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Misc.
100

This is the name of the first UBC library, opened in 1925.

What is Main Library (now part of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre)?

100

This renowned museum at UBC houses over 500,000 natural history specimens.

What is the Beaty Biodiversity Museum? 

100

This is the most popular undergraduate program at UBC by enrollment.

What is the Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)?

100

This is the nickname for UBC's sports teams. 

What are the Thunderbirds? 

100

This is the name and meaning of UBC's official motto. 

What is Tuum Est meaning "It is yours"? 

200

This year marks the founding of the University of British Columbia.

What is 1908? 

200

This building, located on Main Mall, is one of the oldest and most recognizable buildings on UBC's Vancouver campus. 

What is the Chemistry Building? 

200

This program allows UBC students to study abroad at partner universities worldwide.

What is Go Global? 

200

This annual event sees UBC compete against Simon Fraser University in various sports.

What is the Buchanan Cup? 

200

UBC engineering put this object on top if the UBC clock tower as a prank. 

A Volkswagen Beetle. 

300

This significant event in 1922 saw UBC students march to Point Grey to demand the completion of the university's permanent campus.

What is the "Great Trek"?

300

This distinctive structure, completed in 2005, is a state-of-the-art facility that houses a wide range of interdisciplinary research initiatives and is a hub for innovation and collaboration. 

What is the Life Sciences Centre?

300

How many UBC alumni are Nobel laureates?

What is 8 Nobel Laureates? 

300

The UBC Thunderbird Sports Clubs recently just added this new sport team.

What is Curling? 

300

This is the name of the only female president UBC has had. 

Who is Martha Piper? 


400

This UBC alumnus went on to become the Prime Minister of Canada in 1968.

Who is Pierre Elliott Trudeau?

400

This building, completed in 2013, is a landmark in sustainable architecture and is one of the tallest mass timber hybrid structures on campus. 

What is Brock Commons Tallwood House? 

400

This prestigious scholarship program at UBC supports outstanding international students. *Hint "What is the Karen McKellin...." 

What is the Karen McKellin International Leader of Tomorrow Award? 

400

This was going to be UBC's official mascot, before it became the Thunderbirds. 

What is the Seagulls? 


400

In the 1940s, UBC had a club called the Jokers Club. In 1947 they organized a race, in which they raced this animal.

What are Frogs? 

Several strict rules: (a) No female frogs to be placed near the race as distractions for the male racing frogs; (b) no disguised toads or grasshoppers; (c) no administering of alcoholic or narcotic stimulants to frog contestants.

500

This UBC president served the longest term, from 1944 to 1962.

Who is Norman MacKenzie? 

500

This iconic structure on UBC's Vancouver campus, completed in 1997, serves as a symbol of the university's commitment to excellence in the arts and is home to various performing arts events and concerts.

What is the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts?

500

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau graduated from UBC in 1998 with this degree. 

What is Bachelor of Education? 

500

The first cheerleaders at UBC were all male. What was the leader of the group called?

What is the Yell King? 

* All cheerleaders were called Yell Leaders! 

500

The Ubyssey has been the official student newspaper since 1918. However, for this year only, it was not published.

What is 1994-1995? 

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