Oxford info ELAC b1/b2

Which county is Oxford in?

• England

• Oxfordshire

• Somerset

• Wiltshire

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Roughly how many people live in Oxford?

• 151,000

• 15,100

• 1510

• 1,510,000

What is the river Thames known as when it runs through Oxford?

• The Cherwell

• The Isis

• The Iris

• The Cherwall

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What river runs into the Isis?

• The Cherwell

• The Thames

• The Charwall

• The Cherwall

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When was Oxford University founded?

• 1665

• 1066

• 1872

• 1167

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What is the name of the oldest college at Oxford University?

• University Chapel

• University College

• University Collage

• University Colleague

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What's Oxford's nickname?

• the Queen of watering places

• the city of three spires

• the city of perspiring dreams

• the city of dreaming spires

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When was Oxford's covered market first opened?

• 1477

• 1774

• 1747

• 747

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Blackwells bookshop has the largest room for selling books in ______.

• Europe

• the world

• the southern hemisphere

• the northern hemisphere

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When was Oxford's Town Hall built?

• 1747

• 1893

• 1803

• 1938

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