UOttawa
The University of Ottawa’s varsity athletic teams compete under this name and mascot.
What are the Gee Gees?
This Canadian actor portrayed Ken in the 2023 film Barbie and starred in La La Land and Drive.
Who is Ryan Gosling?
4 letter abrriveation for Canada's federal police force.
What is the RCMP?
This Ottawa neighbourhood, once a rough lumber town district nicknamed “the Ward,” is now known for markets, nightlife, and historic buildings.
What is the ByWard Market?
This South American river crosses the largest tropical rainforest on Earth.
What is the Amazon River?
This central campus area at uOttawa often hosts student events, club fairs, and outdoor gatherings.
What is Tabaret Lawn?
This Korean film directed by Bong Joon-ho became the first non-English-language movie to win the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2020.
What is Parasite?
Canada, as a country, was founded in this year.
What is 1867?
Before it was renamed Ottawa in 1855, the settlement was originally known by this name derived from its founder, Colonel John By.
What is Bytown?
This mountain range forms the natural border between France and Spain.
What are the Pyrenees?
This historic building, completed in 1905, is often considered the symbolic heart of the University of Ottawa campus.
What is Tabaret Hall?
This Canadian singer released the hit songs “Blinding Lights” and “Starboy.”
Who is The Weeknd?
At its founding, Canada was formed by the union of these four original provinces.
What are Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick?
Completed in 1832, this engineering project built by Colonel John By connected the Ottawa River to Lake Ontario primarily for military supply routes.
What is the Rideau Canal?
This Asian country borders both the Caspian Sea and the Persian Gulf and was historically known as Persia.
What is Iran?
The University of Ottawa was founded in this year.
What is 1848?
This cinematic universe began in 2008 with Iron Man and has become the highest-grossing film franchise in history.
What is the MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe)?
Canada possesses more of this natural formation than any other country on the planet.
What are freshwater lakes?
Ottawa was selected as the capital of the Province of Canada in 1857 by this monarch.
Who is Queen Victoria?
This international organization headquartered in The Hague prosecutes individuals for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity.
What is the International Criminal Court (ICC)?
The University of Ottawa's original name at its founding.
What is Bytown College?
This HBO drama created by Jesse Armstrong follows the power struggles within the fictional Roy family media empire.
What is Succession?
This major Canadian constitutional crisis of 1970 involved the kidnapping of a diplomat and a Quebec cabinet minister.
What is the October Crisis?
This pedestrian bridge -not far from the University of Ottawa campus- opened in 2015 and connects Strathcona Park to Vanier across the Rideau River.
What is the Adawe Crossing?
This African lake, bordered by Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda, is the largest lake on the continent.
What is Lake Victoria?