UofA
He is the Great University Bear of Alberta
Who is GUBA?
These are the two branches of University of Alberta for Tomorrow.
What is Academic Restructuring and Service Excellence Transformation?
In 1903, a missionary told Toronto's Globe newsletter that the bustling town of Edmonton was this phrase (which we still sometimes hear today).
What is Gateway to the North?
This SET team member's 3 kids only want a puppy for Christmas?
Who is Annette MacPherson?
This baseball great is known for colourful sayings such as "it ain't over til it's over".
Who is Yogi Berra?
The University of Alberta started in 1908 in this city (which is now part of Edmonton).
What is the City of Strathcona?
What is a Rountable?
Built in 1976, this botanical garden consists of 4 glass pyramids.
What is the Muttart Conservatory?
This SET team member has 2 cute cats who love to dress up.
Who is Heather Newton?
Tim Horton was a hockey player before he got into the restaurant business and played first for this NHL team.
Who are the Toronto Maple Leafs?
The Universiade Pavilion, better known as the Butterdome, is a 5,500 seat multi-purpose arena built for these games.
What is the 1983 Summer Universiade Games?
He was born in Edmonton and his the son of two teachers. He holds a BA (English and Philosophy) from Carleton University, a JD from the University of Toronto and and LLM from Columbia University. He is also our 14th President.
Who is Bill Flanagan?
This defining feature of Edmonton is often touted as the largest stretch of urban parkland in North America.
What is the River Valley?
This SET Team member recently tried snowshoeing for the first time.
Who is Melanie Keizer?
Babe Ruth hit his first career home run against this opposing team.
Who are the New York Yankees?
On this special day every fall, thousands of people (pre-Covid) will watch a parade, participate in fun activities, eat lots of food and maybe even skip work/class just to show their school pride around campus.
What is Green and Gold day?
This is a rhythmical throbbing of the arteries. It is also a monthly survey sent to a random selection of 700 University of Alberta employees.
What is Pulse? or What is a Pulse survey?
This freeway took decades to complete - from land purchases in the 1970s to the final section opening to vehicle traffic in October, 2016.
What is Anthony Henday Drive?
What is the Andrea Graham Quartet?
These two brothers hold an NHL record for the most combined points?
Who are Wayne and Brent Gretzky? (Wayne earned 2857 points and Brent contributed 4)
He was the first Premier of Alberta, and his vision helped build Alberta's first university.
Who is Alexander Cameron Rutherford?
This tools asks participants to share their ideas in response to an open-ended question.
What is Thought Exchange?
Roughly half a million of these are filled in the City of Edmonton each year.
What is a pothole?
This SET team member recently became a Canadian citizen.
Who is Deeptha Gopi?
This Canadian entertainer wrote and performed The Hockey Song.
Who is Stompin' Tom Connors?