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The 40th Anniversary Quiz Trail
Route 3 – North-west from Lincoln College
Thursday 25 June 2009
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1. WHERE DO TWO METAL DRAGONS NOT TALK TO EACH OTHER ? |
Above the iron gates of Trinity College
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2. WHO HELPED ESTABLISH THE FIRST OXFAM SHOP ? |
Cecil Jackson-Cole
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3. IN WHICH MONTH AND YEAR DID OXFAM BEGIN TRADING HERE ? |
December 1947 2 POINTS |
4. OF WHICH DIOCESE WAS HUGH LATIMER THE BISHOP? |
Worcester
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Walk to the traffic lights, turn right into Magdalen Street West and stay on the pavement next to the church |
5. WHEN DID MRS FARMER DIE ? |
March IV MDCCCLII 2 POINTS |
6. WHEN DOES THE ST GILES’ FAIR DATE BACK TO ? |
1624
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7. WHERE WAS RICHARD THE LIONHEART BORN ? |
Beaumont Palace
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Cross Magdalen Street East and continue along St Giles east side
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8. WHICH INSTITUTE SHARES PREMISES WITH BALLIOL ? |
Oxford Internet Institute
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9. WHICH BIRD LIVES AT 30 ST GILES ? |
The Pheasant
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Go over the crossing at the lights |
10. TO WHOM IS THE CHURCHYARD MEMORIAL GARDEN DEDICATED ? |
Eleanor Wood
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With your back to the porch, walk towards the War Memorial |
11. WHEN DID OXFORD TWIN WITH LEIDEN ? |
25 March 1946 2 POINTS |
12. WHAT IS THE DATE ON THE BONN SUNDIAL ? |
1985
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Cross the road at the lights onto St Giles west side |
13. WHERE DID MR EVANS LIVE AND WHAT DID HE DO? |
34 St Giles. ‘Designed and made many Oxford buildings’ 2 POINTS |
14. WHEN WAS BLACKFRIARS FOUNDED ? |
MCCXXI
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15. WHO FOUND IT EASY TO ENDOW THE SCHOOL ? |
Stelios Ioannou
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Turn into Beaumont Street and walk towards Worcester College |
16. WHAT WAS BEAUMONT PALACE ORIGINALLY CALLED ? |
The Kings Houses
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Cross Beaumont Street at the lights, bear right and then turn left towards Gloucester Green |
17. HOW MANY PUPILS CAN YOU SEE AT ST FRIDESWIDE’S AND KING ALFRIC’S SCHOOLS ? |
10 pupils
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18. WHO WAS THE MAYOR WHEN GLOUCESTER GREEN OFFICIALLY OPENED ? |
Cllr Mrs P. A. T. Yardley
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Continue through the arch into Gloucester Green market area and walk towards the taxi rank |
19. WHY WERE PRIVATES BIGGS & PIGGEN SHOT AT GLOUCESTER GREEN ? |
For their part in the second mutiny of the Oxford Garrison
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20. WHERE WILL YOU FIND “THE MODEST MAID OF THE MOVIES”? |
Above the entrance to the Odeon cinema
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Cross over George Street turn right and go no further than the coach station entrance |
21. WHAT WAS THE ORIGINAL USE OF THE OFS STUDIO THEATRE ? |
Corn Exchange
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Walk to New Inn Hall Street and turn right |
22. WHEN WAS THE WESLEY CHURCH COMPLETED? |
1878
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23. HOW LONG WAS ST EDWARD’S SCHOOL IN NEW INN HALL STREET ? |
10 years
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24. WHEN DID ST M & ST P MEET ? |
1933
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25. WHEN DID JOHN WESLEY FIRST PREACH IN NEW INN HALL ST? |
14 July 1783 2 POINTS |
26. WHAT DOES THE PLAQUE OPPOSITE THE “PUPIL TEACHER’S CENTRE” SAY ? |
Girls Central School
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Return from whence you came and turn right into St Michaels Street |
27. HOW OLD WAS FRANCES SKENE WHEN SHE WENT TO LIVE IN ST MICHAELS STREET ? |
48
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28. WHO HAS BEEN HAMMERING SINCE 1788 ? |
Mallams Auctioners |
29. WHERE DOES THE DONKEY DINE ? |
The Nosebag
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ANSWERS TO PICTURES QUIZ |
1 St Michael At The Northgate in Ship Street |
2 Old Fire Station (OFS) Theatre |
3 Balliol College facing Broad Street |
4 St John’s College facing Pusey Street |