Around the World
What is the capital of New Zealand?
Wellington
What year did humans first land on the moon?
1969
What is the name of Canada’s national police force?
Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
What is the only mammal capable of true flight?
Bat
Which 1942 movie starred Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman?
Casablanca
Which European river passes through four capital cities?
Danube River
Which empire was ruled by Julius Caesar?
Roman Empire
Which Canadian city hosted the 1988 Winter Olympics?
Calgary
What is the largest desert in the world?
Antarctica
What was the first feature-length animated Disney movie?
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
What is the world’s largest island?
Greenland
What famous prison was located on an island near San Francisco?
Alcatraz
Which Canadian singer was nicknamed “The Man of a Thousand Songs”?
Gordon Lightfoot
Which instrument measures atmospheric pressure?
Barometer
Which actor played the original television Perry Mason?
Raymond Burr
Which sea separates Europe from Africa?
Mediterranean Sea
Which document was signed in 1215 limiting the king’s power in England?
Magna Carta
Which province is known as Canada’s smallest province?
Prince Edward Island
What is the smallest prime number?
2
Which Alfred Hitchcock movie features a famous shower scene?
Psycho
What is the longest mountain range in the world?
Andes Mountains
Who was the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom?
Margaret Thatcher
Which Canadian doctor discovered insulin with Charles Best?
Frederick Banting
Which country invented paper?
China
What TV western starred Lorne Greene as Ben Cartwright?
Bonanza