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Cambridge University Quiz

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which college was the first to be founded at Cambridge?

a)

King's College

b)

Peterhouse

c)

Trinity College

d)

St John's College

2.

Who laid the first stone of King's College Chapel?

a)

Henry V

b)

Henry VI

c)

Edward III

d)

Elizabeth I

3.

Which discovery did Crick and Watson report in 1953?

a)

Jet propulsion

b)

DNA structure

c)

Electromagnetism

d)

Quantum theory

4.

Cambridge scientists recently grew which lab model that mimics early human development?

a)

Artificial lungs

b)

Hematoids

c)

Brain cells

d)

Skin tissue

5.

Which statement best describes the Cambridge finding about wood in Tulip Trees?

a)

It confirmed Tulip Trees are typical hardwoods.

b)

It identified a new wood type that doesn’t fit hardwood or softwood categories.

c)

It showed Tulip Trees produce only softwood.

d)

It disproved any unique properties in Tulip Tree wood.

6.

Cambridge researchers reported that modern humans descended from at least how many ancestral populations?

a)

One

b)

Two

c)

Three

d)

Four

7.

Which immune cell was found to roam the body repairing tissue according to the Cambridge study?

a)

B cells

b)

T helper cells

c)

Regulatory T cells

d)

Macrophages

8.

Which famous Christmas Eve service is traditionally broadcast from Cambridge?

a)

Midnight Mass

b)

Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols

c)

King's Carol Service

d)

Cambridge Christmas

9.

Which Nobel Prize did Cambridge alumnus John Clarke win in 2025?

a)

Chemistry

b)

Physics

c)

Medicine

d)

Literature

10.

According to Cambridge research, what percentage of modern human DNA comes from a second ancient population?

a)

2%

b)

10%

c)

50%

d)

80%

11.

Which Cambridge discovery is suggested to revolutionise treatment of inflammatory diseases?

a)

New antibiotics

b)

Unified immune cell behaviour

c)

Stem cell therapy

d)

Genetic editing

12.

Which Cambridge scientist discovered the electron?

a)

Ernest Rutherford

b)

Niels Bohr

c)

J. J. Thomson

d)

Marie Curie