UMANITOBA
General Knowledge
History
Food
Riddles
100

This campus is located along Pembina Highway and hosts the majority of U of M programs.

What is Fort Garry?

100

This planet is the hottest in the solar system, not the closest to the sun.

What is Venus?

100

This country was led by Adolf Hitler during World War II.

What is Germany?

100

This fruit is commonly mistaken for a vegetable and is used in ketchup.

What is a tomato?

100

The more you take, the more you leave behind.

What are footsteps?

200

This platform is used for online course materials and assignments at U of M.

What is UM Learn?

200

This is the only continent located entirely in the Southern Hemisphere.

What is Australia?

200

This leader was known for his role in India’s independence through nonviolent resistance.

Who is Mahatma Gandhi?

200

This dairy product is made by fermenting milk with bacteria.

What is yogurt?

200

What has to be broken before you can use it?

What is an egg?

300

This is the name of the student-run organization that represents undergraduates.

What is UMSU?

300

This metal is liquid at room temperature.

What is mercury?

300

This structure in China was built to protect against invasions

What is the Great Wall of China?

300

This spice is known for its bright yellow color and is used in curry.

What is turmeric?

300

I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive with wind.

What is an echo?

400

This building houses many science labs and lecture halls, often used by first-year science students.

 

What is the Armes Building?

400

This element is required for combustion (fire to burn).

What is Oxygen

400

This South African leader became president in 1994 after the end of apartheid.

Who is Nelson Mandela?

400

This is the process of soaking food in a seasoned liquid before cooking.

What is marinating?

400

The person who makes it doesn’t need it. The person who buys it doesn’t use it. The person who uses it doesn’t know they’re using it.

What is a coffin?

500

This is the name of the annual orientation period for new students at U of M.

What is Welcome Week?

500

This country has the most time zones in the world.

What is France? (including overseas territories 👀)

500

This explorer is credited with discovering America in 1492.

Who is Christopher Columbus?

500

This is the name of the Japanese dish consisting of vinegared rice and seafood.

What is sushi?

500

What five-letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it?

What is “short”?

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