Physics
Video Games
Commercials
Country Music
Alberta
Animal Fun Facts
Liquor
Cars
200
Type of lens OR a hole in a rock where prisoners gather
Concave
200
What game took only 10 months and 4 people to develop ?
Mortal Kombat
200
"Silly Rabbit, _________ are for kids!"
Trix
200
Which 1980 movie transformed Dolly Parton into a household name?
9 to 5
200
What famous culinary item was invented in Calgary at the Westin Hotel in 1969?
Bloody Ceasar
200
What has been found to be this animal's natural bug repellant?
His stripes
Stripes have been painted on cows and it has proven to be a fly repellant.
200
What is considered to be the oldest alcoholic beverage in the world?
Mead
200
What kind of car is Doc from Cars based on?
Hudson Hornet
400
Archimedes principle refers to this part of physics
Buoyancy
400
Sonic the Hedgehog was originally going to be what type of character?
A rabbit
400
"The best part of wakin' up is __________"
Folgers in your cup
400
What was Shania Twain's best selling single?
You're Still The One
- it sold over 2 million copies
400
The provincial flower is the Wild Rose and the provincial tree is the Lodgepole Pine. What is the provincial bird?
The Great Horned Owl
400
What do pigeons and monkeys have in common?
They can both count.
one 2011 study published in the journal Science found that the birds are capable of doing math at the same level as monkeys. During the study, the pigeons were asked to compare nine images, each containing a different number of objects. The researchers found that the birds were able to rank the images in order of how many objects they contained. Put simply, they learned that the birds could count
400
Which brewer has a lease of up to 9000 years on its brewing facilities?
Guiness
400
What is considered to the the best car chase movie?
Bullitt (1968)
Steve McQueen in a '68 Ford Mustang
600
Who is credited with the invention of the pendulum?
Galileo Galilei
600
What is the name of the orange ghost in Pac-Man?
Clyde
600
The Breakfast of Champions
Wheaties
600
Which country legend sang a duet with Julio Iglesias on the 1984 single "To All the Girls I've Loved Before"?
Willie Nelson
600
What Marvel character was born in Cold Lake, AB?
Wolverine
600
Name the animal whose fingerprints are the closest to humans
Koala
In fact, they're so similar when it comes to the distinctive loops and arches, that in Australia, "police feared that criminal investigations may have been hampered by koala prints," according to Ripley's Believe It or Not.
600
What is the origin of the word "brandy"?
It's Dutch - brandewijn - meaning "burnt wine"
600
What is the most popular car colour?
White
800
Who discovered that a moving magnet generates electric current (electromagnetic induction)
Michael Faraday
800
Which is the highest selling video game console of all time?
Playstation 2
- sold more than 155 million units
800
"Plop plop fizz fizz"
AlkaSeltzer
800
Released in July 2014 and reaching number one on the Billboard chart shortly thereafter, which song was recorded by country music artist Jason Aldean?
Burnin' It Down
- it was the first single from his 6th album Old Boots, New Dirt
800
What famous Halloween tradition was first reported to be used in Blackie, AB in 1927?
Syaing "Trick or Treat" at the door
800
Flamingos are not born pink. Their diet of shrimp and blue green algae contain a natural pink dye that makes their feathers pink. What colour are they when they are born?
Grey
800
In Roman mythology, who is the god of wine?
Bacchus
- the Greek god of wine was Dionysus
800
What car began it's life under the name "Project Opel"?
Chevy Corvette - designed by Harley Earl
1000
What word describes a material which maintains a magnetic field after an external field is removed?
Ferromagnetic
1000
What is the best selling game for Playstation?
Gran Turismo
1000
Who's "on your side"?
Nationwide
1000
Who is the best-selling femail country artist of all time?
Reba McEntire
1000
What year did Alberta join Confederation?
1905
1000
What is a group of parrots called?
Pandemonium
1000
The Manhattan cocktail was first created by the mother of which famous politician?
Winston Churchill
1000
Cruise control was invented by Ralph Teetor, a disabled mechanical engineer. What was his disability?
He was blinded in an accident when he was 5.
1500
The science of sound is called ______________
Acoustics
1500
Which video game was designed by "Notch"?
Minecraft
- "Notch" is the nickname of Markus Persson (the Swede who designed Minecraft)
1500
Who is rebooting their "Hey Mikey!" 1970s commercials?
Life Cereal
- John Gilchrist played Mikey in the original commercials
1500
What is considered the birthplace of country music?
The US Congress has formally recognized Bristol, Tennessee as the Birthplace of Country Music.
1500
How did Alberta get it's name?
Alberta was named after Princess Louise Caroline Alberta - the 4th daughter of Queen Victoria
1500
What is the world's most venomous fish?
Reef stonefish
1500
What is the difference between tequila and mezcal?
Both distilled spirits are made from agave, but tequila must be made from a certain type—blue Weber agave—and it can only be produced in the state of Jalisco and some parts of Guanajuato, Michoacán, Nayarit, and Tamaulipas.
1500
In which year was the first speeding ticket issued? (+/- 2 years)
1896 (January)
Walter Arnold was doing 13 kph through Paddock Green in Kent. He was chased - and caught - by a policeman on a bicycle and was convicted and forced to pay a shilling fine.
2000
Indirectly ionizing radiation is known as what?
X-rays
2000
The best selling video game franchise is Mario. How many copies of all the games in the franchise have been sold - to the nearest million?
639.91 million copies
2000
"The Freshmaker"
Mentos
2000
How many "generations" of country music are there?
6
Gen 1 - 1920s
Gen 2 - 1930s-1940s
Gen 3 - 1950s-1960s
Gen 4 - 1970s-1980s
Gen 5 - 1990s
Gen 6 - 2000s to present
2000
The world's longest beaver dam is reported to be in Wood Buffalo National Park. How long is it (+/- 10 metres)
850 metres (2790 feet)
it was first spotted on google earth in 2007
2000
what is the world's most poached animal?
Pangolin
- there are 8 species in the world - 4 in Asia and 4 in Africa
2000
Approximately how many bubbles are in a bottle of champagne (to the nearest million)?
49 million
2000
What country has cars with this logo?
Mexico