Intermediate Practice Pack #6

Question 1

Which great baseball superstar of the early 20th century was nicknamed “the Georgia Peach?”

Answer 1

Ty Cobb

Question 2

A number divided by seven and then increased by four gives ten. What is the number?

Answer 2

42

Question 3

Name Walt Disney’s first full-length colour cartoon talking picture.

Answer 3

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Question 4

What is the difference between eight squared and three cubed?

Answer 4

37

Question 5

Who was the Confederate Commander at the Battle of Gettysburg?

Answer 5

Robert E. Lee

Question 6

What former general-in-chief of the federal armies was elected president after the U.S. Civil War?

Answer 6

Ulysses S. Grant

Question 7

At what historical site did Robert E. Lee surrender the Army of Northern Virginia, effectively ending the U.S. Civil War?

Answer 7

Appomattox Courthouse

Question 8

Also meaning a rare occurrence, what can appear in the night sky due to certain atmospheric conditions like volcanic eruption or fire?

Answer 8

blue moon

Question 9

What holiday melody was made famous by Bing Crosby in 1942?

Answer 9

White Christmas

Question 10

Captain Nemo might find the Beatles riding what vehicle, the title of a film and soundtrack album?

Answer 10

Yellow Submarine

Question 11

Illegal sales of goods and services are grouped under what term?

Answer 11

black market

Question 12

Name the handsome youth of Greek myth, son of King Cinyras of Cyprus, and beloved by the goddess Aphrodite.

Answer 12

Adonis

Question 13

Adonis received a mortal wound from what type of wilk animal?

Answer 13

boat

Question 14

Who restored Adonis to life on the condition he would spend six months with her and the rest of the year with Aphrodite?

Answer 14

Persephone (or Proserpina or Kore)

Question 15

In which John Milton epic poem was the “Garden of Adonis” referred to?

Answer 15

Paradise Lost

Question 16

The word “goodbye” is a contraction of four one-syllable words. What are they?

Answer 16

God Be With You (or Ye)

Question 17

In which province would I find Algonquin Provincial Park?

Answer 17

Ontario

Question 18

In which province would I find Spruce Woods Provincial Park?

Answer 18

Manitoba

Question 19

In which province would I find Cabots Landing Provincial Park?

Answer 19

Nova Scotia

Question 20

In which province would I find Tweedsmuir South Provincial Park?

Answer 20

British Columbia

Question 21

In which province would I find Mount Carleton Provincial Park?

Answer 21

New Brunswick

Question 22

In which province would I find Lac La Ronge Provincial Park?

Answer 22

Saskatchewan

Question 23

In which province would I find Killbear Provincial Park?

Answer 23

Ontario

Question 24

In which province would I find Cabot Beach Provincial Park?

Answer 24

Prince Edward Island

Question 25

What NFL coach led the Patriots through an undefeated season, only to lose to the Giants in Super Bowl 42?

Answer 25

Bill Belichick

Question 26

Which early premier of Alberta was known as "Bible Bill?"

Answer 26

William (Bill) Aberhart

Question 27

What television personality purported to "save the world" according to the title of his 2017 Netflix series?

Answer 27

Bill Nye (the Science Guy)

Question 28

A cygnet is the young of what bird?

Answer 28

swan

Question 29

Porcelain was first made in which country?

Answer 29

China

Question 30

Jacques Cousteau's ship was named after what Caribbean music genre?

Answer 30

Calypso

Question 31

Sugar Loaf Mountain sits on a peninsula at the mouth of Guanabara Bay in what major world city?

Answer 31

Rio (de Janeiro)

Question 32

In the Bible what will be the site of the world's final battle between the forces of good and evil?

Answer 32

Armageddon (or Megiddo)

Question 33

Which figure of speech is often defined as "exaggeration not meant to be taken literally?"

Answer 33

hyperbole

Question 34

Which southern borough of Montreal includes Nuns' Island?

Answer 34

Verdun

Question 35

What five-letter word can mean "a current amount" as a noun and "correspond with" or "calculate the total" as a verb?

Answer 35

tally

Question 36

You may know me best from the field of literature, but I was also a teacher and political scientist. Born in 1869 in England, I came to Canada when I was six. I was first eduated at home but later went on to a formal education that led to a degree in Economics and a teaching position at McGill. My humourous anecdotes made me an in-demand speaker, and I later published these stories in a "sunny" collection. A medal for humour, bearing my name, is presented to deserving Canadian writers. Who am I?

Answer 36

Stephen Leacock

Question 37

Which Canadian aircraft company ceased operation in 1962 following the cancellation of the CF-105 Arrow program?

Answer 37

Avro (Canada)

Question 38

Which Blue Jays superstar pitcher died in 2017 when his ICON A5 crashed into the Gulf of Mexico?

Answer 38

Roy (Doc) Halladay

Question 39

In North America, the FAA words with the Civil Aviation Directorate of what Canadian ministry to create rules for aircraft?

Answer 39

(Ministry of) Transport (Canada)

Question 40

What is the Latin for "water?"

Answer 40

aqua

Question 41

What astrological sign is also referred to as "The Water Bearer?"

Answer 41

Aquarius

Question 42

Mix three parts hydrochloric acid with one part nitric acid to make what highly corrosive liquid?

Answer 42

aqua regia

Question 43

It's the trademark of a certain king of underwater breathing apparatus, and a 1971 prog rock album?

Answer 43

Aqua-Lung

Question 44

What is the super hero name of Steve Rogers?

Answer 44

Captain America

Question 45

What is the super hero name of Oliver Queen?

Answer 45

(The) Green Arrow

Question 46

What is the super hero name of Kathy Kane?

Answer 46

Batwoman

Question 47

What is the super hero name of Diana Prince?

Answer 47

Wonder Woman

Question 48

With movements entitled "Mars," "Jupiter," and "Mercury," who composed the symphony called "The Planets?"

Answer 48

Gustav Holst

Question 49

Who was the first man to conduct a spacewalk?

Answer 49

Alexei Leonov

Question 50

What heavy material, associated especially by campers and artists, was historically made from hemp?

Answer 50

canvas

Question 51

Before becoming one of the James Bond actors, who was the first Simon Templar in the television series "The Saint?"

Answer 51

Roger Moore

Question 52

Created by MLB Rule 5.11, the player in what role bats for the pitcher but doesn't field?

Answer 52

Designated Hitter

Question 53

Which noted Indian pacifist in India was assassinated in 1948?

Answer 53

Mahatma (or Mohandas) Gandhi

Question 54

In physics, what is the term for a device consisting of two dissimilar conductors and an electrolyte that converts chemical to electrical energy?

Answer 54

battery

Question 55

What is a Native American wampum bead usually made of?

Answer 55

shell

Question 56

What was the highest political office held by Lester Pearson and John Diefenbaker?

Answer 56

Prime Minister (of Canada)

Question 57

Who was prime minister during World War II?

Answer 57

(William Lyon) Mackenzie King

Question 58

Who was the first French-Canadian prime minister?

Answer 58

(Sir Wilfrid) Laurier

Question 59

Who was the 20th Prime Minister of Canada, disregarding non-consecutive terms?

Answer 59

Jean Chretien

Question 60

Give the common name of the chemical NaOH.

Answer 60

lye

Question 61

Give the common name of the chemical HCl.

Answer 61

hydrogen chloride or hydrochloric acid (or muriatic acid)

Question 62

Give the common name of the chemical CO.

Answer 62

carbon monoxide

Question 63

Give the common name of the chemical Au.

Answer 63

gold

Question 64

I am a form of urgent transportation. My name comes from French and became common in English during the Crimean War. You might refer to an unscrupulous lawyer as a chaser of me. I usually take my passengers to a hospital or other medical centre. What am I?

Answer 64

ambulance

Question 65

In which country did Rudolph Diesel invent his namesake engine?

Answer 65

Germany

Question 66

What was inventor Thomas A. Edison's middle name?

Answer 66

Alva

Question 67

In mythology, who was the Roman equivalent of Athena?

Answer 67

Minerva

Question 68

What Greek fighting formation shares its name with a bone of the fingers or toes?

Answer 68

phalanx

Question 69

In Roman tradition, who was the twin brother of Romulus?

Answer 69

Remus

Question 70

The Trojan hero Aeneas supposedly met what queen of Carthage, who fell in love with him?

Answer 70

Dido

Question 71

In what modern country was David Ben-Gurion, the first Prime Minister of Israel, born?

Answer 71

Poland

Question 72

In which present-day South American country did the Inca people once flourish?

Answer 72

Peru

Question 73

What is the name of the land in Middle Earth where the Hobbits lived?

Answer 73

The Shire

Question 74

What is the normal term for a female peafowl?

Answer 74

peahen

Question 75

The International Astronomical Union recognizes 88 of what groups of stars?

Answer 75

constellations

Question 76

Franz Joseph Haydn wrote a mass dedicated to the hero of the Battle of Trafalgar. What was his name?

Answer 76

(Horatio) Lord Nelson

Question 77

What term for a campaigner for women's votes first appeared in 1906?

Answer 77

suffragette

Question 78

Friar Tuck was one of Robin Hood's companions as they adventured in what Nottinghamshire forest?

Answer 78

Sherwood

Question 79

Which river forms the boundary between France and Germany?

Answer 79

Rhine

Question 80

Who was British Prime Minister at the start of World War II?

Answer 80

Neville Chamberlain

Question 81

Eat your oranges and grapefruits to get what vitamin that staves off scurvy?

Answer 81

vitamin C

Question 82

What is the dominant language of Chile?

Answer 82

Spanish

Question 83

Which rapper, born Nayvadius Wilburn, released the album "HNDRXX" (pronounced "Hendrix") in 2017?

Answer 83

Future

Question 84

Who discovered the process of vaccination for the prevention of smallpox?

Answer 84

Edward Jenner