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100

What has four fingers and a thumb, but is not alive?

What is a glove?

100

This animal changes its coat from brown in summer to white in winter to blend into snowy landscapes.

What is a snowshoe hare?

100

In what year did the Titanic sink after hitting an iceberg?

What is 1912?

100

This civil rights leader delivered the famous speech “I Have a Dream” in 1963.

Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?

100

Which singer made the song “Blue Suede Shoes” famous in the 1950s?

Who is Elvis Presley?

200

What can you hold in your left hand, but never in your right hand?

What is your right elbow?

200

This large cat found in Canada has black tufts on its ears and very large paws for walking on snow.

What is a lynx?

200

In what year did Canada become a country through Confederation?

What is 1867?

200

This British Prime Minister led the United Kingdom during most of World War II.

Who is Winston Churchill?

200

Which singer recorded the song Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be) in the 1950s?

Who is Doris Day?

300

What comes down but never goes up?

What is rain?

300

This Arctic bird is famous for flying thousands of kilometers during migration between the Arctic and Antarctica.

What is the Arctic tern?

300

In what year did the Berlin Wall fall?

What is 1989?

300

This scientist developed the theory of relativity.

Who is Albert Einstein?

300

Which British band sang the famous 1965 song (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction?

Who are The Rolling Stones?

400

I have lakes with no water, mountains with no stone, and cities with no buildings. What am I?

What is a map?

400

This marine mammal found along Canada’s coasts has long tusks and lives in Arctic waters.

What is a walrus?

400

In what year was the United Nations officially founded?

What is 1945?

400

This Canadian hero ran across Canada in 1980 to raise money for cancer research.

Who is Terry Fox?

400

Which Canadian singer became famous for the song Snowbird?

Who is Anne Murray?

500

What word is spelled incorrectly in every dictionary?

What is incorrectly?

500

This large Arctic animal looks like a shaggy bison and survives harsh northern winters with its thick coat and curved horns.




What is a musk ox?

500

In what year did the first successful powered airplane flight take place by the Wright brothers?


What is 1903?

500

This South African leader spent 27 years in prison before becoming president in 1994.

Who is Nelson Mandela?

500

Which singer recorded the 1967 hit Respect?

Who is Aretha Franklin?

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