Science and Maths
The human body’s strongest muscle (by weight) is this.
What is the tongue?
The Mona Lisa was painted by this Renaissance artist.
Who is Leonardo da Vinci?
Mexico’s famous street food made with corn tortillas is known as this.
What are tacos?
Chapli kebab originates from this historic city in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
What is Peshawar?
The Peace Bridge, designed by Santiago Calatrava, spans this river.
What is the Bow River?
If a pizza is cut into 8 equal slices and you eat 3, this fraction remains.
What is 5/8?
This Italian explorer sailed across the Atlantic in 1492.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
The Vietnamese noodle soup with herbs, meat, and broth is called this.
What is pho?
The Khyber Pass has historically connected Pakistan with this neighboring country.
This landmark event in 2013 led to mass evacuations and united Calgarians in cleanup efforts.
What was the Calgary flood?
Black holes form when these massive objects collapse under their own gravity.
What are stars?
Napoleon Bonaparte crowned himself Emperor of this European country.
France
The Korean dish kimchi is made by fermenting this vegetable.
What is cabbage?
The ancient city of Mohenjo-Daro, one of the earliest urban civilizations, lies in this province.
What is Sindh?
Calgary hosted this major international sporting event in 1988.
What are the Winter Olympics?
If five cats can catch five mice in five minutes, how long for one cat to catch one mouse?
What is five minutes?
The Renaissance began in this European country.
What is Italy?
In Morocco, this conical clay pot is used to cook slow-simmered stews.
What is a tagine?
The national sport of Pakistan is this, not cricket!
What is Field Hockey?
This large urban park in Calgary is one of North America’s biggest inner-city parks.
What is Fish Creek Provincial Park?
If 5 pencils cost $10, how much do 8 pencils cost?
What is $16?
The world’s first civilization with written laws, known for Hammurabi’s Code, arose in this region. (Ancient Name)
What is Mesopotamia?
This dish from Spain combines rice, saffron, seafood, and meat.
What is paella?
This poet-philosopher’s mausoleum in Lahore attracts thousands who come to honour his idea of “Khudi.”
Who is Allama Iqbal?
This street, often called Calgary’s “restaurant row,” runs through the heart of downtown.
What is Stephen Avenue?