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Canadiana
General Trivia
Trick or Treat >:)
(500 points each, BUT the wheel will decide your fate!)
(500 points each, BUT the wheel will decide your fate!)
FINAL JEOPARDY
100
Which is the correct verb and tense to fill in the blank?
In 1953, Albert Einstein ________ his last scientific paper.
a) publish
b) publishes
c) published
d) has published
e) none of the above
In 1953, Albert Einstein published his last scientific paper.
EXCHANGE
100
True or false: All dressed chips were invented in Canada but can be bought worldwide
False - they are exclusively Canadian and can't (normally) be found outside of Canada!
100
Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?
100
Who, What, Where, When, Why, Which, Whose are all accepted :)
100
It occurs once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in an hour. What is it?
The letter M
200
Which verb does not have an irregular conjugation?
a) hit
b) send
c) choose
d) sing
e) none of the above
None of the above! They're all irregular!
200
What coffee company is named after a Canadian hockey player?
200
What are the five primary flavors that human beings can taste?
Sweet, salty, sour, bitter, umami
DARN IT
200
The day before two days after the day before tomorrow is Saturday. What day is it today?
Friday. The “day before tomorrow” is today; “the day before two days after” is really one day after. So if “one day after today is Saturday,” then it must be Friday.
300
All the sentences below, except one, have errors. Find the sole sentence without an error and explain what the errors in the other sentences are.
1. She bought some furnitures for her new apartment.
2. I have some informations to share with you.
3. They spilled juice on his shirt during breakfast.
4. None of the sentences have errors
1. She bought some furniture for her new apartment.
2. I have some information to share with you.
3. They spilled juice on his shirt during breakfast. (good)
300
What is Canada's newest territory?
Nunavut (1 April, 1999)
300
Which planet is known as the "Blue Planet"?
Earth
300
"To be a piece of cake" is an English expression. What does it mean?
Example sentence: I already finished my English homework, it was a piece of cake.
a) that something is convenient
b) that something is over the top/extra
c) that something is easy to do
c) that something is difficult to do
c) that something is easy to do
400
Choose the best option to finish the sentence:
Last night I ate __________ for supper!
a) so many rices
b) so much rices
c) so much rice
d) so many rice
e) none of the above
Last night I ate so much rice for supper!
400
What do Canadians call the one dollar coin?
A loonie!
STEAL
400
What is the smallest country in the world?
Vatican City
400
Where was the first video on YouTube filmed? At a park, at a zoo, or at the founder's university?
500
All the sentences below, except one, have errors. Find the sole sentence without an error and explain what the errors in the other sentences are.
1. When I am a child, I wanted to be a teacher.
2. There were so much people at the rave last Friday.
3. A janitor diligently mopped the floors of an hospital corridor.
4. None of the sentences have errors
1. When I was a child, I wanted to be a teacher.
2. There were so many people at the rave last Friday.
3. A janitor diligently mopped the floors of a hospital corridor.
4. None of the sentences have errors
500
What two cities in Canada that aren't capital cities have over 1 million residents?
Choose two of the following:
a) Montreal
b) Ottawa
c) Toronto
d) Calgary
e) Vancouver
B and C, Montreal and Calgary
500
What is the name of this astrological sign?
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Libra
500
"To go over one's head" is an English expression. What does it mean?
Example sentence: That joke totally went over my head.
a) that you think something is funny
b) that you like something
c) that you think about something a lot
d) that you didn't understand something
d) that you didn't understand something