{"id":2330,"date":"2012-06-27T00:01:51","date_gmt":"2012-06-26T23:01:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/History-of-the-OU\/?p=2330"},"modified":"2012-07-17T13:25:49","modified_gmt":"2012-07-17T12:25:49","slug":"answers-to-the-ousa-history-of-the-ou-quiz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/History-of-the-OU\/?p=2330","title":{"rendered":"Answers to the OUSA History of the OU quiz"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>1. Who is the Open University\u2019s current Chancellor?<\/strong><\/p>\n

a. David Puttnam (D)<\/p>\n

b. Martin Bean (E)<\/p>\n

c. Brenda Gourley (M)<\/p>\n

Answer: David Puttnam<\/p>\n

2. How many times has the Open University won the TV quiz University Challenge<\/em>?<\/strong><\/p>\n

a. 0 (Y)<\/p>\n

b. 1 (X<\/p>\n

c. 2 (U)<\/p>\n

d. 3 (Q)<\/p>\n

Answer: 2 (1984 and 1999)<\/p>\n

3. In the first year of teaching the Open University ran four modules (then called courses) \u2013 what were the four course codes<\/strong><\/p>\n

a.\u00a0 M100, D100, A100, S100 (A)<\/p>\n

b.\u00a0 S100, T100, S101, T101 (B)<\/p>\n

c.\u00a0 M100, D100, A100, ST100 (F)<\/p>\n

d.\u00a0 M100, D100, A100, T100 (K)<\/p>\n

Answer: M100, D100, A100, S100<\/p>\n

(M100 \u2013 Maths, D100 \u2013 Social Science, A100 \u2013 Arts, S100 \u2013 Science) The first Technology course, T100, started in 1972.<\/p>\n

4. Who wrote:<\/strong><\/p>\n

“What other nation in the world could have given us William Shakespeare, pork pies, Christopher Wren, Windsor Great Park, The Open University, Gardeners’ Question Time and the chocolate digestive biscuit?<\/em>“<\/strong><\/p>\n

a. Bill Bryson (A)<\/p>\n

b. Lenny Henry (R)<\/p>\n

c. Griff Rees Jones (S)<\/p>\n

Answer: Bill Bryson<\/p>\n

5. Which MP described the OU as \u201cBlithering Nonsense\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

a. Robert Jackson (Z)<\/p>\n

b. William van Straubenzee (W)<\/p>\n

c. Iain Macleod (T)<\/p>\n

Answer: Iain Macleod<\/p>\n

6. What year did the Open University gain its Royal Charter?<\/strong><\/p>\n

a. 1963 (O)<\/p>\n

b. 1969 (R)<\/p>\n

c. 1971 (T)<\/p>\n

Answer: 1969<\/p>\n

7. TESSA is the acronym for\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

a. Teacher Education in Sub Saharan Africa (O)<\/p>\n

b. Tutor Enrolment and Student Services Alignment (U)<\/p>\n

c. Teamworking Education Service, Student Allocation (W)<\/p>\n

Answer: Teacher Education in Sub Saharan Africa<\/p>\n

8. The BBC\/OU Series Child of our Time<\/em> focused on 25 babies born to 22 families. What year was it first broadcast?<\/strong><\/p>\n

a. 1999 (P)<\/p>\n

b. 2000 (N)<\/p>\n

c. 1988 (F)<\/p>\n

Answer: 2000<\/p>\n

9. The approximate number of OU students in 1971 was:<\/strong><\/p>\n

a. Between 2,500 – 5000 (G)<\/p>\n

b. Between 15,000 – 25,000 (Y)<\/p>\n

c. Between 100,000 \u2013 150,000 (H)<\/p>\n

Answer: Between 15,000 \u2013 25,000<\/p>\n

10. In Willie Russell\u2019s Educating Rita<\/em>, what is Rita\u2019s real name?<\/strong><\/p>\n

a. Rita (N)<\/p>\n

b. Susan (O)<\/p>\n

c. Margaret (P)<\/p>\n

Answer: Susan<\/p>\n

11. Approx how many items were included within the first OU Science Home Experiment Kit:<\/strong><\/p>\n

a. 30 (U)<\/p>\n

b. between 100 and 150 (E)<\/p>\n

c. over 300 (P)<\/p>\n

Answer: between 100 and 150 (136 items)<\/p>\n

12. The OU has always used pioneering technologies to deliver distance teaching. What was the name of this device:<\/strong><\/p>\n

a. Cyclops (R)<\/p>\n

b. HEKTOR (T)<\/p>\n

c. McArthur (E)<\/p>\n

Answer: Cyclops
\n<\/a><\/p>\n

13. The OU Students Association was created in 1972. In it\u2019s early years how much did it cost an OU student to become a member of the Association per annum?<\/strong><\/p>\n

a. 50p (I)<\/p>\n

b. \u00a31 (G)<\/p>\n

c. \u00a35 (B)<\/p>\n

Answer: \u00a31<\/p>\n

14. Which of these languages is\/has been taught by the Open University?<\/strong><\/p>\n

a. Welsh (M)<\/p>\n

b. Latin (K)<\/p>\n

c. Chinese (L)<\/p>\n

d. All of the above (C)<\/p>\n

e. None of the above (W)<\/p>\n

Answer: All of the above<\/p>\n

15. What is the name of the OU\u2019s website which allows you to try OU learning for free?<\/strong><\/p>\n

a. OpenLearn (E)<\/p>\n

b. Open Sesame (T)<\/p>\n

c. OpenTeaching (U)<\/p>\n

Answer: OpenLearn<\/p>\n

16. She was a founder of the Open University, the first Minister of the Arts and wife of NHS pioneer Aneurin Bevan. What was her name?<\/strong><\/p>\n

a. Margaret Thatcher (R)<\/p>\n

b. Jennie Lee (N)<\/p>\n

c. Barbara Castle (S)<\/p>\n

Answer: Jennie Lee<\/p>\n

17. The first Open University Graduation was broadcast live on BBC2 from Alexandra Palace. What year was it?<\/strong><\/p>\n

a. 1971 (J)<\/p>\n

b. 1972 (H)<\/p>\n

c. 1973 (M)<\/p>\n

Answer: 1973<\/p>\n

18. What is the name of the famous comedian from Dudley who is an OU graduate?<\/strong><\/p>\n

a. Jasper Carrott (B)<\/p>\n

b. Lenny Henry (I)<\/p>\n

c. Peter Kaye (Q)<\/p>\n

Answer: Lenny Henry<\/p>\n

Final challenge<\/strong><\/p>\n

Answer: GRADUATION CEREMONY<\/strong><\/p>\n

Photo\u00a0made availably by Horia Varlan under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic License \u00a9 Horia Varlan<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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