Minerals
Canadian Geography
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100

Provide 3 examples of evaporite minerals.

halite, calcite, sylvite, gypsum, dolomite, magnesite, aragonite

100

Name 4 of 6 boroughs of Toronto.

Old Toronto, East York, York, Etobicoke, North York, Scarborough

100

What is the strongest block in Minecraft?

Obsidian

100

What is the driest continent on Earth?

Antarctica

200

What is the most common mineral group in the Earth's crust? Provide 3 examples.

Silicates - quartz, feldspar, mica, amphibole, pyroxene, olivine

200

What is the most northern settlement in Canada?

Alert, NU

200

What mineral did Cleopatra use as eyeshadow?

Lazurite

200

Name 1 of 2 letters that are not used in the periodic table.

J, Q

300

What are the first and last minerals to crystalize according to the Bowen's Reaction Series?

Olivine, Quartz

300

What is the sunniest provnice?

Saskatchewan

300

What are pyramids mostly made of?

Limestone

300

Name 1 of 2 planets that spin clockwise on its axis.

Venus, Uranus

400

What is the definition of a mineral (5 rules)?

1. Naturally formed
2. Solid at room temperature
3. Inorganic
4. Definite chemical composition
5. Crystalline/Atomic structure

400

Name 1 of 2 national museums outside of Ottawa.

The Canadian Museum for Human Rights - Winnipeg, MB


Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 - Halifax, NS

400

What is the most attended Gem and Mineral Show in Canada?

Rockhound Gemboree - Bancroft, ON

400

What is the highest-grossing animated Walt Disney movie? (not including movies currently in theatres)

Frozen II

500

Name 3 varieties of beryls. (What gemologists call beryls when they're different colours.)

aquamarine (blue) , bixbite (red), emerald (green), goshenite (colourless), heliodor (yellow), morganite (orange-pink)

500

Which legislation allowed Nunavut to separate from NWT to become its own territory? What year was it signed?

Nunavut Land Claims Agreement, 1993

500

Name the 7 major tectonic plates.

African, Antarctic, Eurasian, Indo-Australian, North American, Pacific, South American

500

What is the most streamed song on Spotify?
Hint: Canadian artist

Blinding Lights - The Weeknd