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4 bits
In computer science, a byte is a commonly used unit referring to 8 bits. What does a nibble represent?
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Kim Kardashian ($51M USD)
Which Kardashian sister made the most money from June 2015 to June 2016?
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YYZ
Toronto Pearson International Airport is the largest airport in Canada, What is its airport code?
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$783.1 million USD
How much did the 2016 film Deadpool make in USD (within $10 million, if nobody gets it, closest answer gets the points)
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1964, after the amalgamation of OAC, OVC and the Macdonald institute
When was the university founded?
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PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor
What does PHP stand for?
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Jon Snow
Which character does actor Kit Harington play on the HBO series “Game of Thrones”?
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$50
William Lyon Mackenzie King was the longest serving Canadian prime minister, being in office for more than 21 years, What bank note does King appear on?
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Dota 2
OpenAI recently used real-time learning to create a bot that was capable of defeating a professional player of which e-sport?
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Old Jeremiah
What is the Cannon’s real name?
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Ada Lovelace
Which 1800s mathematician is credited with writing the first ever computer program?
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“Despacito” by Luis Fonsi, with over 3.5 billion views
What foreign language song currently has the most viewed video on YouTube?
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Copenhagen
What is the capital city of Denmark?
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The X Files
What popular sci-fi drama show made a comeback in 2016 after ending in 2002 after a 9 season run?
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Franco Vaccarino
Who is the current president of the University?
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Ken Thompson and Dennis Ritchie
Which two computer scientists are widely known as the creators of Unix?
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Beyoncé
Who did Adele beat for Album of the Year at the 2017 Grammys?
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Berlin
Kitchener, Ontario was renamed in 1916, What was its original name?
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Team SoloMid
What team came in first place in the US Spring 2017 League of Legends Championship Series?
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“Rerum cognoscere causas” / "to learn the reasons of realities"
What is the University of Guelph motto?
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Edsger Dijkstra
Who wrote a famous letter in 1968 titled “Go To Statement Considered Harmful”?
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Kumail Nanjiani
Which actor from the HBO series “Silicon Valley” recently starred in the autobiographical film “The Big Sick”?
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Rinderpest
Smallpox was an infectious disease that has been considered eradicated since 1979, there is only one other infectious disease that is considered fully eradicated, what is it?
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1977 (May 25th)
What year was the original Star Wars (Star Wars: Episode 4 – A New Hope) released in theaters?
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3 of: Macdonald Institute, Macdonald Stewart Hall, MacKinnon, MacNaughton, MacLachlan, McLaughlin Library
What are 3 buildings on campus with names that start with Mac or Mc?
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