General Trivia
The Capital City of Canada
What is Ottawa
The number of Crusades to the holy land
- Bonus 100 points for an accurate year range -
What is 8-9
- between 1095-1291 -
A boxer who could float like a butterfly, and sting like a bee
Who is Muhammad Ali (or Cassius Clay)
The Name of Abrahams Wife
Who is Sara
the language spoken in Austria
What is German
What are all the provinces and territories in Canada
what is: Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island
The hardest natural substance on earth
What is Diamond
the Syrian held territory that Isreal captured during the Arab-Israeli war of 1967
What is Golan Heights
(Al-Jawlān الجولان)
The two national sports of Canada
(hint- one in the summer, one in winter)
What is Lacrosse and Ice Hockey
the place the 10 commandments were revealed
What is Mount Sinai
What language originally influenced Levantine Arabic
What is: Aramaic/Syriac
Is Egypt considered a part of the Middle East or North Africa?
What is: both
Geographically, it is part of North Africa, but it is politically, culturally, and historically considered part of the Middle East
The painter of the Sistine Chapel
Who is Michaelangelo
This city in Italy was flooded by lava from Mount Vesuvius
What is Pompeii
The year and city were the first modern Oympic games held
What is 1896, Athens, Greece
Half answer = half points
Who said " i am innocent of this mans blood: see to it yourselves"
Who is Pontius Pilate
What language(s) was the Bible originally written in
What are: Hebrew, Aramaic, Koine Greek
What countries border Syria
What are: Iraq, Turkey, Lebanon, Palestine (Isreal) and Jordan
The worlds hottest chili pepper
What is pepper x (2.69 million scoville)
Carolina reaper (previous holder)= half points
The Egyptian president Nassers successor after his death in 1970
Who is Anwar Sadat
Which soccer franchise currently holds the most champions leage titles of all time?
who is Real Madrid
The Father of John the Baptist
Who is Zaccariah
What is the Arabic word for encyclopedia
what is: Mawsūʻa مَوْسوعة
The country with the longest coastline
What is Canada
The Chicago River is famous for being dyed this colour
What is Green
How many wives did King Henry the VIII have? (200)
What were their names? (300 for at least half of their names)
What is 6 wives
Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard, Catherine Parr
Previous to Lebron James, who was the all-time leading NBA scorer in points?
Who is Kareem Abdul Jabbar
What are the 10 Commandments
Bonus 100 points if in order
Name either of the two languages that appear on the Rosetta Stone
What are Ancient Egyptian (hieroglyphs) and Greek
What is the largest city in North America by population
What is Mexico City
This software company with their headquarters in Redmond washington
What is Microsoft
the name of the project to develop the first atomic bomb
What is the Manhattan Project
How long is each event in a standard (or Olympic) Triathlon?
Swim- 1.5km
Bike- 40km
Run- 10km
What is the longest parable in the bible
What is The Parable of the Prodigal Son
What are the 6 official languages of the United Nations
What are: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Spanish, and Russian
What are the names of the 5 major oceans on earth
Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic, Antarctic (or southern)