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Oxford Hard Quiz
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1
During World War II, Oxford wasn't bombed because:
The technology they had wasn't enough to bring bombs here
Oxford was such a beautiful city and they decided to spare it
Hitler wanted Oxford to be the new English Capital
The Germans didn't know where it was
2
Which of these museums can be found in Oxford?
Ashmolean
Natural History
Pitt Rivers
British
3
Oxford is connected to Harry Potter because:
They used Christ Church as inspiration for the movies
J.K. Rolling lived here
Daniel Radcliffe visited Radcliffe Camera
Harry Potter was firstly published in Blackwell's
4
Radcliffe Camera is named like this because:
"camera" in Ancient English means round building
They have in their possession the most hi-tech camera in the world
"camera" in latin means Chamber
There is a rare photo gallery in
5
Oxford got its name out of "Oxanforda", which means
ghosts and myths
a shallow part of a river, where cows could cross
"college" in Latin
the city of castles
6
Carfax Tower is the big clock tower where we usually meet. Carfax means:
pub
telephone
crossroads
clock
7
The first ________ in England opened in Oxford in 1652.
jwellery shop
coffee house
tea house
library
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This is in Oxford.
No
Yes
9
The Ghost Tour was
fun
scary
stupid
boring
10
In 1986, residents of this terraced street woke up to find a huge model shark had ‘crashed’ into the roof of number 2.
They decided to take it down
They decided to keep it!
11
BLACKWELLS BOOKSHOP IS THE LARGEST BOOKSHOP IN THE ENTIRE WORLD
True
False
12
Oxford has more published authors per square mile than anywhere else in the world! Some of them are:
J.K. Rolling (Harry Potter)
CS Lewis (The Chronicles of Narnia)
Lewis Carroll (Alice in Wonderland)
JRR Tolkien (The Lord of the Rings)
13
Hertford Bridge took the name of which famous bridge in Europe?
Chapel Bridge in Switzerland
Charles Bridge in Prague
Ponte Vecchio in Florence
Bridge of Sighs in Venice
14
Thank you!
You are welcome!
Don't worry about it!
Cheers mate!
All good!
15
Do people "sigh" when they pass under the bridge in Oxford?
No
Yes
16
There were Tortroise Races in Oxford. The biggest rivarly was between:
Christ Church and Trinity College
Exeter College and Christ Church
Ash and Gary
Trinity and Balliol College
