Bible
How many years did the Israelites wander in the desert for?
40 years.
BONUS (+100): What is the name of the mountain the Israelites stopped at for nearly a year?
Who was the first president of the United States?
George Washington.
BONUS (+100): In which century did he become president?
What is the chemical formula for water?
H2O.
BONUS (+100): What are H and O, what type of compound is it, and name one non-standard name for water (eg. using normal nomenclature rules).
Which character says,
“O Romeo, Romeo!
Wherefore art thou Romeo?”
Juliet.
BONUS (+100): What does she actually mean / what is she actually asking?
Who released the hit album ‘Let Go’ in 2002?
Avril Lavigne.
BONUS (+100): Name 3 songs from 'Let Go.'
WHY did the Israelites wander in the desert?
Unbelief in God & His promises after 10 of the spies came back with a bad report of Canaan
On which date was the country of Canada founded?
July 1, 1867.
What is the 1st law of thermodynamics?
Energy is neither created nor destroyed, only trans- formed.
Who wrote ‘The Handmaid’s Tale?’
Margaret Atwood.
In which year did the Toronto Raptors win the champion- ship?
2019.
Who wrote the book of Acts?
Luke.
What is the formal title of Canada established during Confederation?
Dominion of Canada.
Which structures inside a major organ most responsible for the absorption of nutrients from food best facilitate this process?
The villi.
What is the literary device of anachronism?
Anachronism refers to something within a literary work that does not belong in the portrayed time period.
What team did the Blue Jays play against this season before playing in the World Series?
The Seattle Mariners.
Name at least 3 of the traits in the Beatitudes.
(Any 3) Poor in spirit, mourn, meek, hunger & thirst for righteousness, merciful, pure in heart, peacemakers, persecuted because of righteousness.
Who was the official Head of the French State for the majority of World War II?
Philippe Pétain.
What is the chemical formula for the dichromate ion?
Cr2O72-.
From which play did the lines:
“Hear it not, Duncan, for it is a knell;
That summons thee to heaven or to hell.”
originate from?
Macbeth, the Scottish Play.
From which song was Bon Jovi’s 1986 hit song ‘You Give Love a Bad Name’ reworked from?
Bonnie Tyler’s ‘If You Were a Woman (And I Was a Man).’
What are the names of Job’s friends?
(Give at least 3. If too hard, name at least 1.)
Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar (+ Elihu, kind of).
During which federal crisis was the Canadian War Measures Act enacted for the final time and later changed to the Emergencies Act?
The October Crisis of 1970.
State the chemical formula for plumbous acetate.
Pb(CH3COO)2.
In the historical fiction novel ‘All The Light We Cannot See,’ the main character, Marie-Laure, seeks refuge from the war by staying with her great-uncle, Etienne, who has a housekeeper named Madame Manec. What did Madame Manec do and what happened to her?
She participated in the French Resistance, but died of a sickness.
What is Superman's birth name?
Kal-El.