Continental Drift
Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?
Campus Chronicles
Fame & Frames
Rhythm & Riffs
100

This is the only active non-rectangular flag:

What country does this flag belong to?

Nepal

100

Approximately how long does it take for the moon to make one full orbit around the Earth?


One Month

100

How many people work in the People Services Department? 

**Including people on leave, and not including Safety/Security.

21

100

What city and state does The Office take place in?

Scranton, Pennsylvania 

100

Which astronomer is name-dropped in "Bohemian Rhapsody?"

Galileo

200

Hamburg, Cologne, and Munich are cities in which country?

Germany

200

What is the name of the scale that is used to measure earthquake intensity?


The Richter Scale

200

What did President Ajay Patel major in for his Bachelors and Masters Degrees?

He has Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Human Kinetics from the University of British Columbia.

200

What year was the first Apple iPhone released? 

2007

200

"How You Remind Me”, "Far Away", "Rockstar" and "Photograph" are the most famous songs from this Canadian rock band.

Nickelback

400

How many time zones does Russia have?

11

400

How many countries are in North America?

23
400

How many countries do our students come from? 

137

400

Finish the line:

"On ____, he asked me what day it was"

"It's ______"

"It's October 3"

400

Which musical is based on the songs of ABBA?

Mamma Mia!

600

What is the only country in the world that starts with 'O'? 

Also, what is the only country that starts with 'Y'?

Oman and Yemen

600

Who was the first Canadian Prime Minister?

John A. Macdonald

600

Name at least 2 of our Health Sciences Programs, and 2 certificates/diplomas/degrees within each of those programs. 

(Active/Inactive programs are both okay)

Dental: Dental Assisting, Dental Hygiene, Dental Reception, Dental Technology

Health Administration: Health Unit Coordinator, Medical Office Assistant, Medical Transcriptionist

Health Care: Health Care Assistant, Medical Lab Assistant, Occupational/Physical Therapy Assistant, Pharmacy Technician

Nursing: BSN, Practical Nursing

600

Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Justin Timberlake and Fergie all got their start on which TV show?

The Mickey Mouse Club

600

Name all of the Spice Girls (5 Stage Names)

Scary Spice, Sporty Spice, Baby Spice, Ginger Spice  and Posh Spice 

800

What language is this? 

pronunciation: "selam" (pronounced as "seh-lahm"). 

Amharic (spoken in Ethiopia).

800

Three trailing dots used at the end of a sentence that indicates something has been omitted from quoted text, or that a speaker or writer has paused or trailed off in speech or thought is called what?

An ellipsis

800

Which 4 streets surround the VCC Downtown Campus?

Hamilton Street, Cambie Street, West Pender St, and Dunsmuir Street

800

What is the highest-grossing film of all time, surpassing $2.9 billion at the global box office?

Avatar

800

Although she was born and raised in Quebec, Canada, Celine Dion represented what country in the 1988 Eurovision contest?

Switzerland