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1
Each college has its own building and its own staff.
True
False
2
Oxford has 4 main rivers.
False
True
3
What is the approximate population of Oxford?
50 000
152 000
500 000
100 000
4
The famous Hogwarts staircase scenes were filmed in Christ Church.
False
True
5
Lewis Carroll is the famous author of...
'Frankenstein'
'The Cat in the Hat'
'Wuthering Heights'
'Alice in Wonderland'
6
Where is Oxford located?
Wales
Scotland
England
Nothern Ireland
7
J.R.R Tolkien is the famous author of...
'The Lord of the Rings'
Harry Potter book series
'The Chronicles of Narnia'
'Heart of Darkness'
8
Harry Potter
dining hall scenes were filmed in Christ Church.
True
False
9
Which of these you CANNOT study at Oxford University?
Mathematics
English Literature
Chemistry
Tourism
10
Which of these landmarks is
NOT
in Oxford?
Carfax Tower
The Bodleian Library
Christ Church
Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
11
In the 13th century, some teachers and students left Oxford and started a new university in...
Harvard
Princeton
Cambridge
London
12
C. S. Lewis got his inspiration for Narnia from a ______ on a central Oxford street.
a window with a squirrell sticker on it.
a shoe with a snail on it.
a house with a shark on its roof.
door with a lion carved into it.
13
Select the 3 main rivers of Oxford.
the Thames River
the Cherwell River
the Wye
the Isis River
14
A 'punt' is...
...a fish in the river Isis.
...a long, narrow boat with a flat bottom and square ends.
...a thing that you had for breakfast today.
...a type of cheese.
15
Oxford University is the oldest university in the English-speaking world.
False
True
16
This author DID NOT go to Oxford University.
Lewis Carrol
J.R.R Tolkien
C.S. Lewis
J.K. Rowling
17
The Headington Shark
is a memorial of a tragic event during World War II.
False
True
