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Week 11 B Quiz Practice Holy Family BNS12077057123404039870800101: How many hearts does Dr. Who have? Two.2: The island of Malta is in which sea? Mediterranean.3: Painted Lady, Brimstone and Red Admiral are all types of what? Butterflies. 4: Conkers come from which tree? Horse chestnut.5: Who is Farmer Hoggett’s prize pig? Babe.6: We call their country Spain. What do Spaniards call their own country? Espana.7: Why is the Greek writer Herodotus so famous? He wrote the first history book in the 5th century BC. Not only is he known as the Father of History but also The Father of Lies! 8:How many continents are there? Seven. In descending size: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Europe, Australia and Antarctica [South Pole.] [ The Arctic –North Pole-is just ice.]9: What is a male honey bee called? Drone.10: Complete the proverb “Better late...............than never.”11:Fallow, Sika and Roe are what type of animal? Deer.12: Who stuck a feather in his hat and called it macaroni? Yankee Doodle Dandy. 13: In 1903, the Wright Brothers became the first to fly an aeroplane. What were their first names? Wilbur and Orville.14: By what other name is a leopard known as ? Panther. 15: What did Oscar Levi- Strauss make in San Francisco in 1850? The first pair of jeans.16: Do Icebergs contain salt? No. [It is ice broken away from land. Sea water that freezes are called Ice Floes and these contain salt.]17: The desert called Pavlova was named after Anna Pavlova 1885-1931. Who was she? She was a famous Russian ballerina. 18: In the Flintstones who is married to Fred? Wilma.19: Aeroflot is the national airline for which country? Russia.20: Some people like to sprinkle acetic acid on their food. What is it? Vinegar.21: What is An Crannchur Naisiunta? The National Lottery.22: What happened in Chernobyl in 1986? An atomic power station blew up.23: What have the movies Ben Hur [1959], Titanic [1997] and Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King [2003], have in common? They have won the most Oscars 11 each.24: What is the heaviest weight division in boxing? Heavyweight.25: What did Copernicus prove in 1543? He proved the Earth revolved around the Sun.26: Can you name the three counties in Ulster that are not part of Northern Ireland? Donegal, Cavan and Monaghan.27: What do minim, crotchet and quaver have in common? They are all musical notes.28: All snowflakes are symmetrical. How many sides do they have? Six.29: In Ireland we spell the drink “whiskey.” How is it spelled in Scotland? Whisky [No “e”]30: On which race course is the Irish derby run each year? The Curragh in Kildare.31: The Chunnel is an underground sea tunnel linking which two countries? England and France.32: Who is supposed to have invented the cat flap? The British scientist Isaac Newton [1642-1727] He made two cat flaps- one large for the mother cat and a smaller one for the kittens. 33: What is the least used letter in the English language? “Q”34: Canada’s capital city, Ottawa, stands on which river? The River Ottawa. 35: What is the southernmost country in Africa? South Africa.36: As the equator crosses South America from west to east, what is the first country it passes through? Ecuador (which is Spanish for "equator") 37: The 80m tall giant wheel, featuring 36 observation cars, at the Chicago World's Fair in 1893 was designed by which engineer? 2950174172466000George Ferris 38: The city of Zürich in Switzerland, is located on the shores of what lake? Lake Zürich39: What type of animal is a Bombay Duck? A fish.40: From which country does the Kiwifruit come from? China. It is also known as a Chinese gooseberry. 41: Which famous English writer coined the phrase “What the 4295775590423000dickens? ! William Shakespeare.42: What is the diameter of Earth? 12742km43: What is the painting “La Giaconda” better known as? Mona Lisa.44: When did the Cold War end? 1989.45: What is an e-book? An electronic book.46: What is the main oil used in Mediterranean cooking? Olive oil.47: What islands to the north of Scotland have miniature ponies, sheep and sheepdogs? Shetland Islands.48: In the legend of the Fianna, what was the land of Eternal Youth known as? Tír na n?g. 35713367249: In Connaught, which county does not have a coastline? Roscommon.50: Complete the name of the villain in Flash Gordon. Ming the_______? Merciless.51: What is the translation of the Italian word “nero”? Black.52: Which Emperor of Rome is said to have fiddled while Rome burnt? Nero.53: How do Brazilians spell Brazil? Brasil.54; What language did the Ancient Romans primarily speak?Latin. 55: What name is given to coal, oil and gas, to indicate they were formed in the past from living organisms? Fossil fuels.56: What is the name of the star nearest to planet Earth? The Sun.57: Identify the main villain in the Harry Potter books, who is constantly referred to as “He who must not be named”? Voldemort. 58: What is the correct name for the hop, step and jump in track and field athletics? The triple jump.59: What popular name for an elephant also indicates a very large sized item? Jumbo.60: What pepper has a similar sounding name to a South American country? Chilli. Chilli con carne means Chilli with meat.1138555619315500 ................
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