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100

Where was rap invented?

What is the Bronx, New York.

100

The height (approximately) of Niagara Falls

What is 176 feet / 53.6 meters (due to rocks at the base actual fall is 70 feet/ 21.3 meters

100

Canada's national sport.

What is lacrosse.

100

Name the 2 famous music people who sold Beats headphones to Apple.

Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine (famous producer)

100
Hariet Tubman,  this underground railroad heroine, lived in St. Catharines. How many slaves did she personally escort to freedom?

What is 300 runaway slaves.  

200

This group sold an album for reportedly 2 million dollars to one person. 

What is the Wu Tang Clan.

200

The Upper Niagara River flows from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario. What is the direction of this river?

What is north.

200
Tom Brady was recently mocked for this.

Tom Brady wore a really big coat on the sidelines.

200

Three innovated revenue streams that were introduced by Tony Hawk, the richest skateboarder in the world.

1. rides in amusement parks

2. created shows with skateboarders that toured

3. gaming

4. clothing & boards (kind of lame)

200

This famous battlefield became an international tourist destination before the American Civil War. In fact, President Lincoln and his wife visited it.

What is the Battle of Lundy's Lane 1812 also called the Battle of Niagara Falls.

300

Which rapper worked as a ballet dancer?

Tupac Shakur

300

The Lower Niagara River ends at this place______, as it flows into which body of water?

What is Niagara-on-the-Lake as it flows into Lake Ontario

300

Tradition where toys are thrown on the ice during a hockey game

Teddy bear toss

300

Identify the rapper turned business mogul who created a music streaming service whereby artists owned the company. What is the name of that service?

What is Jay-Z and Tidal

300

This city or town was internationally known as a fabulous spa and people came from the U.S. to enjoy the treatment.

St. Catharines along Yates Street

400

A woman rapper who became a producing superstar as well as a well known rapper in the 1990s.

What is Missy Elliot

400

The name of the first person to go over the Falls in a barrel ___________________ and there was another living creature in the barrel, a _________.

Annie Taylor, a school teacher, went over the Falls in a barrel with her kitty cat.

400

The original teams in the NHL

How many and what are their names?

 six teams: Boston Bruins, Chicago Black Hawks, Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers, and Toronto Maple Leafs.

400

The shoe brand that states, "For every pair of shoes that are sold, they help someone in need."

What is TOMS

400

The name of the Indigenous nation who run a casino in Niagara Falls, New York.

The Seneca Nation

500
Name the member of NWA who went on to appear in a Disney movie playing the role of "dad".

What is Ice Cube.

500

Name the tightrope walker who walked across the Falls in 2012

Nik Wallenda. He is from a very famous tightrope walking family.

500

Name the top scoring NBA player IN ONE GAME.


Wilt Chamberlain



Only four players have scored 60 or more points on more than one occasion: Wilt Chamberlain (32 times), Kobe Bryant (6 times), Michael Jordan (5 times), and Elgin Baylor (4 times). Chamberlain holds the single-game scoring record, having scored 100 points in a game in 1962.


500

Name the top 3 earning players in 2018 and the order in which they are rated financially.

  • #3   Sidney Crosby — $10,900,000. 
  • #2    P.K. Subban — $11,000,000. ...
  • #1    Shea Weber — $12,000,000.
500

About 500 people have swam across Lake Ontario at this point in time. Who was the first person to accomplish this?  The person was 16 years old at the time.

Marilyn Bell in the 1950s