1 – William Bligh was the captain of what 18th century ship when his crew famously mutinied?
2 – To honour two long-time local coaches, the Thrasher Trophy and the Barry Howson Trophy are awarded to high school players of what sport?
3 – What country invented the sauna?
4 – Sarnia classrooms will be different this September, as the provincial government has issued a province-wide ban on what device in all classrooms?
5 – Which Canadian province has no daylight savings time?
6 – What South American country occupies just under 50% of the continent?
7 – The Élysée Palace is the home of what country’s president?
8 – Nirvana is the ultimate goal of followers of which religion?
9 – What fictional bear, along with his friends, inhabits a parcel of land known as “100 Acre Wood”?
10 – What Agatha Christie play, which opened in 1952, is the longest-running play in London’s West End theatre district?
Tom St. Amand (column #235)
ANSWERS: 1 – The Bounty; 2 – Basketball; 3 – Finland; 4 – Cell phone; 5 –Saskatchewan; 6 – Brazil; 7 – France; 8 – Buddhism; 9 – Winnie-the-Pooh; 10 – The Mousetrap.
