Pop Culture
The 2023 Barbie movie was directed by this filmmaker
Greta Gerwig
How many colours in the Sri Lankan flag?
4
The UBC campus sits on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of this First Nation.
Musqueum
How many Tim Hortons' can you find on campus?
3
What's the national sport of Sri Lanka?
Volleyball
Who is the oldest Kardashian sister?
What's the capital of Sri Lanka?
Sri Jayawardhanapura Kotte
What's UBC's motto?
Tuum Est
This Sri Lankan dish is made from fermented rice flour and coconut milk, often eaten for breakfast
Appa/ Hoppers
What's the student population at UBC?
72,500
Name 2 shows/ films filmed at UBC in 2025
Off Campus, Percy Jackson,
This former Sri Lankan president served from 2005 to 2015
Mahinda Rajapaksha
This phrase is said every semester and has never been true:
I'm going to lock in
What do you drink when you're sick?
Samahan/ Koththamalli
What else does UBC stand for?
Unfinished Building Construction
Name 3 celebs from Vancouver
Ryan Reynolds, Michael Buble, Seth Rogen, Cobie Smulders
Sri Lanka was known by this name before gaining independence in 1948.
Ceylon
This red “E” on Main Mall is repainted more often than it rains
Engineering Cairn
According to Buzzfeed, what's the most stolen grocery item?
Cheese
How do Sri Lankans win fights without fighting?
They know a guy (who knows a guy?)
What's Rihanna's real name?
Robyn Fenty
This Sri Lankan king is credited with introducing Buddhism to the island in the 3rd century BCE.
King Devanampiyathissa
The hardest challenge at UBC
Finding a spot at IKB/ parking
Gordon Ramsay, a Sri Lankan amma, and a UBC student walk into a kitchen. What’s the first thing they all say?
“Who burnt the rice?!”
In October 2025, thieves wearing construction vests used a cherry-picker to break into which gallery of the Louvre?
Galerie d'Apollon