TS Trivia
Critters and Catalysts
Cultural Curios
(Media Mania)
(Media Mania)
Practical Problems
Legit Lit
100
What animal is Rob M afraid of?
Turtles, apparently.
100
What is the common term for the chemical compound Dihydrogen Monoxide?
Water.
100
Wild Card!
Go collect at least three distinct types of media and prepare to show them to the camera.
Examples:
Books, handwritten notes, DVDs, Music discs, etc...
100
What hormone helps set our internal clock and tell us when it's time to sleep?
Melatonin.
100
Name the well-known Canadian author with two Booker Prizes and the Order of Canada, among many, many other awards.
Margaret Atwood.
200
When was the first CampBrain Administrator Hall of Fame award?
The first unofficial award was in 2014, but the website hall of fame dates back to 2015.
200
What is the fastest travelling mammal on planet earth?
The Mexican free-tailed bat
(recorded free-flight speeds up to 160km/h)
OR
The Cheetah (120 km/h)
*more consistent measurement but the bat is almost certainly faster on average.
200
Who wrote the musical Chess?
Bonus points if you can tell me who inspired the character 'The American' a.k.a Freddie Trumper?
Tim Rice - lyrics. Benny Anderson and Björn Ulvaeus of Abba composed.
Bobbie Fischer world chess champion!
200
From a practical health standpoint, why should we not literally eat the rich?
Prion disease.
200
What is the oldest surviving book printed with moveable type?
Bonus points: What year was it printed in?
The Anthology of Great Buddhist Priests’ Zen Teachings (also known as Jikji) published in Korea (1377), now kept in Paris (of course).
For half points: the Gutenberg Bible, published in 1455.
300
What year and month was the first web-based CampBrain contract signed?
Bonus points: What camp was it?
Camp Shomria (Hashomer Hatzair) on September 26th 2013.
300
How many bones does a mako shark have?
None. Shark skeletons are made entirely from cartilage.
300
UM ACTUALLY:
What's wrong with this statement?
Harry Sinclair, the actor who portrays Isildur in the Lord of the Rings films released in 2001-2003, had only one spoken line as his character in the final cut! Bonus points if you can recreate the line.
The infamous line "NO!" is actually spoken by Elrond's actor Hugo Weaving. Likely because his character is recounting the story but also because Harry's voice 'didn't sound corrupted enough.'
It's even Hugo's voice in the Lego LOTR video game from 2012.
300
Name the most effective thermal insulator that we know of.
Vacuum, which also allows heat transfer via the slow mechanism of radiation.
300
WILD CARD!
Write us a haiku
About your year that has past
Two minutes start now
300 for most reactions on it
300 for first complete valid haiku
5 Squish, squash, sling that slang
7 I'm always right back at ya
5 Like my BOOMERANG
400
WILD CARD!
Create an acronym for as many Tech Support team members as possible in one minute.
Winner is the person with the longest acronym that at least sounds like a real word or phrase when spoken out loud.
People can post the acronym alone but they will need to list out the associated names.
400
WILD CARD!
List as many creatures (real, mythical, Pokemon, etc...) as you can in alphabetical order (one creature per letter).
Write your lists in the chat. You have 30 seconds.
400 points to the person with the most creatures listed
Tie breaker: Next highest teammate
Examples: aardvark, beaver, cockatoo, dingo, emu, ferrett, gopher, hippo, iguana, jaguar, koala, lemur, mongoose, Narwhal, ocelot, panther, quokka (quail), raccoon, serval, tiger, umbreon...etc
400
Who is considered to be the first modern (post 1900) costumed "superhero"?
Bonus 100 points: Name the form of media they were first represented on.
Ōgon Bat (The Golden Bat) is considered by most scholars to be the first modern, costumed superhero! Created by Suzuki Ichiro and Takeo Nagamatsu in 1931, he was featured in kamishibai (paper play) street performances. 
400
Can you name the phenomenon that allows a cold cloth or splash of water on the upper-nose/forehead area to calm you down.
Bonus points: Any idea what it's from?
The diving reflex/the diver's response.
Prevailing theories say it's an evolutionary response to diving mammalian ancestors, more common in coastal areas that relied on fishing. The response triggers an increase in oxygen flow to the heart and brain! Good stuff!
400
In what text was the first mention of Dragons in Greek Literature?
Homer's Iliad, describing patterns on Agamemnon's armor.
500
WILD CARD!
Name the team member from TS or Reporting that has been here the longest, and the team member who has been here the shortest amount of time.
Then, do the same thing for the second longest and second shortest, third longest, and third shortest, and so on.
The most correct pairs wins!
Arv (Nov, 2014) = Tyler, Okalyna, Graeme, Alla (Oct, 2025)
Rob (Sept, 2015) = Ainsley, Aaron (Apr, 2025)
Chris, Naoe (Sept (2018) = Karren, Tina, Thomas, Adoama (Aug, 2024)
Andrea (Sept, 2019) = Emma (Jul7, 2024)
Paul (July, 2021) = Lauren, Barnabas (July, 2023)
Sharmylae (Sept, 2021) = Tall Graham (Sept, 2022)
Nathan (Dec, 2021) = Nathan (Dec, 2021) --> Sorry, we had an odd number of starting dates. So Nathan is alone.
500
Who dis?
He watched an eclipse of the Moon in about 470 BC, and noticed that the Earth's shadow was curved. He worked out that if the shadow was curved, then the Earth must be round.
Who is Parmenides?
500
This is the 'Blue Boy' of Knossos, a Minoan wall painting restored at the direction of Arthur Evans. This boy is a fraud! Can you tell me why?
Most Minoan art of the 750-1675 BCE period, before the fresco was damaged, depicted monkeys using blue paint! The fresco was originally of a monkey, but Arthur Evans just assumed he was a boy, with blue pants.
https://www.ancientworldmagazine.com/articles/blue-monkey-fresco/
500
WILD CARD!
Everyone run and grab a single object that would help you survive on a desert island. Designate one person on your team to list all your team's objects in the chat!
Vote with your reactions (you can't vote for your own team) on who you think would survive the longest!
500
This is the name of Jane Austen's final, unfinished novel?
In January 1817, Austen began work on a new novel she called The Brothers, later titled Sanditon, and completed twelve chapters before stopping work in mid-March 1817, probably because of illness.[1]