Winter & Time
What astronomical event marks the shortest day of the year?
Winter solstice
What Chicago Cubs player was known as Mr. Cub?
Ernie Banks
Who directed The Bridge on the River Kwai?
David Lean
What practice focuses on awareness of the present moment?
Mindfulness
Who was U.S. president during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
John F. Kennedy
What does API stand for?
Application Programming Interface
What is the capital of Quebec?
Quebec City
In the Northern Hemisphere, winter officially begins in which month?
December
Which golfer has the most career major championships?
Jack Nicklaus
Which film starred Peter O’Toole as T.E. Lawrence?
Lawrence of Arabia
Buddhism originated on which continent?
Asia
What year did the United States enter World War I?
1917
What programming model uses objects and classes?
Object-oriented programming
Which river runs through Montreal?
St. Lawrence River
What term describes a year with 366 days?
Leap Year
What country has won the most FIFA World Cups?
Brazil
What 1964 Kubrick film satirized nuclear war?
Dr. Strangelove
What term refers to seated meditation in Buddhism?
Zazen
What empire collapsed after World War I in Central Europe?
Austro-Hungarian Empire
What term describes unauthorized system access?
Intrusion
What explorer founded Quebec City?
Samuel de Champlain
What timekeeping system is based on Earth’s rotation?
Solar calendar
Which Olympic Games were boycotted by the U.S. in 1980?
Which Olympic Games were boycotted by the U.S. in 1980?
Which 1957 courtroom drama starred Henry Fonda?
12 Angry Men
What concept describes freedom from desire and suffering?
Nirvana
What treaty ended the American Revolutionary War?
Treaty of Paris
What type of processing handles large data sets at once?
Batch processing
French belongs to which language family?
Romance languages
What device measures time using atomic vibrations?
Atomic clock
What sport uses the terms end, hammer, and house?
Curling
Which classic film features Rick Blaine?
Casablanca
Who founded Buddhism?
Siddhartha Gautama
What Cold War alliance opposed NATO?
Warsaw Pact
What banking term means verifying identity?
Authentication
What city is Canada’s financial center?
Toronto
What is the study of time called?
Chronology
What marathon is traditionally run on Patriots’ Day?
Boston Marathon
Which film won Best Picture in 1962?
Lawrence of Arabia
What practice involves focusing on the breath?
Meditation
What year did the Berlin Wall fall?
1989
What type of system remains critical despite being outdated?
Legacy System
Which province borders both Ontario and the Atlantic?
Quebec