Christmas eve at the office

It's quiet with only a few students in, and (almost) fewer academics, but the support staff are here. We had a Christmas quiz in the canteen with questions set by our ex-research director, wearing his Moroccan fez, which was a clue to one of the questions:

Where was the first university?

1. Egypt
2. Iran
3. Morocco

Most people were leaving by three o'clock. One of my fellow students is coming back to spend Christmas with us. We left around lunch time.