Pharmacology
This drug is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) often used for pain and inflammation, but it also has a known risk of gastrointestinal bleeding.
What is ibuprofen?
UofA researchers helped develop this drug for diabetes, first used in humans in 1922
This organelle is responsible for modifying, sorting, and packaging proteins for secretion
What is the Golgi?
This is the smallest country in the world by land area
What is Vatican City?
This is Iron Man's real name
Who is Tony Stark?
This medication is used in the treatment of Type 2 diabetes and works by increasing insulin sensitivity in muscle and fat cells.
What is Metformin?
This was the University of Alberta’s first president, with a building named after him.
Who is Henry Marshall Tory?
This was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize
Who is Marie Curie?
This ancient wonder of the world was located in Babylon
What are the Hanging Gardens of Babylon
This rapper performed at the Superbowl Half-Time Show in 2025
This drug is a corticosteroid used for its anti-inflammatory effects in the treatment of asthma and autoimmune disorders.
What is prednisone?
In April 1976, the University agreed to purchase this building for $1
What is HUB mall?
This is the unit of electrical resistance
Ohm (Ω)
This spice is known as the most expensive by weight.
What is Saffron?
This is the highest-paid athlete in the world as of 2024
Who is Cristiano Ronaldo?
This is the antidote for acetaminophen (Tylenol) overdose
What is N-acetylcysteine?
This UofA alumnus was the Prime Minister of Canada from 1979-1980
Who is Joe Clark
This was the first human to travel into space
Who was Yuri Gagarin?
This is the number of national parks that Canada has.
What is 37?
This is the longest-running Broadway show of all time
What is The Phantom of the Opera (Ran for 35 years!)
This anti-cancer drug causes dose-limiting cardiotoxicity, especially with cumulative doses, and is known for producing the "heart failure" side effect?
What is doxorubicin?
This is the number of seats in the lower plastic bleachers of the butterdome?
What is 1045
This is the only letter that does not appear in any element name on the periodic table
What is the letter J
This was the year the Magna Carta was signed
What is 1215?
This Academy Award winning actor voiced one of the hyenas in the original 1994 Disney animated film The Lion King.
Who is Whoopi Goldberg