UK UNIVERSITIES QUIZ
1 Which of these universities are not in the UK? 2.5p 1 Bellevue University
2 Birmingham-Southern College 3 Coventry University
4 Howard University 5 Kent State University
6 Newman University 7 Prinston University 8 University of Bath 9 University of Dundee 10 University of Reading
2 a/ Match the universities and the years when they opened. 3p
1 Aberdeen a/ 1167
2 Cambridge b/ 1209
3 Edinburgh c/ 1410-1413
4 Glasgow d/ 1451
5 Oxford e/ 1495
6 St. Andrews f/ 1582
b/ Mark the towns on the map writing their numbers. 2.5p
3 a/ These universities have a common name. What is it? 2p b/ Why are they called like that?
University of Birmingham, University of Liverpool, University of Manchester, University of Leeds, University of Sheffield, University of Bristol
4 Which of these subjects was most popular with UK university students in 1912? 1p a/ Art and design
b/ Biology
c/ Communicatoions
5 Which Harry Potter star goes to Oxford? 1p
a/ Emma Watson b/ Daniel Radcliffe c/ Rupert Grint
6 Which university lake has Henry the Heron as patron? 1p
7 What is unusual about the campus of Coventry University? 1p a/ it has a graveyard
b/ it is built over an underground lake
c/ it has a crashed German World War II bomber
8 Which sport did 19th century students at Cambridge University help develop? 1p a/ rugby
b/ polo c/ football d/ basketball
9 a/ How many colleges has Oxford University got? 1p
b/ Which Oxford College has this coat of arms? 1p
10 a/ Which two are not Cambridge Univerity colleges? 1p Balliol College
Darwin College Fitzwilliam College Magdalen College Murray Edwards College
b/ Draw the coat of arms of Jesus College at Cambridge University. 1p
11 Which UK university has the most students? 1p
a/ University of Manchester b/ Nottingham
c/ Open University d/ University of Leeds
