General Trivia
What is the name of the city that Spongebob Squarepants lives in?
Bikini Bottom
What are the top 5 countries/regions that international students come to U of T from?
China 15,671
India 2,082
United States 1,171
Korea (South) 768
Hong Kong 531
What disease did the WHO declare eradicated in 1980?
Smallpox
What vitamin does the sun’s ultraviolet rays help the skin produce?
Vitamin D
What game created by Will Wright was released in 2000 (with sequels in 2004, 2009, and 2014)?
The Sims
Who won the inaugural season of American Idol?
Kelly Clarkson
Who did Kim work for as an assistant before becoming famous
Paris Hilton
How many chromosomes are in a cell?
46
How much money would a U of T prof earn in 1853?
about $700/year
(equivalent to about $27000 today)
In the early 1970s, McDonald’s debuted this breakfast sandwich, a first in the fast-food breakfast industry.
Egg McMuffin
Which bone are babies born without?
knee cap
What was Mario (of the Mario Brothers) first known as in Donkey Kong?
Jumpman
What Disney channel comedy show was created in 2001 by Terri Minsky, sometimes starring a cartoon version of the main character acting out her private thoughts?
Lizzie McGuire
What was the name of the Kardashian sisters' boutique clothing store in Calabasas?
Dash
The Statue of Liberty was given to the US by which country?
France
Stephanie Savage, the creator of what TV Series, attended U of T
Gossip Girl
What strait separates Alaska and Russia?
Bering
What organ does an octopus have three of?
heart
How many Grand Theft Auto games have been released?
15
One of the biggest hits of 2003, "Bring Me to Life" was recorded by what rock band?
Evanescence
What are the names of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s kids?
North, Saint, Chicago and Psalm
What does a Scoville unit measure?
Spiciness
Hart House is named after the grandfather of this person, who donated Hart House to U of T.
Vincent Massey
In which continent is Timbuktu located?
Africa
What is a group of crows called?
murder
In Sonic the Hedgehog, what kind of animal is Knuckles?
Echidna
What single was named the greatest pop song of the 2000's by VH1?
Crazy in Love
How many days did Khloe and Lamar know each other before getting married?
30 days
Tennis star Serena Williams won which major tournament while pregnant with her first child?
Australian Open
Where did the Beatles perform days before John Lennon left the group?
Varsity Stadium
What was the first country to give women the right to vote?
New Zealand
What bird, extinct by 1681, was named for the Portuguese word for "stupid"
Dodo
In what game can you find Racoon City?
Resident Evil
In the year 2000, Kentwood, Louisiana opened a museum dedicated to which 18-year-old musical artist?
Britney Spears
What did Kim think she lost in the ocean on a family trip to Bora Bora?
A diamond earring
In what year were the first Air Jordan sneakers released?
1984
From the 1920s to 1957, what type of music was banned at Hart House
Jazz Music
Victorians once used what to predict the weather?
Leeches.
Trivia Question: What is the only fruit that has its seeds on the outside?
Strawberries
What Pokemon evolves into Arbok?
Ekans
Noah Glass, Biz Stone, and Evan Williams were three of the four founders of what social network that launched in 2006?
Which of these is not a Kardashian kids' name: Saint, Star, True, Stormi, Reign
Star
Canada eats more "what" than any other nation in the world?
Mac and Cheese.
William Henry Van der Smissen, professor from 1866 to 1913, was so fond of his own lectures he once repeated one of his favourites three times in one year, to the same class. What subject did he teach?
German
According to Greek mythology, who was the first woman on earth?
Pandora
What plant in the grass family can grow up to 12 inches in a single day?
Bamboo (yes, it's technically a grass)
What was the number 1 selling video game console during the 1975 holiday season?
Atari Pong
What rapper and former teen singer competed in a boxing match against former NBA player Lamar Odom in June 2021?
Aaron Carter
Who said "Kim, there's people that are dying?"
Kourtney
In 2011, an online petition was signed by 50 000 people to protest this rock band from providing the halftime entertainment for a Thanksgiving NFL game
Nickleback
Which US President gave a speech at Hart House in 1957 for males only, and later said "It’s a pleasure to be in a country where women cannot mix in everywhere."
John F. Kennedy
What was the first message sent by morse code?
What hath God wraught?
Trivia Question: A flamboyance is a group of what animals?
Flamingos
What does the "EC" rating mean for video games?
Suitable for players 3 years old and up
What artist was 'Toxic' originally written for?
Janet Jackson
How many days were Kim and Kris Humphries married?
72
How many minutes are in one week?
A. 1080 B. 10080 C. 10008 D.18000
B. 10080
What did Canada's first electronic computer, purchased by U of T in 1952 do?
Computed projections of water levels in the Great Lakes and played checkers
What was the shortest war in human history?
Anglo-Zanzibar War
August 27 1896
40 minutes long
Which mammal has no vocal cords?
Giraffe
What was the Nintendo 64's advertising slogan?
Get N or Get Out
What American TV program is based on the Swedish reality show "Expedition Robinson"?
Survivor
What is the name of Caitlyn Jenner's oldest son?
Burton