MRU LIFE
SOCIAL JUSTICE 101
JUSTICE IN POP CULTURE
RANDOM TRIVIA
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS
WHO SAID THAT?
100
This on-campus spot is known for food, drinks, and student events — perfect for relaxing between classes.
What is West Gate Social?
100
This term describes treating everyone fairly by acknowledging systemic barriers, not just treating everyone the same.
What is equity?
100
This Marvel superhero, known as the King of Wakanda, became a cultural symbol for Black empowerment.
Who is Black Panther?
100
This planet is known as the Red Planet.
What is Mars?
100
In Canada, this document guarantees fundamental freedoms such as speech, religion, and peaceful assembly.
What is the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms?
100
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
200
Students often gather in this central outdoor area for events, club fairs, and study breaks.
What is Main Street?
200
This global movement began in 2020 to protest racial injustice and police violence.
What is Black Lives Matter?
200
This 2018 film follows a young man navigating racism and police violence while working for a ride-share app.
What is Blindspotting?
200
This Canadian city hosted the 1988 Winter Olympics.
What is Calgary?
200
This provincial body investigates discrimination complaints under Alberta’s Human Rights Act.
What is the Alberta Human Rights Commission?
200
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”
Who is Nelson Mandela?
300
MRU’s volunteer and leadership hub, this program helps students get involved in campus and community initiatives.
What is MRU Leadership & Community Engagement?
300
This term describes the overlapping systems of discrimination a person might face based on their identities.
What is intersectionality?
300
This Netflix show, inspired by true events, tells the story of five Black and Latino teens wrongly convicted in the 1989 Central Park case.
What is When They See Us?
300
The longest river in the world.
What is the Nile River?
300
In Alberta, the minimum age for voting in municipal and provincial elections is this.
What is 18?
300
“There is no such thing as a single-issue struggle because we do not live single-issue lives.”
Who is Audre Lorde?
400
This annual MRU tradition celebrates student clubs and campus life with booths, prizes, and community spirit.
What is Club Expo?
400
This principle emphasizes listening to and centering the voices of those most affected by injustice.
What is solidarity?
400
The 2020 documentary Athlete A focuses on survivors of abuse in this Olympic sport.
What is gymnastics?
400
This animal is the largest species of shark in the ocean.
What is the whale shark?
400
Students in Canada have this right to request academic accommodations for documented disabilities.
What is the right to reasonable accommodation?
400
“My humanity is bound up in yours, for we can only be human together.”
Who is Desmond Tutu?
500
Founded in 1910, MRU officially became a university in this year.
What is 2009?
500
This ethical framework asks us to consider how decisions affect the most vulnerable members of society.
What is the Difference Principle?
500
This musician’s visual album Lemonade explores themes of Black womanhood, resilience, and liberation.
Who is Beyoncé?
500
This human rights organization’s name means “peace” in many languages.
What is Pax Christi?
500
This type of discrimination occurs when rules or policies unintentionally disadvantage certain groups.
What is systemic discrimination?
500
“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.”
Who is James Baldwin?