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100

What was the name of Canada’s only lady Prime Minister?

Kim Campbell

100

Who discovered gravity?

Sir Isaac Newton

100

Two displaced migrant ranch workers are the dual protagonists of what 1937 novella with a title that starts with a preposition?

Of Mice and Men

100

Which rock-and-roll star was famously nicknamed ‘The King’?

Elvis Presley 

100

What British author wrote the classic 1964 children's novel "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?"

Roald Dahl

200

What party did Brian Mulroney belong to?

Progressive Conservative Party

200

Who discovered radium and polonium?

Marie Curie

200

Considered a partially fictional autobiography by Charles Dickens, what are the two words missing from this well-known literary title of the 19th century? "The Personal History, Adventures, Experience and Observation of ______ ______ the Younger of Blunderstone Rookery."

David Copperfield

200

Which song by Creedence Clearwater Revival was strongly associated with the Vietnam War and the anti-war movement?

Fortunate Son

200

In her novel "Bridget Jones's Diary," author Helen Fielding named love interest Mark Darcy after a character from what classic Jane Austen novel?

Pride & Prejudice

300

What Prime Minister spent the most time in office?

William Lyon Mackenzie King

300

Who discovered penicillin?

Sir Alexander Fleming

300

The 1999 novel "Girl With a Pearl Earring" by Tracy Chevalier was inspired by a painting with the same title by what Dutch artist?

Johannes Vermeer

300

‘The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Wimoweh)’ is a song by which American band?

The Tokens

300

“Hello darkness my old friend” is the opening line of which song by Simon & Garfunkel?

The Sound of Silence

400

What was Justin Trudeau’s previous occupation prior to joining politic?

Teacher

400

Who is accredited with the discovery of natural selection?

Charles Darwin

400

The 1965 science fiction novel "Dune" was the winner of the inaugural Nebula Award for Best Novel and was considered at one point as the world's best-selling science fiction novel. It is also being adapted into a film with a scheduled 2020 release. Who authored this work?

Frank Herbert

400

Ain’t No Mountain High Enough’ is a song performed by which two singers?

Marvin Gaye & Tami Terrell

400

In which American state was the singer Johnny Cash born?

Arkansas

500

Which Prime Minister was formerly a stone mason?

Our second Prime Minister, Alexander MacKenzie

500

Who discovered X-rays?

Wilhelm Roentgen, a German physicist, discovered X-rays in 1895

500

Although he published over 60 books under a different name, who published 13 books under the name Theo LeSieg and one book under the name Rosetta Stone?

Dr. Seuss 

500

Which album by The Beatles shows the band walking across a zebra crossing in single file on the front cover?

Abbey Road

500

The bones of what early Miocene (era) creature were discovered in 1991 at a gypsum quarry near Milford, NS? A replica of the creature can be seen when passing by Stewiacke, NS on the highway. 

Mastodon

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