ILT Jeopardy

Science

100

This is the chemical symbol for water.

H₂0

200

This force was first described by Isaac Newton

Gravity

300

This is the largest organ in the human body.

The skin

400

This planet is named after the Roman god of war.

Mars

500

This is the process by which most plants create food from sunlight.

Photosynthesis

History

100

This federal Canadian jurisdiction is the newest. 

Nunavut

200

Canada became a country during this year.

1867

300

This resident of Canada invented the telephone.

Alexander Graham Bell

400

This fan of the occult was the Prime Minister of Canada during the 2nd World War.

William Lyon MacKenzie King

500

This adventurer was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic.

Amelia Earhart

Geography

100

This river is the longest in the world.

The Nile

200

This country is known as the land of the rising sun

Japan

300

This is the capital city of Australia

Canberra

400

This is the tallest mountain in the world

Mount Everest

500

This autonomous territory of Denmark is the largest island in the world.

Greenland

Litterature

100

This half-giant had a pet dragon in the Harry Potter series

Who is Rebus Hagrid

200

This famous fictional detective was created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Sherlock Holmes

300

This British playwright wrote many works including Romeo & Juliet​​​​

William Shakespeare

400

This Canadian author wrote such timeless classics as "Love You Forever" and "The Paper Bag Princess"

Robert Munsch

500

This is the oldest known work in the (old) English language.

Beowulf

Sports

100

This is the most popular sport in the world

Soccer

200

This term refers to scoring 3 goals during the same game.

Hat Trick

300

These are the two national sports of Canada

Ice Hockey and Lacrosse

400

This is the maximum number of clubs a golfer can use during a round of golf.

14

500

This is the most popular sport in Japan.

Baseball

Pop Culture

100

These two were the lead singers of The Beatles

John Lennon & Paul McCartney

200

This Pixar movie features a lost clownfish.

Finding Nemo

300

This is the best selling video game of all time

Minecraft

400

This writer created The Hunger Games

Suzanne Collins

500

This is the highest grossing film of all time, not adjusting for inflation.

Avatar

Squares & Roots

100

4²=

16

200

sqrt81=

9

300

What is 13²?

169

400

What is the square root of 400?

20

500

What is the square root of 1 000 000?

1 000

Olympic Sports

100

This sport uses rocks and brooms.

Curling

200

This sport uses hoops and ribbons

Rhythmic Gymnastics

300

This sport uses boots, bindings, and a board

Snowboarding

400

This sport uses google and a swimsuit

Swimming

500

This sport uses two goals, a ball, and a swimsuit

Water Polo

Hodgepodge

100

This figure of Roman mythology used gold-tipped arrows to inspire love, and lead ones with an opposite reaction

Cupid

200

This lays the largest eggs of all

The Ostrich

300

This is the only shakespearean play set in Scotland.

MacBeth

400

From 2007-2019 Kunal Nayyar played Raj Koothrappali on this sitcom

The Big Bang Theory

500

Nasa engineer Lonnie Johnson invented this alliterative water gun that promises a drenching.

Super Soaker

Nova Scotia

100

This snack (or meal) has pita, meat, and sweet sauce & was created in Halifax, Nova Scotia

Donair

200

This UNESCO World Heritage Site is known for its significance in relation to early European settlement.

Lunenburg

300

This town is famous for its tidal bore, where the incoming tide forms a wave travelling up a river 

Truro

400

This ship, built in Lunenburg, was famous as both a racing and fishing vessel.

The Bluenose

500

In this year, the largest human-made explosion ever seen occured when a munitions ship exploded in the Halifax harbour. 

1917