UK Universities Trivia

1. This Oxford college is the oldest in the university. It was founded in 1249 by the then Archdeacon of Durham. Former members include C S Lewis, Robert Boyle and Stephen Hawking.Which college is it?

From Quiz Which Dreaming Spire?

Answer: University

For many centuries University College, or Univ as it is commonly called, claimed to have had it's beginnings in the ninth century and to have been founded by Alfred The Great. The evidence was,however, forged in the 14th century by some Fellows in support of a property deal. Percy Shelley was sent down, ie expelled, for distributing a pamphlet on atheism. He had spent less than a year on campus.

From Quiz Oxford and Cambridge Colleges

Answer: Cambridge

Churchill College was founded in 1960 and named after Sir Winston Churchill - the former British Prime Minister. It was unusual at that time because it accepted both men and women as students.

From Quiz The University of Oxford

Answer: Dominus Illuminatio Mea

Dominus Illuminatio Mea or 'The Lord is my light' are the opening words of Psalm 27.

From Quiz Cambridge University

Answer: Peterhouse

Peterhouse (my alma mater) was founded by the Bishop of Ely, Hugo de Balsham in 1284. King's College, with its famous Gothic chapel, dates from 1441; Trinity College, the richest Oxbridge college, was founded in 1546; and Fitzwilliam was founded most recently, in 1966.

From Quiz UK Universities

Answer: University of Paris

The University of Paris was the model for most early universities, although Oxford rapidly grew in importance.

From Quiz Cambridge University

Answer: Oxford

As far back as 1200, Cambridge was known to have a school of some description. By 1226 there was an organisation led by a Chancellor which undertook regular studies.

From Quiz How Well Do You Know The University of Exeter?

Answer: Exeter

The Exeter Award rewards undergraduates and taught postgraduates for taking part in training and skills sessions, work experience and participation in extra-curricular sporting or musical activities.

From Quiz Which Dreaming Spire?

Answer: St John's

It is said that you can travel from Oxford to Cambridge and not depart from land owned by St John's. The college was founded in 1555 by Sir Thomas White and named in honour of St John the Baptist. The college is the owner of two Oxford pubs, the Lamb and Flag which is in between two college buildings, and the Eagle and Child across the road. Both of these pubs were host to the group that included Tolkien and C S Lewis.

From Quiz Oxford and Cambridge Colleges

Answer: Both

Corpus Christi College, Oxford was founded in 1517 for training monks. Fortunately the education had been expanded to include sciences and humanities, or the college might have succumbed during the dissolution of the monasteries in the reign of Henry VIII. Corpus Christi College, Cambridge dates from 1352. Its original purpose was the training of priests. It is unusual in that it was established by the people of two guilds in the town.

From Quiz The University of Oxford

Answer: Emo of Friesland

The arrival of Emo of Friesland in 1190 started the University's tradition of international scholarship. Nowadays approximately one quarter of all students at Oxford are from overseas and they come from about 130 countries.

From Quiz Oxford University

Answer: 1379

Don't be misled by its name - New College is in fact one of the university's oldest colleges.

From Quiz Cambridge University

Answer: 1284

Peterhouse may be the oldest Cambridge college, but it is newer than University, Balliol and Merton Colleges in Oxford, which were founded earlier in the same century.

From Quiz British Collegiate Universities

Answer: Van Mildert

Van Mildert College was named after Bishop Van Mildert, who founded University College in the 19th century.

From Quiz Oxford Colleges

Answer: Christ Church College

Christ Church, founded in 1546 by Cardinal Wolsey as Cardinal College, is the largest college of the University. Its college chapel also plays the part of the Cathedral of the City of Oxford and makes it the only college chapel in the world that is actually a cathedral.

From Quiz Colleges of Oxford University

Answer: Magdalen College

Magdalen is pronounced "Maudlin" as is its namesake at Cambridge. The Cambridge version is, for some reason, spelt Magdalene, with an additional "e" on the end.

From Quiz Oxford and Cambridge Colleges

Answer: Cambridge

Girton College was founded in 1869. It is about two miles outside the city of Cambridge, and was named after the adjacent village. It was the first residential college for women.

From Quiz The University of Oxford

Answer: Atlas and Hercules

Apart from the figures of Atlas and Hercules the Observatory also features the Signs of the Zodiac, the three Morning, Noon and Evening panels with Helios, Nyx and Artemis on them, and the Eight Winds.

From Quiz Cambridge University

Answer: The name for a particular course

When applying to Cambridge, you elect to follow a particular Tripos (named after the stool on which candidates for oral exams used to sit, which had three legs). At the end of each year, you take exams in that course, which are called Tripos exams. By the way, Cambridge has no student union, much to our chagrin.

From Quiz UK Universities

Answer: University of Hull

University College Scarborough became part of the University of Hull in 2000, but in 2014 Hull announced that it was winding down the Scarborough facility completely - to the annoyance of both students and staff.

From Quiz How Well Do You Know The University of Exeter?

Answer: Xpression FM

Xpression is the student-run radio station that includes music shows and chat shows. It also offers a live-air counselling service called Voice, which is done by student volunteers. Exepose is the name of the university newspaper and Exelets is the name of the university's own student letting agency.

From Quiz Colleges of Oxford University

Answer: Christ Church

Great Tom is sounded 101 times to signify the original 100 scholars of the college plus an additonal scholar who was added in the 17th century. The bell is located in Tom Tower.

From Quiz Which Dreaming Spire?

Answer: St Hilda's

St Hilda's was founded in 1893 by the same woman that started Cheltenham Ladies College. From the outset St Hilda's was a female only college and it wasn't until 2006 that, following a vote by the governing body, the college decided to allow males at all levels, the first ones being admitted from September 2008.

From Quiz Oxford and Cambridge Colleges

Answer: Oxford

Templeton College began life as the Centre for Management Studies in 1965. It changed its name in 1984, but did not get full College status until 1995. Green College was one of the newest colleges at Oxford, having been established in 1979 for graduates in medicine and related subjects. The two colleges merged to become Green Templeton College in 2008. At the heart of its site, the former Green College on the Woodstock Road, is the Radcliffe Observatory. This building was built in the eighteenth century with money provided by the trustees of Dr. John Radcliffe, whose estate financed many other buildings around the university.

From Quiz Cambridge University

Answer: Master

The Master of a College is elected by the Fellowship every so often. Peterhouse elected a new Master in 2002, Lord Wilson of Tillyorn. King's has a Provost, Homerton has a Principal, and Girton has a Mistress.

From Quiz British Collegiate Universities

Answer: London

Unlike the other three Universities, London's colleges are more often known independently of the University.

From Quiz UK Universities

Answer: University College London

UCL was the first, and the others reluctantly followed suit. Their degrees were awarded by the University of London. At Cambridge, women were not awarded degrees until after WWII, merely letters stating that they have the equivalent of a degree.

From Quiz Cambridge University

Answer: John Milton

He entered Christ's in February 1625 and studied there until 1632. His friend at Cambridge, Edward King, was the subject of one of Milton's more famous works, 'Lycidas'. His brother Christopher Milton also studied at Christ's, starting in 1631.

From Quiz How Well Do You Know The University of Exeter?

Answer: J.K. Rowling

J.K. Rowling based a few things from the Harry Potter series (supposedly!) on Exeter and people at the university. A certain Classics professor who shall remain nameless is the inspiration for Gilderoy Lockhart and the idea for Diagon Alley emanated from Gandy Street just off Exeter High Street and The Leaky Cauldron is based on a pub called The Old Firehouse.

From Quiz Oxford Colleges

Answer: University College

Despite arguments that Balliol and Merton colleges are the oldest college in the University, University College was given collegiate status in 1249, 14 and 15 years prior to Balliol and Merton Colleges respectively.

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