Canadian
What are the official winter and summer sports of Canada?
Ice hockey and lacrosse
True or False: The world’s oldest continuously inhabited city is Damascus.
True
Who was the Ancient Greek God of the Sun?
Apollo
Which country was the birthplace of the Renaissance?
Italy
True or False: There are sharks in the Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick.
True
How many minutes are in a full week? (Calculators are not allowed!)
10,080
What was the disease that ravaged and killed a third of Europe's population in the 14th century?
A) Spanish Flu
B) Plague (Black Death)
C) Smallpox
D) Malaria
B) Plague (Black Death)
In what year did Canada become a country?
A) 1865
B) 1867
C) 1866
D) 1868
B) 1867
Which country has the highest life expectancy?
A) Hong Kong
B) Japan
C) South Korea
D) Switzerland
A) Hong Kong
Between which two countries was the Hundred Years War fought?
A) italy and Carthage
B) England and Germany
C) France and England
D) Spain and France
C) France and England
What animal is on the Canadian 25-cent coin?
A) Moose
B) Caribou
C) Elk
B) Caribou
When you think of Quebec, you probably think of poutine. But did you know that a lot of other things were invented here? Which of these was also invented in Quebec?
A) Mobile snowblower
B) Headphones
C) Stapler
D) Crayons
A) Mobile snowblower
Correct! Inventor Arthur Sicard is considered to have invented the mobile snowblower in 1925. It was basically a truck with a snow thrower chute that could throw the snow 27 metres. It wasn't the type of snowblower you could use at home.
Which country consumes the most chocolate per capita?
A) Sweden
B) the United States of America
C) Belgium
D) Switzerland
D) Switzerland
Which nation did the Khmer Rouge rule in the 20th century?
A) Vietnam
B) Laos
C) China
D) Cambodia
D) Cambodia
Canada's highest mountain is located in which province or territory?
A) Alberta
B) British Columbia
C) Nunavut
D) Yukon
D) Yukon
Mount Logan (5,959m) is the second-highest peak in North America!
British Columbia has a lot of legends of mythical monsters and hairy beasts. Which of these is a famous BC monster?
A) Sasquatch
B) Ogopogo
C) Jack-a-lope
D) All of the above
D) All of the above
Sasquatch is said to be a large hairy man who lives in the forest. Ogopogo is a lake monster. The Jack-a-lope is a horned rabbit-antelope mix.
Heights
Where was coffee invented, according to most researchers as well as a popular legend about a goat herder?
A) Vietnam
B) Ethiopia
C) Columbia
D) Brazil
B) Ethiopia