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Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is the hottest planet in the solar system?
Earth
Venus
Mars
The sun
Sandstone hoodoos along this Alberta river contain the largest concentration of First Nation rock art (petroglyphs and pictographs) in North America.
Milk River
South Saskatchewan River
Athabasca River
Bow River
How many elements are there in the periodic table?
130
118
121
110
The oldest living tree is 4,843 years old and can be found in which country?
Brazil
Russia
United States
China
The Yukon’s Mount Logan — named for William Edmond Logan, first director of the Geological Survey of Canada — is Canada’s tallest mountain. How tall is it?
6,190 metres
5,959 metres
4,895 metres
3,747 metres
On what part of your body would you find the pinna?
Nose
Ear
Finger
Leg
Dolly was the first ever living creature to be cloned. What type of animal was she?
Goat
Monkey
Sheep
Ox
An egg’s shell is what percentage of its total weight?
12%
8%
20%
17%
Most of a penny is made from what type of metal?
Bronze
Silver
Iron
Zinc
This jungle animal, when in groups, is referred to as an ambush. What kind of animal is this?
Gorillas
Tigers
Hippo
Elephants
True or false?
Canada’s most recent volcanic eruption occurred more than 100 years ago.
True
False
Leo Gertstenzang is typically credited for the invention of Q-tips – one of the most important modern day necessities for personal care. What year did he invent them?
1919
1921
1923
1925
Using feet, how long does the human small intestine measure on average?
12 feet
17 feet
19 feet
20 feet
What is the rarest blood type?
AB negative
O negative
AB positive
B positive
True or false?
Lighting is hotter than the sun.
True
False
What is Canada's main contribution to the
International Space Station (ISS)?
Canadarm2, a 17-metre robotic arm used for the assembly and operations of the ISS.
Dextre, the Station's two-armed robotic "handyman."
The Mobile Base System, a moveable work platform and storage facility.
All of the above
Where can you find the smallest bone in the human body?
Bottom foot
Top hand
Middle ear
Nose
Who proposed the theory that the Earth was not the center of the universe, and that the sun was instead at the center of our solar system?
Copernicus
Galileo
Ptolemy
Cleopatra
What is the smallest country in the world?
Monaco
Nauru
Tuvalu
Vatican City
Who is regarded as the person who invented the telephone?
Alexander Graham Bell
Elisha Gray
Antonio Menucci
Amos Dolbear
