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ESS Trivia Night 2025
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1
What was the name of the debut album released by Billie Eilish?
Don't Smile at Me
When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go
Happier Than Ever
Ocean Eyes
2
Ionized radiation emits a light of which colour?
Green
White
No colour is emitted
Blue
3
Which female artist has the most No. 1 hits on the billboard Hot 100?
Madonna
Mariah Carey
Whitney Houston
Taylor Swift
4
Which Shakespeare play features the famous line, "To be or not to be, that is the question"?
Macbeth
Hamlet
Othello
Romeo and Juliet
5
What year was the ESS formed?
1942
1943
2000
1927
6
What was the first music video ever played on MTV?
"Like a Virgin" Madonna
"Video Killed the Radio Star" The Buggles
"Thriller" Michael Jackson
"Sweet Child O' Mine" Guns N' Roses
7
How many sides does a dodecahedron have?
12
24
16
15
8
USASK Geo building used to be home to Terry the Spotted Gar. What is the average lifespan of Spotted Gar in captivity?
Sixteen years
Fifteen years
Twelve years
Eighteen years
9
What is it called when a baseball player hits a single, double, triple, and home run in the same game?
Cycle
Grand Slam
oppo taco
Hat trick
10
What is the word for a figure of speech where one thing is said to be another?
Personification
Metaphor
Conjunction
Soliloquy
11
When Rome fell, what 2 empires too its place?
Rashidun Caliphate and O Imperio Portugues
Rome never fell
Persians Empire and Ottoman Empire
Western Roman Empire and Eastern Roman Empire
12
In Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, the creatures desire for revenge is primarily driven by what?
His desire to find a companion to alleviate his loneliness
His need to prove his superiority to Victor Frankenstein
His rejection by society and Victor Frankenstein's neglect
His inherent evil nature, which leads him to seek destruction
13
What is the logarithmic form of 10
5
= 10,000?
10,000
5
20
10
14
Who was the youngest recorded ruler of Egypt?
Narmer
Khufu
Rameses II
Tutankhamun
15
Which famous world leader said "History repeats itself, first as a tragedy, second as a farce"?
Theadore Roosevelt
Joseph Stalin
Winston Churchill
Mao Zedong
16
What is the term used to indicate a player has 0 points in tennis?
Advantage
Love
Deuce
Ad-out
17
Who recently became the first ever father-son duo to play together in an NBA game?
Rick and Brent Barry
Ron and Ronnie Booker
Lebron and Bronny James
Mike Dunleavy Sr and Mike Dunleavy Jr
18
Which player has won the most Super Bowls in NFL history?
Peyton Manning
Jerry Rice
Patrick Mahomes
Tom Brady
19
What is the most common number rolled on two dice?
12
10
7
6
20
Who scored the famous "Golden Goal" in the 2010 winter Olympics in Vancouver?
Brian Rafalski
Jonathan Toews
Zach Parise
Sidney Crosby
21
What was our first event this school year?
Edmonton Hockey Trip
Purple Party
Welcome Breakfast
Trivia/ Board Game Night
22
Which of the following sentences contains an adjective?
she runs fast
She is happy
she runs quickly
She is swimming
23
What is the original name of the farm before the animals take over in Animal Farm
Animalia
Manor Farm
Green Farm
The People's Farm
24
What year was the last time the Saskatchewan Roughriders won the Grey Cup?
2007
2013
1989
2019
25
A parabola is given by y= x
2
- 7x + 12. Find the roots of the function (where y = 0)
+5, +8
+3, +4
-3, -4
-8, -5
26
Kuru is a prion disease that afflicted the Fore people of Papua New Guinea, what does the word "kuru" mean in Fore?
Catatonic
Wasting
Trembling
Rage
27
What rock makes up the White Cliffs of Dover?
Yule Marble
Chalk
Calcite
Granulite
28
Who won the 2021 Stanley Cup?
Boston Bruins
Edmonton Oilers
Tampa Bay Lightning
Montreal Canadiens
29
Who is the social/fundraising executive this school year?
Tina Elder
Kaitlin Proudfoot
Eve Boss
Jarren Reaney
30
What si it called when a player scores two-under par on a hole in golf?
Chip
Eagle
Birdie
Bogey
31
If a cube and a sphere had the same volume, which one would have more surface area?
cube
sphere
32
Which 2023 hit song by Miley Cyrus broke streaming records?
Midnight Sky
Wrecking Ball
Flowers
Party in the USA
33
How long was the Hundred Years War?
101 years
100 years
89 years
116 years
34
What song made Olivia Rodrigo a household name in 2021?
Deja Vu
Vampire
Good 4 U
Drivers License
35
Which country holds the longest existing Republic?
India
Egypt
San Marino
Togo
36
Who is the most decorated Olympian of all time?
Michael Phelps
Larisa Latynina
Katie Ledecky
Simone Biles
37
Which artist holds the record for the most Grammy wins in history?
Beyonce
Stevie Wonder
Michael Jackson
Taylor Swift
38
Which band recorded the theme song for the James Bond movie Skyfall?
Adele
Same Smith
U2
Coldplay
39
In The Outsiders, what is the significance of the poem, "Nothing Gold Can Stay"?
It foreshadows the violent events of the story
It represents Ponyboy's feelings for Cherry
It symbolizes the fleeting nature of youth and innocence
It highlights the greed and materialism of the Socs
40
What is the real name of the rapper Eminem
Curtis Jackson
Calvin Broadus
Sean Combs
Marshall Mathers
41
Who is the main character in Franz Kafka's short story The Metamorphosis?
Grete Samsa
Gregor Samsa
Mr. Samsa
Franz Kafka
42
Which of the following functions equals 0 when x = 0?
sinx
cosx
lnx
e^x
43
Which country did the famous Lotus Sutra originate from?
Laos
India
China
Japan
44
Which of the following fungi genera are used by ant colonies in combat against termite colonies?
Mycelium
Gibellula
Metarhizium
Paleopyrenomycites
45
Where was the famous revolutionary Leon Trotsky assassinated?
Montreal, Canada
Mexico City, Mexico
Tehran, Iran
Helsinki, Finland
46
Which boy band released the hit song "I Want It That Way" in 1999?
Backstreet Boys
One Direction
*NSYNC
New Kids on the Block
47
What is the colour of the College of Education?
Chartreuse
Green
Pink
Purple
48
Who founded Manitoba?
Wilford Laurier
Robert Fleming
Lester B. Pearson
Louis Reil
49
Who was the first rapper to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?
Jay-Z
Tupac Shakur
The Notorious B.I.G.
Run-D.M.C.
50
Which famous city is said to be founded by twin brothers?
Rome
Venice
Copenhagen
Cairo
51
Which NHL team has the most Stanley Cup championships of all time?
Detroit Red Wings
Toronto Maple Leafs
Boston Bruins
Montreal Canadiens
52
What room is the ESS office?
2024
2020
1009
1023
53
Which of the following is the correct use of a semicolon?
I have a meeting at 10 a.m.; however, I am free after that
I have a meeting at 10 a.m.; I have a doctor's appointment at noon
I have a meeting at 10 a.m.; and I have a doctor's appointment at noon
54
What type of character is one that does not change throughout the story?
Static character
Dynamic character
Flat character
Round character
55
What is the reported amount of water (gallons) used by Google's AI cooling towers from 2021-2022?
4.48 billion
5.56 billion
1.77 billion
2.16 billion
56
Solve (if you don't mind). 3
3
+ 4(8 - 5) ÷ 6 =
38
36
16
29
57
Which of the following plants were not used for medicinal pain removers?
Scottish Pine Bark
Willow tree bark
Breadseed Poppy
Feverfew
58
Dr. Alice Stewart was a British scientist whose specific contribution was ____?
discovering that exposing a fetus to X-rays can cause childhood leukemia
developing an iris recognition algorithm
a human can be infected with Mad Cow Disease from a blood transfusion
developing of Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs)
59
Who was the first Emperor of China?
Jimmu Ojin
Qin Shu Huang
Sun Tzu
Li Shimin Taizong
60
Which of these sentences is written in passive voice?
The teacher is explaining the lesson
The teacher explained the lesson
The teacher explains the lesson
The lesson was explained by the teacher
61
What is a prominent feature of the skeleton of the hero shrew?
wider pelvis
wider vertebrae
Longer fingers
opposable thumbs
