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Montreal is often nicknamed the “Underground City” due to its large pedestrian subway network. How many kilometres does this network run?

  1. 33 km
  2. 55 km
  3. 23 km
  4. 47 km

Which McGill professors discovered the chemical element radon in 1899?

  1. John J. M. Bergeron and Ernest Rutherford
  2. Rudolph Marcus and Otto Mass
  3. John S. Foster and William Osler
  4. Ernest Rutherfold and Robert B. Owens

Annie L. Macleod was the first woman to earn a PhD at McGill. In which department did she complete her PhD in 1910?

  1. Genetics
  2. Chemistry
  3. Immunology
  4. Neuroscience

In what McGill faculty did Leonard Cohen, legendary Montreal poet and lyricist, enroll for a single semester after completing his undergraduate English literature program at McGill?

  1. Science
  2. Arts
  3. Law
  4. Schulich School of Music

In what year did Dr. Wilder Penfield found the Montreal Neurological Institute?

  1. 1912
  2. 1934
  3. 1955
  4. 1898

Which dinosaur species at 8 meters in length captivates the entrance of the Redpath museum?

  1. Tyrannosaurus
  2. Hadrosaurus
  3. Gorgosaurus
  4. Megalosaurus

In what McGill building can you find the Facility for Electron Microscopy Research (FEMR), dedicated to advanced electron microscopy—one of the most cutting-edge electron microscopes of the modern era?

  1. Duff Medical Building
  2. Maass Chemistry Building
  3. McIntyre Medical Building
  4. Strathcona Anatomy and Dentistry Building

Which of the following is an ecosystem not represented in Montreal’s Biodome?

  1. Temperate Grasslands
  2. Laurentian Maple Forest
  3. Sub-Antarctic Islands
  4. Tropical rainforest 

Answers:

a) 33 km
d) Ernest Rutherfold and Robert B. Owens
b) Chemistry
c) Law
b) 1934
c) Gorgosaurus
d) Strathcona Anatomy and Dentistry Building
a) Temperate Grasslands

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