Famous Firsts
The first black US president, taking office in 2008
Barack Obama
Holland | Sawyer
Tom
The residential area on the outskirts of a city or large town
Suburbs
Composed of a concatenated product, uOttawa was founded on this year
1848
The first antibiotic, accidentally discovered by Alexander Fleming in 1929
Penicillin
Groulx | Messi
Lionel
Verb: to transfer one's tenancy contract temporarily to a third party
Sublet
uOttawa alumus, host of this very game show before his passing in 2020 with a campus building named after him
Alex Trebek
The first man to travel to space
Yuri Gagarin
Gunn | Blunt
James
An underground electric railroad
Subway
Lending its name to a neighborhood in Ottawa, this building is the endpoint of the 2nd floor indoor link system beginning in Leblanc Residence
Vanier
The country where Johannes Gutenberg invented the first printing press
Germany
Harrelson | Allen
Woody
Verb: to undermine the power and authority of (an established system or institution)
Subvert
The University of Ottawa boasts this many faculties in its academic scope
10
The first explosive ever developed, dating back to 9th century China
Gunpowder
X | In the Middle
Malcolm
Verb: to bring under control, especially by conquest
Subjugate
The English translation of the University's latin motto: 'Deus Scientiarum Dominus Est'
God is the master of knowledge