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Who played Jack in Titanic?
Leonardo DiCaprio
Who is known as the “King of Pop”?
Michael Jackson
What planet is known as the Red Planet?
Mars
Which sport is Serena Williams famous for?
Tennis
Which continent is the Sahara Desert located on?
Africa
What gas do plants need during photosynthesis?
Carbon dioxide
Who created the social media app Facebook?
Mark Zuckerberg
What are the official school colors of the University of Manitoba?
Brown and gold
If you drop a yellow hat in the Red Sea, what does it become?
Wet
What is the name of the snowman in Frozen?
Olaf
Which instrument has black and white keys?
Piano
What is the largest animal in the world?
Blue whale
Which boxer was nicknamed “The Greatest”?
Muhammad Ali
What is the largest ocean in the world?
Pacific Ocean
What is the center of an atom called?
Nucleus
What is the name of the streaming service with the red “N” logo?
Netflix
What is the U of M mascot’s name?
Billy the Bison
What has a neck but no head?
A bottle
Which movie features a talking donkey named Donkey?
Shrek
What is Taylor Swift’s fanbase called?
Swifties
What year did World War II end?
1945
What country invented sumo wrestling?
Japan
What ocean lies on the east coast of the United States?
Atlantic Ocean
How many bones are in the adult human body?
206
What superhero lives in Wakanda?
Black Panther
What is the main library on the Fort Garry campus?
Elizabeth Dafoe Library
What’s heavier, a ton of feathers or a ton of bricks?
They weigh the same
What color is Lightning McQueen in Cars?
Red
What is the national anthem of the United States called?
The Star-Spangled Banner
On average, A healthy person’s resting heart rate falls into which of these ranges of “beats per minute”?
60-100 bpm
What does “NHL” stand for?
National Hockey League
Which country has the most population in the world as of 2025?
India
What is the boiling point of water in F?
212 F
Who founded SpaceX?
Elon Musk
What is the name of the student union at U of M?
University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU)
What has one head, one foot, and four legs?
A bed
In The Lion King, what is Simba’s father’s name?
Mufasa
Who is the lead singer of Coldplay?
Chris Martin
What is the smallest bone in the human body?
Stapes
How many players are there on a soccer team on the field?
12
Mount Everest lies between which two countries?
Nepal and China
What is the largest planet in our solar system?
Jupiter
Who is SpongeBob’s best friend?
Patrick Star
What is the official sports team name of the university?
The Bisons
What belongs to you but is used more by others?
Your name
What kind of fish is Nemo?
Clownfish
What rapper released the album The Marshall Mathers LP?
Eminem
What is the largest organ in the human body?
Skin
Which African country hosted the 2010 FIFA World Cup?
South Africa
Which line divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?
Equator
What part of the cell contains DNA?
Nucleus
What Netflix show made the song Running Up That Hill popular again?
Stranger Things
Which season does Welcome Week take place?
Fall
What kind of room has no doors or windows?
A mushroom
Who directed Inception and Interstellar?
Christopher Nolan
What country did the band ABBA come from?
Sweden
What country has the most vending machines per Capita?
Japan
In basketball, how many points is a free throw worth?
1
Which country has the most natural lakes?
Canada
Name all the 3 atomic particlesand the charges they carry
Electron -
Proton +
Neutron
What is the name of the fictional continent in Game of Thrones?
Westeros
What is the name of the research and technology park located next to the Fort Garry campus?
Smartpark Innovation Hub
What has a bed but never sleeps?
A river
What is the highest-grossing movie of all time (as of 2025)?
Avatar
What genre of music did Bob Marley popularize?
Reggae
Which planet is closest to the Sun?
Mercury
What is the term for scoring three goals in one hockey game?
Hat trick
What is the longest river in the world?
Nile River
What vitamin do we get from sunlight?
Vitamin D
What video game series features Pikachu?
Pokémon
What year was the University of Manitoba founded?
1877
What comes once in a year, twice in a week, and never in a day?
The letter E
In The Matrix, does Neo take the red pill or the blue pill?
Red pill
Which composer wrote Für Elise?
Ludwig van Beethoven
Originally made in Canada, canola is a vegetable oil made from what crop?
RAPESEED
What sport uses a puck instead of a ball?
Ice Hockey
What is the largest desert in the world?
Antarctica
What blood type is known as the universal donor?
O
What reality show features the Kardashians?
Keeping Up with the Kardashians
Which college at U of M focuses on health sciences and medicine?
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
If you’re running in a race and you pass the person in second place, what place are you in now?
Second place
What is the name of the ship in Pirates of the Caribbean?
The Black Pearl
What is the stage name of Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta?
Lady Gaga
Which two countries share the longest international border?
Canada and the United States
Who has won the most Olympic gold medals of all time?
Michael Phelps
What is the only country in the world that starts with the letter Q?
Qatar
What is the largest internal organ in the human body?
Liver
What is the most-followed account on Instagram (as of 2025)?
Cristiano Ronaldo
What is the large open area often used for events between UC and Fletcher Argue called?
The Quad
How many months have 28 days?
All of them
What was the first Pixar movie ever made?
Toy Story
What singer was known as “The Voice”?
Frank Sinatra
What is the hardest natural substance on Earth?
Diamond
How long is a marathon in kilometers (approximately)?
42 kilometers
What is the flattest continent?
Australia
What is the speed of light in kilometers per second?
About 300,000 km/s
Who was the first artist to reach one billion views on YouTube?
Psy with Gangnam Style
What U of M building has a planetarium inside it?
Allen Building
What word is spelled incorrectly in every dictionary?
Incorrectly
Who directed Jurassic Park?
Steven Spielberg
What year did Elvis Presley die?
1977
What element has the chemical symbol ‘Fe’?
Iron
In Formula 1, what color flag means “race finished”?
Checkered flag (black and white)
Which city lies on two continents?
Istanbul
How many elements are in the periodic table
118
What year did the first iPhone release?
2007
Other than Fort Gary campus, name any other uofM campus?
Bannatyne Campus
What runs around the house but never moves?
A fence