OXFORD & CAMBRIDGE HISTORY
What are the two oldest and most famous universities in the English-speaking world?
Oxford and Cambridge.
What are the smaller groups inside Oxford and Cambridge called?
Colleges.
Which former US president studied at Oxford?
Answer: Bill Clinton.
What river is used for the famous Boat Race?
The River Thames.
In which US city is Harvard University?
Answer: Cambridge, Massachusetts.
In what year do we know students were already studying at Oxford?
1096.
How many colleges does Oxford have?
46 colleges.
Name one British prime minister mentioned in the text who studied at Oxford.
Margaret Thatcher / Tony Blair / David Cameron.
What sport is played in the Varsity Match?
Rugby.
Which famous university is located in California and is known for technology and business?
Answer: Stanford University.
Why did some students and professors leave Oxford to start Cambridge University?
After an argument with the townspeople in Oxford.
How many colleges does Cambridge have?
31 colleges.
Which scientist connected with Cambridge discovered gravity?
Answer: Isaac Newton.
What colour do Oxford sports teams wear?
Dark blue.
Which university is famous for the Sorbonne and is located in France?
Answer: The University of Paris.
In what year was Cambridge University started?
1209.
At first, who was allowed to study at Oxford and Cambridge?
Only men.
Which scientist developed the theory of evolution?
Answer: Charles Darwin.
What colour do Cambridge sports teams wear?
Light blue.
Which famous university in the USA is known for its law school and bulldog mascot?
Answer: Yale University.
When did women finally begin receiving degrees at the universities?
In the 1920s.
Which university still has a college only for women?
Cambridge.
About how many Nobel Prize winners studied or worked at Cambridge?
Nearly 90.
What word in the text means “long-time competitors”?
Rivals.
Which university in Japan is considered one of the country’s most prestigious universities?
Answer: The University of Tokyo.