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1 What did Jesus turn into wine at a wedding in the village of Cana? Water

2 In what sport could a 16lb projectile score a strike? Bowling

3 What do Americans call a dinner jacket? Tuxedo

4 What do elephants never do according to the saying? Forget

5 What number is associated with the phrase "The key of the door"? 21

6 What sticky paste usually holds glass in a window? Putty

7 What is the Roman numeral for one thousand? M

8 What is the world's most common type of plant? Grass

9 What is the Chinese for "Dark and "Light" believed to maintain equilibrium? Yin and Yang

10 Wolverine is in which band of superheroes? The X-Men

11 What type of creature was Baloo in The Jungle Book? Bear

12 On which UK island would you find Holyhead? Anglesey

13 How many colours are in a rainbow? 7

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14 Which triangle are ships and planes said to disappear in? The Bermuda Triangle

15 What are the three primary colours in art? Red, yellow and blue

16 What do vertebrates have that invertebrates do not? A backbone

17 In which grouop of islands is Panay? Philippines

18 How many walls surround a squash court? Four

19 Woody and Buzz are major characters in which series of films? Toy Story

20 Who couldn't put Humpty Dumpty back together again? All the king's horses and all the king's men

21 What is the only English anagram of CAUTION? Auction

22 In computing, what is Mb short for? Megabyte

23 How many minutes are there in a day? 1440

24 Who was the first roman Emperor? Augustus

25 What gifts did the three kings give to baby Jesus? Frankincense, Gold and Myrrh

26 Which number does not exist in Roman Numerals Zero

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27 What are groups of lions called? Prides

28 How many points is a yellow ball worth in snooker 2 points

29 St George's Day is in which month? April

30 How many seconds in one hour? 3600

31 What kind of animals were Cupid, Donner and Blitzen? Reindeer

32 Which river flows from the Black Forest to the Black Sea? Danube

33 What is furthest from London - Athens, Madrid or Rome? Athens

34 How many days does a decathlon event last? Two

35 How many hours are there in seven days? 168

36 Butlins was the first type of what? Holiday camp

37 In the Bible who was paid 30 pieces of silver? Judas Iscariot

38 Which creatures have the prefix Teenage Mutant Ninja? Turtles

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39 Where would you find an apse? A church

40 What name is given to a starter dish of sliced raw vegetables? Crudit?s

41 Which internal organ produces bile? Liver

42 Which is biggest - the USA, Germany, or Canada? Canada

43 What shape is a sumo wrestling ring? Circular

44 What is a new-born deer called? Fawn

45 In which sport would you use a chucker? Polo

46 Does a millipede have more, less or exactly 1,000 feet? Less

47 Which is largest - cello, viola or double bass? Double bass

48 Which animals live in an earth or a lair? Fox

49 In which London building is the tomb of the Duke of Wellington? St Paul's Cathedral

50 What is the study of the science of plants known as? Botany

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Printed Quiz | Primary Schools | General Knowledge | For Class Use (3)

1 What did Jesus turn into wine at a wedding in the village of Cana? 2 In what sport could a 16lb projectile score a strike? 3 What do Americans call a dinner jacket? 4 What do elephants never do according to the saying? 5 What number is associated with the phrase "The key of the door"? 6 What sticky paste usually holds glass in a window? 7 What is the Roman numeral for one thousand? 8 What is the world's most common type of plant? 9 What is the Chinese for "Dark and "Light" believed to maintain equilibrium? 10 Wolverine is in which band of superheroes? 11 What type of creature was Baloo in The Jungle Book? 12 On which UK island would you find Holyhead? 13 How many colours are in a rainbow?

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14 Which triangle are ships and planes said to disappear in? 15 What are the three primary colours in art? 16 What do vertebrates have that invertebrates do not? 17 In which grouop of islands is Panay? 18 How many walls surround a squash court? 19 Woody and Buzz are major characters in which series of films? 20 Who couldn't put Humpty Dumpty back together again? 21 What is the only English anagram of CAUTION? 22 In computing, what is Mb short for? 23 How many minutes are there in a day? 24 Who was the first roman Emperor? 25 What gifts did the three kings give to baby Jesus? 26 Which number does not exist in Roman Numerals

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27 What are groups of lions called? 28 How many points is a yellow ball worth in snooker 29 St George's Day is in which month? 30 How many seconds in one hour? 31 What kind of animals were Cupid, Donner and Blitzen? 32 Which river flows from the Black Forest to the Black Sea? 33 What is furthest from London - Athens, Madrid or Rome? 34 How many days does a decathlon event last? 35 How many hours are there in seven days? 36 Butlins was the first type of what? 37 In the Bible who was paid 30 pieces of silver? 38 Which creatures have the prefix Teenage Mutant Ninja?

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39 Where would you find an apse? 40 What name is given to a starter dish of sliced raw vegetables? 41 Which internal organ produces bile? 42 Which is biggest - the USA, Germany, or Canada? 43 What shape is a sumo wrestling ring? 44 What is a new-born deer called? 45 In which sport would you use a chucker? 46 Does a millipede have more, less or exactly 1,000 feet? 47 Which is largest - cello, viola or double bass? 48 Which animals live in an earth or a lair? 49 In which London building is the tomb of the Duke of Wellington? 50 What is the study of the science of plants known as?

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