How well do you know UBC’s residences?

Maybe you have fond memories of meals in the Place Vanier dining hall or not-so-fond memories of sprinting from Thunderbird to a class in Buchanan. Maybe you shared a sky-high view of campus with five roommates in the Gage towers or played ping pong in the Marine Drive Commonsblock long after midnight. But do you know which residence housed workers for Expo 86 or which residence is farthest from the UBC Bus Exchange?

Take this quiz to test your knowledge of on-campus student housing and learn about UBC history along the way.

In what decade was Walter Gage Residence built?

1940s

1950s

1960s

1970s

Which UBC building now stands on land that used to be home to Wesbrook Camp?

Wesbrook Building

War Memorial Gym

UBC Hospital

Pharmaceutical Sciences Building

Which undergraduate residence houses the smallest number of UBC students?

Iona House

Fraser Hall

Marine Drive

Thunderbird

Which residence is farthest from the present-day UBC Bus Exchange? - Select -ThunderbirdAcadia ParkFairview CrescentTotem Park

After the heating broke in this residence in 1964, students protested by marching around campus with signs that said, “We Are Not Polar Bears.” Which residence was it? - Select -Acadia CampPlace VanierTotem ParkFort Camp

Which first-year residence at UBC Okanagan features this vibrant pink staircase?

Cassiar

Valhalla

Skeena

Nechako

Which UBC residence features five houses named after marine animals found in British Columbia: sea otter, sturgeon, octopus, herring, and orca? - Select -tə šxʷhəleləm̓s tə k̓ʷaƛ̓kʷəʔaʔɬBrock CommonsMarine DriveOrchard Commons

Which residence first served as temporary accommodations for Expo 86 workers before it became available to students? - Select -Fairview CrescentThunderbirdAcadia ParkGreen College

UBC has three first-year buildings dedicated to housing exchange students from specific partner universities alongside UBC students. Which university does NOT have such a partnership with UBC?

Korea University

Ritsumeikan University

University of Zurich

Tec de Monterrey

The Wreck Beach Preservation Society opposed the construction of which residence due to its height and proximity to the beach? - Select -Walter GagePonderosa CommonsOrchard CommonsMarine Drive

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