Bicycles
When was the first bicycle created?
1817 by Karl von Drais
What process makes leaves of a plant green?
Photosynthesis / Chloroplast
Originally meaning ignorant or foolish, this adjective comes from the Latin nescius and now refers to something pleasant or acceptable.
Nice
In 1974 a private members bill proposed adding these Caribbean islands into Canada.
Turks and Cacios
Historically the largest empire in the world, the sun never set on this empire
British Empire
In what year was mountain biking first introduced as an Olympic sport?
Summer 1996
The atomic number of an element represents the number of what in an atom?
Protons
This word once meant "ball of yarn" but has since developed to describe a key bit of information used to solve something.
Clue
These two Canadian Provinces share the longest inter-provincial border.
Quebec and Newfoundland
This fictional emporor rose to power in order to create "a safe and secure, society".
Emperor Palpatine
What part of the bike keeps your chain tight and helps shift gears?
Derailleur
What is Newton's Third Law?
For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.
Once used to describe a housewife, this word now refers to a disreputable woman.
Hussie
These two neighbors of Namibia share Africa's shortest border.
Zambia and Botswana
This empire holds the title of the largest contiguous empire in history
Mongol Empire
What is the term for a main group of riders that stick together throughout a race?
Peloton (or Platoon)
In what process does a parent cell replicate and produce two daughter cells?
Mitosis
This term was once used alongside darling and sweetheart as a term of endearment and is now used to describe someone who intimidates others.
Bully
It was in the capital of this modern state, where Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
This empire held territory in Europe, Africa and Asia until it's collapse in 1922.
Ottoman Empire
What was the first bicycle made from?
Wood
What is the scientific term for the sprouting of a seed, spore, or other plant reproductive body?
Germination
Once known for positive connotations describing something made by hand with skill and craftsmanship, it is now used to describe something man-made.
Artificial
This French archipelago is closer to Ottawa then to Paris.
St Pierre and Miquelon
This empress is the only person to ever hold the title, Empress of India
Empress Victoria/Queen Victoria