McGill Lore
What is the name of McGill's mascot?
Marty the Redbird
What is the name of both Montreal's men and women's hockey team?
Les Canadiens de Montreal and La Victoire
What is one of the first natural pain medication (2 possible answers)
Opium OR Willowbark
Name 3 departments apart of the Pain Center
Dentistry, IPN, Genetics, Medicine, Psychology, Pharmacology
What country is the world's leading producer of bananas?
India
This McGill alumni is an acclaimed novelist, poet, singer, and songwriter
Leonard Cohen
This now famous circus was initially created by a Quebecois street performer.
Cirque du Soleil
What famous pain test is named after McGill?
McGill Pain Questionnaire
What is the current director of the Pain Center?
Reza Sharif-Naeini
How many hearts does an octopus have?
3
What famous sport was invested by a McGill alumni in 1891?
Basketball
In Montreal, a casual corner store is commonly called this.
Depanneur
How many pain receptors does the brain have?
0
When was the pain center founded?
2003
What everyday condiment that is found in almost every restaurant through the US was first sold as a medicine?
Ketchup
Laurent Duvernay-Tardif, a McGill Medicine graduate, won the Super Bowl with this team in 2020. What is the team name?
Kansas City Chiefs
What is the approximate number of festivals in Montreal during the summer (music, food, art)?
40
What famous theory of pain processing was developed at McGill?
Gate Control Theory
What does AECRP stand for?
Alan Edwards Center for Research on Pain
What food can remain edible for thousands of years when properly sealed?
Honey
What is the first faculty to be founded at McGill (hint:also the first faculty of its type of Canada)?
Faculty of Medicine
What is a driving rule that is unique to the island of Montreal?
Pain is the first most common reason to seek medical attention, what is the second?
Cough
Who was the first director AECRP?
Catherine Bushnell
Before the 17th century, what vegetable used to be mainly purple and not the bright warm colour we see today?
Carrot