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100

Name two things that Hazar Imam spoke about in his recent Farmans during his visit to Eastern Canada.

Multiple Answers Possible

100

According to the Tim Hortons newsroom, what was the most popular hot coffee order in 2025?

Double Double

100

We are always happy to feed SISA, but sometimes people get a bit… weird… with it… What was the food that Ali Dilawar added copious amounts of cheese to, and for an extra 50 points, how many slices did he add?

Burgers, 27 slices of cheese

100

The meme “Barbenheimer” was coined to celebrate the release of which two movies?


Bonus 100 points if you can get the exact date that they both released!

”Barbie” and “Oppenheimer”


July 21st, 2023

100

Steven Spielberg’s 2002 film Catch Me If You Can is based on the autobiography of this person.

Frank Abagnale Jr.

100

What material were early hockey pucks made out of?

Frozen Cow Poo

200

Put these Imams in order of the way they are said in our Du’a (first to last)


  1. Mawlana Qasim Ali
  2. Mawlana Ali
  3. Mawlana Shah Rahim
  4. Mawlana Gharib Mirza
  5. Mawlana al-Muhtadi
  1. Mawlana Shah Rahim
  2. Mawlana Ali (1)
  3. Mawlana al-Muhtadi (21)
  4. Mawlana Gharib Mirza (34)
  5. Mawlana Qasim Ali (43)
200

Name ONE iconic nickname for each of the following people from the ISA:


  1. Arsheen
  2. Ashmal
  3. Inaas
  4. Aaren
  5. Areesh

Multiple Answers Possible


Arsheen: Doorsheen Jivani

Ashmal: too many to count

Inaas: Inu Pinu

Aaren: Sohail from Temu

Areesh: Captain Clueless

200

Our SISA family is always growing and changing, but many of us are graduating this year. Name five people from SISA who will have graduated by Fall 2026!

Rohaan, Riya, Arsheen, Sohail, Nazia, Simran, Aahil Samnani, Ali Rajan, Rubaiz, Shifa, Silmi

200

Which Hindi movie hold the record for the longest Indian movie to date?

Tamas (298 minutes OR 4 hours and 58 minutes long)

200

Which Pokemon is considered to be the “God” of all Pokémon?

Arceus

200

On social media, the.ismaili frequently releases videos which explain the practices of Ismailis e.g. What is Didar? What is Navroz?. What is this series called?

What Ismailis Believe

300

Fill in the blanks in this image!

300

Our very own Kamadianima Ilyana served as part of the SCSU Board of Directors this year. What was her role?

Director of International Development Studies

300

SISA Spotted is an iconic game for the WhatsApp group chat. Who took this iconic photo of Kabeer?



Arsheen Jivani

300

The soundtracks for Dhurandhar and Dhurandhar: The Revenge have refreshed some classical qawwalis for the modern era. Name 3 qawwalis from these movies, as well as the artists who sang them!

”Nah Toh Karavan Ki Talash Hai” - Manna Dey, Mohammed Rafi


“Dil Pe Zakhm Khate Hai” - Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan


“Man Atkeya Beparwah De Naal” - Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

300

Which of the following viruses cannot be transmitted through particles in the air?


  1. COVID-19
  2. Measles
  3. Adenovirus
  4. Ebola
  5. Varicella

Ebola

300

ACTIVATE PARTICIPATION:


Nominate one person from each team that has not participated previously!

The first person to complete 10 jumping jacks, 2 push ups, run to the CJK room and back wins.


400

During the Toronto Didar, what were the 16 Jamatkhanas that presented mehmani to Hazar Imam?

  1. Toronto Headquarters
  2. East York
  3. Scarborough
  4. Willowdale
  5. Don Mills
  6. Etobicoke
  7. Downtown
  8. Waterloo
  9. Western
  10. McMaster
  11. University of Toronto Scarborough
  12. York
  13. Toronto Metropolitan University
  14. Laurier
  15. Guelph
  16. University of Toronto St. George
400

Put this historical events in the order which they happened

  1. Musical.ly becomes Tiktok
  2. PK (Bollywood movie) comes out
  3. Summer Olympics happen in Rio de Janeiro
  4. iPhone X is released
  5. Watch Me (Whip/ Nae Nae) release
  1. PK - December 19, 2014
  2. Watch Me - May 5, 2015
  3. Summer Olympics - August 2016
  4. iPhone X - November 3, 2017
  5. Musical.ly/ Tiktok - August 2, 2018
400

Sohail, although extremely hilarious and fun to be around, can also be very very clumsy. On which dates did he dislocate his kneecap while prepping for Skits Night?


(You get 3 dates on either side of the exact date, no partial points)

January 29th, 2024


January 13th, 2026

400

Drake and Kendrick Lamar were engaged in arguably the greatest rap beef of all time. Name 5 of the 10 songs that they released that were part of this feud.

”First Person Shooter” - Drake and J. Cole

”Like That” - Kendrick Lamar, Future, Metro Boomin

“Push Ups” - Drake

“Taylor Made Freestyle” - Drake

”Euphoria” - Kendrick Lamar

“6:16 in LA” - Kendrick Lamar

“Family Matters” - Drake

“Meet the Grahams” - Kendrick Lamar

“Not Like Us” - Kendrick Lamar

“The Heart Part 6” - Drake

400

In the movie Zindagi na Milegi Dobara, Hrithik Roshan’s character catches feelings for Katrina Kaif’s character. What were their respective characters’ names?

Hrithik Roshan: Arjun Saluja

Katrina Kaif: Laila

400

ACTIVE PARTICIPATION:


Nominate one person from each team to come up that has not participated previously!

Tie a bandana around your ankle. The first person to get the bandana from the other person wins!

500

What are the first names of the following Campus Execs?

  1. Western Mukhianima
  2. TMU President
  3. Guelph Kamadianima
  4. York Vice President
  5. McMaster Chair (either one)
  1. Western - Alisha 
  2. TMU - Shaaz
  3. Guelph - Sahar
  4. York - Aliya
  5. McMaster - Kaiden OR Amir
500

Name the countries that contain these capital cities, and place them in order of population size from largest population to smallest (according to data Ilyana found on Wikipedia)


  1. Wellington
  2. Phnom Penh
  3. Dodoma
  4. Santiago
  5. Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
  1. Santiago, Chile (6.3 million)
  2. Phnom Penh, Cambodia (2.2 million)
  3. Dodoma, Tanzania (765,000)
  4. Wellington, New Zealand (203,000)
  5. Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka (108,000)
500

Buzz in Round!

The first person to have the correct answer on Sohail’s/Ilyana’s phone will get the points!

No abbreviations, no spelling mistakes, no excuses, no if, ands, or buts

Name the person who said the following phrase:


“Mawla sukhi ane abandoned rakhe”

500

Buzz in Round!

The first person to have the correct answer on Sohail’s/Ilyana’s phone will get the points!

No abbreviations, no spelling mistakes, no excuses, no if, ands, or buts

Guess the Song!


500

You can catch fish. But, what species of fish is among the longest living vertebrates? And, how old (approximately) was the oldest living of this species recorded?

Greenland Shark - over 400 years

500

ACTIVE PARTICIPATION: 


Nominate one person from each team to come up that has not participated previously!

Each of you will take turns filling up a cup with water. The team that fills the most water without overflowing wins!