What is the name of the river that runs through Cambridge?
A.
The Cam
B.
The Ouse
C.
The Thames
2.
Cambridge University is made up of.......colleges.
A.
31
B.
50
C.
40
3.
The name of the first college in Cambridge, founded by the Bishop of Ely in 1284 is...
A.
King's
B.
Peterhouse
C.
Trinity
4.
In which museum in Cambridge can you see a renowned collection of Egyptian, Greek and Roman artifacts, as well as paintings by Rembrandt, Titian, Turner and Gainsbourough, among others?
A.
The Fitzwilliam Museum
B.
The Sedgwick Museum of Earth Science
C.
The Museum of Classical Archaeology
5.
Cambridge is located in Cambridgeshire, which is part of another region. What is the name of that region?
A.
West Midlands
B.
East Anglia
C.
Southwest
6.
What's the name of the first college that admitted women?
A.
Girton College
B.
Newnham College
C.
St John's College
7.
King's College was founded in 1441 by...
A.
King Henry VI
B.
King Henry VII
C.
King Henry VIII
8.
It took.......years to build King's College Chapel.
A.
10
B.
50
C.
100
9.
Trinity College was founded in 1546 by...
A.
King Henry VI
B.
King Henry VII
C.
King Henry VIII
10.
At the Great Gate in Trinity College, we can see a statue of the king who founded this college holding...in his hand.
A.
a sword
B.
a table leg
C.
a chair leg
11.
The Wren Library, at Trinity College, houses the original manuscript of...
A.
Winnie the Pooh
B.
Harry Potter
C.
The Odyssey
12.
St John's College was founded by...
A.
Henry VII
B.
Lady Margaret Beaufort
C.
Henry VII
13.
The Bridge of Sighs is at...
A.
Trinity College
B.
King's College
C.
St John's College
14.
The Bridge of Sighs in Cambridge...
A.
bears a strong resemblance with its namesake in Venice.
B.
is a covered bridge, but it has very little in common with the one in Venice beyond the fact that they are both covered.
C.
is older than the Bridge of Sighs in Venice.
15.
Women were full members of the University in...
A.
1947
B.
1882
C.
1881
16.
All of the men's colleges began to admit women between...
A.
1881-1896
B.
1972-1988
C.
1920-1930
17.
The original Mathematical Bridge was designed and built by...
A.
Newton
B.
James Essex in 1749
C.
Sir Christopher Wren
18.
The present Mathematical Bridge was built in...
A.
1980
B.
1749
C.
1905
19.
The Eagle is the pub where...
A.
Watson and Crick announced they had discovered the "secret of life" (DNA)
B.
we can find graffiti from modern artists.
C.
First World War airmen covered the ceiling and walls with their signatures.
20.
A...is a square-ended boat which has a flat bottom and is usually propelled using a long pole.
