What happened in 2023
AI software tool that was released in November 2022 and exploded across the world in 2023
ChatGPT
2023 women’s soccer World Cup Champion.
Spain
In Bruce Power, MCR stands for 2 things. What are they?
Main Control Room and Major Component Replacement
In the Mad Max Trilogy, who played Auntie Entity in Thunderdome?
Tina Turner
What was the highest grossing Christmas movie of all time?
Home Alone
the Grinch is #1
Name of the deep-sea submersible that imploded on June 18th when heading to visit to the Titanic
Titan
In the 2023 Stanley Cup finals, which game did the Florida Panthers win (1, 2, 3 or 4) before losing the series to the Vegas Golden Knights in 5 games.
Game 3
What are the 3 C’s of nuclear safety?
Cool the fuel, Control the power, Contain radiation
What speed would allow the DeLorean to time travel in the Back to the Future trilogy
88 miles per hour
What is the first company that used Santa Claus in advertising?
Coca-Cola
Canadian and Ontario governments pledged billions of dollars in 2023 toward building facilities to manufacture these items.
Electric Vehicle (EV) batteries
Who was the Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher in the final game of 2023?
Jose Berrios (wildcard game 2 vs Minnesota)
How many units do each powerhouse contain?
5 – 4 Reactor units (1234 or 5678) and 1 control unit (U0)
In the original Star Wars trilogy, what species stole the plans for the original death star?
Bothans
What is Ralphie's little brother's name in the movie A Christmas Story?
Randy
Month that a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck south-central Turkey and north-west Syria
February
Winner of the 2023 Formula 1 driver’s championship
Max Verstappen
Bruce Power maintains the powerhouses and most buildings on site. Who owns the switchyards?
HONI – Hydro One Networks Inc
What was the name of the organization that created Jason Bourne in the Bourne trilogy?
Treadstone
Who wrote "Christmas doesn't come from a store, maybe Christmas perhaps means a little bit more"
Dr Seuss
The head of this cryptocurrency company, Sam Bankman Fried, was convicted of fraud in November following a colossal collapse and bankruptcy of the company.
FTX
Winner of the 2023 Canadian Open golf tournament, the first Canadian to win since 1954
Nick Taylor
Nuclear stations use lake water to cool equipment and components. What is the allowable temperature delta as per our CoA between the intake channel and outlet channel?
10 degrees Celsius
What was the name of the location that the one ring would be destroyed in during the Lord of the Rings trilogy?
What well known Christmas Carol became the first song ever broadcasted from space in 1965?
Jingle Bells