Riddles
What has a head and a tail, but no body?
A coin
One of the seven natural wonders of the world, the northern lights (aurora borealis) is caused by
Solar activities
What mathematical function can be defined as multiplying a number with all integers less than or equal to that number?
Factorial
How many colleges in York University
9
If you have me, you will want to share me. If you share me, you will no longer have me. What am I?
A Secret
Temple of Artemis was used as a ______
Bank
Which appealing yellow fruit is slightly radioactive due to its high potassium content?
Banana
Name at least one movie filmed at York University
What always ends everything?
Most of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World are located around what body of water?
Mediterranean Sea
In a room of n people there’s a 50% chance that two people have the same birthday.
What is n
23
What is York University's Rank in the Times Higher Education(THE) Impact ranking?
Hint: Recently posted
40
I come from a mine and get surrounded by wood always. Everyone uses me. What am I?
Pencil Lead
Which of these New Wonders of the World was used to host mock naval battles?
Colosseuem
Which is the only planet in our solar system whose rotation is almost at a right angle to its orbit (i.e., it spins on its side)?
Hint: The largest moon of this planet is Titania.
Uranus
York's motto is _____ meaning _____
"tentanda via" meaning "the way must be tried."
What word in the English language does the following: the first two letters signify a male, the first three letters signify a female, the first four letters signify a great, while the entire world signifies a great woman. What is the word?
Heroine
Where is Machu Picchu located
Bonus; When was it built
Peru
1450 AD
What number sequence often appears in nature and was discovered in 1202 AD?
Fibonacci Sequence
Which Top 30 under 30 York Alumni is known as Community Builder & Co-founder of Roots to Routes Academy
Korina Thomas-Reynolds