SCIENCE & NATURE
SPORTS
MATH
POP
CULTURE
CULTURE
SCI FI & FANTASY
GEOGRAPHY
PEI
SS & HISTORY
Wordplay
RIDDLES
100
When you use computer systems to perform tasks that normally require human intelligence such as visual perception, speech recognition, decision-making, and translation between languages, you are using what?
Artificial intelligence
100
What sport, created in Canada, is this gear used for?
Lacrosse
100
If you multiply this number by any other number, the answer will always be the same. What number is this?
Zero
100
Who wrote "Anne of Green Gables"?
Lucy Maud (L.M.) Montgomery
100
What is the most commonly used letter of the alphabet?
e
100
What month of the year has 28 days?
All of them.
200
True or false: according to the video we watched about dinosaurs, all of the species of dinosaurs have probably been discovered.
FALSE
200
How many major league baseball teams are there in Canada?
1 - the Toronto Blue Jays
200
What is the only number that has the same number of letters as its meaning?
Four
200
Which country has the most natural lakes?
Canada
200
What do you call this flower we see all over PEI?
Lupin
200
Which activist, who fought for basic civil rights in Canada, has her face on the $10 bill?
Viola Desmond
200
There are only 4 words that have a "uu" in them, give me one!
vacuum, continuum, residuum (residue) , and muumuu (loose fitting dress).
200
What’s a math teacher’s favorite place in New York?
Times Square
300
Which part of the human body has the most sweat glands?
Feet (bottom of them, to be particular).
300
What is the name of the rink in Summerside?
The CUP or Credit Union Place
300
What is the only even prime number?
2
300
Who is the King of Rock?
Elvis Presley
300
What is the name of the world's largest coral reef system?
The Great Barrier Reef
300
What is the provincial animal of PEI?
The fox.
300
What is the study and interpretation of often sacred tales or fables of a culture which deal with various aspects of the human condition? These stories are often ancient.
Mythology
300
If you spell out every number from 0 to 999, you will find every vowel except for one, which one is it?
"a" you won't find it until you spell "a thousand"
300
What has a neck but no head?
A bottle.
400
Often using AI you can create pictures, videos, and audio files that look or sound like someone you know (a celebrity, a political figure, or even a family member). What is this called?
Deepfake
400
What were the Charlottetown Islanders hockey team called before 2013?
The PEI Rocket
400
What is the number of the parking space covered by the car?
87 - the numbers are upside down
400
Who is the King of Pop?
Michael Jackson
400
What is the most famous alien site in New Mexico? You need to give the city name.
Roswell
400
How many cities does PEI have?
2 - Summerside and Charlottetown
400
What does it mean to be PUNCTUAL?
That you are on time.
400
What has a head but no brain?
Lettuce (cabbage, cauliflower, artichoke will work, too)
500
What are baby sharks called?
Pups (this one is a baby white tip reef shark)
500
What P.E.I. native played for the NHL's Tampa Bay Lightning in 2003?
Brad Richards
500
What operation would you perform first in the expression 4 + 3 x 2?
Multiplication or 3 X 2
500
What singer is known as the Man in Black?
Johnny Cash
500
Fiona hit PEI in 2022, what kind of storm was she?
Hurricane
500
In what month is Chinese New Year celebrated?
February
500
Which letter appears most often at the beginning of english words?
S
500
I shave every day, but my beard stays the same. What am I?
A barber (hairdresser is okay)
600
In our second library lesson we learned about animals and other creatures whose existence is unrecognized or disputed by science are called what? The word starts with C
Cryptid (cryptozoology is the science, so I will award points if this is said instead).
600
When was the last time the leafs won the cup?
1967
600
What is the term given to a fraction where the numerator is larger or equal to the denominator?
Improper fraction
600
What is the name of the public bus system in Charlottetown (it does take people out of the city, as well, it is just based in Ch'town)?
T3 Transit (I'll take T3)
600
What does the PTER mean in words like pterodactyl and helicopter?
Having wings or feathers.
600
What comes down but never goes up?
Rain
700
What is Thomas Edison's most famous invention?
The light bulb - incandescent ones that lasted a lot longer than any of the ones made before.
700
Who is the top NFL player of all time?
Tom Brady
700
If I were to multiply all the numbers on my telephone’s keypad, what number would I get?
0
700
Epekwitk, was the original name of PEI, given by the Mik'maq. What does it mean?
Land cradled in/on the waves.
700
Pakora is a tasty snack originating in which country?
India
700
What is the shortest, oldest, and most commonly used word?
I
700
What goes up, but never comes down?
Age
800
Who discovered gravity?
Isaac Newton
800
One of PEI's most famous athletes; she is a two-time Olympic gold medalist, representing Canada in international competition as a bobsledder, rugby union player, and track cyclist. Who is it?
Heather Moyse
800
What is the square root of 900?
30
800
What did the French call PEI in 1713?
Île Saint-Jean (St. John’s Island)
800
In what country would you buy a dress called a hanbok?
Korea
800
Give an example of a PALINDROME.
A word, phrase, sentence that is spelled the same forwards and backwards.
- Madam, eve, noon, etc.
- no lemon, no melon
- Was it a cat or a car I saw?
800
The more of this there is, the less you see. What is it?
Darkness
900
The Nobel Peace Prize is one of the most prestigious awards in the field of science. The man behind the award – Alfred Nobel – invented what?
Dynamite
900
Who is the Canadian MMA legend?
Georges St-Pierre
900
What do you call this ancient form of a calculator?
Abacus
900
Which country shares the largest border with France?
Brazil!
900
Which company hires the most young people in Cavendish and some other parts of PEI?
Maritime Fun Group
900
Ramadan celebrates when the Quran was first revealed to the Prophet Muhammad. This celebration involves fasting, reflection, and prayer and lasts a month. Which religion is Ramadan part of?
Muslim
900
What is the only word that begins and end with "und"?
Underground
900
You walk into a room that contains a match, a kerosene lamp, a candle and a fireplace. What would you light first?
The match.
1000
What type of scientist was Albert Einstein?
Physicist (physics will do). Most famous for developing the laws of relativity. His theories explain how space, time, matter, energy, and gravity interact.
1000
After football (soccer), what is the second most popular sport in the world?
Cricket
1000
Which number does this Roman Numeral represent?
MMM
3,000
1000
Which mountain range is the longest in the world?
The Andes of South America
1000
How long is the Confederation Bridge? Closest gets it!
12.9 km
1000
The original meaning of quarantine means how many days?
40
1000
Which word in the dictionary is spelled incorrectly?
Incorrectly ;)
1100
Where is the largest seed vault?
Svalbard, Norway (Norway will do) - The vault hold the seeds of many tens of thousands of varieties of essential food crops such as beans, wheat and rice. These seed samples are duplicates of seed sample stores from all around the world.
1100
Which F1 driver has the most wins?
Lewis Hamilton with 105 victories.
1100
What number comes next in this series: 7, 42, 210, 840, 2520, 5040, 5040,…….?
0
1100
What is the longest running sci-fi show?
Doctor Who - it started in 1963 and may have more episodes produced in the future
1100
What 3 species of dinosaurs was the original Godzilla’s appearance based on?
Tyrannosaurus Rex, Stegosaurus, and Iguanodon.
1100
This is the coat of arms for which PEI city?
Charlottetown
1100
This famous playwright (play writer) was famous for making up words like these: bedazzled, assassination, critic, bandit, and swagger?
William Shakespeare (last name is enough)
1100
You see a boat filled with people, yet there isn’t a single person on board. How is that possible?
Everyone is married.
1200
Which lobe (section) of the brain deals with hearing and language?
Temporal Lobe
1200
George Godfrey was a highly regarded athlete from Prince Edward Island who was the first Islander to become famous for the sport that he participated in. What sport was it?
Boxing - he was also known as the "Black Boxing Champion of America" as he became famous when he moved to Boston looking for work.
1200
Tabletop role playing games, like DND, often require a set of dice with different numbers of sides. How many sides are on the die mathematicians would identify as a "dodecahedron?"
12
1200
Who wrote Knockin’ on Heaven's Door?
Bob Dylan
1200
Which physical region, which includes a mountain range, does PEI belong to?
Appalachian
1200
Can you spell the name of this creature?
Pterodactyl
1200
What can you hold in your left hand but not in your right?
Your right elbow.
1300
Why is the sky blue?
Your answer must be close to this:
Blue light (electromagnetic radiation) is scattered more because of its short, choppy wavelength, making it the color we see the most.
(Every colour of the rainbow is actually coming at us)
1300
Which 2 sports share the spot for most dangerous ones in the world?
NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing) and Motocross.
1300
What is the last digit of pie?
Trick Question - Pie is an irrational number so it doesn't end!
1300
The smallest library in Canada can be found in which PEI community?
Cardigan
1300
When was the last person a executed by guillotine in the Western World (countries in Western Europe, Northern America, and Australasia)?
1977
1300
Which word, in the English dictionary, has 430 different meanings? Hint: it only has 3 letters
set
1300
I’m light as a feather, yet the strongest person can’t hold me for five minutes.
Your breath.