UBC
Potpourri (miscellaneous)
Brain rot
Pharmacy
100

What is UBC’s mascot

Thunderbird

100

Which year was the Olympics held in Vancouver?

2010

100

Who coined BRAT girl summer?

Charli XCX

100

What is the brand name of acetaminophen?

Tylenol

200

What are UBC’s colours?

Blue and gold

200

Who holds the record for the most Grammy Awards for Album of the Year as of February 2024?

Taylor Swift (four times)

200

What is a popular designer toy figure, part of the "The Monsters" series by Hong Kong-based artist Kasing Lung?

A labubu

200

What was the first antibiotic discovered?

Penicillin

300

In which library is the famous “Harry Potter” room located?

The Music, Art, & Architecture library in IKB

300

Chlorine, fluorine, and bromine belong to which family of elements?

Halogens

300

What food did the kid saying, “It’s got the juice!” famously describe in a viral TikTok remix?

Corn

300

TRUE or FALSE: pharmacists can prescribe only topical drugs for herpes labialis (cold sores)

FALSE – can also prescribe oral antiviral drugs

400

How many Starbucks are there on campus?

4 (agronomy, Life, bookstore, Fred Kaiser)

400

Which of Newton’s Laws states that ‘for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction’?

Newton’s third law of motion

400

Finish the quote: “Nothing beat a jet2holiday…”

Nothing beats a jet2holiday, and right now, you can save 50 pounds per person! That’s 200 pounds off for a family of four!

400

At which institution was insulin discovered and successfully extracted?

University of Toronto

500

Who is the current UBC president

Benoit-Antoine Bacon

500

Name all of Trisha Paytas’ children

Malibu Barbie, Elvis, Aquaman Moses

500

Who considers herself to be Josh Safdie’s muse when he wrote Uncut Gems?

Julia Fox

500

What drug was originally derived from willow bark?

Acetylsalicylic acid (ASA/Aspirin)