Category: Quizzes

Canadian Thanksgiving 2019

A short trivia round on Canadian Thanksgiving. A few easy and a few hard questions to stump the family with.

[accordion] [accordions title=”1. What year marked the first annual celebration of Thanksgiving?” state=”closed”] 1879 [/accordions][accordions title=”2. When in October is Thanksgiving celebrated?” state=”closed”] Second Monday [/accordions][accordions title=”3. Which sports league holds games each Thanksgiving?” state=”closed”] Canadian Football League [/accordions][accordions title=”4. Which holidays do the United States observe on the same day as Thanksgiving?” state=”closed”] Columbus Day and American Indigenous People’s Day [/accordions][accordions title=”5. In which provinces is Thanksgiving not an official statutory holiday?” state=”closed”] Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia [/accordions][accordions title=”6. Which former Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Rangers hockey player celebrates his birthday on October 14?” state=”closed”] Sylvain Lefebvre [/accordions][accordions title=”7. What is Thanksgiving better known as in Quebec?” state=”closed”] Action de grâce [/accordions][accordions title=”8. What province often serves Jiggs’ Dinner instead of turkey?” state=”closed”] Newfoundland [/accordions][accordions title=”9. In 2000, Thanksgiving coincided with which safety-related week-long event?” state=”closed”] Fire Prevention Week [/accordions][accordions title=”10. On what day in 1957 did Queen Elizabeth II open the 23rd Canadian Parliament, making it the only parliament formally opened by the Queen of Canada?” state=”closed”] October 14 [/accordions] [/accordion]

Countries starting with a C!

Another geography round. This time it is countries starting with a C…..C for Christmas!

Here we go with another geography trivia round! All on countries starting with the letter C! 

  1. How many territories does Canada have? – 3
  2. What country starting with a “C” borders Chad to the south? – Central African Republic
  3. What two South American countries are known for producing Pisco, a brandy made by distilling fermented grape juice? – Chile and Peru
  4. Dalmatian dogs are named after a historic region part of which modern-day country? – Croatia
  5. The “Trits” ice cream brand originates in which Central American country? – Costa Rica
  6. Columbia takes its name from what explorer? – Christopher Columbus
  7. The island country of Cabo Verde, or Cape Verde, is part of which continent? – Africa
  8. What country’s women’s football team is known as the “Indomitable Lionesses”? – Cameroon’s
  9. Plzen, the birthplace of the pilsner style beer, is located in which European country? – Czech Republic
  10. According to Greek mythology, Cyprus is the birthplace of what goddess and her lover? – Aphrodite and Adonis

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All About That 20 Round

Our Random Trivia Generator database finally surpassed 20,000 questions. To celebrate this achievement here is a 20 question quiz round revolving around the number 20!

Our Random Trivia Generator database finally surpassed 20,000 questions. To celebrate this achievement here is a 20 question quiz round revolving around the number 20!

  1. How is the number 20 written with Roman numerals? – XX
  2. What year was the film studio “20th Century Fox” founded? – 1935
  3. How old was Janet Leigh in her debut film “The Romance of Rosy Ridge”? – 20
  4. What standard temperature in Celsius is used by the Normal Temperature and Pressure (NTP) standard? – 20 C
  5. Up until the modern times, what type of gift was usually associated with 20th wedding anniversary? – China
  6. What was the name of the album the band TLC released in 2013? – 20
  7. Which team did Babe Ruth join in 1920? – The New York Yankees
  8. What decade saw the popularization of the Charleston dance? – The 1920s
  9. If someone asks for your “10-20” over the CB radio, what are they asking for? – Your location
  10. Into how many sectors is the standard dartboard divided into? – 20
  11. What famous statue was discovered in 1820 on the Greek island of Milos? – Venus de Milo
  12. Who released the album “The 20/20 Experience” in 2013? – Justin Timberlake
  13. What mother-daughter “scream queen” duo starred in the 1998 film “Halloween H20: 20 Years Later”? – Jamie Lee Curtis and Janet Leigh
  14. The imperial fluid pint consists of how many imperial fluid ounces? – 20
  15. What is the technical term for a 20-sided die? – Icosahedron
  16. The number 20 is the basis for which numeral system? – The Vigesimal numeral system
  17. Which chemical element’s atomic number is 20? – Calcium
  18. What country has the calling code +20? – Egypt
  19. What year saw the start of Prohibition in the United States? – 1920
  20. In which US state would you find Twenty Lake? – Minnesota

Have a great week and here is to another 20,000!

The Weekend Edition – 10 More Totally Random Trivia Questions

Hello and welcome to another Weekend Edition of 10 totally random trivia questions, where no theme exists at all.

Hello and welcome to another Weekend Edition of 10 totally random trivia questions, where no theme exists at all. Just enjoy the randomness that is the Random Trivia Generator.

  1. What is the birth name of actress Paula Prentiss? – Paula Ragusa
  2. From which state does the US band “The Great Divide” originate? – Oklahoma
  3. What is the name of the album for which Kendrick Lamar won the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Music? – “DAMN.”
  4. In which football league does the team Rigas FS compete in? – Latvian League
  5. Falcon State is located in which South American country? – Venezuela
  6. In architecture, what is a “Purlin”? – A horizontal structural member
  7. The “Chuuk Lagoon”, considered one of the best World War II wreck dive sites, is part of which island nation? – Micronesia
  8. The “Arenga Micrantha” species of flowering plants is more commonly known as what? – The Tibetan sugar palm
  9. Popular in the Balkans, what type of beverage is the “Rakia”? – Fruit brandy
  10. What month is the Calgary Stampede held in? – July

Have a great weekend!

Countries starting with A!

Alas! Another trivia round! All on countries starting with the letter A.

Alas! Another trivia round! All on countries starting with the letter A. And all intro sentences starting with the letter A!

  1. The names of how many countries start with the letter “A”? – 12
  2. How many countries does Afghanistan border? – 6
  3. Armenia is considered to be part of which continent? – Asia
  4. Which two countries would you find Andorra sandwiched between? – Spain and France
  5. In which country would you find the informally named “The Enver Hoxha Mausoleum” landmark? – Albania
  6. Which famous French civil engineer is rumoured to have designed Angola’s Iron Palace? – Gustave Eiffel
  7. What place does Argentina take on the list of the World’s largest countries by land area? – Eighth
  8. By what name do Germans refer to Austria? – Ӧsterreich
  9. Australia’s capital city, Canberra, is located in which territory? – Australian Capital Territory
  10. Which of Antigua and Barbuda’s islands is the largest by land area? – Antigua

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