The NHL
The NBA
The City of Halifax
Science Headlines
The Wizard of Oz
Mr. Sutherland
Before and After
Multi-lingual moments
Stupid Answers
Teaching Assignments
Taylor Swift or Shakespeare
100

What does NHL stand for?

What is the National Hockey League?

100

What does NBA stand for?

What is the National Basketball Association?

100

What body of water is Halifax located on?

What is the Atlantic Ocean?

100

What do scientists call the northern lights, which were seen across Nova Scotia in May 2024 due to solar storms?

What is the aurora borealis?

100

What is the name of the main character who gets swept away to the land of Oz?

Who is Dorothy?

100

What is Mr. Sutherlands First name

What is Nik or Nikolas?

100

ABBA song recorded in honor of the U.K.'s longest-reigning monarch

What is Dancing Queen Elizabeth (II)?

100

In French, how do you say “Hello”?

What is Bonjour?

100

This U.S. state is called “New York.”

What is New York?

100

Grade 7 ELA, Grade 7 Social Studies, Grade 8 Social Studies

Who is Mr. Sutherland

100

"Love is blind and lovers cannot see."

Who is Shakespeare? (→ The Merchant of Venice)

200

Which team has won the most Stanley Cups?

Who are the Montreal Canadiens?

200

Which team has won the most NBA Championships?

Who are the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers?

200

What historic event in 1917 devastated Halifax and became the largest man-made explosion before the atomic bomb?

What is the Halifax Explosion?

200

In 2025, scientists discovered that melting glaciers are adding what to the ocean, which may affect global sea levels?

What is freshwater?

200

What does the Scarecrow want from the Wizard?

What is a brain?

200

What Is Mr. Sutherlands Favourite Tech Brand?

What is Apple?

200

An absorbent, yellow, porous and fictional sea creature whose lies are easily detected by his flaming slacks.

What is Spongebob squarepants on fire

200

In Japanese, how do you say “Thank You”?

What is Arigato

200

This shape has three sides and rhymes with “bri-angle.”

What is triangle?

200

Grade 7 Math, Grade 7 Science, Grade 7 Health

Who is Mrs. Hobin

200

"I remember it all too well."

Who is Taylor Swift? (→ All Too Well)

300

What trophy is awarded to the league’s Most Valuable Player (MVP)?

What is the Hart Memorial Trophy?

300

What player is known as “King James”?

Who is LeBron James?

300

What is the name of the historic fortress that overlooks downtown Halifax?

What is the Halifax Citadel?

300

What new technology uses artificial intelligence to help diagnose diseases more quickly and accurately?

What is medical imaging AI (or diagnostic AI)?

300

What phrase does Dorothy say to return home?

What is “There’s no place like home”?

300

How long has Mr. Sutherland Been at MSMS?

What is three years?

300

Famous NHL trophy meets a place where your dishes are kept at home

What is the Stanley Cupboard?

300

In Spanish, how do you say “Goodbye”?

What is Adiós?

300

This day comes after Monday and starts with “Tues.”

What is Tuesday?

300

Grade 7 French Immersion Math and Science

Madame Luff

300

“These violent delights have violent ends.”

Who is Shakespeare? (→ Romeo and Juliet)

400

Who was the first Black player in the NHL?

Who is Willie O’Ree?

400

What Canadian team won the NBA Championship in 2019?

Who are the Toronto Raptors?

400

What Mi’kmaw name is used to describe the land where Halifax is located?

What is Kjipuktuk (pronounced “che-book-took”)?

400

What kind of eclipse happened over parts of Canada in April 2024, turning day into night for several minutes?

What is a total solar eclipse?

400

Who does Dorothy’s house land on when she arrives in Oz?

Who is the Wicked Witch of the East?

400

What is Mr. Sutherlands Favourite food?

What is a Fried Chicken Sandwich? 

400

Famous musical lion meets a Small University attached to Dalhousie

What is The Lion King’s College?

400

In Arabic, how do you say “Hello”?

What is As-salaam alaykum?

400

This famous tower in Paris is named after a guy called Eiffel.

What is the Eiffel Tower?

400

Core French and Phys ed

Who is Mrs. Gillis

400

“Darling, I’m a nightmare dressed like a daydream.”

Who is Taylor Swift? (→ Blank Space)

500

In what year did the NHL introduce the shootout to decide regular season games?

What is 2005?

500

What is the name of the award given to the best defensive player in the league each season?

What is the Defensive Player of the Year (DPOY)?

500

What famous Canadian naval base is located in Halifax, making it a key military port?

What is CFB Halifax (Canadian Forces Base Halifax)?

500

What space agency launched the Artemis II mission, which includes a Canadian astronaut and will orbit the Moon in 2025?

What is NASA?

500

hat is revealed about the Wizard at the end of the movie?

What is he’s just an ordinary man behind a curtain?

500

Where was Mr. Sutherland first a student teacher?

What is Lockview High School?

500

A terrifying wizard in pink from Harry Potter meets a sunny beach town in Nova Scotia.

What is Dolores Umbridgewater?

500

In Mi’kmaq, how do you say “Thank You”?

What is Wela’lin?

500

The animal on the Canadian quarter is a caribou. This animal is a caribou

What is a caribou?

500


Grade 7 French Language Arts and Imm Social Studies / Grade 8 Imm Social Studies and English Language Arts

Madame Leader

500

“Parting is such sweet sorrow.”

Who is Shakespeare? (→ Romeo and Juliet)