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100

What year was UCC founded?

1829

100

What is the first element on the periodic table?

Hydrogen

100
What are the names of Toronto's Big 4 Sport's teams?

Raptors, Maple Leafs, Toronto FC, and Blue Jays

100

Who wrote the famous children's book series the Cat in the Hat?

Dr. Suess

100

How many toes does the average East Pacific Red Octopus have?

0 (It's an octopus)
200

What is the student count at UCC?

1260 (approximately)

200

Name the "Ice Giants" are in the solar system? (Planets that consist of compounds like water, methane, and ammonia that are found in a hot, dense fluid state within these planets.)

Uranus and Neptune

200

Which player has won the most Superbowls in the NFL?

Tom Brady

200

What’s the name of the skyscraper in Die Hard?

Nakatomi Plaza

200

How many cards are in a deck of playing cards?

52

300

What year did the new Upper School at UCC open?

1960

300

What is the distance from the Earth to the Sun? (Miles)

93 Million Miles

300

What is the diameter of a basketball hoop in inches?

18 inches

300

What is the current highest grossing movie of 2025?

The Minecraft Movie

300

What is the fifth sign of the zodiac?

Leo

400

Who was the first female teacher at UCC?

Mary Tucker

400

How fast does light travel?

Approximately 299,792 kilometers per second

400

Which legendary cricketer earned the nickname The God of Cricket?

Sachin Tendulkar

400

Which dystopian novel features the character Winston Smith? 




1984 by George Orwell

400

What is the capital of Bhutan?

Thimphu

500

Name all 10 houses at UCC in alphabetical order

Bremner's, Howard's, Jackson's, Martland's, McHugh's, Mowbray's, Orr's, Scadding's, Seaton's, Wedd's 

500

Which Scientist proposed that the Sun is stationary at the centre of the universe?

Nicolas Copernicus

500

Who was the captain of the maple leafs during their last Stanley Cup win?

George Armstrong

500
What was the name of the first movie published that had both sound and colour?

The King of Jazz (1930)

500

What is the only sea, without any coast lines?

The Sargasso Sea