The higher education quiz of 2016

1. 

   The two Johnson brothers hogged the headlines this year. But who did better at university?

   1. Both BoJo and JoJo gained firsts

   2. Both BoJo and JoJo gained thirds

   3. JoJo gained a first and BoJo didn’t

   4. BoJo gained a first and JoJo didn’t

2. A Victorian guide to university life at St John’s College, Cambridge, published in 1893, went on display this year. What’s missing from this nugget of advice? “Don’t _______ all day, however accomplished you may be.”

   1. List your academic achievements

   2. Play piano

   3. Throw pennies at paupers

   4. Drink alcohol

3. 

   Professor Louise Richardson chose a song from which musical icon in an appearance on Desert Island Discs in June?

   1. Joni Mitchel

   2. Joan Baez

   3. Carole King

   4. Taylor Swift

4. Staff and students at the University of Sydney were distraught in September when what died on campus?

   1. A jacaranda tree

   2. A crocodile

   3. A cohort of mice used in research

   4. The Ant and Dec fan club

5. 

   Which university used Tinder to entice students through Clearing this summer?

   1. University of Durham

   2. University of Exeter

   3. Manchester Metropolitan University

   4. University of Salford

6. What are students threatening to boycott to scupper higher education reforms?

   1. Ucas

   2. Lectures

   3. Opinion surveys

   4. Exams

7. Who did Mary Beard accuse of being a mansplainer of history?

   1. Ukip donor Arron Banks

   2. Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn

   3. Broadcaster Jeremy Paxman

   4. Historian David Starkey

8. 

   How much did US president-elect Donald Trump pay out in settlements to students of his university in November?

   1. $1m

   2. $10m

   3. $15m

   4. $25m

9. And, talking of Trump, why did Robert Gordon University strip him of his honorary degree?

   1. For calling Hillary Clinton a “nasty woman”

   2. For being caught on video boasting about grabbing women’s genitals

   3. For demanding Muslims be banned from entering the US

   4. For being buddies with Nigel Farage

10. It’s been a difficult year for experts. Who said: “Suspicion of experts goes back into antiquity, and it’s a very healthy thing to have”?

    1. Jacob Rees-Mogg

    2. Michael Gove

    3. Jeremy Clarkson

    4. Theresa May

Solutions

1:C, 2:B, 3:B, 4:A, 5:D, 6:C, 7:A, 8:D, 9:C, 10:A

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