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100

Which coin retired in 2013 like a legendary superhero hanging up its cape?

Penny

100

Where did Albert Einstein live before moving to the United States?

Germany

100

In what year did the Berlin Wall fall?

1989

100

Who was that first brave soul to set foot on the Moon?

Neil Armstrong

100

During World War II, Allied troops stormed the beaches of Normandy. Which country is this in?

France

200

How frequently does Canada snap a nationwide “population selfie” with the census?

5 years

200

The 19th Amendment guarantees ____ the right to vote.

Women

200

What was the name of the Category 5 hurricane that hit New Orleans and its surrounding areas in 2005?

Hurricane Katrina

200

What year did the RMS Titanic sink?

1912

200

Where was JFK assassinated?

Dallas, Texas 

400

Canada's largest mall opened near which city in 1981

Edmonton

400

The United States bought Alaska from which country?

Russia

400

How many Celtic languages are still spoken today?

Six

400

The process for extracting medicinal insulin was invented by this Canadian

Frederick Banting

400

Which country was the first to grant women the right to vote?

New Zealand

800

Which royal duo toured Canada in 2011, adding a touch of regal charm that felt like a modern fairy tale?

William and Kate

800

In which year was George H.W. Bush elected president?

1988

800

Which fabric was invented in ancient China?

Silk

800

Who was the first person to swim across Lake Ontario?

Marilyn Bell age of 16


800

What was the first country to use paper currency?

China

1000

Which province burst onto the Canadian scene as the 10th province in 1949

Newfoundland

1000

Who was the first American to win a Nobel Peace Prize?

Theodore Roosevelt

1000

 What was the name of the Ukrainian nuclear power plant that was the site of a nuclear disaster in April 1986?

Chernobyl

1000

How many men made up the crew of Apollo 13?

3 (Jim Lovell, Fred Haise, and Jack Swigert)

1000

In which country did the Easter Rising take place in 1916?

Ireland