Winner of January 150 Quiz
Congratulations to Ms Saher John for being the first respondent to get all the answers correct in the January 150 Quiz. Ms Saher John wins Rs 1,500 of book tokens from Readings, with the prize funded by Dr Arfa Syeda. Saher, please contact the Communications Office to collect your prize. The following contestants also got all answers correct: Aroosa George, Wahab Ahmed Khan, Kamran Tariq, Nouraiz Nazar, Afaq Ahmad, Nimra Nazar, Dr Sufian Aslam, Asad Saeed Awan, Zeeshan Saleem, Zeeshan Saleem, Rizwan Gul Hassan, Maaz Gillani, Danish Gul, Zunaira Zubair, Umaima Mehmood, Rahat Fatima, Eraj Naeem John, Jacqoline J Austin, Muhammad Basharat, Sehar Imdad, Moosa Eleazar, Sehrish Mushtaq, Rahman Rasool, Akif Wasim, Ruth Gill, Rahman Rasool, Syed M Saqib Saleem, and Izah...
January 150 Quiz Answers
Thank you for participating in the tenth and last FCC Sesquicentennial Quiz. We had over 100 responses this time. Here are the answers. 1. Mercy Health Center was inaugurated on 11 February 2014. How much do services to students cost? They are free 2. The Annual Alumni Reunion was held on 1 March 2014. Which group performed in the music program following the dinner? Noori 3. On 3 March 2014, FCC celebrated Founder’s Day with the largest birthday party in its history. Celebrations included the performance of a military band. Which regiment did the band belong to? Azad Kashmir Regiment 4. 3 March 2014 was also the date that a special supplement was printed commemorating FCC’s 150th anniversary. Which newspaper did the supplement appear in? Dawn 5. Pakistan Post published a special commemorative stamp for FCC’s sesquicentennial on 14 May 2014. What denomination was the stamp? Rs 8 6. On 8 August 2014 a wreath laying ceremony was held at the grave of FCC’s founder, who is buried in the Christian cemetery near Taxali Gate. The Rector Dr James Tebbe laid a wreath at Dr Charles Forman’s grave while Mrs Elizabeth Tebbe laid a wreath at the grave of Dr Forman’s first wife. What was Mrs Forman’s first name? Margaret 7. A groundbreaking ceremony for the extension of the Business & Social Sciences Building was held on 30 September 2014. The extension has been jointly funded by UBL and Bestway Foundation to the amount of Rs 150 million. How many additional classrooms will the extension house? 24 8. Hope Tower was inaugurated on 12 November 2014. Ms Farah Shah, a Hope Tower resident, addressed the audience speaking about her experiences of living in the new hostel. What part of Pakistan does Farah hail from? Chitral 9. The annual Grad Party was held on 28 November 2014 and the theme was neon disco. Neon is one of the naturally occurring noble gases. How many noble gases are there in total? 6 10. Commencement was held on 29 November 2014. This was the largest number of students graduating at one ceremony since FCC became a chartered university in 2004. What was the total number of graduates? 665 ...
Winner of October 150 Quiz
Congratulations to Mr Nouraiz Nazar for getting 9 answers correct in the October 150 Quiz. Runner up, with eight answers right, was Mr Tajammul John Munir, Director Building and Works. Please contact the Communications Office, room 217, N Block to collect your...
October 150 Quiz Answers
Roaming around the beautiful FCC campus will give you the answers to this month’s quiz, which is all about numbers. 1. The Chaudhry Ahmad Saeed Building is the seat of administration at FCC. What is the maximum number of people allowed in the only lift in the building? 8 2. Intermediate students have lockers in the Seemi Tajammul Building (A Block). What is the highest number locker in the building? 378 3. The octagonal courtyard (S-Octa) in the Armacost Science Building is reminiscent of old Lahore architecture. How many arches can be seen from the courtyard? 34 4. A number of tree planting ceremonies have been held in the Rose Garden. How many pine trees grow there? 4 5. Sinclair Hall has a large number of freestanding columns along all four sides. What is the total number? 62 6. The front of the Business & Social Science Building (E Building) faces the new car park. How many windows are there in the front facade? 49 7. The new car park, accessed from the Canal Road service lane, has separate sections for guests’ vehicles, motorbikes, and faculty/staff cars. How many parking spaces are there for cars? 410 8. The Mercy Health Center was inaugurated last year to provide round the clock health facilities to residents of the FCC campus. How many beds does it have for patients? 6 9. The Ewing Memorial Library stores its Religious Studies books in a small but beautiful galleried room with an internal staircase. How many bookcases are there in the room’s lower part? 11 10. And finally … what is the number of the Communication Office’s new room? 217...
Winner of September 150 Quiz
Congratulations to Dr James Tebbe, Rector FCC, for getting all the answers correct in the September 150 Quiz. Runners up, with nine answers right, were Mr Tajammul John Munir, Director Building and Works and Mr Haroon Samson, Chief Advancement Officer. Please contact the Communications Office, room 217, N Block to collect your voucher. The answers to the September 150 Quiz can be seen at this...
September 150 quiz Answers
This is the eighth in our series of quizzes to celebrate FCC’s 150th anniversary. We look at the on-campus USAID-funded hostel for women, which is nearing completion. 1. The groundbreaking ceremony for the hostel took place on 29 May 2012. In addition to the Mission Director USAID Pakistan, who took part in the groundbreaking? Dr James A Tebbe 2. Unlike most of the university’s buildings, the hostel has an unusual shape. What is it? 6 wings from a central hub 3. The hostel will be 77 ft high, which makes it the … second tallest building on campus 4. The hostel is currently called … Hope Tower 5. The hostel will have beds for how many residents? 366 6. The hostel rooms will be … both single and double rooms 7. At present FCC’s women students reside in Shirazi Hall. How many beds does Shirazi Hall currently have? 140 8. Women hostel residents at FCC currently come from which regions? 3 provinces of Pakistan, the Northern Areas and abroad 9. To look after the larger number of residents, in addition to the warden, how many assistant wardens will there be in the hostel? 3 10. When will the hostel be inaugurated? Before the end of...
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