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Oh Canada! by Eryl Carter ROUND 1: Oh Canada! By Eryl Carter 1. What symbol appears on the Canadian flag? Maple leaf. 2. What are the two official languages of Canada? English and French. 3. What is the capital of Canada? Ottowa. 4. What three big oceans surround Canada? Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic. 5. The first people to inhabit Canada came across the Bering Land Bridge at least 14,000 years ago from where? Siberia. 6. Who were the first Europeans to claim land in Canada: the English, the French or the Norse? The Norse lived in Newfoundland in 1,000 AD. The French and English came later. 7. Where did Anne of Green Gables live? Prince Edward Island. 8. Canada has the world’s largest proportion of freshwater lakes. Which are the only two provinces to be completely landlocked? Alberta and Saskatchewan. 9. After Venezuela and Saudi Arabia, Canada is third in the world in its export of which form of energy? Oil. 10. Education. Canada is first in the world in terms of what kind of educational level? Tertiary degrees. Over 56 percent of Canadian adults have attained at least an undergraduate college or university degree. TOTI #4 answers.docx 1 11. ROUND 2: Fascinating fruit 1. Which berries (popular at Thanksgiving) are tested for quality by being bounced? Cranberries. 2. People on heart medication are warned not to eat which kind of citrus? Grapefruit. 3. Almost all varieties of bananas sold worldwide are which variety? Cavendish. 4. Which fruit has seeds called “arils”? Sometimes there are over 1,000 of them in one fruit. Pomegranates. 5. If you sowed an apple seed, you wouldn’t necessarily get the same kind of apple on a mature tree. How are commercial apples reproduced? By grafting. 6. What (somewhat cumbersome) fruit did people carry around in old times to use as a source of water in, say, the desert? Watermelon. 92% water. 7. Which fruit has the most fat? Avocado, but it’s good fat. 8. Which fruit is sometimes not allowed to be stored in public because of its horrible odour? Durian. People love it or hate it. l 9. Which “nut” is actually a member of the peach family and not really a nut at all? It’s a native of Iran, if that helps. Almond. 10. Which fruit can cause fatal kidney failure in dogs? Grapes and raisins. TOTI #4 answers.docx 2 ROUND 3: Entertainment 1. Which Marx brother’s name spelled backwards is the name of a famous talk show host? Harpo. 2. Which actress declared in Breakfast at Tiffany’s, “Personally I think it’s tacky to wear diamonds before 40”? Audrey Hepburn. 3. Which actor voiced Woody, the cowboy doll, in Toy Story? Tom Hanks. 4. Where do bluebirds fly in a song from The Wizard of Oz? Over the rainbow. 5. In which Coppola film did Marlon Brando say, "Horror has a face, and you must make a friend of horror"? Apocolypse Now. 6. Who played Mrs. Robinson in The Graduate? Anne Bancroft. 7. What real-life on-again off-again Hollywood power couple starred in the film Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. 8. In what 1976 thriller does Robert De Niro famously say “You talkin’ to me?” Taxi Driver. 9. What’s the name of the anthemic dance near the beginning of The Rocky Horror Picture Show? “The Time Warp”. 10. For which 1964 musical blockbuster did Julie Andrews win the Academy Award for Best Actress? Mary Poppins. ROUND 4: Natural Wonders 1. The Zambesi River flows over cliffs to produce which world-famous falls? Victoria Falls. 2. Which large town is closest to Uluru? Alice Springs. 3. The Gran Salar de Uyuni takes in more than 10 square kilometres of salt. It feels more like a desert than a lake. The flat, white landscape causes optical illusions and reflects colours. There's even a hotel made almost entirely of salt. Which country is it in? Bolivia. TOTI #4 answers.docx 3 4. In which US state is the Grand Canyon? Arizona. 5. The island of Stromboli, near Sicily, is famous for what dangerous geological sight? Constant volcanic eruptions. 6. “With a 604-meter drop from a flat plateau down to Lysefjord with no safety railings, this is not a place for vertigo sufferers. Keep well back from the edge and you can still enjoy the fantastic scenery.” This is Pulpit Rock in which country? Norway. 7. Patagonia’s famous glaciers are found in which country? Argentina. 8. Banff National Park, with its stunning alpine scenery, lakes and forests, is in which country? Canada. 9. The picture below is of Elephant Rocks, which is in which Australian state? West Australia. 10. South of the village of Doolin in County Clare, the Cliffs of …..? rise 213 metres above the Atlantic Ocean and stretch for eight kilometres. Cliffs of Moher. TOTI #4 answers.docx 4 ROUND 5: The Human Body. 1. Which organ uses over a quarter of the body’s oxygen? The brain. 2. Where are red blood cells made? Bone marrow. 3. What is the normal number of adult teeth? 32. 4. What pigment do blue-eyed people have less of and brown-eyed people more of? Melanin. 5. Where is the smallest bone in the human body? In the middle ear. The stapes (or stirrup) bone is only 2.8 millimetres long. 6. What facial features continue to grow (unfortunately) throughout your entire life? Nose and ears. Any cartilage. 7. Apart from fingertips, what other part of your body has a unique print? Tongue. 8. How many hours does it take to completely digest food? Around 12. 9. Which sense is around 10,000 times more sensitive than your sense of taste? Sense of smell. 10. Which type of muscle is better for aerobic sports such as long distance running and cycling: slow twitch or fast twitch? Slow (Type 1). TOTI #4 answers.docx 5 .
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