Where in the world? (Geography)
What is the capital city of Argentina?
Buenos Aires
3 × 4 + 7 − 5 = ?
14
As of recent estimates, approximately how many people live in Alberta?
About 4.5 million
What is the only letter that doesn’t appear in any U.S. state name?
Q
In the sentence “She ran quickly to catch the bus,” what part of speech is the word quickly?
Which continent is Egypt located on?
Africa
7 × 2 + 5 − 3 = ?
16
Name at least 8 cities/ towns of Alberta (other than Edmonton and Calgary)
Red deer, Lethbridge, Fort McMurray, Medicine Hat, Grande Prairie, St. Albert, Airdrie, Camrose, Banff, Jasper, Drumheller.
What is the only continent without reptiles or snakes?
Antarctica
Read the following tongue twister out loud:
She sells seashells by the seashore. The shells she sells are surely seashells.
Yey!
Germany borders nine countries: Name any two of them.
France, Poland, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Czech Republic, Denmark (any two)
(3 × 4) + (5 × 8) − 6 = ?
46
Name at least five shopping malls located in Edmonton.
West Edmonton Mall, Southgate Centre, Kingsway Mall, Londonderry Mall, Edmonton City Centre.
What is the fastest land animal in the world?
Cheetah
Rewrite this sentence to include an adjective before each noun: “The dog chased the cat.”
Examples: “The big dog chased the grey cat.”
If you travel south from France and cross two countries, you will reach the Mediterranean Sea. Name those two countries.
Spain and Italy
12 − (3 × 2) + 8 × 1 = ?
1
Alberta is bordered by two Canadian provinces and one U.S. state. Name all three.
British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Montana
What is the largest organ in the human body?
Skin
Give at least six synonyms for the word “happy.”
Joyful, cheerful, glad, content, elated, delighted, smiling, jolly
You start in Moscow, Russia. You travel west and cross two countries to reach the capital of a country known for waffles and chocolate. Name the country and its capital.
Belgium - Brussels
(6 × 3) − (4 × 2) + (5 × 2) = ?
21
Edmonton is known as the “Festival City” because it hosts many events each year. Name at least 5 major festivals held in Edmonton.
International Fringe Festival, Folk Music Festival, Ice on Whyte, K-Days, Heritage Festival, Taste of Edmonton, International Film Festival...etc.
How many bones are in an adult human body?
206
Identify and correct the spelling errors in this sentence: “Thyr freind recievd a wird leter from teh lybrarie on Wensday.”
Their friend received a weird letter from the library on Wednesday.