It All Adds Up!
What is 15% of 200?
30
Who is the author of Pride and Prejudice?
Jane Austen
Who was the first Prime Minister of Canada?
Sir John A. Macdonald
What is the largest organ in the human body?
The skin
What is the capital of Italy?
Rome
What is the name of a polygon that has seven sides?
Heptagon
Name the four hobbits in The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
Frodo, Samwise, Merry, and Pippin
Which treaty ended World War I?
The Treaty of Versailles
What is the chemical symbol for gold?
Au
Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s tallest mountain, is located in which country?
Tanzania
What is the next number in this sequence: 2, 4, 8, 16, ___?
32
In which novel would you find the character Daisy Buchanan?
The Great Gatsby
What year did Canada become a confederation?
1867
What two gases make up about 99% of Earth’s atmosphere?
Nitrogen and oxygen
Which two continents are entirely in the Southern Hemisphere?
Australia and Antarctica
Which famous mathematician is known for the theorem that states: a² + b² = c² in a right triangle?
Pythagoras
Which American author is known for his short stories like The Tell-Tale Heart and The Raven?
Edgar Allan Poe
Which war, often called “The Forgotten War,” was fought between 1950 and 1953 and technically continues today?
The Korean War
What is the only planet in the solar system that spins clockwise (retrograde rotation)?
Venus
What country has the most time zones in the world?
France (including overseas territories)
The product of two numbers is 24 and their difference is 2. What are the numbers?
6 and 4
Name three characters from Shakespeare's Hamlet.
You will receive an additional 100 points if you do not include Hamlet himself in your answer.
Hamlet, Claudius, Ophelia, Gertrude, Guildenstern, Rosencrantz, Polonius, Laertes, Horatio
Name five of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
You will receive an additional 100 points if you name all Seven Wonders.
Great Pyramid of Giza, Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Statue of Zeus at Olympia, Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, Colossus of Rhodes, Lighthouse of Alexandria.
What is the only letter not used in the periodic table of elements?
J
The Titanic was headed to which Canadian city on its maiden voyage before it sank?
Halifax, Nova Scotia