UofM History and Fun Facts
Winnipeg
History Professor Lore
UMHISA including Shameless Advertising
The History Program (Undergrad and graduate)
100
This University of Manitoba building hosts rocks and cretaceous creatures on display.
What is the Wallace Building?
100
Exclusive and popular to Winnipeg is this famous dipping condiment.
What is Honey Dill?
100
This professor is known outside of his academics for being on Jeopardy, hosting a fringe show, and starting his own YouTube movie channel.
Who is Dr. George Buri?
100
While UMHISA is encompasses the undergraduate history student body, this student club encompasses the graduate student body.
What is UMHGSA?
100
This history professor is also the honour's chair who you have gotten emails from.
Who is Jennifer Dueck?
200
In 1989, Engineering students put a car on top of what University of Manitoba building?
What is the Tier building?
200
Winnipegger Paul Faraci invented this famous snack.
What is a Pizza Pop?
200
This professor is also the president of University of Manitoba Faculty Association (UMFA).
Who is Dr. Eric Thompson?
200
You can find the sign up for the UMHISA email list and discord (for more events, upcoming merch, history department news, ect.) at either this website or this instagram account.
What is umhisa.com? / What is Umhisaundergrad (linktree)?
200
Reminder! history honours student's must complete 6 credit hours in 3 of these categories.
What is an "area of historical study"?
300
The Isbister building is named after this Metis Lawyer.
Who is Alexander Kennedy Isbister?
300
This labour organization called on workers to strike kicking off the Winnipeg General Strike.
What is the Winnipeg Trades and Labour Council (WTLC)?
300
The history department recently hired this professor.
Who is Dr. Jordan Howell?
300
This room at 401 Fletcher Argue is best known for being a study spot for history students complete with a study table, nice view, and armchairs.
What is the History Lounge?
300
History honours students have a general flexibility in what seminars/4000 courses they can pick to complete their degree, however a seminar of this course (number) is required out of all students.
What is HIST 3990?
400
This event lasting 29 days at the Fort Garry campus made the University of Manitoba 1950 graduating class miss their convocation.
What is a flood?
400
This is the oldest ballet company in North America.
What is the Royal Winnipeg Ballet?
400
Dr. Jorge Nallim, Dr. Roissin Cossar, Dr. Sarah Elvins, and Dr. Jarvis Brownlie all perform this hobby.
What is playing a musical instrument?
400
Invading bots of the UMHISA discord server have begged students to buy their tickets for which music artist?
Who is Taylor Swift?
400
This funding program is most recognized and utilized by history masters students in Canada?
What is SSHRC?
500
Originally the Faculty of Arts and Faculty of Science was known as this name.
What is the Faculty of Arts and Science?
500
Warren and Wetmore, architects who designed Winnipeg's union station, also designed the train station in this city.
What is New York City (Grand Central Terminal)?
500
This professor is a woodworker and is currently working on a woodworking project.
Who is Dr. Len Kuffert?
500
This previous UMHISA member came up with the idea of having a student discord.
Who is Patrick?
500
Few Canadian universities (UofM, UBC, and UofT) offer this type of masters program in history.
What is the Archival Studies MA?