriginal rights and treaty rights.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has named what virus, a public health emergency of international concern for the second time?
Mpox/monkeypox
In what year was the United Nations founded?
1945