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100

What is the name of the mountain that Montreal is named after?

  • a) Mount Everest
  • b) Mount Tremblant
  • c) Mount Royal
  • d) Mount Sainte-Hélène

C) Mount Royal

100

Who holds the title of "King of Pop"?

Michael Jackson

100

Who was the first President of the United States?

  • A) Thomas Jefferson
  • B) George Washington
  • C) Abraham Lincoln
  • D) John Adams

B) George Washington

100

The concept of gravity was discovered by which famous physicist?

  • A) Albert Einstein
  • B) Isaac Newton
  • C) Galileo Galilei
  • D) Nikola Tesla

B) Isaac Newton

100

Which McGill alumnus served as Prime Minister of Canada?

Justin Trudeau

200

What was the original name of Montreal?

  • a) Ville-Marie
  • b) Nouvelle-Paris
  • c) Fort Saint-Louis
  • d) Montréal-sur-le-Richelieu

A) Ville-Marie

200

What 1997 movie features the line, "I'm the king of the world!"?

Titanic

200

Which treaty ended World War I?

  • A) Treaty of Versailles
  • B) Treaty of Paris
  • C) Treaty of Ghent
  • D) Treaty of Tordesillas

A) Treaty of Versailles

200

What is the largest bone in the human body?

  • A) Tibia
  • B) Femur
  • C) Humerus
  • D) Radius

B) Femur

200

What year was McGill founded?

A) 1880

B) 1821

C) 1992

D) 1930

B) 1821


300

In which year did Montreal host the Summer Olympics?

  • A) 1968
  • B) 1972
  • C) 1976
  • D) 1980

c) 1976

300

As of 2024, which film holds the title of the highest-grossing film of all time worldwide?

A) Avengers: Endgame
B) Avatar
C) The Lion King (2019)
D) Titanic

 

B) Avatar

300

What is the name of the longest river in the world?

Nile River

300
  1. What is the pH value of a neutral substance?
    • A) 7
    • B) 1
    • C) 14
    • D) 0

A) 7

300

Who was the first dean of McGill University's Faculty of Medicine?

A) Dr. William Osler
B) Dr. Andrew Fernando Holmes
C) Dr. Maude Abbott
D) Dr. Charles Brenton Huggins

B) Dr. Andrew Fernando Holmes

400

When was Montreal founded?

  • a) 1515
  • b) 1608
  • c) 1642
  • d) 1789

c) 1642


400

Which band album cover features a baby swimming in water?


Nirvana

400

How many time zones does Russia have?

  • A) 9
  • B) 10
  • C) 11
  • D) 12

C) 11

400

What element has the highest melting point?

  • A) Carbon
  • B) Tungsten
  • C) Osmium
  • D) Rhenium

B) Tungsten

400


 

500

Which French explorer is credited with the founding of Montreal?

  • a) Jacques Cartier
  • b) Samuel de Champlain
  • c) Pierre Gaultier de Varennes
  • d) Paul de Chomedey, sieur de Maisonneuve

D) Paul de Chomedey, sieur de Maisonneuve

500

What was the first video ever uploaded to Youtube

A) "Me at the park"

B) "Me at the zoo" 

C) "Welcome to Youtube" 

D) "A day in the life of my cats"

B) "Me at the zoo"

500

What does DNA stand for?

  • A) Deoxyribonucleic acid
  • B) Deoxyribose nucleic acid
  • C) Deoxyribonucleotide acid
  • D) Deoxyribose nucleotide acid

A) Deoxyribonucleic acid

500

What is the name of the McGill University mascot?
A) Marty the Martlet
B) Felix the Falcon
C) Benny the Beaver
D) Sammy the Sparrow

A) Marty the Marlet

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