Zeidi and Hayleigh's General Knowledge
Jess and Justin's General Knowledge
Sarah and Sufie's General Knowledge
Katie and Rachel's General Knowledge
Shaheer's General Knowledge
100

This is the country of origin (which Sarah and Jess have visited) from which two stars were recently ousted from Toronto's professional soccer team which Zeidi continues to work with. Shaheer has an honourary citizenship here

Italy

100

This state (which Jess visited and didn't tell Shaheer or Zeidi until after she came back [We never forget]) is the location where surfing originated

Hawaii

100

This prestigious ancient library in Sarah's country of origin burned by Julius Caesar contained significant knowledge of the ancient world which was unfortunately lost. 

Library of Alexandria

100

This common name for building housing the Rehabilitation Sciences Institute at the University of Toronto, where Rachel and Shaheer attended their professional education

500 University Ave

100

This multi-media franchise, which is Shaheer's favourite, with revenue exceeding $90 billion dollars contains a variety of creatures, with it's most popular being a blue ninja frog

Pokemon

200

This gifted rugby country also serves as the primary filming location for Love Island USA, which Hayleigh and Zeidi have been known to enjoy. Sarah may also have been here. 

Fiji

200

This Fortune 500 company, ranked 61st in the world in by market cap at nearly 153 billion USD, provides applications focused on sales, AI, e-commerce etc. 

Salesforce

200

This famous Channing Tatum action (<3 Sufie) movie grossed approximately $300 million worldwide in 2009 (It was likely Shaheer and Zeidi's first time seeing him on screen)

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

200

There are approximately this many Speech Language Pathologists (including Rachel) in Canada 

4000

200

This is the skill in rugby union, which shares the name with an animal Sarah might be interested in regards to conservation, which allows a team to contest possession of a ruck and which is responsible for Shaheer having a torn hamstring

Jackal

BONUS:This famous Iraqi physicist from the Islamic Golden Age is known as the father of modern optics and made significant contributions our understanding of visual perception 

300

This company is the largest telecommunication provider in Spain, with large investment in a variety of sport, including e-sports, and of particular importance to Zeidi

Movistar

300

This brand that Hayleigh and Jess enjoy was founded in Vancouver, BC and sells "everyday luxury" items

Aritzia
300

This day, which refers to Pleiades star cluster, marks the first day of the Maori lunar new year, Sarah may have witnessed it while travelling

Matariki

300

This technical term for talk therapy is an often less well known skill falling with a Registered Social Worker's Scope of Practice (Katie may use it in her work)

Psychotherapy

300

This type of bias, which involves a third variable affecting the relationship between exposure and outcome, affecting causation, is extremely prevalent in epidemiological research and was a primary focus of the lectures Shaheer attended prior to withdrawing from his research program

Confounding

BONUS:This is the term for a type of muscular contraction at constant limb velocity and is employed through dynamometry in Shaheer's practice as a measurement tool guiding return to sport (and is fairly unique to Kings Cross [The clinic Shaheer works at])

400

This technique used by Dental Hygienists, such as Hayleigh, removes plaque and tartar from teeth during appointments

Hand Scaling

400

This is the famous holder of the most fastest laps awards in F1 and is one of the most popular drivers of all time. When Zeidi or Shaheer hear his name they might say "Forza la Scuderia!" 

Michael Schumacher

400

This is the point per dollar (USD) value earned using a Scene (where Sufie works) membership to view a movie 

5 points per $1USD spent 

400

This test often used by Occupational Therapists (the only rehabilitation and/or allied health professional not represented in this room), shares a name with a popular chocolate flavoured coffee beverage

Moca

400

This famous and extremely difficult golf course located in Ireland features links and cliff-top golf and is one of Shaheer's dream courses to play

Old Head Golf Course

BONUS: This form of cognitive bias results in observers underemphasizing situational and environmental factors and overemphasizing dispositional, or personality, factors 

500

This technique, which Zeidi employs in their career, refers to providing a personalized and highly targeted marketing strategy for individual accounts

Strategic Account Based Marketing 

500

This attribution model used in marketing (such as by Jess, Zeidi or Sufie) distributes conversion credit across several touchpoints along a customers journey

Multi-touch attribution

500

This is the taxonomical name for a specific type of wildlife of interest to Sarah which poses significant challenges to wildlife conservation

Canis lupus familiaris (Free-Ranging Dogs)

500

This rare paediatric speech disorder results in motor difficulties planning and coordinating movements required for speech. Rachel may have encountered it while working at ErinOakKids

Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS)

500

This motor learning theory, heavily utilized by Shaheer in his practice, posits that motor skills emerge from the interaction between the task, the individual and the environment

Dynamic Systems Theory

BONUS: This behavioural game theory concept addresses the phenomenon where players' decisions deviate from rationality due to emotions, biases or social-preferences

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