YORK UNIVERSITY
What does YU stand for?
York University
Maple tree
Who is the Father of Psychoanalysis?
Freud
Where is the Taj Mahal located at?
India
What is the hardest bone in the human body
Femur
Where building houses the Psychology department?
Behavioral Science Building
How many territories/provinces are there in total?
10 provinces, 3 territories
Who is the PI for the MDLaB and LCAD, respectively
Dr. Jeni Pathman & Dr. Ellen Bialystok
What is the smallest country in the world?
Vatican City
TRUE or FALSE: Can the pope be an organ donor?
No.
What is the official name of York's official mascot?
Yeo
What % of the world's Maple Syrup is produced by Canada? (to the nearest 10th)
70%
The "E" in Caitlin E. O'Riordan stands for what?
Ellen
What continent spans all four hemispheres
People who have allodoxaphobia is a fear to _____?
People's opinion
This notable YorkU Alum is known for their role in the movie "Mean Girls"
Rachel McAdams (BFA 01')
Which holiday mascot has been declared to be a Canadian citizen according to Canada's Citizenship and Immigration
Santa Claus (2008)
TRUE or FALSE: According to Pathman et al. (2018), events presented to children during encoding linearly, from right to left are remembered the best.
False
What country has the most amount of timezones
Russia
In which country is it illegal to own guinea pig
Swiss
What is York's latin slogan
Tentanda via
TRUE or FALSE: There are more moose in Canada than there is people?
True
What is the "Bilingual Advantage"
The need to manage two jointly activated languages leads to an enhancement of frontal-posterior attentional control mechanisms improving other cognitive controls (Bialystok et al., 2012)
TRUE or FALSE: Continents shift/move at the same rate as fingernails grow.
Wearing a neck time reduces the blood flow to the brain by ____% (nearest decimal)
7.5%