City of Surrey: Random Facts
This bridge, opened in 1937, was Surrey's first fixed crossing over the Fraser River.
What is the Pattullo Bridge?
The letters A, B, C, D, E and F in the Building Code refer to what?
What are occupancy classifications?
This tree species is BC's official provincial tree
What is the Western Red Cedar?
This actor played both Marvel's Deadpool and the Green Lantern.
Who is Ryan Reynolds?
This province is known as Canada's only officially bilingual province.
What is New Brunswick?
Surrey's City Hall officially opened in this year.
What is 2014?
The BC Building Code is based primarily on this national model code
What is the National Building Code of Canada?
This conifer is often mistaken for a fir, despite not technically being one.
What is a Douglas Fir?
The Netflix series Stranger Things is set primarily in this decade.
What are the 1980s?
This Canadian invented basketball in 1891.
Who is James Naismith?
Surrey's name was inspired by a county located in this country.
What is England?
In a typical single-family dwelling, what is the maximum permitted rise of a stair riser under the BC Building Code?
What is 200 mm (7.87 inches)?
This tree species is famous for producing helicopter-shaped seeds.
What is a Maple?
The coffee shop featured in Friends was called this.
What is Central Perk?
This province joined Confederation last, in 1949.
What is Newfoundland and Labrador?
This major transportation corridor through Surrey was originally known as the Yale Wagon Road.
What is Fraser Highway?
The BC Building Code is administered provincially by this ministry.
What is the Ministry of Housing and Municipal Affairs?
This native species is commonly associated with Pacific Northwest rainforest ecosystems and can live for over 1,000 years
What is Western Red Cedar?
This movie became the highest-grossing film of all time before being overtaken and later reclaiming the title
What is Avatar?
This city was Canada's capital before Ottawa was chosen.
What is Kingston?
The Serpentine, Nicomekl, and Little Campbell Rivers all drain into this body of water.
What is Boundary Bay?
The minimum height requiring a guard in many residential applications is this distance.
What is 600 mm?
This tree species is often identified by its distinctive papery white bark.
What is Paper Birch?
This artist became the first female performer to win Album of the Year four times at the Grammy Awards
Who is Taylor Swift?
This former Prime Minister appears on Canada's current $5 bill.
Who is Sir Wilfrid Laurier?