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100

What was the war called where French ceded (lost) Canada to Britain?

War of the Conquest

French and Indian War

Seven Years' War

100

How old is Mr. Phaneuf?

34

100

What are the simple past and past participle of "to eat"?

eat

ate

eaten

100

Why do people say "Trick or treat"?

Traditionally, children would ask for a "treat" or else they would play a prank on the household.

100

What is 1390?

1

200

What is a blockade?

A blockade is when ships stop a country from trading by sea.


200

What is Mr. Phaneuf's favourite food?

Vegan pizza


200

In the short story, "The Fun They Had," what is a "regular teacher"?

A machine

200

Which country brought the tradition of Halloween to North America in the 1840s?


A. Ireland

B. England

C. France

Ireland
200

What is 2.3812 rounded to the nearest tenth?

2.4

300

What is the seigneurial system?

Rectangular plots of land that touch the river.

300

Without looking at the map, describe Tanzania's flag.

Green, blue, yellow, black diagonal stripe.

300

Use inference to solve this problem:



The person took the diaper and put it in the garbage.  There was light-coloured vomit on her blouse, but she didn't seem to mind.  She warmed some milk on the counter.


Who is this person?

A mother

300

Which popular children's horror series dates back from the eary 1990s and was written by R.L. Stine?

Goosebumps

300

How many degrees (all angles added) do all triangles have?

180 degrees

400

Why did Wolfe decide to climb the cliff up to the Plains of Abraham instead of landing at Beauport?

The French had reinforcements at Beauport.  He also wanted to surprise them with something they didn't expect.

400

Spell the language spoken by Canada's Inuit population.

Inuktitut

400

Correct the errors, if any are to be found:

"Stop it at once!" she yelled.  "Why?" the man replied, baring his teeth in a smirk.


"Because....because I'm scared."


"Why." he asked.


"I just am". she said.

"Stop it at once!" she yelled.  "Why?" the man replied, baring his teeth in a smirk.


"Because....because I'm scared."


"Why?" he asked.


"I just am," she said.

400

What is the most popular Halloween candy in Canada?

Acceptable answers:
Coffee Crisp

Smarties

Kit Kat

400

What is 318 x 29?

9 222

500

Explain the difference between the Royal Proclamation and the Quebec Act. 


Bonus points if you get the year for each one!

The Royal Proclamation of 1763 established Quebec as a British colony.  It tried to force Canadians to speak English and to stop being Catholic.


The Quebec Act of 1774 expanded the territory of Quebec and let Canadians speak French and continue to be Catholic.

500

Name 2 of the 11 official languages spoken in South Africa.

English, Ndebele, Pedi, Sotho, Swati, Tsonga, Tswana, Venḓa, Xhosa, Zulu and Afrikaans.

500

What are the simple past and past participle of the verb "to burst"?

burst

burst

500

Which horror movie has made the most money out of all horror movies?

It (2017)

500

Perform the prime factorization for the number 93.

3 x 31

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