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Famous Universities Quiz

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which university is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and is known for its technological innovation and research?

a)

Harvard University

b)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

c)

Stanford University

d)

Oxford University

2.

Which university is famous for its business school and its strong emphasis on finance and economics?

a)

Harvard University

b)

National University of Singapore

c)

Columbia University

d)

The University of Hong Kong

3.

Which university is known for its notable alumni such as Isaac Newton and Stephen Hawking?

a)

University of Cambridge

b)

University of Oxford

c)

Imperial College London

d)

London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

4.

Which university, located in Beijing, China, is one of the most prestigious universities in Asia and is known for its strong programs in science, engineering, and technology?

a)

Tsinghua University

b)

Peking University

c)

Fudan University

d)

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

5.

Which university, located in Paris, France, is renowned for its contributions to literature, philosophy, and the sciences, and counts several Nobel laureates among its alumni?

a)

University of Paris

b)

Sorbonne University

c)

École Normale Supérieure

d)

Sciences Po

6.

Which university in the US is known for its secret society, Skull and Bones?

a)

Yale University

b)

Columbia University

c)

University of Pennsylvania

d)

Princeton University

7.

Which university did Charles Darwin attend?

a)

Oxford University

b)

The University of Edinburgh

c)

Cambridge University

d)

The University of Bristol

8.

Which was the first university to admit women on equal terms with men?

a)

The University of London

b)

The University of Sydney

c)

The University of Tokyo

d)

The University of Athens

9.

What did the University of Alberta in Canada fill a room with to relax its students?

a)

Rabbits

b)

Kittens

c)

Balloons

d)

Puppies

10.

Which university's flag was once planted on the moon?

a)

The University of Moscow

b)

Princeton University

c)

The University of Durham

d)

The National University of Singapore

11.

Which country has a floating library in a boat on lagoon?

a)

Japan

b)

Australia

c)

Philippines

d)

Canada

12.

Which country has a university which offers a course in zombie apocalypse?

a)

USA

b)

Finland

c)

South Africa

d)

UK

13.

Which country has the highest female to male ratio in universities in the world, in which more than 70% of students in engineering and pure sciences are women?

a)

Japan

b)

The USA

c)

Thailand

d)

Iran

14.

At which univeristy has a student has won a medal at every Olympics since 1908?

a)

The University of Stanford

b)

The University of Exeter

c)

The University of Cape Town