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Copyright John Channon 2006 All rights reserved
Welcome to‘The Big 1’
A World Class Quiz !Subject: General Knowledge 2
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The Rules 1
• Throw a dice to decide which team starts.
• A team has one minute to answer a question.
• An incorrect answer means that it goes to the next team.
• Each team only gets one 50:50 chance during the game. It cannot be used with the final ‘The Big 1’ question.
•The winner is the team which answers ‘The Big 1’ question first.
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The Rules 2
• Optionally there may also be a competition between the Carnivores and the Herbivores and/or a league can be created of team scores during the term or year
•Enjoy the game and try to remember the right answers for the future!
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Rhinos Gorillas Zebras Wolves Lions Eagles
Herbivores Carnivores
Choose your Teams and listen to their sound!
Who will get to the Big One!
Choose your team from: Rhinos, Gorillas, Zebras, Wolves, Lions or Eagles
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The Question TableQuestion Number
Geography 1 2 3 4 5 6English 7 8 9 10 11 12History 13 14 15 16 17 18Sport 19 20 21 22 23 24
General 25 26 27 28 29 30
The Big 1!Start with Question 1 and then carry on until you get to ‘The Big 1’! These numbers change colour as each question is answered. Remember to go
back to the scoreboard after each answer.
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The Big 1!
6 6 6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2 2 2
1 1 1 1 1 1
Rhinos Gorillas Zebras Wolves Lions Eagles
Herbivores Carnivores
The Scores
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Question 1
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A: tributary
F: confluence
C: delta
E: braiding
D: distributary
B: channel
Answer
Q. The place where two rivers meet is called the ..
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Q. The place where two rivers meet is called the ..
Answer
Question 1 50:50
A:
F: confluence
C:
E:
D: distibutary
B: channel
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F: confluence
Question 1 Answer Scoreboard
The confluence is where two rivers meet – usually where a smaller tributary meets a
larger river. Settlements are often set up where larger rivers meet because the rivers can be
used for transport
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Q. The beginning of a river is called the :-
Question 2
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A: beginning
F: confluence
C: source
E: watershed
D: channel
B: spring
Answer
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Q. The beginning of a river is called the :-
Question 2 50: 50
A: beginning
F:
C: source
E:
D:
B: spring
Answer
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Q. The beginning of a river is called the :-
C: source
Question 2 Answer Scoreboard
This may be a spring coming out of the ground or a marshy area
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Q. The flat land either side of a river is called the:-
Question 3
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A: meander
F: flood plain
C: slip-off slope
E: course
D: delta
B: channel
Answer
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Q. The flat land either side of a river is called the:-
Question 3 50:50
A:
F: flood plain
C: slip-off slope
E:
D: delta
B:
Answer
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Q. The flat land either side of a river is called the:-
Question 3 Answer
F: flood plain
Scoreboard
A plain is a flat area of land and it is called the flood plain because in its natural state
the river will regularly flood this area of land after heavy rain.
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Q. The mouth of the Nile splits up into several distributaries. This is called a:-
Question 4
50:50
A: flood plain
F: channel
C: delta
E: meander
D: terminal moraine
B: spit
Answer
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Q. The mouth of the Nile splits up into several distributaries. This is called a:-
Question 4 50:50
A: flood plain
F:
C: delta
E:
D: terminal moraine
B:
Answer
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Q. The mouth of the Nile splits up into several distributaries. This is called a:-
C: delta
Question 4 Answer Scoreboard
A delta is where the river divides up into several channels before it meets the sea. The delta is a fertile area but is liable to flooding.
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Q.The movement of beach material along the coast is called :-
Question 5
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A: destructive waves
F: a flood plain
C: constructive waves
E: longshore drift
D: a spit
B: a tombolo
Answer
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Q. The movement of beach material along the coast is called :-
Question 5 50:50
A:
F:
C:
E: longshore drift
D: a spit
B: a tombolo
Answer
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Q. The movement of beach material along the coast is called :-
E: longshore drift
Question 5 Answer Scoreboard
Longshore drift is caused when winds blow at an angle to the coast. This causes a zig-zag pattern of waves coming in and
going out, which causes the beach material to move along the coast.
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Q. Which of the following does NOT come out of a volcano?
Question 6
50:50
A: volcanic bombs
F: larvae
C: lava
E: ash
D: gases
B: pyroclastic flow
Answer
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Q. Which of the following does NOT come out of a volcano?
Question 6 50:50
A:
F: larvae
C:
E:
D: gases
B: pyroclastic flow
Answer
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Q.
E: larvae
Question 6 Answer
Unfortunately many words in English sound very similar. ‘Lava’ is molten rock which comes out of a volcano but ‘larvae’ are insects when they are
at the caterpillar stage.
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Q. What was the name of the theatre in London where many of Shakespeare’s
plays were originally done?
Question 7
A: Twickenham
F: Palladium
C: Old Victoria
E: St. Paul’s
D: Colosseum
B: Globe
50:50Answer
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Q. What was the name of the theatre in London where many of Shakespeare’s
plays were originally done?
Question 7 50:50
A:
F:
C:
E: St. Paul’s
D: Colosseum
B: Globe
Answer
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Q. What was the name of the theatre in London where many of Shakespeare’s
plays were originally done? B: Globe
Question 7 Answer Scoreboard
The Globe Theatre was built in 1599 near the River Thames in London. Many of Shakepeare’s
first plays were performed there.
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Q. ‘A rolling stone gathers no moss’ is an example of a:-
Question 8
A: metaphor
F: haiku
C: proverb
E: alliteration
D: oxymoron
B: onomatopoeia
50:50Answer
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Q. ‘A rolling stone gathers no moss’ is an example of a:-
Question 8 50:50
A: metaphor
F: haiku
C: proverb
E:
D:
B:
Answer
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Q. ‘A rolling stone gathers no moss’ is an example of a:-
C: proverb
Question 8 Answer Scoreboard
This proverb refers to people who keep moving to different jobs or places and so
avoid taking on responsibilities e.g. a family.
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Q.Which of the following should have a capital letter:-
Question 9
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A: town
F: parliament
C: george
E: garden
D: school
B: grandad
Answer
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Q. Which of the following should have a capital letter:-
Question 9 50:50
A:
F: parliament
C: george
E:
D: school
B:
Answer
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Q. Which of the following should have a capital letter:-
C: george
Question 9 Answer Scoreboard
The name of a place or person e.g. ‘George’ should always have a capital letter.
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Q. Which is the correct spelling?Question 10
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A: acomodation
F: accommoddation
C: accomodation
E: accomadation
D: acomoddation
B: accommodation
Answer
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Q. Which is the correct spelling?Question 10 50:50
A:
F:
C: accomodation
E: accomadation
D:
B: accommodation
Answer
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Q. Which is the correct spelling?
B: accommodation
Question 10 Answer Scoreboard
Accommodation has several meanings- the most common one refers to a place where
you might stay e.g. a room.
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Q. The poet William Wordsworth lived in :-
Question 11
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A: Dartmoor
F: Snowdownia
C: The Peak District
E: The Lake District
D: Exmoor
B: The Yorkshire Moors
Answer
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Q. The poet William Wordsworth lived in :-
Question 11 50:50
A:
F:
C: The Peak District
E: The Lake District
D:
B: The Yorkshire Moors
Answer
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Q. The poet William Wordsworth lived in :-
E: The Lake District
Question 11 Answer Scoreboard
William Wordsworth lived in the Lake District in NW England and a number of his poems were inspired by his love of nature e.g. ‘Daffodils’
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Q. Which of the following is NOT a character in a Shakespeare play?
Question 12
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A: Juliet
F: Lady Macbeth
C: Othello
E: Hamlet
D: Shylock
B: Putin
Answer
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Q. Which of the following is NOT a character in a Shakespeare play?
Question 12 50:50
A:
F: Lady Macbeth
C:
E:
D: Shylock
B: Putin
Answer
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Q. Which of the following is NOT a character in a Shakespeare play?
B: Putin
Question 12 Answer Scoreboard
Vladimir Putin was President of Russia and is now (2009) Prime Minister.
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Q. Gaul was a Roman province now known as:-
Question 13
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A: Galicia
F: Andorra
C: England
E: France
D: Germany
B: Italy
Answer
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Q. Gaul was a Roman province now known as:-
Question 13 50:50
A: Galicia
F:
C:
E: France
D: Germany
B:
Answer
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Q. Gaul was a Roman province now known as:-
E: France
Question 13 Answer Scoreboard
The Romans conquered Gaul (roughly the area of modern France) in the first century BC and ruled it until
it was conquered in turn by the Franks in the fifth century AD.
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Q. In the American Civil War the Confederates were fighting the:-
Question 14
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A: French
F: Spanish
C: Unionists
E: English
D: Mexicans
B: Indians
Answer
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Q. In the American Civil War the Confederates were fighting the:-
Question 14 50:50
A:
F:
C: Unionists
E:
D: Mexicans
B: Indians
Answer
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Q. In the American Civil War the Confederates were fighting the:-
C: Unionists
Question 14 Answer Scoreboard
The Unionists wanted to keep the United States as one country but the
Confederates wanted the southern states to form a separate country where slave
owning would be allowed.
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Q. James Watt invented a:- Question 15
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A: a canal
F: steam engine
C: method of making roads
E: method of crop rotation
D: a blast furnace
B: spinning jenny
Answer
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Q. James Watt invented a:- Question 15 50:50
A:
F: steam engine
C:
E: method of crop rotation
D: blast furnace
B:
Answer
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Q. James Watt invented a:-
F: steam engine
Question 15 Answer Scoreboard
James Watt improved the steam engine so that it could be used to pump water out of mines and
drive machines in factories. He could be described as one of the fathers of the industrial revolution
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Q. Which of the following is NOT the name of an African Kingdom?
Question 16
50:50
A: Ethiopia
F: Ghana
C: Benin
E: Mali
D: Mercia
B: Egypt
Answer
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Q. Which of the following is NOT the name of an African Kingdom ?
Question 16 50:50
A: Ethiopia
F:
C:
E:
D: Mercia
B: Egypt
Answer
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Q. Which of the following is NOT the name of an African Kingdom ?
D: Mercia
Question 16 Answer Scoreboard
Mercia was one of the Saxon kingdoms in England between about AD 600 and AD 900.
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Q. The book written in 1085 was :-Question 17
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A: Othello
F: Macbeth
C: The Domesday Book
E: The Saxon Chronicle
D: The Canterbury Tales
B: Beowulf
Answer
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A:
F:
C: The Domesday Book
E: The Saxon Chronicle
D: The Canterbury Tales
B:
Answer
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Q. The book written in 1085 was :-
C: The Domesday Book
Question 17 Answer Scoreboard
William the Conqueror wanted a record of everything that people owned in England for taxation purposes. It was written in 1085 and
called the ‘The Domesday Book’.
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Q. Napoleon Bonaparte was born in:-Question 18
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A: Corsica
F: Waterloo
C: Sicily
E: Sardinia
D: St Helena
B: Elba
Answer
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Q. Napoleon Bonaparte was born in:- Question 18 50:50
A: Corsica
F: Waterloo
C:
E:
D:
B: Elba
Answer
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Q. Napoleon Bonaparte was born in:-
A: Corsica
Question 18 Answer Scoreboard
He then joined the French army. He won many victories and became ruler of
France in 1799. He eventually dominated much of Europe and installed his relatives
as kings of various countries.
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Q. Which country won the Football World Cup in 1966?
Question 19
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A: England
F: Argentina
C: Germany
E: Brazil
D: Italy
B: France
Answer
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Q. Which country won the Football World Cup in 1966?
Question 19 50:50
A: England
F:
C: Germany
E:
D:
B: France
Answer
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Q. Which country won the Football World Cup in 1966?
A: England
Question 19 Answer Scoreboard
England beat Germany in the final 1966 and have won the cup once. Other winning countries
include Brazil (5 wins) Italy (4 wins) Germany (3 wins) Uruguay (2 wins) Argentina (2 wins) and
France (1 win).
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Q.In which sport is the term birdie used?
Question 20
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A: football
F: baseball
C: golf
E: cricket
D: lacrosse
B: hockey
Answer
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Q. In which sport is the term birdie used?
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A:
F: baseball
C: golf
E:
D: lacrosse
B:
Answer
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Q. In which sport is the term birdie used?
C: golf
Question 20 Answer Scoreboard
Birdie means getting score in gold which is one less than ‘par’. Par is the score which an excellent golfer would get on a particular golf
course. An ‘eagle is two under par, and ‘albatross’ three under par and a ‘condor’ four
under par.
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Q. Which sport was Kelly Holmes a champion in?
Question 21
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A: netball
F: athletics
C: ice skating
E: ice dancing
D: tennis
B: badminton
Answer
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Q. Which sport was Kelly Holmes a champion in?
Question 21 50:50
A:
F: athletics
C: ice skating
E: ice dancing
D:
B:
Answer
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Q. Which sport was Kelly Holmes a champion in?
F: athletics
Question 21 Answer Scoreboard
Kelly Holmes is a British middle distance runner and won two gold
medals in the 2004 Olympic Games.
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Q. Which player is number 1 in a rugby team?
Question 22
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A: prop
F: fly half
C: hooker
E: back
D: scrum half
B: lock
Answer
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Q. Which player is number 1 in a rugby team?
Question 22 50:50
A:
F: fly half
C: hooker
E:
D:
B: lock
Answer
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Q. Which player is number 1 in a rugby team?
C: hooker
Question 22 Answer Scoreboard
After a foul the game is restarted by a scrum. The forward players in each team bind together and the ball is thrown in.
The hooker’s job is to move the ball back with his feet so that the backs in
his team can pick up the ball.
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Q. In which sport does a player play at ‘silly mid on’
Question 23
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A: lacrosse
F: badminton
C: polo
E: cricket
D: curling
B: hurling
Answer
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Q. In which sport does a player play at ‘silly mid on’
Question 23 50:50
A:
F:
C: polo
E: cricket
D:
B: hurling
Answer
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Q. In which sport does a player play at ‘silly mid on’
E: cricket
Question 23 Answer Scoreboard
If a fielder catches the ball in cricket then the batsman is out. Silly mid on is close to the batsman where you could either get hit or
hopefully catch the ball.
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Q. In which sport is a puck used?Question 24
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A: ice hockey
F: curling
C: lacrosse
E: tennis
D: badminton
B: shinty
Answer
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Q. In which sport is a puck used?Question 24 50:50
A: ice hockey
F: curling
C:
E:
D:
B: shinty
Answer
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Q. In which sport is a puck used?
A: ice hockey
Question 24 Answer Scoreboard
A puck is a hard disc of rubber which is used instead of a ball, which is too bouncy. The puck moves very quickly over the ice when it is hit by
a hockey stick
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Q. Which film features the Von Trapp family?
Question 25
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A: Mary Poppins
F: Frankenstein
C: Dracula
E: Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
D: Star Wars
B: The Sound of Music
Answer
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Q. Which film features the Von Trapp family?
Question 25 50:50
A:
F: Frankenstein
C: Dracula
E:
D:
B: The Sound of Music
Answer
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Q. Which film features the Von Trapp family?
B: The Sound of Music
Question 25 Answer Scoreboard
The Von Trapp family lived in Austria. They lost their money in a failed bank and decided to set up the Trapp Family Choir. When the Nazis came they Austria moved to the USA. Their story was made into a musical in 1959 and later into a film called
‘The Sound of Music’.
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Q. How often are the Olympic Games held?
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A: every 10 years
F: every 4 years
C: every 6 years
E: every 3 years
D: every 2 years
B: every 5 years
Answer
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Q. How often are the Olympic Games held?
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A:
F: every 4 years
C: every 6 years
E:
D:
B: every 5 years
Answer
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Q. How often are the Olympic Games held?
F: every 4 years
Question 26 Answer Scoreboard
The original Olympic Games were held in Greece for more than a thousand years in ancient times. The
modern Olympics started in 1896 and the main Olympic Games are held every 4 years.There are also
Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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Q. Which of the following groups had a hit song with ‘Dancing Queen’?
Question 27
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A: Beatles
F: Bananarama
C: Abba
E: Spice Girls
D: Queen
B: Rolling Stones
Answer
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Q. Which of the following groups had a hit song with ‘Dancing Queen’?
Question 27 50:50
A: Beatles
F:
C: Abba
E:
D: Queen
B:
Answer
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Q. Which of the following groups had a hit song with ‘Dancing Queen’?
C: Abba
Question 27 Answer Scoreboard
ABBA was a Swedish group who topped the charts worldwide between 1972 and
1982. Their songs have been made into a musical and film called ‘Mamma Mia’.
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Q. Which of the following is NOT a French city
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A: Marseilles
F: Calais
C: Rouen
E: Lille
D: Seville
B: Lyon
Answer
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Q. Which of the following is NOT a French city
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A:
F:
C: Rouen
E:
D: Seville
B: Lyon
Answer
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Q. Which of the following is NOT a French city
D: Seville
Question 28 Answer Scoreboard
Seville is a large city in southern Spain. I was originally built by the Romans and was ruled by the
Moors from 712 until 1248.
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Q. Which person said ‘You can have any colour as long as it is black’?
Question 29
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A: Henry Ford
F: Franklin D. Rooseveldt
C: George Washington
E: John F. Kennedy
D: Frank Sinatra
B: Bill Gates
Answer
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Q. Which person said ‘You can have any colour as long as it is black’?
Question 29 50:50
A: Henry Ford
F:
C:
E:
D: Frank Sinatra
B: Bill Gates
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Q. Which person said ‘You can have any colour as long as it is black’?
A: Henry Ford
Question 29 Answer Scoreboard
Henry Ford was one of the first people to mass produce cars in the USA. They were all exactly the same which meant that they were relatively
cheap to make and easy to sell. He paid his workers the equivalent of $100 a day and so
attracted all the best skilled workers.
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Q. Who was the first president of Ghana?
Question 30
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A: Hailie Selassie
F: Seretse Khama
C: Kwame Nkrumah
E: Nelson Mandela
D: Hastings Banda
B: Jomo Kenyatta
Answer
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Q. Who was the first president of Ghana?
Question 30 50:50
A: Hailie Selassie
F:
C:Kwame Nkrumah
E: Nelson Mandela
D:
B:
Answer
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Q. Who was the first president of Ghana?
C: Kwame Nkrumah
Question 30 Answer Scoreboard
Kwame Nkrumah was the first prime minister and later president of Ghana. The country used to be a
colony of Britain and Kwame Nkrumah led the country to independence.
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Q. How many millimetres are there in a 100 kilometres?
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A: 100,000
F: 1,000,000
C: 10,000
E: 1,000,000,000
D: 100,000,000
B: 10,000,000
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D:100,000,000
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There are 1000 millimetres in one metre and 1000 metres in kilometre.
Therefore in 100 kilometres there will be 1000x1000x100 millimetres i.e. 100 million millimetres or 100,000,000