UBC ECT.
PERSIAN 101
UBCPC!
Share Yadet Nare
Wildcards (hard)
100
What are the names of the largest team-based games that UBC Rec hosts for all students! HINT: One is held in October and the other in March
(BOTH must be stated in order to get full points)
Storm the Wall and Day of the Longboat
100
What city refers to Nesf-e Jahan?
Esfahan
100
What year was UBCPC founded?
1989
100
Finish the lyric:
Khoshgel khanoom, abroo kamoon.....
chem asali, soosan khanoom
100
Which Persian Pop Star was set to become bigger than ABBA in the 1970’s?
Googoosh
200
I am in the middle of campus, have a large egg, currently have posters in my basement, and too many people. What am I?
The AMS Nest
200
What sabzi's are in Ghorme sabzi?
Jafari, geshniz, tare, shanbalile (and/or piazcheh)
200
Name all the events that UBCPC has held so far this year! (HINT there are 5)
Park patogh, Hike, Beach patogh, Campus tour, Welcome Back Trivia
200
Finish the lyrics:
دل دیوونه ای دل
ای بینشونه ای دل
....
ندونستی زمونه
نامهربونه ای دل
200
Name 4 countries that Iran shares borders with (land or sea)
Iraq, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Oman.
300
Name 1 Prime Minister or Famous person who graduated from UBC
John Turner, Kim Campbell, Justin Trudeau
BBNO$, Nardwuar, Evangeline Lilly, Justin Chatwin, Hannah Simone, Manny Jacinto, (others can be fact checked)
300
Hope you know your Persian Rugs! What is the name of this style of rug?
Gilim
300
How many different teams/portfolios comprise the entire UBCPC executive team?
QUADRUPLE OR NOTHING: Of the 9 people that make up the VPs, President, and Associate President, how many TOTAL years of experience does the team have being in the UBCPC team?
Portfolios: (Presidential, Academic, Admin, External, Finnance, Marketing, Philantopy, Student Life)
Years: ~18y
300
Pick one of the following songs, and within 30 seconds, coordinate to sing together:
- Mohsen Yeganeh - Behet Ghol Midam
- Black Cats - Jooneh Khodet
sing sing sing
300
I really love space but when I think of the planets my mind goes to two different things!
Either name the composer of the orchestral suite The Planets OR name all the planets in our solar system in order of closest to farthest from the sun!
Composer: Gustav Holst
Planets in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
400
Name 2 shows or movies that have been filmed at UBC (BONUS 200 If you can name where on campus it was filmed)
2 of:
- Off Campus (2026)
- The Adam Project (2022)
- Fifty Shades Freed (2018)
- Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2015)
- Fifty Shades of Grey (2015)
- Tomorrowland (2015)
- X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
- Good Luck Chuck (2007)
- She’s the Man (2006)
- Fantastic Four (2005)
- The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)
- The Butterfly Effect (2004)
and more (to be fact checked)
400
Name 5 or more cities that have served as the capital of Iran throughout its history.
5 OF: Tehran, Isfahan, Shiraz, Mashhad, Tabriz, Qazvin, Hamadan, Susa, Persepolis, Pasargadae, Ctesiphon, Rey, Nishapur, Maragheh, Sultaniya, Gorgan, (and more, double check with list)
400
UBCPC has a running event coming up in October... What is the event called?
Bonus: What is the max and minimum distance of the run?
Miles for Mehr
And there is no min/max! You can also walk!
400
This is the English translation of which song?
Wow, look at the body for my life sake,
Everybody says, hey Sasy, get up and make everyone dance bro,
My man's a gentleman, a gentleman,
And this lady's my love, my love
Sasy - Gentleman
400
Calling all performing arts lovers! Only the best of the best have the EGOT title. What 4 awards make up the EGOT? BONUS: Name 1 person who has an EGOT
Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Awards
(Fact check person if stated)
500
How many faculties and schools does UBC have? Bonus: 100 if you can name 8!
25!
- Applied Science
- Architecture and Landscape Architecture
- Arts
- Audiology and Speech Sciences
- Business/Sauder
- Community and Regional Planning
- Dentistry
- Education
- Forestry & Environmental Stewardship
- Information
- Journalism
- Kinesiology
- Land and Food Systems
- Law - Peter A. Allard
- Medicine
- Music
- Nursing
- Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Population and Public Health
- Public Policy and Global Affairs
- Science
- Social Work
- UBC Vantage College
- Vancouver School of Economics
500
What is the name of the ceremony that occurs before a wedding where the bride's family gives a present to the groom's family?
Khalaati (خلعتی)
500
UBCPC edited and published a peer-reviewed academic journal in the 2023/24 academic year. What was the name of the journal?
Pejvak
500
This is the English translation of which song?
as soon as I come to adore you
you say "there is no need"
you know that what did you do
that this heart is restless (for you)
you ravaged me with your coquetry
my heart didn't want to go, you came and reaved it
a heart, no, (I falled in love with you with) 100 hearts
but you don't care a fig
ahhhh from this heart
ahhhh from my sweetheart
Mansour - Engaar-na-engaar
500
So you think your Canadian Eh?
Name all of Canadas provinces and territories!
DOUBLE POINTS: Name the capital of at least 5 of them!
Alberta: Edmonton
British Columbia: Victoria
Manitoba: Winnipeg
New Brunswick: Fredericton
Newfoundland and Labrador: St. John's
Nova Scotia: Halifax
Ontario: Toronto
Prince Edward Island: Charlottetown
Quebec: Québec City
Saskatchewan: Regina
- Northwest Territories: Yellowknife
- Nunavut: Iqaluit
- Yukon: Whitehorse