St. Mikes
Question: What animal is SMC’s official mascot and what is his name?
Dog and Basil
How old is the University of Toronto currently?
198 years old
What date is Halloween every year?
October 31st
“cause, baby, you’re a firework...”
“come on, show 'em what you’re worth!” (Katy Perry- Firework)
What is the closest star to the Earth?
In which year did SMC become a federated college within the University of Toronto?
1910
Which University of Toronto building was built to resemble a peacock?
Robarts Library
What two colours are associated with Halloween?
Orange and black
“Cause I’m happy, clap a long if you feel...”
“like a room without a roof!” (Pharrell Williams- Happy)
What is the most popular video game and how many copies did it sell?
Minecraft, 300 million copies
Name 3 upcoming SMCSU events
Raptors Watch Party/ Halloween Trivia Night/ Diwali Dinner Party/ Sketch your stress away/ Miked Up
This life-saving medical discovery by Frederick Banting and Charles Best at U of T in 1921 earned a Nobel Prize. What is it?
Insulin
What is the name of the serial killer in the Scream movies?
Ghostface
“Just a small-town girl, livin’ in a lonely world...”
“she took the midnight train goin’ anywhere” (Journey- Don't Stop Believin’)
Who discovered the Great Lakes?
Samuel de Champlain
What does the sculpture in the middle of the SMC Quad depict?
Archangel Michael about to take flight
This cafe is named after a famous U of T fable surrounding two masons at University College in the 1850s. They were in love with the same women and a confrontation resulted in death. There's a door at the college that still bears an axe mark from the fight. What is the name of this cafe?
Café Reznikoff
What year did the first Thanksgiving Feast take place?
1621
“We don’t talk about Bruno, no, no, no...”
“We don’t talk about Bruno!” (Disney’s Encanto)
Which animal can clean its ears with its tongue?
the Giraffe
What makes SMC a blue community?
SMC formally acknowledges and promotes the human right to safe and clean water and sanitation for all
The world’s first course in this subject was offered in 1857 by Professor Daniel Wilson. What was the subject?
Anthropology
How long did the First Thanksgiving Feast last?
3 days
“Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy?”
“Caught in a landslide, no escape from reality” (Queen- Bohemian Rhapsody)
What movie is this quote from? “And medicine, law, business engineering, those are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love, these are what we stay alive for.”
Dead Poet's Society