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