Quiz Questions – The rounds are: General Knowledge Geography Nature Science Japan Music

Round 1 – General Knowledge (A possible 11 points)

1. Giles Gilbert Scott was born on 9 November 1880 and as an architect was responsible for designing an iconic item that has been seen in many places around the UK including Shawbury. What is this iconic thing?Red telephone box.

2. What is the name of the personality who carried out a 24hour PE challenge for Children in Need this year?Joe Wickes

3. What is the collective term for a group of camels walking across the desert?A caravan

4. What are the names of the two fictional characters who travelled around the world in 80 days?Phileas Fogg and Passepartou (first name Jean)

5. What did the chocolate bar 'Snickers' used to be called?Marathon

6. What is the only food that doesn't spoil?Honey

7. Which body part produces insulin?Pancreas

8. What is the capital of Australia?Canberra

9. What is Joe Biden’s middle name?Robinette

10. What do you call a baby Puffin?A puffling

Round 2 Geography. Country borders. I’m going to name a country all I want you to do is name any other country that shares a land border with it. Max 10 points

1. Portugal.Spain

2. Chile.Argentina, Bolivia or Peru

3. Morocco.Mauritania or Algeria

4. USAMexico, Canada

5. GreeceAlbania, North Macedonia, Bulgaria, Turkey

6. DenmarkGermany

7. Italy,France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia

8. NepalIndia, China

9. Papua New GuineaIndonesia

10. AfghanistanIndia, Pakistan, Iran, Turkmenistán, Uzbekistán, Tayikistán

Round 3 time for a break

1. Humpback whale 2. Bottlenose dolphin 3. Cape fur seal

4. Mobula Ray 5. Great white shark 6. Killer whale

7. Hammerhead shark

8. Pink salmon 9. Blue Marlin

10. Penguin

Round 3 – Sea animals breaching. Please name these sea animals. Initial letters are given to help.

Round 4. Science. Max 10 points

1. Expressed as a percentage how much DNA is shared between humans and chimpanzees?98%

2. What is the most abundant gas in the Earth’s atmosphere?Nitrogen

3. Which famous British physicist wrote A Brief History of Time?Steven Hawking

4. At what temperature are Celsius and Fahrenheit equal?-40

5. What is the biggest planet in our solar system?Jupiter

6. What name is given for the number of protons found in the nucleus of an atom?Atomic Number

7. What was the name of the first man-made satellite launched by the Soviet Union in 1957?Sputnik 1

8. What is a material that will not carry an electrical charge called?An insulator

9. How many teeth does an adult human have?32

10. Which oath of ethics taken by doctors is named after an Ancient Greek physician?The Hippocratic oath

Round 5. Japan. I’m going to read out definitions of words that are in general use in the UK but originate in Japan. Just give me the word. I’ll also give you the initial letter of the word.

1. A dish consisting of small balls or rolls of vinegar-flavoured cold rice served with vegetables, egg or raw seafood. (S)Sushi

2. A long, loose traditional robe with wide sleeves, tied with a sash. (K)Kimono

3. A padded unsprung mattress that can be rolled up or folded in two (F)Futon

4. The art of growing ornamental, artificially dwarfed varieties of tree and shrubs in pots (B)Bonsai

5. A wealthy, powerful person in business or industry (T)Tycoon

6. A poem of seventeen syllables in three lines of five, seven and five syllables (H)Haiku

7. A leader or manager; the person in charge. (H)Honcho

8. A category of taste in food, corresponding to the flavour of glutamates (U)Umami

9. A small digital image or icon used to express an indea or emotion (E)Emoji

10. A soft white substance made from mashed soya beans (T)Tofu

Round 6 – Music - Possible 10 points

Listen to the following ten music tracks. They are TV cop shows past and present but repeated!

Suggest playing it twice through. 5.55 each time

1 Z Cars2 Hawaii five-o3 Morse4 The Bill5 Hill Street Blues6 Cagney and Lacey7 Luther8 Vera9 NCIS10 Ripper Street