General Knowledge
Math/Physics Nerds
Schulich Knowledge
2026 Events
Engineering Through History
100

This vitamin is synthesized by the skin when it is exposed to sunlight.

Vitamin D

100

This Swiss mathematician popularized the constant e, approximately equal to 2.71828, and gave it the notation still used today.

Leonhard Euler

100

Each year, this many Schulich Leader Scholarships are awarded across Canada.

100

100

This country lifted the FIFA World Cup trophy in 2026.

Spain

100

Completed in 2010, this 828-metre skyscraper in Dubai remains the tallest building ever constructed.

Burj Khalifa

200

Known as Sagittarius A*, this type of astronomical object sits at the center of the Milky Way.

Supermassive black hole

200

This Renaissance polymath was both a master painter and an inventor, filling notebooks with designs for flying machines, weapons, and mechanical devices.

Leonardo da Vinci

200

New Schulich Leaders receive this book written by Seymour Schulich, filled with his lessons on business and life.

Get Smarter: Life and Business Lessons

200

This Canadian astronaut became the first Canadian to travel around the Moon as a member of Artemis II in 2026.

Jeremy Hansen

200

Opened in 1914, this engineering project dramatically shortened sea travel between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

Panama Canal

300

This actor won an Academy Award for his portrayal of the Joker in The Dark Knight.

Heath Ledger

300

This Italian scientist gave his name to the constant representing the number of particles in one mole, approximately 6.022×10^{23}.

Amedeo Avogadro

300

The first cohort of Schulich Leader Scholarships was awarded in this year.

2012

300

In June 2026, this company completed what was reported as the largest IPO in history.

SpaceX

300

Completed in 1937, this suspension bridge was once the longest and tallest of its kind in the world.

Golden Gate Bridge

400

This famous ruler was the last active pharaoh of ancient Egypt.

Cleopatra VII

400

This scientist independently developed calculus, but his notation lost out to Leibniz’s in the form most commonly used today.

Isaac Newton

400

This many Canadian universities participate in the Schulich Leader Scholarships program.

20

400

Apple selected this company's AI models to help power the next generation of Siri.

Google's Gemini

400

This British-French passenger aircraft could cross the Atlantic at more than twice the speed of sound.

Concorde

500

In 1893, this country became the first self-governing nation to grant women the right to vote in parliamentary elections.

New Zealand

500

This physicist explained the discrete spectral lines of hydrogen by proposing that electrons could occupy only specific quantized energy levels.

Niels Bohr

500

The Schulich School of Business, which bears Seymour Schulich's name, is located in this Canadian city.

Toronto

500

World leaders gathered in this French resort town for the 2026 G7 Summit.

Évian

500

In 1940, strong winds caused this American suspension bridge to twist violently before collapsing, earning it the nickname “Galloping Gertie.”

Tacoma Narrows Bridge

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