Golden Bears and Pandas
Who recently won a Nobel Prize at the University of Alberta?
Michael Houghton
What is the name of the Edmonton baseball team?
The Riverhawks
What organelle is known as the “powerhouse of the cell”?
Mitochondria
What language family are Spanish, French, and Italian part of?
Romance Language Family
I can travel around the world, but always stay in the corner.
What am I?
A stamp.
How much did the UASU sell HUB for to the University of Alberta?
$1
Edmonton has the largest urban park in North America. True or False.
True
What is the symbol for Gold on the periodic table?
Au
Who serves as the representative of the British monarch and carries out their responsibilities as the ceremonial head of state in Canada?
The Governor General of Canada
I’m tall when I’m young and I’m short when I’m old.
What am I?
A candle
This U of A-affiliated museum, founded in 1967, is one of the largest art museums in Canada and features a significant collection of Canadian and Indigenous artwork.
The Art Gallery of Alberta
How many times have the Edmonton Oilers won the Stanley Cup?
5
In computer programming, what does HTML stand for?
HyperText Markup Language
This term refers to the uncontrolled and unplanned expansion of a city into surrounding rural or undeveloped land.
Urban Sprawl
The more you take, the more you leave behind.
What am I?
Footsteps
This U of A graduate, an award-winning novelist, was honored with the Giller Prize in 2001 for her novel The Blind Assassin, a book that blends science fiction with literary fiction.
Margaret Atwood
What famous Disney channel actor attended high school in Edmonton?
Bob Duncan from “Good Luck Charlie” or Eric Allan Kramer
What part of the brain is primarily responsible for regulating emotions, particularly fear and aggression?
Amygdala
This term refers to a market structure where a firm is the only seller of a product with no close substitutes, allowing it to set prices without competition
Monopoly
I have cities, but no houses. I have forests, but no trees. I have rivers, but no water.
What am I?
A map
What does NINT stand for?
The National Institute Of Nanotechnology
What is Edmonton’s official flower?
Tulip
Wild rose
Dandelion
Marigold
Marigold
What is the SI unit of electrical resistance?
Ohm
Which Italian artist, sculptor, and architect (and part time ninja turtle) is known for his iconic statue of David?
Michelangelo
What runs but never walks, has a bed but never sleeps, and has a mouth but never eats?
A river