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How well do you know the Engineering & Science at VUW?

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When was the VUW established?

a)

1897

b)

1907

c)

1917

d)

1927

2.

How many of the University's subjects are in the Top 100 QS 2020?

a)

9

b)

11

c)

13

d)

17

3.

The largest wooden building in the southern hemisphere is home to which faculty?

a)

Architecture

b)

Engineering

c)

Health

d)

Law

4.

VUW is the only university in NZ that can display a Nobel Prize of one of its alumni. Which category was the prize awarded in?

a)

Chemistry

b)

Literature

c)

Economics

d)

Medicine

5.

German Student, Alexander Gerst studied a master's degree in earth sciences at VUW? What did he do later in his career?

a)

Became Germany's Minister of the Environment

b)

Became an astronaut and went into space

c)

Set a new record as a speed racer

d)

Created a new GIS app

6.

VUW has 140+ clubs and societies. Which is not a club/society of the university?

a)

Plastic Diet

b)

Dragon Boating

c)

The Politics Society

d)

Anger Management

7.

VUW does not have one of the following. Which one?

a)

A Casino

b)

An Art Gallery

c)

A Classic Museum

d)

A Radio Station

8.

Which of these famous Kiwis are VUW alumni?

a)

Taika Waititi (Film Director - Thor : Ragnarok)

b)

Sam Neill (Actor - Jurassic Park)

c)

Bret McKenzie (Musician & Actor - Lord of The Rings & The Hobbit)

d)

All of them

9.

Which year have ACG / UP Education started to run our VUW foundation?

a)

2014

b)

2015

c)

2016

d)

2017

10.

Where do we operate our VUW foundation?

a)

Auckland

b)

Wellington

c)

Christchurch

d)

Dunedin

11.

How much scholarship do we offer for the VUW Fast-Track (6-months) Foundation Program?

a)

NZD 5,000

b)

NZD 3,500

c)

NZD 3,000

d)

NZD 2,500

12.

Which statement is true for the English requirement progressing to Bachelor of Science & Bachelor of Engineering?

a)

50% in English for Tertiary Study Parts I and II

b)

IELTS 7.0, with a minimum of 7.0 in each band

c)

A & B True

d)

A & B False

13.

Which of these films below are made in WETA Workshop Wellington?

a)

The Amazing Spider-Man 2

b)

Avatar

c)

The Hobbit

d)

All of the above

14.

Which type of VUW Foundation that Young Learner student can take?

a)

Fast-Track (6-months)

b)

Standard (8-9 months)

c)

Standard Plus (12 months)

d)

Extended (18 months)

15.

Which of the following English evidence are accepted for VUW Foundation Program?

a)

IELTS

b)

IGCSE & IB English Subject

c)

TOEFL iBT

d)

All of the above