Around the World
What country has the largest land mass in the world?
Russia
What is the biggest bone in the body?
The femur! (Thigh bone)
What is the largest body of water in Canada?
The Hudson Bay!
What year did Neil Armstrong land on the moon?
1969 (July 20th)
What is the smallest ocean in the world?
The Arctic Ocean
What part of the eye gives each person a unique colour?
The iris!
What is the capital of Manitoba?
Winnipeg
What are the only two planets closer to the Sun than Earth?
Mercury and Venus
What is the most Northern country in Europe?
Norway
What is the only muscle in the body that works without help from the brain?
The heart!
How many time zones are in Canada?
6! (Pacific, Mountain, Central, Eastern, Atlantic, and Newfoundland)
Fun fact: The Newfoundland Time Zone is the only one in Canada that is offset by a half hour.
Example. 11:00 a.m. EST = 12:30 p.m. NLT
What is the largest planet in the solar system?
Jupiter (61.42 Billion km2)
For reference, Earth is 510.1 million km2
That means ~1300 Earths could fit inside of Jupiter!
Name one country in the continent of Oceania, not including Australia.
Tonga
New Zealand
Papua New Guinea
French Polynesia
Guam
Palau
Which organ is responsible for creating insulin, which helps control blood-sugar levels after meals?
The pancreas!
Which Canadian province has the largest shared border with the United States?
Ontario
This structure in space has such a strong gravitation that it pulls inside everything around it, including light!?
A black hole.
What Asian country was divided into two separate nations following a war in the 1950s?
Korea!
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea)
The Republic of Korea (South Korea)
How many teeth do adults have?
(Closest number wins)
32!
Which of the maritime provinces is the largest?
New Brunswick
Name one of the five land rovers that NASA has sent to Mars since 1997.
1. Sojourner
2. Spirit
3. Opportunity
4. Curiosity
5. Perseverance