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Oxford - city and university Trivia Quiz

Oxford is home to Oxford University and a magnet for tourists. How much do you know about it?

A multiple-choice quiz by bridget3. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
bridget3

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
10,503

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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789

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which of the following rivers does NOT flow through Oxford? Hint

Cherwell

Isis

Severn

Thames

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who gave his name to Oxford's main hospitals (Clue - same first name initials as "Dallas" TV villain)?

Answer: (Full name or Surname)

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Question 3 of 10

3. Oxford University is world famous. What is Oxford's other university called? Hint

Warncliffe

Lady Spencer Churchill

Oxford County

Oxford Brookes

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which Oxford college is the home of Oxford's cathedral? Hint

St Peters

Magdalen

Christ Church

St Johns

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is the Oxford Union? Hint

Debating society

Canal

Student union

Railway

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is the name of Oxford University Library? Hint

Linacre

Wolfson

Cuddesdon

Bodleian

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Question 7 of 10

7. What activity is pursued through OUDS? Hint

Food and drink

Ballroom dancing

Water sports

Acting

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Question 8 of 10

8. What popular fictional police detective is based in Oxford? Hint

Inspector Morse

Commander Dalgleish

Inspector Wexford

Inspector Lestrade

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Question 9 of 10

9. What kind of building is the University's 'Radcliffe Camera'? Hint

Observatory

Theatre

Art Gallery

Library

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Question 10 of 10

10. The university and tourism apart, Oxford's main industry is based at Cowley: what is it? Hint

Brewing

Medical research

Motor manufacturing

Cement batching

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of the following rivers does NOT flow through Oxford?

Answer: Severn

The Isis is the name given to the Thames in Oxford.

2. Who gave his name to Oxford's main hospitals (Clue - same first name initials as "Dallas" TV villain)?

Answer: John Radcliffe

John Radcliffe gave his name to the John Radcliffe Hospital in Headington and the Radcliffe Infirmary in Summertown.

3. Oxford University is world famous. What is Oxford's other university called?

Answer: Oxford Brookes

Oxford Brookes (formerly Oxford Polytechnic) is in Headington just outside the City Centre. Lady Spencer Churchill is a former teacher training college, now part of Oxford Brookes University.

4. Which Oxford college is the home of Oxford's cathedral?

Answer: Christ Church

The chapel of Christ Church college serves Oxfordshire, Buckinhamshire and Berkshire as their Anglican cathedral.

5. What is the Oxford Union?

Answer: Debating society

The Oxford Union is a debating society and dining club, supposedly the training ground for future prime ministers.

6. What is the name of Oxford University Library?

Answer: Bodleian

Named after Sir Thomas Bodley.

7. What activity is pursued through OUDS?

Answer: Acting

OUDS stands for Oxford University Dramatic Society.

8. What popular fictional police detective is based in Oxford?

Answer: Inspector Morse

Inspector Morse, in the novels of Colin Dexter, is played in the TV adaptation by John Thaw.

9. What kind of building is the University's 'Radcliffe Camera'?

Answer: Library

It is a circular, three-tiered reading room, linked underground to the main Bodleian library.

10. The university and tourism apart, Oxford's main industry is based at Cowley: what is it?

Answer: Motor manufacturing

Cowley is the home of the Morris Oxford, now part of the Rover group.

Source: Author bridget3

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