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SCSU 101
100

Greeks and Egyptians were initially cooking this dish like flatbread and topping it with olive oil and spices. The modern version of this dish as we know it evolved in Naples Italy, when tomato was added to it in the late 18th century.

Pizza

100

This famous diss track won best rap performance, best rap song and best music video in the Grammy Awards.

"Not Like Us" by Kendrick Lamar

100

This country has the most unique looking flag.

Nepal
100

The powerhouse of the cell is called...

Mitochondria

100
SCSU stands for:

Scarborough Campus Student's Union

200

This dish has roots that can be traced back to the early 18th century in Louisiana, where it began as a fusion of French, Spanish, African, and Native American cuisines. It's named is believed to have originated from the African word for okra, a key ingredient in many early recipes.

Gumbo

200

This artist is the third female artist to win Best Rap Album at the Grammy's in 2025 since Lauryn Hill and Cardi B. 

Doechii

200

This country is the smallest country in the world (but has a very misleading name.)

Vatican City

200

The ancient Ionian Greek philosopher and polymath, Pythagoras is most famous for this mathematical formula:

The Pythagorean Theorom

200

This was the name of the 1265 Bistro before its current name.

Rex's Den

300

This is the name of a Levantine salad of finely chopped parsley, soaked bulgur, tomatoes, mint, and onion, seasoned with olive oil, lemon juice, salt and sweet pepper.

Tabouli

300

This hit musical starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande was based off a novel, and the novel was based off of  L. Frank Baum's 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and its 1939 film adaptation. 

Wicked

300

In which country would you find Mount Kilimanjaro?

Tanzania

300

The one food that never goes bad is...

Honey

300

In 2002, the changed its name to the Scarborough Campus Student's Union from this name:

Scarborough Campus Student's Council

400

The name for this dip comes from The Nahuatl term "āhuacatl" and the word mōlli which means 'sauce'.

Guacamole

400

This artist is best known for his most popular song, "Careless Whisper."

George Michael

400

On which continent would you find the world’s largest desert?

Antartica

400

This author is most famous for writing these novels: Sense and Sensibility (1811), Pride and Prejudice (1813), Mansfield Park (1814), and Emma (1815).

Jane Austen

400

This was the year that the Scarborough Campus Student's Union was created at UTSC. 

1966

500

This variation of Chinese-style cuisine is, in reality, mostly Indian Chinese cuisine and Pakistani Chinese cuisine and is very popular in India, Pakistan, and Northern China.

Hakka

500

With 40 billion streams and 20 million records sold worldwide, this group is one of the best-selling girl groups of all time.

Blackpink

500

What are the five Great Lakes?

Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario

500

What is a word, phrase, number, or other sequence of characters that reads the same backward as forward?

Palindrome

500

Name all six current SCSU executives

Emeka, Fawzia, Lalise, Maya, Athisayaa

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