Reg charity no 1116739 |
The 40th Anniversary Quiz Trail
Route 1 – North-east from Lincoln College (nb – our original route 2 was this route, in reverse)
Thursday 25 June 2009 |
Click here to download the answers
All the items can be seen from the pavement. You will need to look up, and search out information boards. Some questions carry more than one point. Do not forget to look at the picture sheet (on page 4) during the walk.
Please take care on uneven pavements and when crossing roads. Enjoy the Trail.
Follow the directions shown below in italics.
From Lincoln College in Turl St, walk to Broad St., and then turn right
1. WHERE CAN YOU SEE THE CROWN OF CAROLVS II ? |
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Walk towards the traffic lights |
2. WHERE DID THE QUEEN BUY HER POST BOX ? |
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3. WHERE DOES AN ELEPHANT LOOK EVERYWHERE ? |
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Turn into Catte Street and walk no further than the “Bridge of Sighs” |
4. WHERE DID THOMAS BODLEY LEAVE HIS INITIALS ? |
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5. WHERE IN OXFORD WAS THE TV VERSION OF “BRIDESHEAD REVISITED” FILMED ? (1 point for each venue) |
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6. WHO ENDOWED THE 21ST CENTURY SCHOOL? |
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Return to the traffic lights and turn right into Holywell Street |
7. WHEN AND WHERE IS THERE NORMALLY NO SUNG SERVICE ? |
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8. WHERE IS THE UNLUCKY LAMP ? |
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Turn into Longwall Street |
9. WHAT WAS THE ADDRESS OF THE ORIGINAL WILLIAM MORRIS GARAGE & WHAT IS THE ADDRESS NOW ? |
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10. WHO IS FORBIDDING BILLPOSTING AND OTHER DESPOILATION ? |
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11. WHAT INITIALS ARE ON THE SUNDIAL ? |
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Cross the High at the traffic lights and turn into Merton Street |
12. WHO DIED AT THE POSTMASTER’S HALL ? |
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13. WHICH COUNTY DID THE WIT REPRESENT ? |
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Turn right into Magpie Lane and then right into Kybald Street |
14. WHO MOVED JOHN PARSON’S ALMSHOUSES ? |
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15. WHAT WAS THE FORMER NAME OF MAGPIE LANE ? |
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Return to Merton Street, turn right and walk towards Oriel Square |
16. WHERE CAN YOU SEE TWO GOLDEN PELICANS ? |
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Walk into King Edward Street |
17. WHO ERECTED THE MEMORIAL TO CECIL RHODES ? |
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18. IF PECKWATER QUAD IS IN CHRISTCHURCH, WHERE IS PECKWATER HOUSE? |
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Turn into Bear Lane
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19. WHO KEPT HORSES IN BEAR LANE? |
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Turn into Alfred Street |
20. WHY WAS A 1914 CHURCH MEMORIAL STONE RELAID IN 1961? |
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Return to Blue Boar Street and turn right |
21. WHEN WAS THE NEW STREET LAID OUT IN THE JEWISH QUARTER ? |
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22. WHAT DO STUDIES SERVE ? |
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Turn into St Aldates |
23. WHERE DID PRINCESS MARY VICTORIA COME FROM ? |
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24. WHAT WAS ST ALDATES PREVIOUSLY KNOWN AS ? |
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Walk to Carfax and turn right |
25. WHERE DID THE BISHOP LEAVE HIS HAT ? |
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26. WHEN DID THE PRINCE OF WALES BUY HIS CLOTHES IN OXFORD? |
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Cross the High at the pedestrian crossing at St Mary’s Church, turn left and then turn right after the church porch |
27. WHERE EXACTLY HAS PAN LOST HIS PIPES ? |
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CONGRATULATIONS! YOU HAVE FINISHED THE TRAIL.
pto for pictures on this trail
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