1 – How many of Canada’s provinces and territories begin with the letter “N”?
2 – In Lambton County, a community, a school, a road and a museum are named after what British military commander who was killed at the Battle of Corunna, Spain in 1809?
3 – Who sang “I Will Always Love You” in the film, The Bodyguard?
4 – Sarnia’s Kaitlyn Clark excels at what sport?
5 – Math: What term is known as the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter?
6 – How much saliva does an average person produce in a lifetime? a) 2,500 quarts b) 25,000 quarts c) 250,000 quarts
7 – Which American city is nicknamed “The Gateway to the West”?
8 – When the first ever traffic ticket for speeding was issued in 1896, how fast was the driver in England going (within five kilometres per hour)?
9 – What same astronomical event occurred the day Mark Twain was born and the day he died?
10 – What word completes the line by poet Robert Frost: “Good ______ make good neighbours”?
– Tom St. Amand (column # 288)
ANSWERS: 1 – Five; 2 – Sir John Moore; 3 – Whitney Houston; 4 – Boxing; 5 – Pi; 6 – b) 25,000 quarts; 7 – St. Louis; 8 – 13 kms (speed limit was 3 kms); 9 – Halley’s Comet appeared; 10 – Fences.
