* Game 7, Round 7 - Canadian Geography
1. Four capitals of other countries have the same name as a Canadian
city; for example, London, UK, and London, Ontario. Name *any
one* of the other three, including the country name.
2. The World Heritage Sites recognized by UNESCO include 22 in
Canada. Which province or territory has the most World
Heritage Sites?
3. In which *two* provinces or territories is the World Heritage
Site of Pimachiowin Aki located?
4. Which of the World Heritage Sites in Canada was the most recently
added, in 2023, to the UNESCO list?
5. There are eight triplicate names of cities or towns in Canada,
i.e. places that share their name with two other Canadian cities
or towns. Give *any one* of these triplicated names. You don't
have to identify the provinces or territories they're in.
6. Of islands in Canada, Vancouver Island ranks #2 by population
(after Montreal Island), but where does it rank by area, within
1 place?
7. Which lake has the largest area of Canadaian waters? That is,
for lakes along the Canada-US border, only rhw Canadian part
is counted.
8. What river has the greatest length inside Canada?
9. What body of water does <answer 8> empty into? Name the specific
marginal sea, gulf, etc. if applicable -- e.g. the Potomac
empties into Chesapeake Bay, not the Atlantic Ocean.
10. Which Canadian lake's bottom is the deepest in relation to
sea level in all of North America?
* Game 7, Round 8 - Science -- Obsolete Units of Measurement
Although the Magna Carta decreed "Let there be one measure", for
centuries the British Imperial system of measurement struggled
with a bewildering variety of terms and with, ah, interesting
multiples being used to transition between smaller and larger units.
This round deals with various units of measurement that are not
part of the metric system.
In that standardized Imperial system...
1. ...how many links were in a chain?
2. ...how many rods were in a chain?
3. ...how many chains were in a furlong?
4. ...and how many furlongs were in a mile?
5. Up to the 14th century, the unit of weight referred to as a
"stone" varied from 4 to 32 pounds and was based on whatever
good-sized rock was available to serve as a standard weight
for the local market. In the 14th century, the weight of a
"stone" was standardized. Following the standardization,
how many pounds were in a stone?
6. The cubit, used by ancient civilizations and in the Middle
Ages, did not have a standard length but was defined instead
by the distance between two points on the human body. What two
points?
7. In addition to being a type of creature in Middle Earth, a
"hobbit" was also a unit of measurement of volume in Wales.
How many bushels were in a hobbit?
8. And how many pecks were in a bushel?
Finally, there's the Apothecaries' system of measurement. In that system...
9. ...how many drams were in an ounce?
10. ...and how many scruples were in a dram?
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2025-11-03,
and should be interpreted accordingly.
On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,
based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
the correct answers in about 3 days.
All questions were written by members of the Cellar Rats, and are
used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have
been retyped and/or edited by me. The posting and tabulation of current-events questions is independent of the concurrent posting
of other rounds. For further information please see my 2026-03-10
companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
(QFTCI*)".
* Game 7, Round 7 - Canadian Geography
1. Four capitals of other countries have the same name as a Canadian
city; for example, London, UK, and London, Ontario. Name *any
one* of the other three, including the country name.
2. The World Heritage Sites recognized by UNESCO include 22 in
Canada. Which province or territory has the most World
Heritage Sites?
3. In which *two* provinces or territories is the World Heritage
Site of Pimachiowin Aki located?
4. Which of the World Heritage Sites in Canada was the most recently
added, in 2023, to the UNESCO list?
5. There are eight triplicate names of cities or towns in Canada,
i.e. places that share their name with two other Canadian cities
or towns. Give *any one* of these triplicated names. You don't
have to identify the provinces or territories they're in.
6. Of islands in Canada, Vancouver Island ranks #2 by population
(after Montreal Island), but where does it rank by area, within
1 place?
7. Which lake has the largest area of Canadaian waters? That is,
for lakes along the Canada-US border, only rhw Canadian part
is counted.
8. What river has the greatest length inside Canada?
9. What body of water does <answer 8> empty into? Name the specific
marginal sea, gulf, etc. if applicable -- e.g. the Potomac
empties into Chesapeake Bay, not the Atlantic Ocean.
10. Which Canadian lake's bottom is the deepest in relation to
sea level in all of North America?
* Game 7, Round 8 - Science -- Obsolete Units of Measurement
Although the Magna Carta decreed "Let there be one measure", for
centuries the British Imperial system of measurement struggled
with a bewildering variety of terms and with, ah, interesting
multiples being used to transition between smaller and larger units.
This round deals with various units of measurement that are not
part of the metric system.
In that standardized Imperial system...
1. ...how many links were in a chain?
2. ...how many rods were in a chain?
3. ...how many chains were in a furlong?
4. ...and how many furlongs were in a mile?
5. Up to the 14th century, the unit of weight referred to as a
"stone" varied from 4 to 32 pounds and was based on whatever
good-sized rock was available to serve as a standard weight
for the local market. In the 14th century, the weight of a
"stone" was standardized. Following the standardization,
how many pounds were in a stone?
6. The cubit, used by ancient civilizations and in the Middle
Ages, did not have a standard length but was defined instead
by the distance between two points on the human body. What two
points?
7. In addition to being a type of creature in Middle Earth, a
"hobbit" was also a unit of measurement of volume in Wales.
How many bushels were in a hobbit?
8. And how many pecks were in a bushel?
Finally, there's the Apothecaries' system of measurement. In that system...
9. ...how many drams were in an ounce?
10. ...and how many scruples were in a dram?
* Game 7, Round 7 - Canadian Geography
1. Four capitals of other countries have the same name as a Canadian
city; for example, London, UK, and London, Ontario. Name *any
one* of the other three, including the country name.
2. The World Heritage Sites recognized by UNESCO include 22 in
Canada. Which province or territory has the most World
Heritage Sites?
6. Of islands in Canada, Vancouver Island ranks #2 by population
(after Montreal Island), but where does it rank by area, within
1 place?
8. What river has the greatest length inside Canada?
9. What body of water does <answer 8> empty into? Name the specific
marginal sea, gulf, etc. if applicable -- e.g. the Potomac
empties into Chesapeake Bay, not the Atlantic Ocean.
* Game 7, Round 7 - Canadian Geography
1. Four capitals of other countries have the same name as a Canadian
city; for example, London, UK, and London, Ontario. Name *any
one* of the other three, including the country name.
2. The World Heritage Sites recognized by UNESCO include 22 in
Canada. Which province or territory has the most World
Heritage Sites?
3. In which *two* provinces or territories is the World Heritage
Site of Pimachiowin Aki located?
5. There are eight triplicate names of cities or towns in Canada,
i.e. places that share their name with two other Canadian cities
or towns. Give *any one* of these triplicated names. You don't
have to identify the provinces or territories they're in.
6. Of islands in Canada, Vancouver Island ranks #2 by population
(after Montreal Island), but where does it rank by area, within
1 place?
7. Which lake has the largest area of Canadaian waters? That is,
for lakes along the Canada-US border, only rhw Canadian part
is counted.
8. What river has the greatest length inside Canada?
* Game 7, Round 8 - Science -- Obsolete Units of Measurement
1. ...how many links were in a chain?
2. ...how many rods were in a chain?
3. ...how many chains were in a furlong?
4. ...and how many furlongs were in a mile?
5. Up to the 14th century, the unit of weight referred to as a
"stone" varied from 4 to 32 pounds and was based on whatever
good-sized rock was available to serve as a standard weight
for the local market. In the 14th century, the weight of a
"stone" was standardized. Following the standardization,
how many pounds were in a stone?
6. The cubit, used by ancient civilizations and in the Middle
Ages, did not have a standard length but was defined instead
by the distance between two points on the human body. What two
points?
7. In addition to being a type of creature in Middle Earth, a
"hobbit" was also a unit of measurement of volume in Wales.
How many bushels were in a hobbit?
8. And how many pecks were in a bushel?
9. ...how many drams were in an ounce?
10. ...and how many scruples were in a dram?
* Game 7, Round 7 - Canadian Geography
1. Four capitals of other countries have the same name as a Canadian
city; for example, London, UK, and London, Ontario. Name *any
one* of the other three, including the country name.
2. The World Heritage Sites recognized by UNESCO include 22 in
Canada. Which province or territory has the most World
Heritage Sites?
3. In which *two* provinces or territories is the World Heritage
Site of Pimachiowin Aki located?
6. Of islands in Canada, Vancouver Island ranks #2 by population
(after Montreal Island), but where does it rank by area, within
1 place?
7. Which lake has the largest area of Canadaian waters? That is,
for lakes along the Canada-US border, only rhw Canadian part
is counted.
* Game 7, Round 8 - Science -- Obsolete Units of Measurement
Although the Magna Carta decreed "Let there be one measure", for
centuries the British Imperial system of measurement struggled
with a bewildering variety of terms and with, ah, interesting
multiples being used to transition between smaller and larger units.
This round deals with various units of measurement that are not
part of the metric system.
In that standardized Imperial system...
4. ...and how many furlongs were in a mile?
5. Up to the 14th century, the unit of weight referred to as a
"stone" varied from 4 to 32 pounds and was based on whatever
good-sized rock was available to serve as a standard weight
for the local market. In the 14th century, the weight of a
"stone" was standardized. Following the standardization,
how many pounds were in a stone?
6. The cubit, used by ancient civilizations and in the Middle
Ages, did not have a standard length but was defined instead
by the distance between two points on the human body. What two
points?
7. In addition to being a type of creature in Middle Earth, a
"hobbit" was also a unit of measurement of volume in Wales.
How many bushels were in a hobbit?
8. And how many pecks were in a bushel?
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