GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY
Julius Caesar was a great military genius. From what group of people did he rule over?
A. ancient Greeks
B. ancient Romans
C. ancient Chinese
B. ancient Romans
This object is used in many different ways. It is used by magazines, newspapers, doctors, and movie studios. You may have one on your cell phone. What is this object that remembers pictures?
A. a microphone
B. a camera
C. a telegraph
B. a camera
This food is usually made out of sugar and sometimes combined with nuts, fruit and chocolate. This food was not enjoyed until the 19th century. It can come in no-sugar added or sugar free versions. What is this sweet tasting food?
A. candy
B. candles
C. cookies
A. candy
Corner Gas was a Canadian comedy on TV.
True or False
(True)
Cheers’ is an American comedy on TV. Who starred in this show?
A. Ted Danson
B. Shelley Long
C. Rhea Perlman
D. all of them
D. all of them
What is the capital city of Egypt?
A. Cameroon
B. Cebu
C. Cairo
C. Cairo
Enrico Caruso was from Italy. What profession is he famous for?
A. a doctor
B. a spy
C. opera singer
C. opera singer
This plant is native to North and South America. They are prickly plants that come in many different sizes and shapes. The saguaro is a tall version that bears edible fruit that can be eaten or the smaller plant that jam is made from. What are these plants called?
A. columbine
B. cactus
C. clematis
B. cactus
The carnation is a flower that can come in most colours.
True or False
(True)
From 1955 to 1992, Captain Kangaroo was a TV show for kids. Who starred in this show as the Captain?
A. Robert Keeshan
B. George Clooney
C. Kirk Douglas
A. Robert Keeshan
What state has Disneyland in it, the cities of San Francisco, San Jose and was also the home state of Ronald Reagan?
A. California
B. Connecticut
C. Carolina
A. California
Who wrote the book; ‘A Christmas Carol’?
A. Lewis Carroll
B. Aesop
C. Charles Dickens
C. Charles Dickens
This object shows 365 days that in the year. It is a mixture of religion, astronomy, and old Roman customs and names. What is this object that can be found on walls?
A. chisel
B. colophon
C. calendar
C. calendar
One of the famous carnivals is Mardi Gras that are found in places like New Orleans, Rio and Venice.
True or False
(True)
There were 42 kinds of these bears in the TV show and in the retail market. What show had bears named; Good Luck, Harmony, Surprise and Bashful Heart?
A. Yogi and Friends
B. Care Bears
C. Smurfs
B. Care Bears
What country has cities like Toronto, Ottawa, Halifax and Vancouver?
A. Chad
B. Croatia
C. Canada
C. Canada
Beach Boys Mike Love and Brian Wilson wrote this song celebrating the women of California. Along with surfing and cars, girls were a common topic in many of The Beach Boys songs, and part of the California scene that was so enticing to young people in other parts of America. What is this song called?
A. California Girls
B. Free Bird
C. Love Train
A. California Girls
Which of the following is a made mainly from water?
A. cucumber
B. peach
C. potato
A. cucumber
A cartoon is a humorous picture or funny drawing that can be seen in print and on TV.
True or False
(True)
Charlie Brown was a comic strip that had TV show specials. What was one of them?
A. A Charlie Brown Christmas
B. It’s the Great Pumpkin
C. The Peanuts Movie
D. all of them
D. all of them
What happen to Elizabeth II on June 2nd, 1953 at the age of 25?
A. her coronation
B. her 25th birthday
C. her wedding anniversary
A. her coronation
Who wrote the book: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?
A. John R. R. Tolkien
B. Roald Dahl
C. Dr. Seuss
B. Roald Dahl
"It just goes through my head", means what?
A. Concentration is hard to retain the information
B. I am sweet and helpful
C. I am very stubborn
A. Concentration is hard to retain the information
The compass is used to check the temperature of food.
True or False
(False – it is used for navigation and orientation that indicates direction relative to the geographic cardinal directions .)
Who starred in ‘The Carol Burnett Show’?
A. Carol Channing
B. Carol King
C. Carol Burnett
C. Carol Burnett