Orange
Which of the following gems is not orange: amber, onyx, or carnelian?
What is Onyx? Amber is an orange gem made from pine resin, while carnelian is a vibrant orange quartz.
One of the longest-standing No. 1 hits, “Candle in the Wind 1997” is a song by him.
Who is Elton John? Starting in October 1997, the song hit No. 1 and stayed there for 14 weeks.
During what season does the harvesting of maple sap occur?
What is spring?
Pressure changes and/or infections can cause this ear bit between the inner ear and middle ear to rupture.
What is eardrum? Typically, the rupture is a little fissure that is self-repairing. Occasionally, surgery is required.
In what country are Casablanca and Marrakesh?
What is Morocco? Casablanca is in western Morocco. It is the largest city in Morocco. Marrakesh is the fourth-largest city.
Which country has a flag featuring stripes of (in order) green, white, and orange?
What is Ireland? The Ivory Coast has a similar flag, but with the colours in reverse order.
The year-end No. 1 hit for 1970 was their “Bridge Over Troubled Water.”
Who are Simon and Garfunkel? The song hit No. 1 in February of that year and stayed in the Hot 100 for 15 weeks total.
It is in this province tourists can visit the glaciers and cacti of Kootenay National Park.
What is British Columbia?
Located at the back of the throat, these filter out germs and are part of the lymphatic system.
What are tonsils? Their white blood cells filter germs that enter through the mouth and nose.
In what country is Mt. Everest?
What is Nepal? Nepal Mt. Everest is the world’s highest mountain. It is found within the Himalayan Mountain chain.
The House of Orange is the royal family of what country?
What is The Netherlands? The name in this case comes from a region of southeastern France
With an incredible 18 weeks on the Billboard charts in 1972, her song “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” was an undeniable hit.
Who is Roberta Flack? The tune hit No. 1 for six weeks, starting in April 1972.
Marlene Streit was named Canada's female athlete of the year a total of five times for her achievements in this sport.
What is Golf?
This gland at the base of the neck regulates metabolism.
What is thyroid? It also regulates hair growth, energy, mood, and body temperature.
What element is present within all organic compounds?
What is Carbon? Carbon has the greatest capacity to attach itself to most other nonmetallic elements, such as phosphorus, nitrogen, oxygen, and hydrogen; therefore, it is the building block of life.
Orange is considered an important colour in the works of what artistic movement, led by Claude Monet?
What is Impressionism? His painting Impression, Sunrise features an orange sun and spawned the movement.
The 1973 No. 1 song by Dawn was titled “Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round” this.
What is the ole oak tree? The song was on the Hot 100 for 23 weeks, starting on February 17, 1973.
Canadian actor Raymond Burr played a crusading attorney in this TV series.
What is Perry Mason?
If you wonder whether someone on TV is a body double or the real actor, look at these exterior sensory organs.
What are ears? Ear shape is unique to individuals and doesn’t change drastically, making it a useful biometric marker, like fingerprints.
What explorer was the first to sail from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean?
Who was Ferdinand Magellan? The Portuguese explorer’s expedition was the first to circumnavigate the globe. He did not finish the voyage because he was killed in the Philippines.
Whose experiments with light and optics defined orange as one of the seven colours of the visible spectrum?
Who is Sir Isaac Newton? This spectrum is usually abbreviated as ROY G BIV
In 1975, this duo declared that “Love Will Keep Us Together”—it certainly put them on top!
Who are the Captain and Tennille? This song was No. 1 for four weeks, starting in June 1975.
He was the Prime Minister when Canada entered WWII.
Who is Mackenzie King?
The smallest organ in the body is this gland.
What is pineal gland? It is located deep in the brain and produces melatonin to regulate your circadian rhythm, or inner body clock.
In which decade did King Edward VIII abdicate the throne?
What are the 1930s? His reign ended on December 11, 1936, so that he could marry Wallis Warfield Simpson. They married on June 3, 1937.