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CCG Virtual Halloween Party Trivia

Total questions: 49

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What was the name of the first cup awarded to the National Hockey League playoff winner?
a)
The Lombardi Cup
b)
The Stanley Cup
c)
Grey Cup
d)
The Gold Goblet
2.
What is the phobia of Halloween called?
a)
Samhainophobia
b)
Hallophopbia
c)
Triskaphobia
d)
Hellenologophobia
3.
On October 21st, NASA made history with its first attempt to collect material on an asteroid 332 million Kms away from Earth. The Canadian Space Agency's OSIRIS-Rex Laser Altimete mapped the surface of this asteroid, which shares the name of which acient Egyptian deity:
a)
Bastet
b)
Bennu
c)
Chad
d)
Anubis
4.
The use of pumpkins as Jack-o’-lanterns is said to have started in the 1800s upon the arrival of Irish immigrants to North America. They discovered pumpkins were much easier to carve than this vegetable:
a)
Apples
b)
Wood
c)
Turnips
d)
Carrots
5.
According to the 2016 Census of Agriculture, this is the number of farms withpumpkin patches:
a)
2500
b)
250
c)
55
d)
125
6.
What haunts the Magdalen Islands (Îles-de-la-Madeleine), also known as the Isle of Birds, often appearing to sailors off the coast during the month of May?
a)
Big Foot
b)
Blue Beard the Pirate
c)
Mermaid
d)
Sailor Jerry
7.
What is a group of witches called?
a)
Convoy
b)
Commune
c)
Cauldron
d)
Coven
8.
Which Canadian comedian, performing as M.C. Bones in a group called<br />Organized Rhyme, had a Juno-nominated single called “Check the O.R.” in 1992?
a)
Jim Carey
b)
Mike Meyers
c)
Drake
d)
Tom Green
9.
In 1917, which unofficial member of the Group of Seven died under mysterious circumstances during a canoe trip in Algonquin Park? His ghost is said to be seen paddling a grey canoe.
a)
Tom Thompson
b)
Lauren Harris
c)
Emily Carr
d)
Arthur Lismer
10.
The name Gitche Gumee often refers to which Great Lake who 'never gives up her dead?'
a)
Lake Erie
b)
Lac-au-Sorcier
c)
Lake Superior
d)
Lac Champlain
11.
Percy Philip, the Ottawa correspondent for the New York Times and friend<br />to this Prime Minister, once told the CBC he had travelled to his friend’s estate outside Ottawa, called Moorside, in Gatineau Park, where he carried on a long conversation with this prime minister’s ghost.
a)
Louis St. Laurent
b)
William Lyon McKenzie King
c)
John Diefenbaker
d)
No one, ghosts aren't real
12.
Hawaiian pizza, which some would consider very scary, was invented<br />in which province?
a)
Nova Scotia
b)
British Columbia
c)
Ontario
d)
Quebec
13.
What was the name of Canada's secret spy camp during World War II?
a)
CSIS
b)
Canada Spy School
c)
Timbits
d)
Camp X
14.
Which actor in ‘Ghostbusters’ was also a co-writer of the film?
a)
Dan Aykroyd
b)
Rick Moranis
c)
Ernie Hudson
d)
Bill Murray
15.
Which Canadian show told of the exploits of a marine veterinarian and focussed on environmental issues such as forest preservation, pollution, and wildlife management?
a)
Gore Bay
b)
Danger Bay
c)
Deadman's Cove
d)
Deception Lake
16.
In 1845, a British voyage of Arctic exploration ended with the death<br />of everyone aboard. According to Inuit oral history, upon seeing the camps of the explorers strewn about and signs of canabalism, one witness stated, 'They're not Inuit, they're not human'. What was the name of the ill-fated party?
a)
The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
b)
The Franklin Expedition
c)
The Leif Erikson Excursion
d)
Titanic
17.
According to Stats Canada, in 2018 how much did Canada spend on Halloween candy?
a)
500000
b)
1 million dollars
c)
2 million dollars
d)
500 million dollars
18.
This mythilogical creature of the Algonquian is said to turn humans into cannibals or that humans will turn into this creature by participating in cannibalism. More acurately, it is said that a human becomes this creature when corrupted by greed.
a)
Bigfoot
b)
Ogopogo
c)
Wendigo
d)
Dracula
19.
Which of these is your favorite?
a)
Stars
b)
Planets
c)
Comets
20.
Which of these is your favorite?
a)
Stars
b)
Planets
c)
Comets
21.
Which of these is your favorite?
a)
Stars
b)
Planets
c)
Comets
22.
Which of these is your favorite?
a)
Stars
b)
Planets
c)
Comets
23.
Which of these is your favorite?
a)
Stars
b)
Planets
c)
Comets
24.
Which of these is your favorite?
a)
Stars
b)
Planets
c)
Comets
25.
Which of these is your favorite?
a)
Stars
b)
Planets
c)
Comets
26.
When the Aurora Borealis glows green, how far above earth are they?
a)
500km
b)
10km
c)
120km
d)
80km
27.
What is the phobia of Halloween called?
a)
Samhainophobia
b)
Hallophopbia
c)
Tricksaphobia
d)
Hellenologophobia
28.
On October 21st, NASA made history with its first attempt to collect material on an asteroid 332 million Kms away from Earth. The Canadian Space Agency's OSIRIS-Rex Laser Altimeter mapped the surface of this asteroid, which shares the name of which acient Egyptian deity:
a)
Bastet
b)
Bennu
c)
Chad
d)
Anubis
29.
In 2014, National Geographic identified this northern National Park as a must-see place.
a)
Banff
b)
Nahanni
c)
Gros Morne
d)
Sable Island
30.
The use of pumpkins as Jack-o’-lanterns is said to have started in the 1800s upon the arrival of Irish immigrants to North America. They discovered pumpkins were much easier to carve than this vegetable:
a)
Potatoes
b)
Corn on the cobb
c)
Turnips
d)
Carrots
31.
Canadas oldest rocks were found just east of Great Bear Lake. How old are they?
a)
300,000 years
b)
3.9 million years
c)
3000 years
d)
3.96 Billion years
32.
According to the 2016 Census of Agriculture, this is the number of farms with pumpkin patches in Canada
a)
2500
b)
250
c)
55
d)
125
33.
Located in the Gulf of Saint Laurence, what haunts the Magdalen Islands (Îles-de-la-Madeleine), also known as the Isle of Birds, often appearing to sailors off the coast during the month of May?
a)
Ogopogo
b)
Blue Beard the Pirate
c)
A Mermaid
d)
Sailor Jerry
34.
What is a group of witches called?
a)
Convoy
b)
Commune
c)
Cauldron
d)
Coven
35.
Which Canadian comedian, performing as M.C. Bones in a group called Organized Rhyme, had a Juno-nominated single called “Check the O.R.” in 1992?
a)
Jim Carey
b)
Mike Meyers
c)
Drake
d)
Tom Green
36.
In 1917, which unofficial member of the Group of Seven died under mysterious circumstances during a canoe trip in Algonquin Park? His ghost can be seen paddling a grey canoe.
a)
Tom Thompson
b)
Lauren Harris
c)
Emily Carr
d)
Arthur Lismer
37.
The name Gitche Gumee often refers to which Great Lake who 'never gives up her dead?'
a)
Lake Erie
b)
Lake Huron
c)
Lake Superior
d)
Lac-au-Sorcier
38.
Percy Philip, the Ottawa correspondent for the New York Times and friend to this Prime Minister, once told the CBC he had travelled to his friend’s estate outside Ottawa, called Moorside, in Gatineau Park, where he carried on a long conversation with this prime minister’s ghost.
a)
Louis St. Laurent
b)
William Lyon McKenzie King
c)
John Diefenbaker
d)
No one, ghosts aren't real
39.
Every New Year's Eve the Gatineau River is haunted by these Courieurs de Bois, known as La Chasse-galerie. Condemned to fly forever, on this, through the night sky after a deal with the devil gone wrong.
a)
Canoe
b)
Locamotive
c)
Covered Wagon
d)
On the back of a Blue Heron
40.
How many official languages are in the Northwest Territories?
a)
11
b)
2
c)
5
d)
9
41.
Hawaiian pizza, which some would consider very scary, was invented<br />in which province?
a)
Nova Scotia
b)
British Columbia
c)
Ontario
d)
Quebec
42.
What was the name of Canada's secret spy camp during World War II?
a)
CSIS
b)
Canada Spy School
c)
Timbits Training Camp
d)
Camp X
43.
Which actor in ‘Ghostbusters’ was also a co-writer of the film?
a)
Dan Aykroyd
b)
Rick Moranis
c)
Ernie Hudson
d)
Bill Murray
44.
Which Canadian show told of the exploits of a marine veterinarian and focussed on environmental issues such as forest preservation, pollution, and wildlife management?
a)
Gore Bay
b)
Danger Bay
c)
Deadman's Cove
d)
Deception Lake
45.
Where is the most northerly 9-hole golf course in the world?
a)
Yellowknife, NWT
b)
Dawson City, Yukon
c)
Uluhaktok, NWT
d)
Inuvik, NWT
46.
In 1845, a British voyage of Arctic exploration ended with the death<br />of everyone aboard. According to Inuit oral history, upon seeing the camps of the explorers strewn about and signs of canabalism, one witness stated, 'They're not Inuit, they're not human'. What was the name of the ill-fated party?
a)
The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
b)
The Franklin Expedition
c)
The Leif Erikson Excursion
d)
Titanic
47.
According to Stats Canada, in 2018 how much did Canadians spend on Halloween candy?
a)
500000
b)
1 million dollars
c)
2 million dollars
d)
500 million dollars
48.
How much does tourism contribute annually to the Northwest Territories economy?
a)
$100 million
b)
1 million dollars
c)
2 million dollars
d)
500000
49.
This mythilogical creature of the Algonquian is said to turn humans into cannibals or that humans will turn into this creature by participating in cannibalism. More acurately, it is said that a human becomes this creature when corrupted by greed.
a)
Wherewolf
b)
Big Foot
c)
Wendigo
d)
Dracula