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  Where Are These Eastern Canadian Universities?   best quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
In this quiz, identify where the main campuses of these ten prestigious universities, all in the Eastern half of Canada, might be located. Good luck!
Easier, 10 Qns, kyleisalive, Aug 07 24
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  University of Toronto    
Multiple Choice
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The University of Toronto is considered by many to be the most prestigious university in all of Canada. It's also where I did my undergrad! What do you know of this place?
Tough, 15 Qns, LeoDaVinci, Aug 08 24
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  Where Is This University? Canadian Edition    
Multiple Choice
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After the success of the US Edition of my "Where Is This University?" quiz, I've decided to head north of the border to my homeland for 10 more schools. Enjoy!
Average, 10 Qns, George95, Aug 06 24
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  Canadian Universities    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz will test your knowledge of some of the many prestigious universities throughout Canada.
Tough, 10 Qns, berrigan, May 27 17
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  Where am I?    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
I have stayed at each of these Canadian universities. Can you guess which one I'm talking about each time?
Tough, 10 Qns, zizsplat, Aug 12 04
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  Famous Canadian University Alumni    
Multiple Choice
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Can you identify the Canadian university from the people who have graduated from them?
Tough, 10 Qns, glacierboy, Jan 26 18
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  Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario    
Multiple Choice
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A fun little bit of trivia about my alma mater. Enjoy!
Difficult, 10 Qns, nicnic, Oct 11 11
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trivia question Quick Question
If I wanted to swim, work out, or play basketball, where other than the Athletic Centre could I go to do this?

From Quiz "University of Toronto"




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Canadian Universities Trivia Questions
1. Bishop's University is the only university in Quebec outside of Montreal that teaches primarily in English. In which Quebec city is the school?

From Quiz Where Is This University? Canadian Edition

Answer: Sherbrooke

Montreal's McGill and Concordia Universities are the other two schools in "La Belle Province" that teach in English. The "Bishop's Gaiters" compete in the CIS, and won the 1997 men's football national championship. The term Gaiters does not refer to alligators, but to a leg covering worn by Anglican bishops up until the 1800s. The school was formed in 1843 as Bishop's College.

2. This Albertan university is known throughout the province for its high quality teacher education program. The school motto is Fiat Lux, and its team name is the Pronghorns.

From Quiz Canadian Universities

Answer: University of Lethbridge

Built in 1967 the U of L is known for its Faculty of Education.

3. In what year was the University of Toronto founded?

From Quiz University of Toronto

Answer: 1827

Founded in 1827 as King's College at York, the University of Toronto is one of Canada's oldest universities. It is ranked as Canada's top research university, and one of the leaders in all of North America. In the 2004-5 academic year, there were 60,000 full time students enrolled in the various courses at the University of Toronto, in 17 fields of study.

4. All the buildings except the residences in this university are connected so you never have to go outside in the freezing cold winter. It also features a nifty elevator up to the library.

From Quiz Where am I?

Answer: University of Calgary

It's a good thing too, because anyone who's been to Calgary in the winter knows it can be one of the coldest and windiest cities in Canada. As for the elevator, that has got to be a relief during term paper season when a typical student is laden with books. NOTE: Most of the interesting information in this quiz will come from the various schools' websites.

5. Queen's is located in the heart of Kingston, Ontario. In what year were its first degrees awarded?

From Quiz Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario

Answer: 1842

1839: The Church of Scotland chooses Kingston as the site for its Canadian training branch. 1854: Summerhill is purchased as Queen's first permanent home. 1869: Queen's opens its English classes to women.

6. Margaret Atwood and Farley Mowat (authors), Donald Sutherland (actor), Norman Jewison (director) and Lester B Pearson (Prime Minister and peacekeeper)?

From Quiz Famous Canadian University Alumni

Answer: University of Toronto

The University of Toronto, founded in 1827, is Canada's largest with roughly 56,000 students.

7. The University of Saskatchewan is the largest university in the province, but in which city in Saskatchewan is the school?

From Quiz Where Is This University? Canadian Edition

Answer: Saskatoon

The school was founded in 1907 as an agricultural college. 10 sq. km were set aside to build the school, including the main campus, and farm. The university opened in October of 1912. John Diefenbaker, the 13th prime minister of Canada attended the university, as did Brett Wilson (businessman, TV star) and Murray Edwards (owner of the NHL's Calgary Flames). The Saskatchewan Huskies compete in the Canada West Conference. The school won 3 national football titles and one championship in men's basketball in their first 100 years.

8. This school in Southern Ontario was created when Toronto Baptist College and Woodstock College merged. More than 20,000 students were attending this prestigious school in 2008.

From Quiz Canadian Universities

Answer: McMaster University

Team name is the McMaster Marauders, and their school motto is "All things cohere in Christ." The university became secular in 1957 and the McMaster Divinity College was created to uphold religious tradition. Located in Hamilton.

9. At St. George campus, Arts and Science undergraduate students are divided among several colleges so that managing them is easier. How many undergraduate colleges exist?

From Quiz University of Toronto

Answer: 7 & seven

New, University, Trinity, St. Michael's, Innis, Woodsworth, and Victoria are the seven colleges that comprise the undergraduate world at University of Toronto. All colleges have their own residences and other facilities, but students from all the colleges attend the same courses together. All colleges have a prestigious history, and rivalries exist on a friendly level, like in intramural sports or during Frosh Week.

10. This university was the first in Canada.

From Quiz Where am I?

Answer: Université Laval

Laval's roots date back to 1663 when Monseigneur de Laval, first bishop of New France opened a seminary in Quebec City, however a royal charter from Queen Victoria was not obtained until 1852.

11. Donated in 1992 by alumnus Dr. Afred Bader, the Herstmonceux Castle is well known as Queen's International Study Centre. Dr. Bader's life is an interesting one full of milestones. What marked 1940 as an important year in Dr. Bader's life?

From Quiz Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario

Answer: Deported to an internment camp in Canada

Dr. Bader enrolled at Queen's in 1941 after being released from a internment camp in Quebec. After his graduation in chemical engineering went on to found the Aldrich Chemical Company which would become the 80th largest company in the US. Discovered by Dr. Bader in the real estate pages in 1992, the construction of Herstmonceux began in 1441, and today it is one of the oldest notable brick buildings standing in England.

12. Eric McCormack (actor: Will & Grace), Tyler Stewart (musician: Barenaked Ladies), Tonya Lee Williams (actress: The Young & the Restless)?

From Quiz Famous Canadian University Alumni

Answer: Ryerson University

Ryerson, just down the street from the University of Toronto, has a philosophy of 'learning by doing.' Popular courses include fashion, journalism and hospitality/tourism.

13. In which Maritime town would you find Mount Allison University, one of the wealthiest universities in Canada on an endowment per student basis?

From Quiz Where Is This University? Canadian Edition

Answer: Sackville, New Brunswick

About a half hour drive from the Moncton, the school became the first university in the British Empire to award a baccalaureate to a woman, when Grace Annie Lockhart received a Bachelor of Science. The school is named after Charles Allison, who gave both land and money to the school. CBC newscaster Peter Mansbridge was given an honourary doctorate from the school, and named chancellor in 2009 for a four year term.

14. This is the largest university in the maritimes and has both a medical school and a law school.

From Quiz Canadian Universities

Answer: Dalhousie University

Dalhousie was established in 1818. School motto is "pray and work," and the team name is the Tigers.

15. This university boasts the discoverers of insulin (one of them being a Nobel Prize winner), the first Canadian woman in space, and the author of a famous war poem as alumni.

From Quiz Where am I?

Answer: University of Toronto

Doctors Frederick Banting and Charles Best discovered insulin at University of Toronto, with Banting receiving a Nobel Prize. Lester B. Pearson, a former Prime Minister of Canada graduated from it, as did Roberta Bondar and John McCrae, the author of "In Flanders Fields".

16. Leonard Cohen (poet/musician), Sir Wilfrid Laurier (Prime Minister), William Shatner (actor: Star Trek)?

From Quiz Famous Canadian University Alumni

Answer: McGill University

McGill University, founded in 1821, is one of the great international universities. It is in Montreal.

17. The University College of the North is a school you might expect to see in one of Canada's territories. But, in which northern provincial town is this university's main campus?

From Quiz Where Is This University? Canadian Edition

Answer: The Pas, Manitoba

With a yearly enrollment around 2,700, the school was formerly called Keewatin Community College, until they changed the name in 2004. The main campus is in The Pas, but the school also has a campus in Thompson, Manitoba. Both schools have Aboriginal Centres where the UCN Council of Elders shares traditional knowledge and beliefs.

18. The main campus of this school is located on Burnaby Mountain in Burnaby, B.C. This school had 28,000 students in 2008.

From Quiz Canadian Universities

Answer: Simon Fraser University

Honorary alumni to Simon Fraser include the 14th Dalai Lama and Bishop Desmond Tutu.

19. This university's motto is "Surgite! Push on!" which was uttered by the university's namesake before he was killed in the battle of Queenston Heights during the War of 1812.

From Quiz Where am I?

Answer: Brock University

The university is named for Major General Sir Isaac Brock who was killed at the famous battle with the Americans at Queenston Heights.

20. Queen's is well known for having played against RMC in one of the first organised hockey games, but the real sports draw to students and alumni is the annual Homecoming game. What is the actual name of the song sung whenever a touchdown is made?

From Quiz Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario

Answer: "Queen's College Colours"

The well-known chorus of "Queen's College Colours" "Oil thigh na Banrighinn a'Banrighinn gu brath" translates to "The College of the Queen forever", and was written in 1898 by student Alfred Lavell. In 1985 one the lyrics was changed from 'boys' to 'Gaels' to include Queen's female atheltes.

21. Martin Short, Dave Thomas (actors: SCTV), Ivan Reitman (director)?

From Quiz Famous Canadian University Alumni

Answer: McMaster University

Found in the Steel City (Hamilton, Ontario), McMaster was founded in 1887, and is popular for its medical and engineering schools.

22. Ryerson University made headlines in 2009 when they announced they were taking over a famous hockey rink as their new athletics centre. In which major Canadian city is the school located?

From Quiz Where Is This University? Canadian Edition

Answer: Toronto

On December 1, 2009 Ryerson said they were joining Canadian grocery store chain Loblaws in buying Maple Leaf Gardens, the home of the Toronto Maple Leafs from 1931 to 1999. The grocery store, Loblaws flagship store, opened in late 2011. Ryerson is home to the largest undergraduate business school in Canada, the Ted Rogers School of Management, named after the Canadian media mogul who did not attend the school.

23. This Alberta university was created by the Alberta Government. There are approximately 30,000 students and the school specializes in distance education.

From Quiz Canadian Universities

Answer: Athabasca University

Most Athabasca students are involved entirely in distance education.

24. While another university was the first in Canada, this was the first degree-granting institution in the country.

From Quiz Where am I?

Answer: Queen's University

Receiving a royal charter from Queen Victoria in 1841, classes were first held at Queen's in 1842, with the first alumni graduating in 1845.

25. Tom Green (comedian), Alex Trebek (Jeopardy!), Roch Voisine (musician)?

From Quiz Famous Canadian University Alumni

Answer: University of Ottawa

The campus of the University of Ottawa is only about one kilometre from the heart of Canada's government. This access makes programs in government, human rights and law very popular.

26. The main campus Aurora College is located in which Canadian city, where the Aurora Borealis is visible?

From Quiz Where Is This University? Canadian Edition

Answer: Fort Smith, Northwest Territories

With the main campus in Fort Smith, on the Northwest Territories and Alberta border, the college also has schools in the capital Yellowknife and Inuvik. There are also small campuses in small villages around the territory.

27. The main campus of this university is located in Prince George, British Columbia.

From Quiz Canadian Universities

Answer: University of Northern British Columbia

This school has campuses across Northern B.C. in small communities such as Prince Rupert, Terrace and Fort St. John.

28. What is the University of Toronto's varsity sports squad called?

From Quiz University of Toronto

Answer: The Varsity Blues

The Varsity Blues are the varsity sports team. A true fact about them, the Blues' football team hadn't won a GAME in seven seasons, I'm talking about 2001 to 2007! This set the record as the longest losing streak in Canadian university history at 49 games. The streak was finally snapped on September 1, 2008 with an 18-17 win over the Waterloo Warriors. The Blues last had a winning season before this awful streak way back in 1995. The University of Toronto is definitely more of an academic school than an athletic school, although the lacrosse and hockey teams are rather decent. The Blues also have a program for high school students called the Junior Blues. All this and more can be seen on the website - www.varsityblues.ca .

29. This university was named after the founder of public education in Canada.

From Quiz Where am I?

Answer: Ryerson University

Ryerson University, located in Toronto, was named after Egerton Ryerson who initiated free elementary schools, textbooks, and a standard quality of education.

30. Robertson Davies (author), Gord Downie (musician: The Tragically Hip)?

From Quiz Famous Canadian University Alumni

Answer: Queen's University

Queen's University's sailing team competes with teams from Harvard and Yale.

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