Do math students read?
Which prolific author based his most well-known character off of his son, who was diagnosed with ADHD and dyslexia?
Rick Riordan
I will switch my tab to a picture of an extremely common bird in Toronto. State the common name of this bird.
Common grackle (50 pts for grackle)
The newly opened, mind-numbingly slow TTC line 6 terminates at which postsecondary institution?
Humber College
This guy is known for, among other things, composing "the horns of doom" in Interstellar
Hans Zimmer
Anthropology is the study of?
human society (similar answers accepted)
Name the author based on the books: The Goldfinch, The Secret History, The Little Friend
Donna Tartt
Balaenoptera
This popular Toronto jazz bar is located nearest to Osgoode station
The Rex
The lead singer of a band signed by Fueled by Ramen that won a Grammy for Best Rock Album in 2023
Hayley Williams
There is a concept in sociology in which schools not only teach math, but they also implicitly teach students unspoken rules in society, such as obeying authority, appealing to the hegemonic group through cultural capital, etc. This concept is called?
hidden curriculum
James by Percival Everett
Magpies, crows, ravens, and jays are part of a group called?
Corvids
This small non native flower is commonly found in Toronto, and when eaten, tastes a bit like banana (don't ask how I know that)
White clover
Band known for albums referred to as "the (colour name) album"
Weezer
The International Criminal Court is located in which city? (150 pts for country)
The Hague, Netherlands
Alice Walker became the first Black woman to win a literature Pulitzer for a novel that inspired an award-winning Broadway musical, with its revival starring Elphaba from a recent movie. What is the name of the novel?
The Color Purple
Name any species of shark you can find at Ripley's Aquarium in Toronto.
Nurse shark, sandtiger shark, sandbar shark, blacktip reef shark, whitetip reef shark, whitespotted bamboo shark, epaulette shark, zebra shark, ornate wobbegong
What is the 3rd most populated city in Ontario?
Brampton
Which song off of Evermore by Taylor Swift is in 5/4?
tolerate it
The phenomenon of believing a general description to be specific to you (such as with zodiacs, MBTI types, etc) is known as?
This pre-modernist author notoriously hated the cigar-smoking, Dr.-befriending character he is most well-known for so much he killed him off after 56 short stories and 4 novels.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (author of Sherlock Holmes)
Name any native species of turtle found in Canada
painted turtle, common snapping turtle, green sea turtle, loggerhead sea turtle, leatherhead sea turtle, etc
**Low-level** clouds that appear in **patches** are very common in Canada. They are called?
stratocumulus clouds
Which common single-reed instrument is NOT commonly found in symphony orchestras?
saxophone
The author of To the Lighthouse and Mrs. Dalloway was part of an influential modernist group called?
The Bloomsbury Group