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Avril Lavigne
This 30-year old Canadian singer recently gave an interview about contracting Lyme disease. Who is this singer?
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Jordan Speith & Stephen (Steph) Curry
Under Armour sponsors many athletes, 2 of whom recently won championships in their respective sports golf and basketball. Name one of the two athletes.
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Airplane
The Wright brothers famously invented the first successful ___________?
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Malala Yousafzai
Who is the youngest person to win the Nobel Peace Prize?
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Electrons.
Atoms are made up up of three particles. Protons, neutrons and __________?
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Thirty Seconds to Mars
In 2014, Jared Leto won an Academy Award for the Best Supporting Actor in Dallas Buyers Club. However, acting is not his only talent. He also plays in a band, what is that band’s name?
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Jarome Iginla
The famous “Golden Goal” during the 2010 Winter Olympics for Men’s Hockey was scored by Cole Harbour’s Sidney Crosby. This goal was assisted by whom?
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Wendy's Resturants
What is this man famous for discovering?
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7.5 billion kilometers
NASA sent the New Horizon’s spacecraft to Pluto on January 19, 2006. This July, New Horizon’s recently sent back never before seen images. Approximately how many kilometers (to the nearest tenth) is Pluto from Earth?
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Blue whale.
What is the largest living mammal on earth?
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146 million
In June 2015, Forbes magazine named Taylor Swift and Calvin Harris as the highest earning celebrity couple. Combined, how much are Taylor Swift and Calvin Harris’ annual income?
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22 (11 on each team)
Cricket is the second most popular sport in the world, how many players are on the field at a time?
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Westbeach Snowboard Ltd.
Canadian, Chip Wilson, is famous for discovering Lululemon. He also discovered what snowboard company?
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43 years
The Alberta Progressive Conservatives were the longest serving government in Canadian History. How many years did they serve before the party lost to the Alberta NDP’s in May 2015?
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Refection.
When a light bends as it enters a different medium, the process is known as?
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Forest Moon of Endor
In Return of the Jedi, what planet are the fuzzy creatures called Ewoks from?
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170 lbs.
The former UFC Welterweight champion is Georges St.Pierre. What is the maximum a weight of a welterweight UFC fighter at weigh-in (in lbs)?
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Thomas Crapper.
Who invented the flushing toilet?
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€1.6bn (£1.1bn) or $2,248,099,488 CDN
In 2009, Greece had to borrow money from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). This past June, Greece was the first developed country to miss a loan payment. What was the amount of the first payment due on June 30/July 1, 2015 (in Euros to the nearest te
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Olds, Alberta.
Where can you find the fastest internet in Canada, where all residents currently get 1000Mbps?
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Statistical Analysis and Data Reconfiguration
In the popular TV show ‘Friends’, before Chandler decides go into Advertising – what is Chandler Bing’s job?
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Libero.
In Volleyball, the position that is specialized in “digging the ball” and can replace any back row player without official substitution is called a ___________?
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To lengthen eyelashes (often sold in Canada as Latisse)
Bimatoprost is a drug used to control glaucoma and ocular hypertension. However in 2008, this drug was approved to sold to be used for what cosmetic purpose?
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Almaty, Kazakhstan
The 2018 Winter Olympics will be held in PyeongChang, South Korea. The two remaining candidates for the 2022 Winter Olympics are Beijing, China and _______, _____________?
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x = 3 1/3
Machine A and B operate independently at their own rates. When working alone, Machine A can fill an order in 5 hours, Machine B can fill the order in x hours. When the two machines work together, it takes them 2 hours. What is the value of x? (fractions a
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