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1
Oxford was never bombed in WWII because:
Churchill made an agreement with Hitler in exchange for not bombing Munich
Oxford participated in 24/7 blackouts
Hitler wanted it as his capital should he succeed in overpowering England
With only 2,756 inhabitants at the time, it wasn't worth it
2
Which mentor turned orange when they ate carrots?
Emma
Annika
Hannah
Molayo
3
What does 'vexed' mean?
Irritated
Tired
Surprised
Cold
4
What college is this?
Balliol
Jesus
Brasenose
Lincoln
5
What is the name of the main university museum?
The Ashmolean
The Tate
The Boultenhouse
The Bodleian
6
Which mentor fell down the steps of a London Tube escalator?
Katie
Molayo (twice)
Annika
Colin
7
Which mentors have competed in a Varsity Match?
Rob (Gymnastics)
Molayo (American Football)
Rob (Cricket)
Katie (Rowing)
Annika (Tennis)
Molayo (Australian Rules Football)
8
Which mentor refuses to drive on the motorway after 4 years of driving?
Katie
Rob
Annika
Molayo
Hannah
Emma
9
What is the name of the St Peter's race-winning tortoise?
Aristurtle
Tortoilini
Patrick
Leonardo
Peter
Donnatello
10
How do you pronounce 'Water'?
War-err
Wah-der
War-der
War-ter
11
How many colleges are within Oxford University?
19
32
39
21
12
Which mentor(s) was voted to have 'peaked' in high school, and again in university?
Rob
Jasmine
Katie
Hannah
13
Which of these mentors grew up in Surrey?
Molayo
Hannah
Katie
Emma
Annika
Dami
14
How many Oxford cities are there in the U.S.?
3
11
40
21
15
Which is the largest bookstore in Oxford?
Waterstones
The Bodleian
The College Shoppe
Blackwell's
16
There is a house in Headington (Oxford) with what in its roof?
A goat
A car
A shark
A sofa
17
What does 'chuffed' mean?
Eaten too much/full
Tired
Angry
Pleased
18
There is only one named island in Oxford, what is it?
St Anne's Island
The Eyot
Oxford Island
Boathouse Island
19
Which mentor was a dancer at the London 2012 Olympics closing ceremony?
Jasmine
Dami
Rob
Emma
20
Which three colleges all claim to be the oldest in the university?
Blackfriars, Reuben, and New
St Hugh's, Lady Margaret Hall, and Wadham
Balliol, Merton, and University
Wycliffe Hall, Trinity, and Oriel
21
Which mentor has fake teeth?
Molayo
Jasmine
Hannah
Colin
22
What is the approximate square footage of Lady Margaret Hall?
522,720
472,380
563,190
497,520
23
Which mentor has been to 13 weddings in the last month?
Robert
Jasmine
Annika
Molayo
24
At the Divinity School in the early 1400's, exams were given orally for how long?
7 hours a day for 3 days
3-4 hours
8 hours a day for a week
1 full school day
25
When was Lady Margaret Hall founded?
1878
1868
1908
1898
26
Which mentor is from 'The Other Place' (C*mbridge)?
Dami
Katie
Rob
Jasmine
27
What country has the largest group of international students at Oxford?
China
Germany
United States
Italy
28
Who was in a canoe at only 3 days old?
Rob
Colin
Dami
Katie
29
27 British Prime Ministers have graduated at Oxford. Which one of these did not?
Tony Blair
Winston Churchill
Margaret Thatcher
Theresa May
30
Which college looks like a lasagne?
St Hugh's
Harris Manchester
Keble
Mansfield
31
Which mentors go to the same college?
Annika & Rob
Hannah & Katie
Hannah & Jasmine
Colin & Emma
32
Which mentor recently completed an 11-state road trip in the USA?
Annika
Robert
Molayo
Hannah
33
What is the most common name for a pub in Britain?
Red Lion
The Crown
Royal Oak
White Hart
34
Which mentors have matching tattoos?
Annika & Peter
Colin & Emma
Molayo & Dami
Hannah & Katie
35
Which of these actors is
not
an Oxford graduate?
Emily Blunt
Emma Watson
Dame Judi Dench
Rowan Attkinson (Mr Bean)
36
You will see gargoyles doing many things. What is one thing you will not see them doing?
Picking their nose
Spouting water
Eating
Reading a book
37
Who is a ballet dancer?
Dami
Emma
Katie
Jasmine
38
Which sport is not practiced at Oxford?
Fish & Chip feast that is similar to a hot dog eating contest
Quidditch, a game from the Harry Potter franchise played on broom sticks
Octopush, in which a puck in a bottom of a pool is pushed w/a hockey stick
Turtle races in which each college races their own turtle
39
Oxford sits on the meeting of two rivers, the Thames and the....
Isen
Cherwell
Severn
Tantramar
40
Who sat next to the prince of Jordan on a plane?
Hannah
Jasmine
None
Colin
