Geography
In which country would you find the Great Wall?
China
To achieve their goal of military defense, people in ancient China tried to make the design of the Great Wall as perfect as possible. The main body of the Great Wall extends for more than 5,000 kilometers, linking tens of thousands of block towers and beacon towers.
What is the largest planet in our solar system?
Jupiter
Jupiter is the fifth planet from our Sun and is, by far, the largest planet in the solar system – more than twice as massive as all the other planets combined.
What is the most popular flavour of ice cream in Canada?
Chocolate
It is closely followed by vanilla, mint chocolate, maple walnut, and butterscotch.
What is an eight-sided shape called?
Octagon
How many Canadian provinces are there? (Not including Territories)
10
The provinces are Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, and Saskatchewan.
The territories are Northwest Territories, Yukon, and Nunavut.
What is the capital of China?
Beijing
Which direction does the sun rise?
The East
Every day, the Sun, Moon, planets, and stars appear to rise in the east and set in the west.
A pickle is made from which fruit or vegetable?
A cucumber
Pickles are made by soaking cucumbers and other vegetables in a brine solution consisting of vinegar, salt and spices. Vinegar helps preserve pickles, and it contributes to the pickles' slightly sour taste.
How many lives are cats said to have?
Nine
An ancient Egyptian sun god, Atum-Ra, was believed to take the form of a cat on visits to the underworld. Legend has it that Atum-Ra gave birth to eight other gods and thus represented nine lives in one.
Which continent is known as the "Land Down Under"?
Australia
This comes from the fact that Australia is in the Southern Hemisphere, “below” almost all other countries on the usual arrangement of a map or globe which places cardinal north at the top.
Which planet is known as the "Blue Planet?"
Earth
The planet looks blue from outer space since two-thirds of the surface is covered with water, so it is called a blue planet.
What is the only food that can never go bad?
Honey
Honey has a lot of pretty incredible properties. It's been used and investigated for medicinal properties for a long time, especially as a treatment for open wounds.
"Pandora's box" is what kind of myth?
Greek
According to Greek Mythology, if someone or something opens a Pandora's box, they do something that causes a lot of problems to appear that did not exist or were not known about before.
Where is the Bermuda Triangle located?
The Atlantic Ocean
The Bermuda Triangle, also known as the Devil's Triangle, is an urban legend focused on a loosely defined region in the western part of the North Atlantic Ocean where a number of aircraft and ships are said to have disappeared under mysterious circumstances.
What is the planet that is closest to the sun?
Mercury
What is the Italian dessert that contains ladyfingers, mascarpone, and a secret pick-me-up ingredient.
Tiramisu
Tiramisu has grown so popular that it was designated an international food holiday in 2017, World Tiramisù Day, which is celebrated around the world on March 21st each year ever since.
Where were French fries invented?
Belgium
Despite its name and popularity, the French fries are not French. The origins can be found in Belgium, where historians claim potatoes were being fried in the late-1600s.
What is the world's highest mountain peak?
Mount Everest
Mount Everest is the highest of the Himalayan mountains, and at 29,035 feet is considered the highest point on Earth.
How many days does it take for the Earth to revolve (orbit) around the sun?
It takes the earth 365 days to do this.
Poutine, a favorite dish of Quebec, has what sauce added atop French fries and cheese curds?
Gravy
In 2019, Les Fromages Warwick, a Quebec establishment beat the Guinness World Record for the world’s largest poutine. It weighed 6,688 pounds.
Who is considered the "Father of Relativity?"
Albert Einstein
The theory of relativity usually encompasses two interrelated physics theories by Albert Einstein: special relativity and general relativity, proposed and published in 1905 and 1915, respectively.
Which Province is home to Canada's tallest mountain?
Yukon
Mount Logan is Canada’s highest peak at 5,959 meters, and it stands tall in the Yukon! It’s also believed to have the largest base circumference in the world.
What planets are known as the gas giants.
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
What is the colloquial term for a rotating tray often often placed on a table to aid in distributing food?
Lazy Susan
A popular theory is that Thomas Jefferson invented them for his daughter, Susan, who often complained that she was always the last to be served at the dinner table.
How many bones are in the human body?
206
The most frequently cited number of bones in the adult human body is 206. This includes everything from the minuscule bones in the ear to the long bones like the femur that make up the limbs.