Suncor History
Pop Culture
Canada
Mining and Geology
Miscellaneous
100

In 2010, Suncor became the first oil sands company to complete surface reclamation of a tailings pond (Pond 1). What was the area renamed to?

Wapisiw Lookout

100

Who portrayed the young Godfather in The Godfather Part II?

Robert De Niro

100

Hockey is Canada's national winter sport, but what is the national summer sport?

Lacrosse

100

What is the process by which we return lands affected by surface mining activities to a beneficial end use called? 

Reclamation

100

Name 3 of the 4 current 593s in SBMC

Brandon, Nitish, Donny, Mustafa

200

Where was Suncor's head office located before moving to Calgary?

Toronto

200

What is Rihanna's first name?

Robyn

200

Name at least 2 of the 3 groups of Indigenous peoples recognized in the Canadian constitution.

First Nations, Inuit and Métis.

200

What was the main mining machine used before Suncor transitioned to truck and shovel operations?

The bucketwheel

200

What is the only country in Africa whose official language is Spanish?

Equatorial Guinea

300

In what year was a dinosaur fossil discovered at Base Plant?

2011

300

How many times did Ross Geller get divorced on the sitcom Friends?

3 times

300

How many provinces and territories does Canada have?

13

300

What geological process exposed the McMurray Formation, making areas suitable for surface mining?

Glaciation

300

Where is the Olympics 2028 being held?

LA, USA

400

What was Suncor's first ever name as a company?

The Sun Company Inc.

400

Which song *not by Kendrick Lamar or Drake* maintained its spot in the top 3 of the Spotify Top 50 songs during the infamous beef?

Million Dollar Baby by Tommy Richman

400

Name the 3 best selling artists from Canada.

Celine Dion, Drake, and Justin Bieber.

400

What is the process of producing both steam and electricity through natural gas fuel that will replace coke combustion in 2024?

Cogeneration

400

What percentage of humans who have ever existed exist today (+/- 2% accuracy)?

7%

500

In what year did Suncor become a publicly-traded company? (+/- 2 years)

1992

500

The most streamed song of the 90's is Wonderwall, but who sang it?

Oasis

500

How many time zones exist in Canada (not including summer times)?

6 (Pacific, Mountain, Central, Eastern, Atlantic, and Newfoundland)

500

At Suncor, we love our acronyms. So do you know what SAGD stands for?

Hint: An enhancement process which includes using solvents and reduced pressure for in situ bitumen recovery, and could lower GHG emissions by up to 30%.

Steam assisted gravity drainage

500

Who wrote the famous dystopian novel Brave New World?

Aldous Huxley