Music
What is the highest-grossing movie of all time?
Avatar
This country is known for having the worlds longest coastline.
Dolly was the first-ever living creature to be cloned. What type of animal was she?
Sheep
When was UBC established?
1908
A eukaryotic, single-celled organism in the fungus kingdom. Addition in cooking causes baked goods to rise.
Yeast
How many members does BTS have?
Seven
Which actress has the most Oscar wins?
Katharine Hepburn
This island located in the Arctic is the world's largest island and a territory within the Kingdom of Denmark.
What is Greenland?
What hormone, produced by the adrenal glands, prepares the body for the "fight or flight" response to stress?
adrenaline (epinephrine)
What is the name of UBC's largest library?
Irving K. Barber Learning Centre
Gregor Mendel, commonly referred to as the "father of modern genetics" used this vegetable in his studies. This plant contained a pod filled with the seeds which humans eat.
Pea(s)
What does Ed Sheeran name his albums after?
Math symbols
The code in The Matrix comes from what food recipes?
Sushi
This famous mountain, often referred to as the 'roof of Africa,' is the highest peak on the continent. It is a free-standing volcanic cone located in Tanzania.
What is Mount Kilimanjaro?
In quantum physics, what principle states that measuring one property (e.g., position) of a particle with certainty makes the simultaneous measurement of another property (e.g., momentum) uncertain
Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
What is the name of UBC's largest teaching museum.
The Beaty Biodiversity Museum
This soft drink invented in 1893 was named after an enzyme that aids in digestion and was thought to aid in combatting indigestion.
Pepsi
Before Miley Cyrus recorded "Wrecking Ball," it was offered to which singer?
Celine Dion
Who actually drew the sketch of Rose in Titanic?
James Cameron
This city is known for the religious landmark The Black Stone (Kaaba) and the birthplace of the prophet Muhammad.
What is Mecca?
What Scottish bacteriologist is credited with discovering the first true antibiotic, penicillin, in 1928?
Alexander Fleming
Who is the course coordinator for BIOL 234 and 335?
Craig
Once only for wealth aristocrats, this rich, chilled and sweetened dairy-based beverage is commonly consumed during one of the last holidays of the year. Despite this beverages name, the FDA limits the amount of egg in this beverage if store bought to under 1%.
Eggnog
Some of the velociraptor noises in Jurassic Park are actually which animals mating?
Tortoises
This island is known for being the world's largest third order island (an island located in a lake located on an island located in another lake located on an island.
What is Victoria Island?
Which of the following animals have the highest blood pressure: A: Giraffe, B: Blue Whale, C: Elephant, D: Flea
Giraffe. Because of its extremely long neck, the giraffe must rely on its oversized heart (two feet long and twenty-five pounds!) to pump blood all the way to its head. As a result, the giraffe has the highest blood pressure of any animal: 280/180 mmHg (millimeters of mercury) at heart level when prone -- more than twice the blood pressure of an average human. Not surprisingly, because of their high blood pressure, giraffes are prone to heart attacks.
What is the name of the rare manuscript, considered a significant piece of literature, that is housed at UBC's Vancouver campus library.
The first edition of Charles Darwin’s "'On the Origin of Species'"
Mozzarella cheese is traditionally made from the milk of what animal? In modern day any companies and farmers now use cow milk.
Water Buffalo