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$100: Who is known as “The Great One” in hockey?
a) Sidney Crosby
b) Bobby Orr
c) Wayne Gretzky
d) Mario Lemieux
Answer: c) Wayne Gretzky
$100: What type of pastry is used to make a croissant?
a) Shortcrust
b) Puff pastry
c) Choux pastry
d) Filo dough
Answer: b) Puff pastry
$100: What has one eye but cannot see?
a) A storm
b) A needle
c) A hurricane
d) A coin
Answer: b) A needle
$100: What is Canada’s longest-running TV comedy show?
a) Corner Gas
b) The Red Green Show
c) Royal Canadian Air Farce
d) Schitt’s Creek
Answer: c) Royal Canadian Air Farce
$100: Who composed the famous Four Seasons?
a) Bach
b) Vivaldi
c) Mozart
d) Beethoven
Answer: b) Vivaldi
$200: Which Canadian singer is famous for the hit “My Heart Will Go On”?
a) Shania Twain
b) Celine Dion
c) Anne Murray
d) Sarah McLachlan
Answer: b) Celine Dion
$200: Which cheese is traditionally used in Greek salad?
a) Mozzarella
b) Feta
c) Halloumi
d) Ricotta
Answer: b) Feta
$200: What comes down but never goes up?
a) Rain
b) Sun
c) Smoke
d) Shadows
Answer: a) Rain
$200: Which CBC show featured the fictional town of Dog River?
a) Little Mosque on the Prairie
b) Corner Gas
c) Heartland
d) Kim’s Convenience
Answer: b) Corner Gas
$200: Who composed the famous opera The Marriage of Figaro?
a) Mozart
b) Beethoven
c) Verdi
d) Wagner
Answer: a) Mozart
$300: What cross-country event did Terry Fox start in 1980?
a) The Freedom Run
b) The Marathon of Hope
c) Run for Life
d) Canada Run
Answer: b) The Marathon of Hope
$300: What does “al dente” mean when cooking pasta?
a) Soft and tender
b) Firm to the bite
c) Overcooked
d) Broken
Answer: b) Firm to the bite
$300: What gets wetter as it dries?
a) Sponge
b) Towel
c) Soap
d) Cloth
Answer: b) Towel
$300: Which Canadian musician wrote “Hallelujah”?
a) Joni Mitchell
b) Leonard Cohen
c) Gordon Lightfoot
d) Neil Young
Answer: b) Leonard Cohen
$300: Which instrument is played using a bow across its strings?
a) Guitar
b) Violin
c) Piano
d) Harp
Answer: b) Violin
$400: Which province is known as “Canada’s Ocean Playground”?
a) Nova Scotia
b) British Columbia
c) Newfoundland
d) Prince Edward Island
Answer: a) Nova Scotia
$400: Which fruit has its seeds on the outside?
a) Strawberry
b) Raspberry
c) Blueberry
d) Blackberry
Answer: a) Strawberry
$400: What has a face and two hands but no arms or legs?
a) Clock
b) Chair
c) Mirror
d) Coin
Answer: a) Clock
$400: What is the Canadian Screen Awards’ equivalent in the U.S.?
a) The Grammys
b) The Oscars
c) The Emmys
d) The Tonys
Answer: b) The Oscars
$400: Which composer wrote The Nutcracker and never left Russia?
a) Tchaikovsky
b) Mozart
c) Beethoven
d) Chopin
Answer: a) Tchaikovsky
$500: In which year did Canada officially become a country?
a) 1867
b) 1871
c) 1885
d) 1901
Answer: a) 1867
$500: What is the main ingredient in hummus?
a) Lentils
b) Chickpeas
c) Soybeans
d) Split peas
Answer: b) Chickpeas
$500: I’m always hungry, I must always be fed. The finger I touch will soon turn red. What am I?
a) Fire
b) Rust
c) Acid
d) Lava
Answer: a) Fire
$500: What was the first feature-length animated film made in Canada?
a) The Snow Queen
b) Heavy Metal
c) The Cat Came Back
d) Rock & Rule
Answer: d) Rock & Rule
$500: The musical Les Misérables is based on a novel by which author?
a) Victor Hugo
b) Alexandre Dumas
c) Jules Verne
d) Gustave Flaubert
Answer: a) Victor Hugo