Copyright John Channon 2006 All rights reserved Welcome to ‘The Big 1’ A World Class Quiz ! Subject: General Knowledge 2.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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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

50:50

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

50:50

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

50:50

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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Q. The book written in 1085 was :- Question 17 50:50

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

50:50

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?

Question 20 50:50

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

50:50

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?

Question 26

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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?

Question 26 50:50

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

Question 28

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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

Question 28 50:50

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

Answer

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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

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