Engineering History
SFU
ENSC/ESSS
Code
Greater Vancouver
100

The first practical telephone was patented by this person.

Who is Alexander Graham Bell?

100

This is SFU's (unofficial) mascot, commonly seen around campus.

What is a racoon?

100

ESSS is the abbreviation for this. 

What is the Engineering Science Student Society?

100

This popular programming language shares its name with a type of snake.

What is Python

100

These are the three main SkyTrain lines in Metro Vancouver

What are the Expo, Millennium, and Canada Lines

200

This second iteration of this invention is featured on the Canadian five-dollar bill.

What is the Canadarm2?


200

Simon Fraser University (burnaby) is built on the top of this.

What is Burnaby Mountain?

200

This (very fun!) headline event (food and games!!) starts on the Friday of the Engineering Frosh week (and everyone should go!!!).

What is Midnight Madness?


200

This statement lets a program make a decision based on whether a condition is true or false.

What is an if statement?

200

This is the bus that goes from Production Way-University Station to Simon Fraser University  

what is 145 (SFU / Production Way Station)

300

This colour of LED was a breakthrough allowing for white LEDs. 

What is blue?

300

SFU has three main campuses located in these three cities.

What are Burnaby, Surrey, and Vancouver?

300

This is the surname of the Mike who teaches ENSC 100W

who is Hegedus

300

This common programming statement repeats code while a condition remains true

What is a while loop?

300

This passenger ferry connects downtown Vancouver with the North Shore

What is the SeaBus

400

This person is known as one of the first computer programmers; a mathematician that worked on Charles Babbage's analytical engine.

Who is Ada Lovelace?


400

What does the sfu building named "AQ" stand for

Academic Quadrangle

400

This person is the current president of the ESSS.

Who is Noah?


400

In C and C++, these two symbols are used to start a single-line comment.

What is //

400

The new replacement for the Pattullo Bridge is named what

What is 

stal̕əw̓asəm Bridge (pronounced stah-loh-AH-səm) 

or 

Riverview

500

First defined by Renaissance scientists, these are the 6 classical simple machines. 

What are the wedge, wheel and axle, lever, pulley, screw, and inclined plane?

500

Simon Fraser University was established in this year.

What is 1965?

500

These are the 5 possible specialties in Engineering Science.

What are Biomedical, Engineering Physics, Computer, Systems, and Electronics?

500

This type of loop checks its condition after executing its code block.

What is a do-while loop?

500

This singer was born in Burnaby and is known for their christmas music

Who is Michael Bublé