Citizenship
Who is the premier of our province?
Tim Houston
Name a country other than Canada, France, or Belgium where French is spoken as an OFFICIAL language.
Switzerland, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Senegal, Côte, d'Ivoire, DRC, Djibouti, Haiti, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Monaco...etc
What is the difference between invertebrates and vertebrates?
Invertebrates are animals without spines, while vertebrates have a spine.
Which of these is NOT a play by Shakespeare?
The Tempest
King Lear
The Importance of Being Earnest
The Taming of the Shrew
The Importance of Being Earnest
(It's by Oscar Wilde!)
Jim tells Joe that he just found 500$ on the ground. Joe remarks: "That's cap."
What is Joe expressing?
A) That he is happy for his friend.
B) That he is jealous and wants the money.
C) That he does not believe this actually happened.
C)
What is the name of the chamber where the MP's gather?
House of Commons
Insert the correct preposition to complete the sentence. Your choices are: au, en, or à.
"J'habite ___ Halifax."
J'habite à Halifax.
NA represents which element on the periodic table?
Sodium
Which literary device does this sentence contain?
Options: metaphor, simile, hyperbole
"Her eyes were like dark pools of water."
This is a simile.
During the pandemic, a TikTok trend sought to piece together a musical version of a popular animated film featuring talking animals. Which animated film was this?
Ratatouille
Describe the difference between misinformation and disinformation.
Misinformation is accidental; disinformation was done with ill-intent.
Answer this question in French correctly.
Quelle est ta nourriture préférée?
Ma nourriture préférée est...
Which is the smallest planet within our solar system?
Mercury.
Which of these sentences correctly uses a semi-colon?
A) "Jimmy knew he was going to be late for school; and he didn't even care!"
B) "Jimmy knew he was going to be late for school; he was late almost every day."
B)
In a wildly popular TikTok video called "couch guy", a girlfriend surprises her boyfriend at his college dorm by showing up unannounced. In what scenario does she find him?
He's got his arm around other girls on the couch.
Name two different kids of taxes that Canadians pay.
- income tax
- sales tax
- property tax
Which of these sentences are correct?
"Martin ne veut pas faire les devoirs."
"Martin veut ne pas faire les devoirs."
"Martin ne veut pas faire les devoirs."
What is the name for the powerhouse of a cell?
Mitochondria.
Name a poet from Nova Scotia.
(The poet can also have LIVED in Nova Scotia at some point in their life.)
Rita Joe
Elizabeth Bishop
El Jones
Sue Goyettte
George Elliott Clarke
(Among many others...)
Hayden and Jess are playing basketball. After the game, Hayden advises Jess to "take the L."
What does he mean?
A) That Jess should have capitalized on an earlier opportunity to do a lay-up during their game.
B) That he and Jess should relax and enjoy some "lazy time" together since they're tired.
C) That Jess is a loser and should accept his loss.
C)
There are two official titles that describe what kind of government Canada has. Both are two-word titles. Name one of them.
Parliamentary democracy
Constitutional monarchy
Find the two common errors in this passage.
"Bonjour! Je m'appelle Julie. Je suis quinze ans. J'habite à Paris. J'habite avec ma frère et ma mère. J'ai un chien."
"Bonjour! Je m'appelle Julie. Je suis (j'ai) quinze ans. J'habite à Paris. J'habite avec ma (mon) frère et ma mère. J'ai un chien."
What are the two types of electricity?
Static Electricity and current electricity.
Please identify the grammatical name for at least four of the words in this sentence.
"The student went to school."
The (definite article) student (noun) went (verb) to (preposition) school (noun).
What does GOAT stand for?
Greatest of All Time