here some of the most interesting questions asked to candidats for Oxford and cambridge universities.What would you have answered? Not easy...
CAMBRIDGE QUESTIONS
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ARE YOU AN AMBITIOUS PERSON? - ANGLO-SAXON, NORSE & CELTIC, CAMBRIDGEo
HOW DO YOU THINK THAT THE PAGAN/CHRISTIAN DIFFERENCES SHOWN IN THEARCHAELOLOGY OF AVEBURY RELATE TO THAT OF THE SUTTON HOO SHIP BURIAL? -
ARCHAEOLOGY & ANTHROPOLOGY, CAMBRIDGE
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COMPARE MUSIC TO ARCHITECTURE ( I WAS PUSHED TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ON THISTOPIC FOR 20 MINS - ARCHITECTURE, CAMBRIDGE
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HOW DO YOU THINK SCIENCE AND ART LINK TOGETHER? - ARCHITECTURE, CAMBRIDGEo
IS HUMANITY DESTINED TO REPEAT THE MISTAKES OF HISTORY?' - CLASSICAL ARCHAEOLOGYAND ANCIENT HISTORY, CAMBRIDGE
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DO I THINK ITS RIGHT FOR A COUNTRY TO FIGHT ANOTHER ONE IN SELF DEFENCE -CLASSICS, CAMBRIDGE
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WHETHER I COULD SEE A LINK BETWEEN GREEK AND JAPANESE CULTURE - CLASSICS,CAMBRIDGE
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IF THE GOVERNMENT PASSED A LAW REQUIRING PEOPLE TO WEAR SEATBELTS, WHY MIGHTTHIS RESULT IN MORE ROAD ACCIDENT CASUALTIES? - ECONOMICS, CAMBRIDGE
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WHEN I WAS WALKING AROUND THE COLLEGE IN THE MORNING, WHAT QUESTIONS DID ITHINK OR WANT THEM TO ASK ME. - ECONOMICS, CAMBRIDGE
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HOW DO YOU THINK YOU COULD CALCULATE THE NUMBER OF CALORIES THAT YOU HAVEBURNT AFTER YOU HAVE GONE FOR A RUN? - ENGINEERING, CAMBRIDGE
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HOW DOES A FRIDGE WORK, I HAD NO IDEA! I SUPPOSE THEY ASKED THIS SINCE I WROTE 'ILIKE FINDING OUT HOW EVERYDAY OBJECTS WORK' IN MY PERSONAL STATEMENT. -
ENGINEERING, CAMBRIDGE.
DOES LAW CREATE MORALITY OR DOES MORALITY CREATE LAW? - LAW, CAMBRIDGE
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HOW COMFORTABLE IS THAT CHAIR? - LAW, CAMBRIDGEo
SHOULD JUDGES BE ABLE TO OVER-RULE DECISIONS MADE BY PARLIAMENT? - LAW,CAMBRIDGE
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"IF YOUR FRIENDS WERE HERE NOW INSTEAD OF YOU, WHAT WOULD THEY SAY ABOUT YOU?- MATHEMATICS, CAMBRIDGE"
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INTEGRATE ARCTAN X ! - MATHEMATICS, CAMBRIDGEo
WHAT EVER GOT YOU INTO POLE DANCING? - MATHEMATICS, CAMBRIDGEo
WHY DO YOU PLAY TABLE TENNIS - MATHEMATICS, CAMBRIDGEo
WHAT IS A TREE? - MEDICINE, CAMBRIDGEo
AT WHAT POINT IS A PERSON "DEAD"? - MEDICINE, CAMBRIDGEo
BEFORE MY INTERVIEW, WHEN I GOT TO THE INTERVIEW ROOM 10 MINUTES EARLY, THEDOOR WAS LOCKED AND THERE WAS A NOTE TO CANDIDATES INSTRUCTING THEM TO
ENTER THE ROOM AND SIT BESIDE THE CHYMOGRAPH! I THOUGHT IT WAS A TEST AND A
PART OF THE INTERVIEW, SO I SEAR - MEDICINE, CAMBRIDGE
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HOW CAN REINDEER TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SPRING AND AUTUMN? - MEDICINE,CAMBRIDGE
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HOW IS A CITY LIKE A CELL? - MEDICINE, CAMBRIDGEo
HOW MANY GENES ARE THERE IN THE GENOME OF A RICE PLANT? - MEDICINE,CAMBRIDGE
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HOW WOULD YOU DESIGN A BETTER BRAIN - MEDICINE, CAMBRIDGE
