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100

What do you call a scientist who studies rocks

Geologist

100

The person in a novel who tells the story from a third-person perspective is called a what?

A narrator

100

Where is 90% of the world's freshwater?

The Antarctic ice sheet holds about 90 percent of the fresh water that exists on the Earth's surface. The ice sheet covers approximately 8.7 million square miles. 

100

This 2015 musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda uses hip-hop and rap music to tell the story of one of America's Founding Fathers

Hamilton

100

In a survey of 8th graders' favourite hockey teams, this statistical term describes the team that was chosen the most times.

Mode

200

Going from a solid state to a liquid state is called?

Melting

200

Who wrote the "Harry Potter" series?

JK Rowling

200

Name the 3 territories in Canada

Northwest Territories, Yukon and Nunavut.

200

Though it looks like a mini guitar, this four-stringed instrument originally from Hawaii belongs to the lute family

Ukulele

200

If you buy a snack for $3.12 and hand the cashier a $5 bill, this is the exact amount of change you will receive, rounded to the nearest nickel

$1.90

300

What does NASA stand for?

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

300

What would you call the evil character of a story or plot? 

hint: not villain 

antagonist

300

What is the largest planet in the solar system?

Jupiter 

300

This part of a song, often called the "hook," contains the main message, repeats multiple times, and is usually the catchiest part.

Chorus

300

To find the volume of a standard school juice box, a Canadian student would measure the liquid using this metric unit

Millilitre (ml)

400

Can plants grow without sunlight? 

Yes or No 

Yes

400

Where do the commas go? 

I saw a happy fluffy adorable little puppy on my walk home yesterday. 

After happy, fluffy, and adorable

400

Name the 10 provinces of Canada

B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador 

400

This 4-letter audio effect automatically corrects a singer's pitch to make them sound perfectly in tune, a signature sound in modern trap and pop music

Auto-tune

400

Because the Earth is a 3D sphere, a flat map of Canada cannot have a scale that is perfectly accurate everywhere. This geometric term describes the stretching or squeezing of landmasses—like Ellesmere Island looking much larger than it actually is—on a flat map

Distortion

500

Which body part does not make up our circulatory system? 

  •  Arteries
  •  Heart
  •  Lungs
  •  Veins

Lungs

500

This is a chart you can use to compare and contrast things.

Venn Diagram

500

What is the largest sand desert in the world?

Sahara 

500

This electronic percussion instrument, often called a "pad," allows music producers to trigger pre-recorded beats, loops, and samples with their fingertips

A sampler or drum machine
500

A Tim Hortons box of Timbits has a ratio of 3 chocolate to 2 honey dip. If a large box contains 12 honey dip Timbits, this is the total number of chocolate Timbits in the box

18 (multiply both parts of the 3:2 ratio by 6)