The Quiz: Get to know your alumni community

Take a quick break, test your trivia, and get to know your alumni community a little better.

  1. Sophia Jex-Blake, Isabel Thorne, Edith Pechey, Matilda Chaplin, Helen Evans, Mary Anderson, and Emily Bovell were pioneers as the first women to matriculate at a British university. They studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh between 1869–1873. What collective name are they known by?

    A. The Edinburgh Pioneers 

    B. The Edinburgh Seven

    C. The Edinburgh Changemakers

  2. What is the name of the University of Edinburgh's annual alumni award?

    A. The Chancellor’s Medal 

    B. The Edinburgh Alumni Recognition Award

    C. Being Edinburgh

  3. Which University of Edinburgh alumnus was awarded the Nobel Prize in 2024 for his ground-breaking work in artificial intelligence (AI) and is also referred to as "the Godfather of AI"?

    A. Geoffrey Hinton

    B. Yoshua Bengio

    C. Donald Michie

  4. All graduation ceremonies at the University of Edinburgh are held in McEwan Hall. In what year was this iconic building completed?

    A. 1897

    B. 1874

    C. 1901

  5. This advocate for girls' education worldwide received an honorary degree from the University of Edinburgh and won the Nobel Peace Prize. What is her name?

    A. Graça Machel

    B. Emma Watson

    C. Malala Yousafzai

  6. Who is the University of Edinburgh alumnus and celebrated Scottish crime writer best known for his Inspector Rebus series?

    A. Irvine Welsh

    B. Ian Rankin

    C. Alexander McCall Smith

  7. Harini Amarasuriya, the 16th and current prime minister of Sri Lanka, is an alumna of the University of Edinburgh. 

    A. True

    B. False

  8. Which iconic film depicts the life of Eric Liddell, a University of Edinburgh alumnus and Olympic athlete?

    A. The Ice King

    B. Chariots of Fire

    C. Without Limits

  9. Jennie Lee was one of the first woman MPs, prominent socialist and a graduate of the University of Edinburgh. She played a crucial role in the founding of which educational institution?

    A. The London School of Economics

    B. The Open University

    C. The Royal College of Art

  10. Which University of Edinburgh alumnus is credited with pioneering the first working telephone?

    A. Alexander Graham Bell

    B. Thomas Edison

    C. Nikola Tesla

How did you do? 

Download the answers to find out!

Publication date