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UQ College Orientation (ALL)

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is the correct motto for UQ

a)

The university for the real world

b)

Know more.

Do more.

Be remakable.

c)

Create change

d)

Forever learning

2.

UQ was the first university in the state,

and was officially founded in ...

a)

1910

b)

1922

c)

1939

d)

1990

3.

The university seal contains the following legend:

Terrae Reginae UniversitasTerrae\ Reginae\ Universitas  

in Latin which translates as ...

a)

Queen's

Land

University

b)

Earth

Reign

Universe

c)

Terrific

Regal

Universal

d)

Knowledge

Work

Unity

4.

Which motto in Latin is featured on the UQ Coat of Arms?

a)

Scientia Corde Manu et Mente

b)

Naturam Primum Cognoscere Rerum

c)

Scientia ac Labore

d)

Crescente Luce

5.

Which of the following was NOT a faculty when teaching at UQ first started?

a)

Arts

b)

Science

c)

Engineering

d)

Medicine

6.

How many students have graduated from UQ since it was founded?

a)

190,000

b)

235,000

c)

280,000

d)

320,000

7.

Which famous person was not a UQ graduate (alumni)

a)

Kev Carmody - co-writer of 'From little things, big things grow'

b)

Nick Earls - author

c)

Dami Im - singer / songwriter

d)

Benjamin Law - writer and broadcaster

8.

How many book titles are in the UQ Libraries collection (electronic and print)

a)

189,000

b)

584,000

c)

1,460,000

d)

2,170,000

9.

Which of the following is a UQ Campus location?

a)

Gardens Point

b)

Nathan

c)

Sippy Downs

d)

Herston

10.

UQ is host to international students from how many countries ...

a)

52

b)

89

c)

124

d)

142

11.

Which groups are the traditional owners and custodians of the country on which St Lucia campus was built?

a)

Gadigal-Eora

b)

Wurundjeri-Kulin

c)

Turrbal-Jagera

d)

Nunukul-Gorenpul

12.

What two names are used for the pedestrian bridge, opened in 2006, connecting Dutton Park and the St Lucia campus

a)

Green Bridge

b)

Victoria Bridge

c)

Eleanor Schonell Bridge

d)

William Jolly Bridge

13.

What is the name of the purple flowers that bloom around end-of-year exams?

a)

ponciana

b)

jasmine

c)

silky oak

d)

jacaranda

14.

Which building will your lessons be held in?

a)

39A General Purpose North

b)

14 Sir Llew Edwards

c)

Student Learning Centre - Library

d)

Student Support Centre - Union Building

15.

A top 50 university ...

in which of the following university ranking systems did UQ rank highest?

a)

QS World University Rankings

b)

US News Best Global Universities Ranking

c)

Times Higher Education World University Rankings

d)

Academic Ranking of World Universities

16.

Which three universities are the only three Australian members of the global Universitas 21Universitas\ 21  

a)

Australian National University

b)

UNSW Sydney

c)

The University of Queensland

d)

The University of Melbourne

17.

UQ was a founding member of the Group of Eight (Go8) universities:

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE