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100
What does the acronym URL stand for?
Uniform Resource Locator
100
Are there carnivorous mushrooms?
Ten species of gilled fungi, including the oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus), have been shown to attack and consume nematodes.
10.1126/science.224.4644.76
100
Which Green Lantern came first?
Hal Gorden
Alan Scott
Guy Gardner
John Stewart
Green Lantern originally appeared in All-American Comics #16 (July 1940). This Green Lantern's real name was Alan Scott, a railroad engineer who, after a railway crash, came into possession of a magic lantern which spoke to him and said it would bring power.
100
Which great lake doesn't give up its dead, and why?
Lake Superior is known as the great lake that "never gives up its dead". This reputation stems from the fact that its cold, deep waters inhibit bacterial growth, preventing the natural decomposition process that would typically cause bodies to float to the surface. Instead, bodies tend to sink and remain on the bottom
100
Why did some police forces start giving out free lollipops?
Some police forces started giving out free lollipops to rowdy nightclub goers after they left the clubs to keep them quiet and prevent noise complaints from the residents. The lollipops were meant to pacify the crowds and maintain peace in the neighbourhoods.
200
What's the difference between software faults, errors, and failures?
Software faults are the root problem (bugs), errors are an incorrect state (unexpected output), and failures are incorrect behaviors (failed output)
200
What are palm trees?
Palm trees are not actually trees in the botanical sense. They are more closely related to grasses and other monocots than to typical trees (dicots). Botanically, they are classified as large, woody herbs, lacking the secondary growth and wood structure found in true trees
200
Where did Harley Quinn first appear?
Harley Quinn is a character created for the show Batman: The Animated Series. She first appears in the episode "Joker's Favor"
200
How many villages does Mississauga have?
* 200 more points if you can name 3 of the lost villages
9 villages: Clarkson, Cooksville, Dixie, Erindale, Lorne Park, Malton, Meadowvale Village, Port Credit and Streetsville
the hamlets and villages of Barberton, Britannia, Burnhamthorpe, Derry West, Elmbank, Frogmore, Hanlan, Harris’ Corners, Hawkins’ Corners, Lisgar, McCurdy’s Corners, Mount Charles, Nunan’s Corners (also known as the Catholic Swamp), Palestine, Pucky’s Huddle, Richview, Sheridan, Snider’s Corners, Summerville and Whaley’s Corners
200
What happens to the wax when a candle is burned?
It undergoes a chemical change and is converted into water vapor and carbon dioxide
300
According to an analysis by the UK's National Cyber Security Centre that investigated passwords belonging to hacked accounts worldwide, what is the most common six-letter "word" that is used for passwords that don't require numbers or punctuation?
Qwerty
300
For a number of years, customers of Kodak were unhappy with seeing a cloudy effect and black spots on their X-ray photographic film. What was the cause of the problem, which proved to be outside of Kodak's control?
The X-ray photographic film was being exposed to radiation from nuclear warhead testing, specifically cerium-141 contamination from the Trinity bomb test in New Mexico in 1945.
300
Who was the first costumed superhero?
Phantom, the first costumed, fictional superhero, known as “The Ghost Who Walks.”
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Phantom-comic-book-character
300
In 2015, Canadian politician Sheldon Bergson completely changed his name to trick people into voting for him. What unusual name did he use?
Sheldon Bergson changed his name to 'Above Znoneofthe' to appear at the bottom of the ballot, hoping to capture votes from those selecting 'None of the above'.
300
What was invented first:
Commercially sliced bread OR Toaster
Fax Machine OR Telephone
Lighters OR Matches
-Toasters
-Fax Machine
-The first lighter was invented in 1823 while the match was created in 1826.
400
When was https invented?
Netscape Communications created HTTPS in 1994 for its Netscape Navigator web browser
400
What is a barn?
a unit of area used to measure nuclear cross-sections, which represent the probability of a nuclear reaction. Specifically, one barn (b) is equal to 10⁻²⁸ square meters (m²) or 10⁻²⁴ square centimetres (cm²)
400
Before becoming a herald of Galactus, the Silver Surfer was known as
Norrin Radd. He hailed from the planet Zenn-La and made a deal with Galactus to spare his planet in exchange for becoming his herald
400
Which Ontario city first commissioned a song about itself?
Richmond Hill also commissioned a song for their 150th Anniversary
In early 1974, members of the newly formed City of Mississauga Council, including the newly elected mayor, Martin Dobkin, approached country music star Tommy Hunter, who was then living in Mississauga, with the idea of creating a song to celebrate Mississauga.
400
Who invented the fire hydrant?
We don’t know who invented or held the patent for the fire hydrant as those papers were lost when the US Patent Office…. burned down.
500
What are the layers in the OSI (Open Systems Interconnection) reference model?
The layers are (from bottom to top): Physical, Data Link, Network, Transport, Session, Presentation, and Application
500
Why was the blue LED light almost impossible to make?
It required a semiconductor material with a larger band gap than those used for red and green LEDs, and finding a suitable material with the right properties proved challenging. Additionally, even with a suitable material, achieving the high-quality crystal structure needed for efficient light emission was a major hurdle.
500
What is the online handle of Bruce Wayne?
JonDoe297 (Detective Comics #845)
Batman Incorporated Vol. 1 #6 by Grant Morrison, Chris Burnham, Nathan Fairbairn and Pat Brosseau
500
What is Mississauga's connection to the Cold War?
Igor Gouzenko, commonly remembered as the man who started the Cold War, lived secretly in Mississauga. He was born in Russia in 1919 and worked in military intelligence at the Russian Embassy in Ottawa. On September 5, 1945, Gouzenko defected, hiding under his shirt 109 documents exposing Soviet operations in Canada, the United States, and Great Britain. Igor and his entire family were put under witness protection by the RCMP, given the name “Krysac” and new identities as Czechoslovakian immigrants living in Mississauga.
500
The engineering iron ring was historically made out of iron. What options do new engineers now have for what their ring is made out of?
The Iron Ring presented at most ceremonies is actually made of stainless steel, although the option to receive a ring of wrought iron still exists at universities that are part of Camp One (Toronto) (TMU, UofT, York University, and Ontario Tech)