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2022
100

This member of the IRB's Security Services had a child that graduated with honours on their way to becoming a doctor.

Sylvie Friolet

100

This hockey player is on track to break Wayne's Gretzky goal record of 894

Alex Ovechkin

100

Tom Cruise re-enlisted for this iconic role as a flight instructor and test pilot.

Pete "Maverick" Mitchell

100

The country that is closest to Antarctica

Chile

100

Causing at least 53 000 deaths, this event caused major wildfires, travel disruption, and record high temperatures in many European countries.

2022 European heat wave

200

These IRB Security Services employees have spent some time living abroad as the children of a diplomat

Tara Ruel and Patrick Lamonde

200

The only city to hold both the winter and summer olympics

Beijing

200

What is the longest running animated television show in the United States

The Simpsons

200

These countries have a legal claim to extensive sea floor areas in the Arctic that might contain valuable resources.

Canada, USA, Russia, Norway and Denmark

200

Known as Rose Nylund by many of her fans, this Hollywood legend passed away on December 31st, 2021.

Betty White

300

Once known to his teammates as "the plug" and for having a butterfly tattoo on his lower back, this IRB Security Services employee was once considered, for a very brief moment, to be a Hockey Canada hopeful.

He instead decided to become a linesman for 18 years. and pursue a career in Security.

Jeff "the Plug" Lefebvre

300

Through a lucrative club contract and endorsement deals, this Futbol (Soccer) star makes over 100 million US dollars per year.

Lionel Messi

300

Before he was the frontman for the Foo Fighters, Dave Grohl was the drummer for which band.

Nirvana

300

The name of the arm in which Planet Earth resides within the Milky Way

Orion Arm or Orion-Cynus Arm

300

Your friends were playing it. Your family was playing it. You were playing it. For the first few weeks of the year, the world was gripped by those annoying five letters, especially as everyone posted their results on social media.

WORDLE

400

This IRB Security Services employee once shared a drink with Princess Margaret

James "Jimmy" McErlane

400

What NFL team was originally called the ‘New York Titans’?

The New York Jets

400

At 3.3 billion streams, this song is considered the most streamed song by Spotify.

Shape of you - Ed Sheeran

400

Astronomers now estimate that there are 100 billion of these in the observable universe.

Galaxies

400

Overshadowed by the infamous slap heard around the world at the 2022 Academy Awards, Will Smith won the best male actor award for his role in the movie King Richard as the father/coach to these legendary athletes.

Venus and Serena Williams

500

Although Jeff Lefebvre is know for having excessive gas, he is also known as the creator of this very important IRB Security service that is now supported by the Duty Officer.

Risk Management Case 

500

The actual playtime (action) in this popular sport is on average 18 minutes per game.

Baseball

500

Who is the first (and so far, only) Disney princess with a tattoo

Pocahontas

500

This acute respiratory infection  can cause mild to life-threatening illness in people of all ages, however it is the single largest infectious cause of death in children worldwide

Pneumonia

500

Known as the voice of the narrator on the show How I meet your mother, this actor sadly died this past year

Bob Saget