Problems of the Week #1
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Which American state is the closest in location to Russia? __________________
Write a five letter palindrome. _______________
How many pairs of wings does a bee have? ____________
Please use the word ‘annihilate’ in a sentence that demonstrates its meaning.
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5. What is the average of 80, 55, 73, and 92? ____________
6. In the song “Heartbreak Hotel” by Elvis Presley, what street is the hotel on?
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7. What does SCUBA stand for?
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8. What is the name of the biggest part of the human brain? ___________________
9. What type of dinosaur is featured on the logo of the Toronto based NBA
basketball team? ___________________
10. What is the capital city of Egypt? ________________
Problems of the Week #2
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What is Canada’s national sport? __________________
Name the two families in Romeo and Juliet? ____________________________
When a solid changes to a liquid it is called what? _________________
Do stalactites rise from the floor or hang from the ceiling of limestone caves?
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What is the first name of the famous scientist who gave us Newton’s three laws
of motion? ________________
A boy ate 100 cookies in five days. Each day he ate 6 more than the day before.
How many cookies did he eat on the first day? ______________
What is Canada's national animal? ___________________
What is another name for your voicebox? ___________________
Please use the word ‘collywobbles’ in a sentence that demonstrates its meaning.
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10. A person who studies biology is known as a __________________
Problems of the Week #3
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In which city was Martin Luther King assassinated, in 1968? __________________
What is an infant whale commonly called? __________________
Where is Alcatraz located? ___________________________
Please use the word ‘taradiddle’ in a sentence that demonstrates its meaning.
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5. What is the fastest land animal in the world? _____________________
6. The bones that make up your spine are called what? _____________________
7. What is the capital city of Sweden? ____________________
8. If it is 16 minutes after 12:53, what time is it? __________________
9. What is the chemical symbol for gold? ______________
10. There were between 22 and 30 people at a party. The people could be split into
groups of 2, 3, 4, or 6. How many people attended the party? _______________
Problems of the Week #4
1. What is the name of the phobia that involves an abnormal fear of spiders?
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2. The muscles found in the front of your thighs are known as what? ____________
3. Who was the first person to walk on the moon? ___________________________
4. Please use the word ‘placebo’ in a sentence that demonstrates its meaning.
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5. An anemometer is used to measure what? _____________________
6. I am less than 20. I am more than a dozen. If you divide me by 5 there is no
remainder. What number am I? ______________
7. What is the capital city of British Columbia? ______________________
8. The deepest point in all of the world’s oceans is named what? _______________
9. The rent-a-stall horse barn has stalls for 1000 horses. On Tuesday, there were
200 ponies and a bunch of quarter horses at the barn. The horse barn was 75
percent full. How many quarter horses were in the stalls? _________________
10. What is the name of the layer of earth’s atmosphere that absorbs the majority of
the potentially damaging ultraviolet light from the sun? _____________________
Problems of the Week #5
1. Bees are found on every continent of earth except for one. Which is it?
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2. What does DNA stand for? __________________________________
3. Please use the word ‘smorgasbord’ in a sentence that demonstrates its meaning.
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What is the human body’s biggest organ? ___________________
What is the name of the highest mountain in Canada? ______________________
62 + 24 = _______
In what country would you find the cities Glasgow and Edinburgh?
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8. Earth is located in which galaxy? ________________________________
9. Water freezes at what temperature? ___________________
10. How many Olympic Medals does swimmer Michael Phelps have? ____________
Problems of the Week #6
1. A doe is what kind of animal? __________________
2. Please use the word ‘flabbergasted’ in a sentence that demonstrates its meaning.
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3. The bones around your chest that protect organs such as the heart are called
what? __________________
4. What is the main gas found in the air we breathe? _________________________
5. A Sporting Goods store sold half of its supply of baseball cards on Friday. Twelve
more were sold on Saturday. There were 15 left in the store. How many baseball
cards were in the store before Friday? __________________
6. The wire inside an electric bulb is known as the what? ______________________
7. Nimbus, cumulus and stratus are types of what? __________________
8. What is ‘yellow’ in French? __________________
9. In what country is the Taj Mahal found? __________________
10. In which sport was Muhammad Ali the world champion? __________________
Problems of the Week #7
1. A group of lions is known as what? __________________
2. What is the centre of an atom called? __________________
3. Please use the word ‘dongle’ in a sentence that demonstrates its meaning.
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4. Your tongue is home to special structures that allow you to experience tastes
such as sour, sweet, bitter and salty. What is their name? ___________________
5. What is botany the study of? ____________________
6. What is the capital city of Ireland? ___________________
7. Wyatt’s car is moving at a speed of 80 km/h and Naomi’s car is moving at a speed
of 100 km/h. Naomi’s car is 2km behind Wyatt. How many minutes will it take her
to catch up? ____________________
8. The Great Barrier Reef is found off the coast of which country?
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9. What is the closest planet to the sun? _____________________
10. What are the 3 R’s of recycling? ________________________________________
Problems of the Week #8
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A person who studies physics is known as a ______________________________
What is the largest land animal in the world? _____________________________
In terms of electricity, what does DC stand for? ___________________________
If one side of a square is 4.5 cm, what is its perimeter? _____________________
Please use the word ‘bashful’ in a sentence that demonstrates its meaning.
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6. What food is used as the base of guacamole? _________________
7. Foods rich in starch such as pasta and bread are often known by what word
starting with the letter C? _________________________
8. If it is 2 hours and 30 minutes before 9:10, what time is it? __________________
9. What is another name for a tidal wave? __________________
10. What is the capital city of Greece? ____________________
Problems of the Week #9
1. What is the only continent on earth where giraffes live in the wild?
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2. Please use the word ‘somber’ in a sentence that demonstrates its meaning.
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3. What are the two holes in your nose called? ___________________
4. Electric power is typically measured in what units? ___________________
5. On the internet, what does the abbreviation WWW stand for?
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6. A blind man had a drawer full of black and white socks. How many socks would
he have to take out to be certain of having two matching pairs? ______________
7. What is the biggest ocean on Earth? _______________________
8. Which country gave the Statue of Liberty to the USA as a gift? ________________
9. What do you call a person who studies rocks? _____________________
10. What is the longest river on Earth? _____________________
Problems of the Week #10
1. What is the name of an adult female horse? __________________
2. At room temperature, what is the only metal that is in liquid form?
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3. Please use the word ‘octogenarian’ in a sentence that demonstrates its meaning.
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What is 30 degrees celcius in Fahrenheit? __________________
Water is made up of what two elements? ________________________________
Outside of Antarctica, what is the largest desert in the world? ________________
What is the flow of blood through your heart and around your body called?
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8. If the sum of the measures of two angles in a right triangle is 130°, what is the
measure of the triangle’s smallest angle? __________________
9. What is the capital city of Canada? ____________________
10. Over a long period of time while under extreme heat and pressure, graphite turns
into which precious mineral? ____________________
Problems of the Week #11
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What is the earth’s primary source of energy? _________________
What are baby goats called? _________________
Nano, Shuffle, Classic and Touch are variations of what? ____________________
Please use the word ‘berate’ in a sentence that demonstrates its meaning.
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5. What is the next prime number after 7? _________________
6. What three kinds of medals are awarded at the Olympic Games?
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7. Deer meat is known by what name? ______________________
8. Fill in the missing number in the pattern: 2, 4, 8, 16, ____, 64, 128
9. Animals which eat both plants and other animals are known as what?
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10. Gaze at this sentence for just about sixty seconds and then explain what makes it
quite different from the average sentence.
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Problems of the Week #12
1. How many legs does a spider have? ______________
2. In terms of computing, what does CPU stand for?
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3. The gemstone ruby is typically what color? _________________
4. Please use the word ‘exasperated’ in a sentence that demonstrates its meaning.
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5. What three colours are on the flag of Italy?
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6. What is the square root of 144? _________________
7. What is the name of the highest mountain in North America?
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8. Someone who studies earthquakes is known as a what? ____________________
9. In the Winter Olympic sport of curling, what type of rock are the curling stones
made from? ___________________
10. How many sides does a hexagon have? ____________
Problems of the Week #13
1. What is the tallest animal in the world? _____________________
2. What sport do the Los Angeles Lakers play? _____________________
3. Please use the word ‘lackadaisical’ in a sentence that demonstrates its meaning.
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4. What is the first element on the periodic table? _____________________
5. What is the biggest planet in our solar system? ____________________
6. The internal angles of an equilateral triangle all measure how many degrees?
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7. True or false? Ice sinks in water. _____________________
8. Breeze and gale are common terms used to describe the speed of what?
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9. What state of the USA is the Grand Canyon located in? _____________________
10. The price of a vase with flowers is $80. The flowers’ price is $20 less than the
vase’s price. What is the price of the vase without the flowers? _______________
Problems of the Week #14
1. What is H20 more commonly known as? ___________________
2. What is the name of the process used by plants to convert sunlight into food?
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3. Please use the word ‘gargantuan’ in a sentence that demonstrates its meaning.
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4. A trapezoid features how many pairs of parallel sides? _______________
5. The ‘Pizza Hut’ franchise began in what country? __________________________
6. Because of dogs unique relationship with humans, they are often referred to as
man’s best _________________
7. In 2012 the price of a 10 speed bike was $150. In 2013 the price was increased by
20%. In 2014 the price was decreased by 8%. What is the new price of the bike?
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8. How many horns did a triceratops have? ___________________
9. What is the capital city of Prince Edward Island? ___________________________
10. Bronze is made from what two metals? __________________________________
Problems of the Week #15
1. The death of every member of a particular species is known as what?
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2. The solid state of water is known as what? _____________________
3. A rectangular kitchen table is three times as long as it is wide. If it were 3 m
shorter and 3 m wider it would be a square. What are its dimensions?
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4. The Panama Canal joins which two oceans? ______________________________
5. How high (in feet) is a regulation sized basketball hoop? ____________________
6. Fill in the missing number in the pattern: 3, 1, 4, 2, 5, ____, 6
7. Please use the word ‘inevitable’ in a sentence that demonstrates its meaning.
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8. Dairy products are generally made from what common liquid? _______________
9. A prediction of the weather is known as the weather _______________________
10. What was the title of the big blockbuster movie about Dinosaurs in 1993?
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Does water cover more or less than 50% of the Earth’s surface? ______________
Humans are omnivores, herbivores or carnivores? _________________________
What is the character Harry Potter’s middle name? ________________________
How many sides does an octagon have? ____________
What sport is played at Wimbledon? _______________________
Please use the word ‘epidemic’ in a sentence that demonstrates its meaning.
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7. Lures, reels, rods, hooks, baits and nets are common equipment used in what
food gathering method? _______________________
8. What is another name for maize? _______________________
9. I am the lowest number that has 6 factors. What am I? ______________
10. What is the only country that is also a continent? _______________________
Problems of the Week #17
1. How many bases are there on a baseball field? ____________
2. Please use the word ‘enticement’ in a sentence that demonstrates its meaning.
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3. Do coconut trees grow better in cold or warm climates? ____________________
4. What is the capital city of Italy? ____________________
5. I am less than 20. If you divide me by 2, 3, 6, or 9, your remainder is 1. What
number am I? _______________
6. What is the name of the highest mountain on earth? _______________________
7. Balls or irregular lumps of ice that fall from clouds (often during thunderstorms)
are known as what? _______________________
8. What is a dog’s most powerful sense? ______________________
9. The distance from the center of a circle to its edge is called what? ____________
10. The Great Sphinx of Giza has the head of a human and the body of a what?
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Problems of the Week #18
1. What is the popular food used to carve jack-o-lanterns during Halloween?
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2. What do you call molten rock after it has erupted? __________________
3. What is the name of the long appendage that hangs from an elephants face?
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4. What is the name of the closest star to the earth? __________________
5. Please use the word ‘malicious’ in a sentence that demonstrates its meaning.
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6. In what city were the 2010 Winter Olympic Games held? ____________________
7. What is the name of a weather instrument used to measure atmospheric
pressure? ______________________
8. I gave two dozen pairs of pears to three pairs of bears. If the bears ate equal
numbers of pears, then each bear ate how many pears? __________________
9. What is the name of a scientist who studies weather? ______________________
10. The city of Lloydminster is in which two Canadian provinces?
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Problems of the Week #19
1. In which city were the 2000 Summer Olympic Games held? __________________
2. Earth’s recent temperature rises which have been linked to human activity is
known as global __________________
3. The area of central USA that features many tornadoes is known as Tornado
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4. In terms of land area, what is the largest country in the world?
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5. Please use the word ‘spelunking’ in a sentence that demonstrates its meaning.
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6. Fill in the missing number in the pattern: 30, 29, 27, 24, ____, 15
7. The kiwi is a flightless bird that lives in what country? ______________________
8. Does the chronic injury known as plantar fasciitis affect hands or feet? _________
9. The perimeter of a circle is also known as what? ___________________________
10. Adidas and Volkswagen are companies from what country? _________________
Problems of the Week #20
1. The Hoover dam is on the border of which two U.S. states?
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2. If it is 46 minutes before 1:35, what time is it? _________________
3. A person who studies fossils and prehistoric life such as dinosaurs is known as a
what? ________________________________
4. What is the largest country (by size and population) in South America?
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5. What is the sweet substance made by bees? __________________
6. Please use the word ‘nemesis’ in a sentence that demonstrates its meaning.
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7. The Beatles music band featured how many members? ______________
8. I am a prime number. I am more than 3 dozen but less than 4 dozen. The sum of
my digits is 7. What number am I? _____________
9. Mount Fuji is the highest mountain in what country? ___________________
10. When solids reach their melting points they become what? __________________