Statistics for Cambridge General Knowledge

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
How many colleges are there?	31	84%
Which Cambridge college is the oldest?	Peterhouse	80%
What college did Charles Darwin go to?	Christ's	65%
Which King built King's college?	Henry VI	65%
Which college houses the oldest outdoor swimming pool in consistant use?	Emmanuel	45%
Which college's old court is built around St.Benet's church?	Corpus Christi	31%
What college was originally known as Buckingham college?	Magdalene	25%
What animal did Lord Byron keep as a pet at Trinity, to bypass the rule against no dogs?	Bear	24%
In what year was Homerton officially made a college?	2010	18%
At the front of Trinity College what has been used to replace the sceptre that the statue once held?	Chair leg	15%
The bridge running beside Trinity Hall, is colloquially known as "orgasm" bridge by students, but what is its actual name?	Garret Hostel	15%
In 1958 what car did Gonville and Cauis students lift on to the roof of the Senate house?	Austin Seven	13%
In what year was the university formed?	1231	11%
Which famous architect designed the chapel at Emmanuel?	Sir Christopher Wren	9%
In what year was the first water polo varsity?	1891	7%