20 ---- Day 3, OUR DAY AT OXFORD + OXFORD QUIZ Part 1

I am asking the students who went to London to do a write-up of their day in Oxford.
You can send it to me and I will put it on the blog.

My job: Here's a quiz for everyone. How much do you know about Oxford?
Some are easy; some are more difficult. See if you can find the answers.
Choose a, b or c.

Part 1:

1. Oxford is an important __________________ town.
a. industrial b. university c. fishing

2. Oxford is _____ kilometres from London.
a. 83 b. 121 c. 37

3. Oxford's greatest rival, which the Oxonians call "The Other Place", is _____________.
a. Cambridge b. Harvard c. Eton

4. The motto on the coat of arms of Oxford, "Fortis est Veritas" means:
a. Truth is forever b. Strong in faith c. Truth is strong

5. Which American president was a student at Oxford?
a. Obama b. Clinton c. Kennedy

6. The academic year at Oxford is divided into 3 eight-week terms. They are called:
a. Winter, Spring, Summer b. One, Two, Three c. Michaelmas, Hilary and Trinity

7. The Thames and its tributary, the Cherwell, are the two rivers which go through Oxford. But, in Oxford the Thames is called the ______________________
a. Isis b. Little Thames c. Enlightened Water

8. Our group had a very special tour of _____________________.
a. Blackwell's (bookshop) b. Town Hall c. Trinity College

(Ask a student from the group)

9. At Oxford University there are _______________ colleges.
a. 19 b. 27 c. 38


10. Jane wanted to see the Sheldonian Theatre at Oxford because

a. she had been in a Shakespearean play there, many years ago!
("Romeo, Romeo, Wherefore art thou, Romeo?"....)
b. she loves the bearded heads outside the theatre!
c. her maiden name is Sheldon!

I hope that you are enjoying this. More to follow later!

Jane

PS. Curious to know if you have found all the correct answers?
Go to Post Number 46 in the list of May entries.
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VOCABULARY

a write-up = un compte rendu

Oxonians = people who live in Oxford or a person who studies or has studied at Oxford
University

motto = une devise

coat of arms = un blason; des armoiries

terms = des trimestres

tributary = un affluent

"Wherefore art thou Romeo?" = "For what purpose are you called Romeo?"
From the great balcony scene in Shakespeare's play, Romeo and Juliet

Later on, in this soliloquy Juliet continues:
" A rose by any other name would smell as sweet,
So Romeo would, were he not Romeo called."

Beautiful, isn't it?