CANADA ROUND ONE Betty Nicol

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CANADA ROUND ONE Betty Nicol

CANADA ROUND ONE Betty Nicol

1. Chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858, which Canadian province is known by its initials B. C.? British Columbia 2. The southernmost, shallowest and smallest by volume of the Great Lakes is Lake what? Erie 3. What is the largest Canadian city by population? Toronto 4. In Canada, what are Pacific, Mountain, Central, Eastern, Atlantic and Newfoundland? Time zones 5. Which watercourse takes its name from the Gwitch’in for ‘Great River’ and gives its name to a Canadian territory? Yukon 6. Which waterfall has the highest flow rate of any waterfall in the world? Niagara Falls 7. Calgary Flames, Edmonton Oilers and Winnipeg Jets all compete in which sport? Ice Hockey 8. What are reindeer known as in North America? Caribou (also known as tuktu in Canada) 9. What is the capital city of North America? Ottawa 10. The river connecting the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean is named after which saint? Lawrence

ROUND TWO Which actor?

1. William Shatner James T. Kirk Star Trek (1966-1969, 12th film 2013) 2. Donald Sutherland Oddball The Dirty Dozen (1967) 3. Dan Aykroyd Elwood Blues The Blues Brothers (1980) 4. Keanu Reeves Ted Logan Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure (1989) 5. Leslie Nielsen Frank Drebin The Naked Gun (88, 91, 94 and 6 episodes) 6. Matthew Perry Chandler Bing Friends (1994-2004, 10 series, 236 episodes) 7. Michael J. Fox Marty McFly Back to the Future (85, 89, 90) 8. Mike Myers Dr. Evil Austin Powers (97, 99, 2002) 9. Pamela Anderson Barb Wire Barb Wire (1996) 10. James Doohan Montgomery Scott Star Trek (1966-1969, 12th film 2013)

ROUND THREE Numbers 2-3-4-7-6-9-8-5-10-1

1. How many books of the Bible are named after women (Jewish or Protestant not Catholic)? TWO (Ruth and Esther) 2. Clackmannanshire borders how many other local authorities? THREE (Stirling, Perth & Kinross and Fife) 3. How many U. S. states begin with the letter A for alpha? FOUR (Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas) 4. How many events are there in a women’s Olympic heptathlon? SEVEN 5. How many players are there in an ice hockey team? SIX 6. What is the highest number in the number placement puzzle Sudoku? NINE 7. How many Henrys were king of England? EIGHT 8. How many African countries have a Mediterranean coastline? FIVE (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt) 9. How many British drivers have been Formula One World Champions? TEN (Jackie Stewart (3), Jim Clark (2), Graham Hill (2), Mike Hawthorn, John Surtees, James Hunt, Nigel Mansell, Damon Hill, Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button) 10. Canada has had how many female Prime Ministers? ONE (Kim Campbell, June to November 1993)

ROUND FOUR Covers [email protected] www.jimmyquiz.com Page 1 1. Heaven DJ Sammy Bryan Adams 2. All By Myself Celine Dion Eric Carmen 3. Seasons in the Sun Westlife Terry Jacks 4. The Chain Three Days Grace Fleetwood Mac 5. Echo Beach Toyah Wilcox Martha and the Muffins 6. Tok Tok Avril Lavigne Kesha 7. After the Gold Rush Prelude Neil Young 8. Crazy Alanis Morissette Seal 9. Big Yellow Taxi Counting Crows Joni Mitchell 10. Summertime Blues Rush Eddie Cochran

ROUND FIVE Doubles

1. Name Britain’s two Prime Ministers in 1987. John Major and Tony Blair 2. Who were the two male stars of the 1997 film ‘Men in Black’? Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones 3. What are the two main rail terminals in Glasgow? Central Station and Queen Street Station 4. What are the two ingredients of a Black Velvet cocktail? Stout (usually Guinness) and sparkling wine (champagne) 5. Which two female singers featured on the 2010 U. K. No.1 ‘Telephone’? Lady Gaga and Beyonce 6. What are the two main muscles of the human upper arm? Biceps and triceps 7. What are the two largest digital SLR camera manufacturers in terms of market share? Canon (44.5%) and Nikon (29.8%) then Sony (11.9%) 8. What are the two highest mountains in Scotland? Ben Nevis and Ben Macdui 9. Aries, the first sign of the zodiac, spans which two months? March and April 10. What are Scotland’s two newest cities? Perth (2012 diamond jubilee) and Stirling (2002 golden jubilee). Inverness was 2000 millennium

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