Riddles
I am something people love or hate. I change peoples appearances and thoughts. If a person takes care of them self I will go up even higher. To some people I will fool them. To others I am a mystery. Some people might want to try and hide me but I will show. No matter how hard people try I will Never go down. What am I?
Age
What city has North Americas largest shopping mall?
Vancouver
Edmonton
Montreal
Edmonton (West Edmonton Mall)
Name Canada's only officially bilingual province?
Quebec
Ontario
New Brunswick
New Brunswick
What animal has fingerprints the same as humans?
A Koala
The unicorn is the national animal of Scotland
True
If eleven plus two equals one, what does nine plus five equal?
11 o'clock plus 2 hours = 1 o'clock
9 o'clock plus 5 hours = 2 o'clock
What Canadian city is known as "Hollywood North"?
Montreal
Toronto
Vancouver
Toronto
Canada is the largest exporter in the world of this sweet little fruit
Strawberries
Raspberries
Blueberries
Blueberries.
What direction do bats turn when leaving a cave?
Left
The Great Wall of China is longer than the distance between London and Beijing
True - London to Beijing is only 8,136 km, The Great Wall of China is 21,196.18 km
What English word retains the same pronunciation, even after you take away four of its five letters?
Queue
How many points are on the maple leaf on the Canadian flag?
11
13
15
11
The oldest golf coarse in North America is located in which Canadian city?
Montreal. It was founded in 1873
What animal has eyes bigger than their brains?
An ostrich.
Walt Disney holds the record for the most Oscars
True - he won 26 Academy Awards (four of which were honorary) and was nominated a grand total of 59 times throughout his career
I have cities, but no houses. I have mountains, but no trees. I have water, but no fish. What am I?
A map
Toronto hosts North America largest single day parade. It celebrates the culture of a particular geographical area, including floats and large decorated costumes. What region does it celebrate?
South America
Europe
Caribbean
Caribbean. It is called Caribana.
Canada comes from the Iroquois word kanata. What does it mean?
Village or settlement
How many noses does a slug have?
1
2
3
4
4
Alaska is the biggest American state in square miles
True - It spans a total area of 665,384 square miles. Texas comes in next with a total area of 268,596 square miles.
You measure my life in hours and I serve you by expiring. I’m quick when I’m thin and slow when I’m fat. The wind is my enemy.
A candle
How many time zones does Canada have?
5
6
7
6
In what year did Canada officially become an independent country ?
1867
1967
1982
1982, upon the creation of the Canada Act.
Approximately how many ants are there per human?
500,000
1,000,000
2,000,000
1,000,000
'A' is the most common letter used in the English language
False - 'E' is the most common letter and appears in 11 percent of all English words, according to Oxford Dictionaries