Quizzes

Test your knowledge about the book, Oxford and science.

We have developed three different themed quizzes (Oxford, Book, Science) and two types (short answers and multiple choice). How many of the questions can you answer correctly? Take the quizzes and find out!

Oxford Knowledge Quiz

There are so many extraordinary facts about Oxford, and some of them are mentioned in our first book. How many do you know? How many colleges does Oxford have, and what is the name of the Oxford library ? Take the quiz and find out how much you know and how much more there is to learn.

  1. What is the name of the main Oxford library?

  2. How many colleges does Oxford have?

  3. How is the dress for formal affairs called at Oxford?

  4. How many terms does Oxford have and what are their names?

  5. Which sport is the most famous where Oxford competes against Cambridge each year?

  6. How is the University College also called?

  7. Oxford is also called ‘the city of (what)’?

  8. What does PPE stand for in Oxford?

  9. Instead of a subfusc that we’ve learned above, what is the only other alternative to wear during examinations?

  10. What is the only flower some students choose to wear during their examinations on their subfusc?

Book Knowledge Quiz

The book is full of inspiring information about Oxford and scientific discoveries around the world. How many facts do you remember? What was the place where democracy was born and how was Einstein’s first renowned theory called? Take the quiz and see if you can score above 5 points, as many birds as Albert needs to find to reveal the secrets under their wings.

Here you can see how many aspects of the book you remember and further hone your knowledge:

  1. Which building is featured on the main cover of the book?

  2. Who are the main characters of the book? (hint: there are three)

  3. What is the place where democracy was born?

  4. What is the first discovery shown in the book? (hint: it’s in Egypt)

  5. What is the first mathematical discovery presented in the book? (hint: it’s shown on the beach)

  6. Which country was Nicolas Copernicus from?

  7. In which university did Isaac Newton discover the laws of motion?

  8. How is Albert Einstein’s most renown scientific theory called?

  9. Where did Hubble make his discoveries about the galaxies?

  10. How many vaccines did Maurice Hilleman discover?

Scientific Knowledge Quiz

If you feel like further learning and discussing scientific concepts, here are some more advanced scientific questions:

  1. What is the centre of our solar system?

  2. How many laws of motion did Newton postulate?

  3. What is the name of the theory which Einstein developed?

  4. How is the phenomenon with red and blue galaxies called?

  5. What is the smallest form of matter that Dalton discovered?

  6. What is the equation of the Pythagorean theorem?

  7. Do you remember Albert Einstein’s famous equation?

  8. What is gravity?

  9. How would you explain briefly the uncertainty principle?

  10. How do vaccines work?

Multiple choice

Quiz: Science

  1. Which is the center of our solar system?

    a) the earth

    b) the sun

    c) the moon

  2. In which direction does gravity pull things?

    a) Upwards

    b) Downwards

    c) Towards each other

  3. The Uncertainty Principle states, that:

    a) you can’t estimate the position of an atom and at the same its velocity

    b) you can’t estimate the age of an atom and at the same time its temperature

    c) you can’t estimate the weight of an atom and at the same time its volume

  4. Hubble discovered that:

    a) the closer together galaxies are, the faster they move away

    b) the further apart galaxies are, the faster they move away

    c) the older galaxies are, the slower they move away

  5. Is the atomic mass unit:

    a) the mass of one molecule of water

    b) the mass of one atom of oxygen

    c) the mass of one atom of hydrogen

Quiz: Oxford

  1. Is Oxford the oldest university

    a) in the world

    b) in the English speaking world

    c) in the United Kingdom

  2. How are the graduates of Oxford called?

    a) Oxonians

    b) Oxfordians

    c) Oxbridge

  3. In which museum can you find the Oxford Dodo?

    a) Ashmolean museum

    b) British museum

    c) Natural History museum

  4. Which is the famous bridge of Oxford, a replica of the one that can be found in Venice:

    a) Bridge of Sighs

    b) University bridge

    c) The old bridge

  5. In May there is an animal race at Oxford, which is the:

    a) Fox race

    b) Tortoise race

    c) Dog race