Sports
In professional tennis, this specific term describes a score of 40–40, requiring a player to win two consecutive points to claim the game.
What is Deuce?
Building this famous structure to reach the heavens resulted in God scattering humanity by confounding their languages.
What is the Tower of Babel?
Planted near the TRIUMF lab on the Vancouver campus, several apple trees at UBC are direct biological descendants of the tree that famously inspired this historic scientist.
Who is Sir Isaac Newton?
In competitive indoor volleyball, this back-row defensive specialist wears a contrasting jersey, cannot serve or block (with rare exceptions), and cannot set an attack with overhead fingers if they are in front of the attack line.
Who is the Libero?
Of the four canonical Gospels, this is the shortest one, consisting of just 16 chapters.
What is the Gospel of Mark?
Designed by famed architect Arthur Erickson and inspired by traditional Northwest Coast longhouses, this iconic campus landmark houses world-class Indigenous art and cultural artifacts.
What is the Museum of Anthropology (MOA)?
In baseball, if a pitcher makes an illegal motion on the mound with runners on base—such as failing to pause or feints a throw—this violation awards each runner one free base.
What is a balk?
Of the twelve spies sent by Moses to explore the land of Canaan, only he and Joshua brought back a faithful report, earning them the privilege of surviving the 40 years in the wilderness to enter the Promised Land.
Who is Caleb?
In October 1922, nearly 1,200 students marched from downtown Vancouver to Point Grey to pressure the government into building the permanent campus—a historic demonstration known by this name.
What is the Great Trek?
In rugby union, if an attacking player kicks from inside their own 22-meter line and the ball lands in field before bouncing out of bounds in the opponent's 22, this rule awards the kicking team the resulting lineout throw-in.
What is the 50:22 rule?
The Old Testament book named after this woman tells the story of a widow whose devotion to her mother-in-law eventually places her in the direct lineage of King David and Jesus.
Who is Ruth?
Located on UBC's South Campus, TRIUMF operates the world's largest version of this particle accelerator, capable of accelerating protons up to 75% the speed of light.
What is a cyclotron?