The first person on a British stamp other than royalty was..
.. William Shakespeare.
100
The currency of Egypt is..
.. the pound.
100
In Monopoly, the green set consists of Bond Street, Regent Street and..
.. Oxford Street.
100
St.Clare's Oxford is the International Baccalurate school with particulary highly recognized reputation since..
.. no other school or college in England has been teaching the IB longer than St. Clare's and there are only 13 other institutions in the world who have taught the IB longer than us.
100
The nationality of Robert Louis Stevenson, writer of 'Treasure Island', is..
.. Scottish.
200
British people measure their own weights in..
.. stones.
200
100 years war between England and France actually lasted..
.. 116 years. From 1337 to 1453.
200
It is often maintained that English is used as a lingua franca. It means that..
.. English is used as a means of communication between people who are not familiar with each other’s native language.
200
Why does Oxford have a botanical garden? Years ago, the specific reason for its use was..
.. growing plants to investigate their use in making medicine.
200
Jane Fairfax and Frank Churchill are characters from the British novel written by Jane Austen. The novel is called..
.. "Emma".
300
The national anthem of the United Kingdom is called..
.. "God Save the Queen".
300
The oldest and largest royal residence in the world still in use is..
.. Windsor Castle. It was originally constructed in 1070 and rebuilt in stone in 1170.
300
A sport which has the highest suicide rate amongst its participants is..
.. cricket.
300
Oxford was not bombed during the World War II because..
.. Hitler was intending to use Oxford as his capital if he conquered England.
300
"Through the Looking-Glass" , "The Hunting of the Snark", "Jabberwocky" are one of the most notable works this author has ever written. At first he studied mathematics at Oxford in 1851, but soon found his real passion.
The pen-name of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson is..
.. Lewis Carroll.
400
The full name of the Duke of Cambridge and the Duchess of Cambridge's son is..
.. George Alexander Louis, the Prince George of Cambridge.
400
Name four countries where English is used as a second language.
In former British or American colonies like:
India, the Philippines, Barbados, Ghana, Kenya, Uganda and Botswana.
400
"I heard that you're settled down /
That you found a girl and you're married now /
I heard that your dreams came true .."
The phrase is the beginning of the song..
.. "Someone Like You" - Adele.
400
The English poet Matthew Arnold first used the phrase "dreaming spires" in connection with Oxford. A term is coined in reference to..
.. the harmonious architecture of Oxford's university buildings.
400
The phrase: "It is a truth universally acknowledged that a man in possession of a fortune must be in want of a wife." is from the novel..
.. "Pride and Prejudice".
500
Sir Winston Churchill never occupied a hotel room above the first floor because..
.. he suffered from The Black Dog (suicidal depression).
500
Britain's smallest overseas territory is called..
.. Gibraltar. It has an area of 2.6 square miles (6.7 km2) and a northern border with the Province of Cádiz in Andalusia, Spain.
500
IB TOK question:
How does a man escape from the room, when the room has only two exits: Behind the first door there is a fire bursting dragon. Behind the second door there is a lens through which the sun is turning the man immediately into ash at the same time he opens the door.
.. The man escapes from the room using the second door at night, when there is no sun.
500
The Hogwarts dining hall in the Harry Potter films is originally..
.. The Great Hall at Christ Church.
500
"Make them laugh; make them cry; make them wait..." was a personal maxim of the novelist called..