Science
What process do plants use to make food from sunlight?
Photosynthesis.
Canada's largest mall opened near/in which city in 1981?
Edmonton.
What was the name of the Post Malone song that opens the 2018 move "Spiderman: Into the Spider-Verse"?
"Sunflower"
What is a noun?
Person, place or thing.
What staff member was born on their fathers birthday?
Maddy!
What gas do plants absorb from the atmosphere?
Carbon dioxide.
Plants absorb carbon dioxide through photosynthesis, which is a process that uses sunlight to convert water and carbon dioxide into sugar.
What type of pizza was created by a Greek-born Canadian - Sam Panopoulos - in 1962 in Chatham, Ontairo, Canada?
Hawaiian Pizza.
What Irish band spent 24 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 with the song "Linger"?
The Cranberries.
What is a 'exaggerated statement to claim not meant to be taken literally' called?
*Hint* it is a figure of speech/literary device.
Hyperbole.
Who was a "Bin Man' while they were in collage?
Darragh!
What kind of blood cells fight infections?
White blood cells.
Also known as leukocytes, white blood cells are produced in the bone marrow. When your body is sick or injured, white blood cells travel to the affected area through the bloodstream/tissues and attack/destroy bacteria, viruses and other foreign substances.
Located in Alberta and established in 1885, what is the oldest national park in Canada?
Banff.
What was the first video played on MTV on August 1, 1981?
"Video Killed the Radio Star"
"Heart of gold" and "Couch potato" are both examples of what figures of speech?
Metaphors.
What staff spent 3 months overseas in Denmark?
Taylor!
What kind of reaction absorbs heat from its surroundings and makes things colder?
Endothermic.
Who led the Metis in the rebellions at Red River in 1870 and in the northwest in 1885?
*Hint* He was executed for high treason for his role in the 1885 resistance to Canadian encroachment on Metis land.
Louis Riel.
He was hanged in Regina on November 16, 1885.
Dave Grohl, founder and singer/lead guitar of the Foo Fighters, was in what other notable 90s band?
Nirvana - he was their drummer!
What is an alliteration?
The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
Example - Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
Which staff thought it would be fun to try and cross the Nullarbor desert with minimal food and water?
Steven!
He was attempting to bike across the arid/treeless desert located in southern Australia.
How many chromosomes do humans generally have?
46, arranged in 23 pairs.
Fruit flies have just 4 pairs of chromosomes (8 total), while dogs have 39 pairs (78 total).
Within Canada how many time zones are there?
In 1968, Johnny Cash performed a concert at what California prison?
Folsom Prison.
"The only rule is there is no rules" is an example of what figure of speech?
A paradox!
A paradox is a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well founded or true.
Which two staff are published authors?
Victoria and Victoria!