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Quiz about Cities of Dreaming Spires
Quiz about Cities of Dreaming Spires

Cities of Dreaming Spires Trivia Quiz


Whilst Oxford University may have inspired Thomas Arnold to describe it as a "city of dreaming spires", there are many other inspiring universities around the world.

A multiple-choice quiz by cazza2902. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
cazza2902
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
398,027
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
203
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Question 1 of 10
1. I am a university located in the Southern Hemisphere in a reputedly sports mad city. My alumni include Germaine Greer (author of 'The Female Eunuch'), Julia Gillard (first female Prime Minister of Australia) and Barry Humphries (comedian and alter ego of Dame Edna Everage). Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. South Africa has a number of universities spread across its vast expanse. Which of these is NOT one of them? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. This university, in the United Kingdom, was the setting for a 'right royal romance' between William and Catherine. Love, however, did not blossom over a game of golf. Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. This Canadian 'queen' of universities is located in the capital city of Saskatchewan. Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Whilst there is a university of this name in Christchurch, New Zealand, its name is also associated in England with a cathedral and archbishops - particularly a murdered one. Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. in 2019 this university offered a course in 'Ethical Hacking' as part of a Bachelor of Science degree. Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. All but one of these countries has a university that has been continuously teaching since the 12th century or earlier. Which is the odd one out? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. If you wanted to attend the same college as Barack Obama, Jimmy Cagney and Art Garfunkel, where would you enrol? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Which song was written by Neil Young as a reaction to the shootings at Kent State University in 1970? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. I am considered one of the top universities in this Asian country. My country has beaten Russia in war but not the USA. I take my name from the city in which I am located. Whilst my city is not the capital it was the capital for more than a thousand years.

Answer: (One Word or two words with the last word being university)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. I am a university located in the Southern Hemisphere in a reputedly sports mad city. My alumni include Germaine Greer (author of 'The Female Eunuch'), Julia Gillard (first female Prime Minister of Australia) and Barry Humphries (comedian and alter ego of Dame Edna Everage).

Answer: University of Melbourne

The University of Melbourne was established in 1853 and was the second university, after the University of Sydney, to be established in Australia. Whilst it doesn't have the dreaming spires of Oxford it does have an underground car park that was used to great cinematic effect in the first 'Mad Max' movie.
2. South Africa has a number of universities spread across its vast expanse. Which of these is NOT one of them?

Answer: F W de Klerk University

F W de Klerk was the last President of South Africa under apartheid. He was succeeded as president by Nelson Mandela, a transition which saw the end of white minority rule in that country. Whilst there is no university named for de Klerk, there is a Nelson Mandela University located in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.

As I was writing this quiz I kept thinking how the University of Witwatersrand would be a name that might not be out of place in 'Game of Thrones'.
3. This university, in the United Kingdom, was the setting for a 'right royal romance' between William and Catherine. Love, however, did not blossom over a game of golf.

Answer: University of St Andrews

Prince William, Duke of York, met his future wife Catherine Middleton at St Andrews where they were both students. Both Prince William and Catherine graduated with Master of Art degrees. Whilst Oxford and Cambridge are very real universities, the Unseen University can only be found in the works and very vivid imagination of Terry Pratchett.
4. This Canadian 'queen' of universities is located in the capital city of Saskatchewan.

Answer: University of Regina

The other universities are Canadian universities with queenly/regal names,
but none of them are located in Regina, the capital of Saskatchewan.
5. Whilst there is a university of this name in Christchurch, New Zealand, its name is also associated in England with a cathedral and archbishops - particularly a murdered one.

Answer: University of Canterbury

It was in Canterbury Cathedral in England that Thomas Becket, the then Archbishop of Canterbury, was murdered in 1170. The lovely New Zealand has eight universities including the University of Canterbury in Christchurch. The other three are also universities in New Zealand.
6. in 2019 this university offered a course in 'Ethical Hacking' as part of a Bachelor of Science degree.

Answer: Abertay University, Scotland

There are some unusual courses on offer in the UK. At Cornwall College they offer a course in 'surf science and technology' (as of 2019). For those musically minded you could have studied 'DJ practice' at the University of Central Lancashire. And for all you fans of Mary Berry, the London South Bank University offered a course on 'baking science and technology'.
7. All but one of these countries has a university that has been continuously teaching since the 12th century or earlier. Which is the odd one out?

Answer: France

The origins of the University of Paris, usually known as the Sorbonne, do go back to the 12th century, but it was abolished during the French Revolution in 1793, before being re-established by Napoleon in 1806. The Sorbonne again went through a period of shut-down due to student protests in 1968 resulting in its dis-aggregation into separate universities in 1970.

The University of Bologna (Italy) was first established in 1088. Oxford University (England) is considered to have started as early as 1096 but no later than 1167.

The University of Salamanca (Spain) is considered to have commenced in 1134.
8. If you wanted to attend the same college as Barack Obama, Jimmy Cagney and Art Garfunkel, where would you enrol?

Answer: Columbia College, New York

Specifically, Columbia College is an undergraduate college of Columbia University. Barack Obama completed a Bachelor of Arts majoring in political science in 1983. Jimmy Cagney attended for one semester in 1918 but dropped out after his father died during the Spanish Flu pandemic. Art Garfunkel completed a Bachelor of Arts in art history in 1965.

Kendall College is a cooking and hospitality management college. Heisei focuses on massage therapy. The California Institute of the Arts provides education in the visual and performing arts.
9. Which song was written by Neil Young as a reaction to the shootings at Kent State University in 1970?

Answer: Ohio

Monday 4 May 1970 was the fourth day of protest by students at Kent State University, Ohio. They were protesting against the bombing of Cambodia by the USA. The national guards attempted to disperse the demonstrators and at some point in the day it is alleged that one guard fired on some protesters and a few more guards subsequently joined in. Four unarmed college students were killed and another nine were injured. Alabamba, Philadelphia and LA are all songs written by Neil Young but are unconnected with the events at Kent State University.
10. I am considered one of the top universities in this Asian country. My country has beaten Russia in war but not the USA. I take my name from the city in which I am located. Whilst my city is not the capital it was the capital for more than a thousand years.

Answer: Kyoto

Japan is the Asian country in question. Japan defeated Russia in the war of 1904-05 but in WWII surrendered to the USA. Kyoto was the capital of Japan for over a thousand years but the Emperor moved to Tokyo in 1869. There is some conjecture that the move of capital to Tokyo has resulted in much of the architecture of the old capital of Kyoto being preserved.
Source: Author cazza2902

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