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100

This Canadian province joined Confederation in 1949, becoming the 10th province.

What is Newfoundland and Labrador?

100

In 2024, this country hosted the Summer Olympics for the first time since 1924.

What is France? 

100

This Italian dish consists of layers of pasta, sauce, cheese, and sometimes meat or vegetables.

What is Lasagna? 

100

This sport is known as "America's pastime."

What is Baseball? 

100

The minimum internal temperature, in Fahrenheit, that chicken must reach to be safely cooked according to food safety guidelines.

What is 165F? 

200

The 1982 patriation of Canada’s constitution included this landmark document that guarantees fundamental rights and freedoms.

What is the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms? 

200

In 2024, this global sports event returned to Paris for the first time since 1924.

What are the Summer Olympics?

200

In baking, this ingredient is essential for the dough to rise and can be active or instant.

What is yeast? 

200

In tennis, this score means zero.

What is Love? 

200

This term refers to the health care system that provides publicly funded medical care to Canadians.

What is Medicare? 

300

This radical separatist group was responsible for the October Crisis in 1970.

What is the FLQ (Front de libération du Québec)?

300

This country won the 2024 FIFA Men's World Cup, securing their sixth title. 

What is Brazil? 

300

This French term refers to a mixture of diced vegetables like carrots, celery, and onions, used as a flavor base.

What is mirepoix? 

300

This Olympic event consists of fencing, swimming, show jumping, shooting, and running. 

What is the modern pentathlon? 

300

This term refers to the annual report Canadians must submit declaring income and claiming deductions or credits.

What is a tax return? 

400

This Canadian prime minister served the longest non-consecutive term in the country’s history, from 1921 to 1948.

Who is William Lyon Mackenzie King?

400

In 2024, this country launched the 'Artemis II' mission, aiming to return humans to the Moon.

What is the United States? 

400

This French sauce, one of the "mother sauces," is made by combining milk, a roux, and sometimes nutmeg.

What is béchamel?

400

This sport combines elements of tennis, badminton, and table tennis and is played with a paddle and a perforated ball. 

What is pickleball? 

400

This is the recommended interval, in months, to test and replace the batteries in your home’s smoke alarms to ensure they are functioning properly.

What is every 6 months? 

500

This geological formation, covering nearly half of Canada, contains some of the oldest known rocks on Earth.

What is the Canadian Shield

500

In 2024, this country elected its first female president, Katalin Novák.

What is Hungary? 

500

This term describes the thin slices of food, such as meat or fish, often served raw, as in carpaccio. 

What is Crudo? 

500

This martial art, which translates to "gentle way," originated in Japan and is an Olympic sport.

What is judo? 

500

This is the maximum annual contribution room for a Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA) as of 2024.

What is $7,000? 

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