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100

UBC has two main campuses. One is in Vancouver, what city is the other located in

Kelowna

100

This creature is UBC's official athletic symbol

Thunderbird


100

In what building can the AMS be found

The Nest

100

This online platform is where you’ll find most course assignments, modules and grades

Canvas

100

This huge orientation event kicks off the school year for new UBC students

Jumpstart

200

How many students does UBC have on the Vancouver campus? (Correct answers can be the the thousands range eg. if the answer was 1400, 1000 would be correct)

61,000

200

From above, the UBC Korner Library is shaped like

An Open Book

200

UBC may be over 100 years old, but this building has been standing the longest and the first to be built on campus

Chemistry Building


200

This student organization represents UBC Vancouver's undergraduate students

AMS (Alma Mater Society)

200

During this legendary event, students race, bike, swim and climb over a wall

Storm the Wall

300

This former Canadian Prime Minister calls UBC their alma mater

Justin Trudeau

300

This student-run newspaper has been spilling the campus tea since 1918

The Ubysessy

300

This UBC residence building is globally known as the world’s largest hybrid mass timber building

Tallwood - Brock Commons


300

What is the largest residence on campus

campus

300

This annual race has teams paddling giant voyageur canoes around Jericho Beach

Day of the Longboat

400

UBC was officially established in this year

1908

400

UBC's Beaty Biodiversity Museum has a 26-metre skeleton of this enormous animal

Blue Whale

400

You need a book, a study spot and somewhere to panic about tomorrow's midterm. Name one of UBC's best-known libraries

IKB or Korner

400

What is the name of the cafe in the Nest that is known on campus for its famous cookies

Blue Chip


400

UBC students race, bike and swim in Storm the Wall but how tall is the wall they have to get their entire team over?

12 feet

500

What is UBC's motto

Tuum Est (Its Yours)

500

In one of UBC's most legendary pranks, engineering students somehow got this bright-red object onto the Golden Gate Bridge

Volkswagen Beetle (Car)

500

You walk down hundreds of stairs from campus and arrive at one of Canada's most famous clothing-optional beaches. Where are you?

Wreck Beach


500

What do you call the students on your floor who help to plan events, support the community, and help students

Resident Advisors

500

This structure is frequently painted on campus, with different teams getting a chance to make their mark or statement

The Engineering Cairn (The Big E)