World
What does the U.N stand for?
United Nations
What is the capital of Canada?
Ottawa
Which dessert was named after a Russian ballerina?
a) Pavlova
b) Romanova
c) Kartoshka
a) Pavlova is a meringue-based dessert named after the Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova
How far can a wolf smell its prey?
a) Nearly 2 miles
b) Nearly 4 miles
c) Nearly 1 mile
d) Nearly half a mile
b) Nearly 2 miles
A wolf has two hundred million scent cells inside its nose and can smell 100 times better then a human being. Under favorable conditions, it can smell its prey from about 1.75 miles away.
What does “www” stand for in a website browser?
b) World Wide Web
a) Rome, Italy
b) Madrid, Spain
c) Barcelona, Spain
a) Rome, Italy
Which Superhero movie filmed at Niagra Falls?
a) Superman II
b) Aquaman
c) X-Men II
What is the type of cheese used in cheesecake?
Cream cheese
Which animal has the highest blood pressure?
a) Flea
b) Elephant
c) Giraffe
c) Giraffe
What is cynophobia?
a) Fear of signs
b) Fear of dogs
c) Fear of cats
b) Fear of dogs
Where is Hollywood North?
Vancouver
Canadian Frederic Banting got a Nobel Prize for discovering ________
a) Insulin
b) Black holes
c) The first vaccine
a) Insulin
Which country invented Red Velvet cake?
a) England
b) America
c) Canada
b) America
How far can a squirrel fall without dying?
a) 10 Meters
b) 1000 Meters
c) Any height
d) 100 Meters
c) Any height
Terminal velocity is the fastest that an object will ever fall, no matter what height it is dropped from. Squirrels (unlike most other mammals) can survive impacts at their terminal velocity. Which means no matter what height you drop a squirrel from, it will probably survive
What is the rarest M&M colour?
Brown
______ is an earthquake proof city
a) Macchu Picchu, Peru
b) Fuji, Japan
c) Nuuk, Greenland
a) Macchu Picchu, Peru
Canadian Clara Hughes won medals in which Summer and Winter Olympics sports?
a) Diving and skiing
b) Cycling and speed skating
c) Track and luge
b) Cycling and speed skating
What dessert is named after the French word for perfect?
Parfait
What colour is a spider's blood?
Blue
In humans, oxygen is bound to hemoglobin, a molecule that contains iron and gives blood its red color. In spiders, oxygen is bound to hemocyanin, a molecule that contains copper rather than iron, making their blood blue.
Which country invented ice cream?
a) China
b) Switzerland
c) Spain
a) China
Which is NOT an official language of Switzerland?
a) French
b) Spanish
c) German
d) Italian
b) Spanish
This Canadian women's soccer player holds the international scoring record
Christine Sinclair
Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte translates to this dessert in German
a) Red velvet cake
b) Yellow butter cake
c) Black forest cake
c) Black forest cake
What is the fastest flying bird in the world?
a) Bald eagle
b) Peregrine falcon
c) Harpy eagle
d) Black falcon
b) Peregrine falcon
Able to dive at almost 200 miles per hour, the peregrine falcon is not only the fastest flying bird in the world, but the fastest animal on earth. Although several subspecies including the Arctic peregrine falcon and the American peregrine falcon were once considered endangered, they have made a successful recovery and are no longer listed on the endagered species list. The peregrine falcon can be found on every continent except Antarctica.
Which two countries have not missed one of the modern-day Olympics?
a) Greece and Australia
b) Canada and U.S.
c) France and Spain
a) Greece and Australia