Some sample questions from this category:
* Margaret Atwood and Farley Mowat (authors), Donald Sutherland (actor), Norman Jewison (director) and Lester B Pearson (Prime Minister and peacekeeper)?
* Eric McCormack (actor: Will & Grace), Tyler Stewart (musician: Barenaked Ladies), Tonya Lee Williams (actress: The Young & the Restless)?
* Leonard Cohen (poet/musician), Sir Wilfred Laurier (Prime Minister), William Shatner (actor: Star Trek)?
* Martin Short, Dave Thomas (actors: SCTV), Ivan Reitman (director)?
* Tom Green (comedian), Alex Trebek (Jeopardy!), Roch Voisine (musician)?
* Robertson Davies (author), Gord Downie (musician: The Tragically Hip)?
* Alan Thicke (actor: Growing Pains), Silken Laumann & Marnie McBean (Olympians), Paul Beeston (president of Major League Baseball)?
* Jean Chretien & Brian Mulroney (Prime Ministers), Lucien Bouchard (Premier of Quebec)?
* Canadian media magnate Conrad Black did not graduate from which of the following universities?
* Dennis Hull (NHL great), Rick the Temp (MuchMusic VJ)?
* Queen's is located in the heart of Kingston, Ontario. In what year were its first degrees awarded?
* Donated in 1992 by alumnus Dr. Afred Bader, the Herstmonceux Castle is well known as Queen's International Study Centre. Dr. Bader's life is an interesting one full of milestones. What marked 1940 as an important year in Dr. Bader's life?
* Queen's is well known for having played against RMC in one of the first organised hockey games, but the real sports draw to students and alumni is the annual Homecoming game. What is the actual name of the song sung whenever a touchdown is made?
* Built in 1994, the Stauffer Library is the newest Queen's library system, and took over the title of largest library from Douglas Library. What else is housed on the main floor of Stauffer?
* There are two main newspapers published by Queen's University students - "Queen's Journal" and "Golden Words". Before the establishment of "Golden Words" in 1967, what was the column the engineers wrote in the "Journal"?
* The first Queen's Band was established in 1905 with the intent of cheering on football players at games. Among the original 12 members was one of Queen's past Chancellors. Which one?
* All the buildings except the residences in this university are connected so you never have to go outside in the freezing cold winter. It also features a nifty elevator up to the library.
* This remote university shares its campus with Canadore College.
* This university was the first in Canada.
* This university's motto is "Surgite! Push on!" which was uttered by the university's namesake before he was killed in the battle of Queenston Heights during the War of 1812.
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