History, francophone history, general knowledge
Approximately what % of the world’s population is believed to be lacking in functional literacy?
What is 12.5%.
In what year did Canada adopt its official languages act?
What is 1969.
Which Canadian university recently changed its name, from what to what?
What is Toronto Metropolitan University, from Ryerson.
Which is the only Canadian University named after a Canadian PM?
What is Wilfred Laurier University.
Ranked #1 top “most famous” university in the world, this institution doesn’t have the word “University” in its name. What is it?
What is MIT (Massachussetts Institute of Technology).
Which University in Québec had a mass shooting in 1989?
What is École Polytechnique.
Which University’s First College Hall burned to the ground on December 2 1877?
What is Acadia University.
In what year was the oldest Canadian English Language University (UNB) founded?
What is 1785.
Daily double! Alex Trebek himself graduated from a Canadian University. In which year and program?
What are 1961 and Philosophy.
At which international uni can you study the zombie apocalypse?
What is University of Winchester.
In what year did the oldest University (francophone) start in Canada (before it was Canada) under the name Séminaire de Québec?
What is 1663.
What University allowed honours(high grades) grade 11 students to start in 1st year when it was originally piloting?
What is SFU.
Which Canadian University has 409 stairs from the bottom to the top of the campus?
What is Vancouver Island University.
Which small Canadian University was the first to grant a degree to a woman in 1875?
What is Mount Allison University.
University of Edinburgh is home to the UK’s oldest student newspaper named simply “The Student”, which was started in 1887 by which well-known author?
Who is Robert Louis Stephenson.
In 1916 Manitoba govt banned public schools from teaching French. A private institution (Université de St-Boniface) continued to operate and encouraged public schools to defy the ban. In what year did the provincial govt finally discretely lift the ban and reinstate French-language education?
What is 1966.
University of Alberta in Edmonton has a maze of tunnels under it to link different buildings in winter. Some of these date back quite far…how old are the oldest?
What is over 100 years (1920).
Name 2 words that come repetitively throughout Canadian Universities (being used by 2 or more universities)?
What are King, Concordia.
Currently, there remains only 1 women-only university in Canada. It is the subject of contention currently, as it plans to merge with Western. What is its name?
What is Bresica University College.
Which American university allows students to complete archery, fencing, sailing, and pistol (rifle) classes enabling them to receive a pirate’s licence?
What is MIT (Massachussetts Institute of Technology).
Which Canadian University owns a 145-hectare parcel of Costa Rican cloud forest (photo above) called Las Nubes (“the clouds”), which was donated to the faculty of environmental sciences in 1998 by Woody Fisher for conservation and research?
What is York University.
Which Canadian University houses part of Einstein’s brain (to be exact, 1/5 in 14 pieces)?
What is McMaster University.
Legend has it this was the last word uttered by the university’s namesake, Major-General Sir Isaac Brock, before he was killed in the battle of Queenston Heights during the War of 1812. It is also the motto for his namesake University. What is the word?
What is (Latin) Surgite! (English: Push on!).
Daily Double! What university houses Alex Trebek Alumni Hall named after the Jeopardy! host?
What is University of Ottawa.
Which is the oldest uni in the world and when did it start?
What is Nalanda University in India, established originally in 5 AD.