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100

What year did The Ubyssey gain independence from the AMS?

1995

100

Twelve Days of Completely Secular Yuletide is a series that occurs in what section? 

Arts and Culture 
100

What famous epic is The Ubyssey named after?

The Odyssey

100

Which editor is born was Scotland?

Sam (Digital Editor)

100

Which editor nearly got hit by a car after coming back from reporting a basketball game?

Saumya (Managing Editor)

200

What year was the research section started? (then called the science section)

2015

200

Which reporters were part of this year's editorial board in the opinion section? 

Quyen, Maya and Elena

200

What building was The Ubyssey office located in before the Nest?

The SUB (now known as the UBC Life building) which was the old student union building?

200

Which editor keeps a running list of people they know who have scoliosis? 

Caleb (Sports Editor)

200

What editors on this years masthead have been Humour editor? (name all of them)

Kyla (current humour editor) and Elita (Research editor and last year's humour editor)

300

After 1995 The Ubyssey began having a Co-ordinating editor instead of an Editor-in-Chief. What year did we return to having an Editor-in-Chief?

2024

300

The article: "Peace on earth, mercy mild and a whole lot of beer" was published in which section?

Features

300

What student society used to kidnap the Editor-in-Chief?

The Engineering Undergraduate Society (EUS)

300

Which editor was part of their high school rugby team?

Aisha (Editor-in-Chief)

300

Which editor lived in Saudi Arabia, the Phillipines and Kenya.  

Julian (Arts and Culture Editor)

400

What year was the humour section created (then known as blog and was overseen by the blog+opinion editor—insane two sections to combine)? 

2014

400

In Jan. the AMS and several other student groups had a press conference raising concerns over the rushed nature of the provincial post-secondary review. What city was the press conference in? 

Surrey

400

Which club on campus does the Arts and Culture section have beef with?

The UBC Players Club

400

Which editor hated their ex (a white woman) so much that they did a slam poem in front of her about how much they hate white women.

Elena (Features Editor)

400

Which editor watched their chicken get eaten alive by a raccoon as a kid? 

Sidney (Photo Editor)

500

What year did The Ubyssey pass a referendum to have our student fee tied to the Consumer Price Index to increase with inflation?

2017

500

What is the only UBC team that won a national title this year?

UBC's Rugby team ("Women win, Men lose" — Lauren, last year's sports editor)

500

What appliance was meant to be part of the office, but could not be installed because of a mishap in the architecture? 

A dish washer. It could not be installed because a water pipe was not placed and connected to the right spot. 

500

Which two editors went to high school together?

Spencer and Stephen

500

Which editors are international students? (You need to name all of them)

Ayla (Print and Illustrations Editor) and Saumya (Managing Editor)

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