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Decades
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Deserts
Canadian Trivia
Bonus
100
Which designer brand was founded in New York in 1941 and is known for leather goods often emblazoned with the letter C?
Coach
The brand was started by six artisans and eventually opened a storefront on Madison Avenue.
100
What are the three components of a BLT sandwich?
Bacon, lettuce, and tomato
The origins of the BLT are unknown, though some food historians believe it is derived from the bacon sandwiches popular in England
100
Often played on the beach, what Olympic sport involves two teams batting a ball back and forth with their hands over a high net to score points?
Volleyball
Volleyball was invented in 1895 as an indoor game for businessmen who found basketball too vigorous. Fun fact: Before it was called volleyball, the original name was mintonette
100
The Beatles landed in New York City in this decade.
1960s
On February 7, 1964, the Beatles phenomenon crossed the Atlantic Ocean. They were greeted by 100 police officers, 200 members of the press, and 4,000 screaming fans.
100
What is the largest hot desert in the world?
The Sahara Desert
It’s one of the harshest environments on Earth and is most famous for its sand-dune fields.
100
Founded in Quebec, what is the French name of the private entertainment company which has sold over 100 million tickets for its unique blend of continuous live music and circus-like acrobatics?
Cirque du Soleil
100
What is a palindrome?
A word, phrase, or number that reads the same forward and backward It comes from a Greek phrase meaning “running back.”
200
Which national park is known for geysers and the largest high-elevation lake in North America?
Yellowstone
The massive park is larger than Rhode Island and Delaware combined, by area. The surface area of Yellowstone Lake is 131.7 square miles, and it has 141 miles of shoreline.
200
What common household item is represented by the chemical formula NaCl?
Table salt
Sodium was discovered in 1807 by Sir Humphry Davy, who later also named chlorine
200
In the game of horseshoes, what is it called when the horseshoe encircles the stake?
Ringer
A ringer earns the player three points. The game of horseshoes grew in popularity during the American Civil War, and in 1910, the first world horseshoe tournament was held in Bronson, Kansas.
200
When was the first iPhone launched
2000s (2007)
200
What is the name of the animal that is known as the “ship of the desert”?
Camel
They received this nickname because they are often one of the only means of transportation in certain desert settings.
200
What white tri-petal woodland flower is the official flower of Ontario?
trillium
200
How many dots are on a pair of standard dice?
42 The dots are called “pips,” and mathematicians have devised a formula to calculate how many pips are on any die.
300
This is Garfield’s sidekick dog who first appeared in the comic strip on August 8, 1978.
Odie
The Garfield comic strip created by Jim Davis gained popularity throughout the ’70s and ’80s. It was also made into a TV series and several movies
300
Ray Kroc is one of the founders of what fast food chain that started in California?
McDonald’s
Kroc met up with the McDonald brothers and helped expand their restaurant, founding the chain we know and love today.
300
What is the national summer sport of Canada?
Lacrosse
Lacrosse was declared the national game of Canada in 1859. However, the 1994 Canada’s National Sports Act kept lacrosse the national summer game but made hockey its national winter game.
300
Prince William married Kate Middleton in this decade.
2010s
The wedding was televised live on April 29, 2011, and it was the most-viewed event of the year.
300
What is the world’s largest, coldest desert?
The Antarctic Desert
It’s 5.5 million square miles and even colder than the Arctic Desert. It is also known, on average, as the windiest place on Earth, with recorded wind speeds exceeding 200 mph.
300
Canada's "Big Five" banks are all based in Toronto. They are Bank of Montreal (BMO), Bank of Nova Scotia (Scotiabank), Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC), Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), and what fifth bank?
Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD)
300
Which of the following animals is not native to North America: grizzly bears, lemurs, mountain lions, or bison?
Lemurs
The lemur is found only on the African island of Madagascar.
400
When was the radio invented and by who?
Guglielmo Marconi (goolee-EL-mow maar-KOH-nee) He first developed the idea for radio in the 1890s and officially patented it in 1897.
400
What company has used slogans like “Mmm Mmm Good” and “Soup Is Good Food”?
Campbell’s Soup
The company was founded in Camden, New Jersey, in 1869.
400
What is the name of the game in which players throw weighted balls aimed at a smaller white target ball, hoping to get closer than their opponent?
Bocce
Bocce can be traced to Greece and Italy as far back as 600 BC. The first Bocce Olympiad was held in Athens, Greece, in 1896. Fun fact: The term for the white target ball is pallino.
400
It was during this decade that Dolly the sheep was cloned.
1990s
In Scotland in 1996, Dolly became the first cloned animal. Scientists used a mammary gland for the process, and the sheep was named for Dolly Parton. Parton said, “I never met her, but I always said there’s no such thing as ‘baaad’ publicity
400
What is the name of the desert plant that has a thick stem and stores water for long periods of time?
Cactus
Some cacti (plural) can grow to be over 20 feet tall.
400
As of 2020, Canada has hosted two Winter Olympic Games. Name both cities that hosted.
Calgary and Vancouver
400
What incredibly popular piece of jewelry in the 1970s changed color according to skin temperature?
The mood ring
The mood ring gained immense popularity in New York after its debut in 1975 and quickly spread across the country. The ring contains temperaturesensitive liquid encased in quartz, and as a person’s body temperature changes, the ring’s color does as well.
500
What is the last name of Canadian sisters Annette, Emilie, Yvonne, Cecile, and Marie, the first quintuplets to survive infancy?
Dionne Born in 1934, the Dionne sisters attracted global attention and fame, even inspiring several Hollywood films.
500
True or false? Tomatoes were originally cultivated in the Mediterranean.
False
Although commonly used in Italian cooking, tomatoes are native to South America, most likely originating near Ecuador around 80,000 years ago
500
What summer competition involves running, biking, and swimming?
Triathlon
In 1970, the first triathlon world championships were held in France, with only 700 athletes competing. Today, in the United States, 250,000 athletes compete in triathlons each year.
500
This entire decade was focused on the possibility of a Y2K bug.
1990s
People feared that, because early computer code expressed years in two numerals, omitting the “19” before the year would cause power, communications, and access to electronic funds to be lost. In the end, nothing happened. Life went on without a hiccup
500
What is the name of the large, flightless bird that is found in the deserts of Australia?
The emu
Emus only live in Australia and are the largest bird found there.
500
ONLY ONE PROVINCE IS OFFICIALLY BILINGUAL, CAN YOU GUESS WHICH ONE?
Canada, as a country, is officially bilingual, but most provinces are either French or English. New Brunswick is the only province where French and English are both official languages.
500
Two men submitted patent applications for a telephone on February 14, 1876; who were they?
Alexander Graham Bell and Elisha Gray. Bell’s application was registered first, so he is usually credited with the invention