Week 11 A Quiz Practice Holy Family BNS1: Which German-American Scientist said that the fourth world war would be fought with sticks and stones? Albert Einstein.2: What is a POW? A prisoner of war. 3: Which Siberian churchman known as the “Mad Monk”, had a strong influence over the Russian royal family? Rasputin.4: Before Mt. Everest was discovered, what was the highest mountain in the world? Mt. Everest5: Take three apples away from five. How many have you taken? Three not two!6: What is the first animal alphabetically in a dictionary? Aardvark.7: Which prehistoric monument is located on Salisbury plain? Stonehenge.8: What sport takes place at Silverstone? Motor racing.9: In what kind of place was Oliver Twist born? The workhouse.10: What is the war cry of the Daleks? Exterminate!11: Name the Mexican food that is made from flour and water and rolled into a pancake? Tortilla.

12: Complete the proverb “Once bitten....... Twice shy!”13: What is a Palomino? A horse with a gold coloured hide and a white mane and tail.

14: On average, how much does a person sleep in a lifetime? About a third of your life is spent sleeping!15: “Alevin,” “Parr” and “Smolt” – these are the names given to the young of which creature? The salmon.16: What did Linus Yale invent in 1865? The cylinder –Yale- lock.17: What is a matador? A bullfighter.18: Which ancient city did German archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann discover uncover in Turkey in 1870? Troy.19: Where would you spend roubles? Russia.

20: What does the Harley-Davidson company make? Motor bikes.21: What is the longest unguarded frontier in the world? America-Canada. 22: Dutch sailor, Abel Tasman, discovered Tasmania in November 1642. What country did he discover a month later? New Zealand.23: What is the capital of Argentina? Buenos Aires. “Fair Winds”24: What did King C. Gillette invent in 1895? The safety razor.25: What is an Orange Roughy? A fish.26: Which heroes had the motto “All for one and one for all!” The three musketeers.27: Which country first gave women the right to vote? New Zealand189328: Who was the first woman in space? Valentina Tereshkova of Russia, 16 June 1963.29: What does a palaeontologist study? Fossils.30: In Irish Legend, which Irish Queen went to war over the brown bull of Cooley? Queen Maeve of Connaught.

31: The measurement from your wrist to your elbow is the same as what part of your body? Your foot. [Use your shoe to check it out!]32: Why do people wear their wedding ring on the fourth finger of their left hand? In Roman times it was believed that the vein in the ring finger ran directly to the heart. Vena Amoris the vein of love. 33: What nationality was Nicholas Breakspear, who became Pope Adrian IV in1154? English.34: What carries blood Away from the heart? The Arteries. The Aorta is the main artery. 35: Mercator was a cartographer. What did he make? Maps.36: On the 1st December 1990, a British worker shook hands with a French worker. What was significant about this? It marked the meeting of the two halves of the Chunnel which is an undersea tunnel linking France with England .Opened in 1994. 37: Who did Jack Ruby shoot in Dallas in 1963? Lee Harvey Oswald.38: Do astronauts get taller or shorter when they go into space? Taller. -No gravity!39: Which lung takes in the most air? Your right lung. Left lung is slightly smaller to make room for you heart.40: What colour do you get when you combine all the colours of the rainbow i.e spectrum? White. [ Ring Out Your Great Bells In Victory- Red Orange Yellow Green Blue Indigo and Violet]41: What is the most used letter in the English language? “e”42: What does the word karaoke literally mean? Empty orchestra.43: Why was the sentence “the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog” used to test typewriters and fonts? It is a sentence that uses every letter in the alphabet. 44: What is the only word in English that finishes with the letters “mt”? Dreamt.

45:What was the ancient trade road between Europe and China called? Silk road46: What type of war took place between the Western World and the USSR after the Second World War? The Cold War47: Complete the following common expression. “It’s not over until the Fat lady what? Sings.48: When rolling dice, what type of eyes do you call two singles being rolled? Snake eyes.49: What have you done when you have made a “hames” of something? You have made a mess of it.50: If you have taken “French leave” from school, what are you doing? Mitching!51: Zorro is the Spanish word for what? Fox. 52: News is an acronym for the four cardinal points. Can you name them. North, East, West and South.53: How long does it take sunlight to reach Earth? Eight minutes and seventeen seconds.54: If you were having a siesta, what would you be doing? Having a nap in the afternoon.55: Does curly kale need brushing? No, it is a vegetable like cabbage.56: If you were using a Hubble bubble, what would you be doing? Smoking. 57: In what year did the Battle of the Boyne take place? 1690.58: Tom Sawyer had a friend called Huckleberry. What was Huckleberry’s second name? Huckleberry Finn.59: If a player scored a century, what would be the game? Cricket.60: Which English Prime Minister won the Nobel prize for literature?Winston Churchill.