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Brain Teasers
1

This Italian city is famous for its canals and gondolas.

What is Venice?

1

This redheaded housewife starred in “I Love Lucy.”

Who is Lucille Ball?

1

“You are the Dancing Queen, young and sweet, only seventeen” was sung by this group.

Who is ABBA?

1

This British author created the boy wizard Harry Potter.

Who is J.K. Rowling?

1

Canada’s smallest province by land area.

What is Prince Edward Island?

1

What five-letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it?

What is short?

2

The Eiffel Tower was originally built for this 1889 event.

What is the World’s Fair (Exposition Universelle)?

2

The show “Cheers” took place in this city’s famous bar.

What is Boston?

2

Elvis Presley’s famous mansion is called this.

What is Graceland?

2

“To Kill a Mockingbird” was written by this author.

Who is Harper Lee?

2

The Canadian flag was adopted in this year.

What is 1965?

2

What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?

What is the letter M?

3

The world’s largest desert is not the Sahara — it’s actually this icy one.

What is Antarctica?

3

Angela Lansbury solved mysteries as Jessica Fletcher on this long-running series.

What is Murder, She Wrote?

3

This Beatle crossed Abbey Road barefoot.

Who is Paul McCartney?

3

This literary detective lives at 221B Baker Street.

Who is Sherlock Holmes?

3

This prairie province is home to the city of Regina.

What is Saskatchewan?

3

I’m tall when I’m young, and short when I’m old. What am I?

What is a candle?

4

This Asian country is home to Mount Everest’s southern base camp.

What is Nepal?

4

The theme song “Thank You for Being a Friend” belongs to this sitcom.

What are The Golden Girls?

4

The song “Imagine” was written and performed by this peace-loving musician.

Who is John Lennon?

4

The ancient Greek hero who defeated the Minotaur was named this.

Who is Theseus?

4

The Trans-Canada Highway stretches from this city in the west to this city in the east.

What are Victoria and St. John’s?

4

Forward I’m heavy, backward I’m not. What am I?

What is a ton?

5

The line of longitude at 0° is known by this name.

What is the Prime Meridian?

5

“The Twilight Zone” originally aired in this decade.

What are the 1950s?

5

This singer was known as the “First Lady of Song.”

Who is Ella Fitzgerald?

5

In Shakespeare’s Macbeth, this character famously says, “Out, damned spot!”

Who is Lady Macbeth?

5

This Inuit word meaning “our land” is the name of Canada’s newest territory.

What is Nunavut?

5

The more you take, the more you leave behind. What are they?

What are footsteps?

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