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Welcome to
The Big 1A 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 thegame. 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 competitionbetween the Carnivores and the Herbivoresand/or a league can be created of team scores
during the term or year
Enjoy the game and try to remember the rightanswers 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 Table
Question Number
Geography 1 2 3 4 5 6English 7 8 9 10 11 12
History 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 65 5 5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3 3 32 2 2 2 2 2
1 1 1 1 1 1
Rhinos Gorillas Zebras Wolves Lions Eagles
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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F: confluence
Question 1 Answer Scoreboard
The confluence is where two rivers meetusually where a smaller tributary meets a
larger river. Settlements are often set up wherelarger 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 AnswerScoreboard
This may be a spring coming out of theground 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
Scoreboard
A plain is a flat area of land and it is called
the flood plain because in its natural statethe 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
50:50
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 AnswerScoreboard
A delta is where the river divides up intoseveral 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 AnswerScoreboard
Longshore drift is caused when windsblow at an angle to the coast. This causesa zig-zag pattern of waves coming in and
going out, which causes the beachmaterial 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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Q.
E: larvae
Question 6 Answer
Unfortunately many words in English sound verysimilar. Lava is molten rock which comes out of
a volcano but larvae are insects when they areat the caterpillar stage.
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Q. What was the name of the theatre in
London where many of Shakespearesplays were originally done?
Question 7
A: Twickenham
F: Palladium
C: Old Victoria
E: St. Pauls
D: Colosseum
B: Globe
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Q. What was the name of the theatre in
London where many of Shakespearesplays were originally done?
Question 7 50:50
A:
F:
C:
E: St. Pauls
D: Colosseum
B: Globe
Answer
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Q. What was the name of the theatre in
London where many of Shakespearesplays were originally done?
B: Globe
Question 7 AnswerScoreboard
The Globe Theatre was built in 1599 near theRiver Thames in London. Many of Shakepeares
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
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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 AnswerScoreboard
This proverb refers to people who keepmoving 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
50:50
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 AnswerScoreboard
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
50:50
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 AnswerScoreboard
Accommodation has several meanings- themost 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
QScore
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Q. The poet William Wordsworth lived
in :-
E: The Lake District
Question 11 AnswerScoreboard
William Wordsworth lived in the Lake District inNW 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
Q i 12
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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
Q i 12 AScore
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Q. Which of the following is NOT a
character in a Shakespeare play?
B: Putin
Question 12 AnswerScoreboard
Vladimir Putin was President of Russia and isnow (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
Q ti 13 AScore
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Q. Gaul was a Roman province now
known as:-
E: France
Question 13 AnswerScoreboard
The Romans conquered Gaul (roughly the area ofmodern France) in the first century BC and ruled it until
it was conquered in turn by the Franks in the fifthcentury AD.
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Q. In the American Civil War the
Confederates were fighting the:-
Question 14
50:50
A: French
F: Spanish
C: Unionists
E: English
D: Mexicans
B: Indians
Answer
Q ti 14 50 50
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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
Q ti 14 AScore
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Q. In the American Civil War the
Confederates were fighting the:-
C: Unionists
Question 14 AnswerScoreboard
The Unionists wanted to keep the UnitedStates as one country but the
Confederates wanted the southern statesto form a separate country where slaveowning would be allowed.
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Q. James Watt invented a:-
Question 15
50:50
A: a canal
F: steam engine
C: method of makingroads
E: method of croprotation
D: a blast furnace
B: spinning jenny
Answer
Question 15 50 50
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Q. James Watt invented a:-
Question 15 50:50
A:
F: steam engine
C:
E: method of croprotation
D: blast furnace
B:
Answer
Question 15 AnswerScore
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Q. James Watt invented a:-
F: steam engine
Question 15 Answer board
James Watt improved the steam engine so that itcould be used to pump water out of mines and
drive machines in factories. He could be describedas 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
Question 16 50 50
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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
Question 16 AnswerScore
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Q. Which of the following is NOT the
name of an African Kingdom ?
D: Mercia
Question 16 Answer board
Mercia was one of the Saxon kingdoms inEngland between about AD 600 and AD 900.
Question 17
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Q. The book written in 1085 was :-
Question 17
50:50
A: Othello
F: Macbeth
C: The Domesday Book
E: The Saxon Chronicle
D: The Canterbury Tales
B: Beowulf
Answer
Question 17 50:50
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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
Question 17 AnswerScore
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Q. The book written in 1085 was :-
C: The Domesday Book
Question 17 Answer board
William the Conqueror wanted a record ofeverything that people owned in England for
taxation purposes. It was written in 1085 andcalled the The Domesday Book.
Question 18
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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
Question 18 50:50
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Q. Napoleon Bonaparte was born in:-
Question 18 50:50
A: Corsica
F: Waterloo
C:
E:
D:
B: Elba
Answer
Question 18 AnswerScore
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Q. Napoleon Bonaparte was born in:-
A: Corsica
Question 18 Answer board
He then joined the French army. He wonmany victories and became ruler of
France in 1799. He eventually dominatedmuch of Europe and installed his relatives
as kings of various countries.
Question 19
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Q. Which country won the Football
World Cup in 1966?
Question 19
50:50
A: England
F: Argentina
C: Germany
E: Brazil
D: Italy
B: France
Answer
Question 19 50:50
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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
Question 19 AnswerScoreb d
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Q. Which country won the Football
World Cup in 1966?
A: England
Question 19 Answer board
England beat Germany in the final 1966 and havewon the cup once. Other winning countries
include Brazil (5 wins) Italy (4 wins) Germany (3wins) Uruguay (2 wins) Argentina (2 wins) and
France (1 win).
Question 20
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Q.In which sport is the term birdie
used?
Question 20
50:50
A: football
F: baseball
C: golf
E: cricket
D: lacrosse
B: hockey
Answer
Question 20 50:50
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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
Question 20 AnswerScoreboard
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Q. In which sport is the term birdie
used?
C: golf
Question 20 Answer board
Birdie means getting score in gold which isone less than par. Par is the score which an
excellent golfer would get on a particular golfcourse. An eagle is two under par, andalbatross three under par and a condor four
under par.
Question 21
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Q. Which sport was Kelly Holmes a
champion in?
Question 21
50:50
A: netball
F: athletics
C: ice skating
E: ice dancing
D: tennis
B: badminton
Answer
Question 21 50:50
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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
Question 21 AnswerScoreboard
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Q. Which sport was Kelly Holmes a
champion in?
F: athletics
Question 21 Answer board
Kelly Holmes is a British middledistance runner and won two gold
medals in the 2004 Olympic Games.
Question 22
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Q. Which player is number 1 in a rugby
team?
Question 22
50:50
A: prop
F: fly half
C: hooker
E: back
D: scrum half
B: lock
Answer
Question 22 50:50
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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
Question 22 AnswerScoreboard
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Q. Which player is number 1 in a rugby
team?
C: hooker
Question 22 Answer board
After a foul the game is restarted by ascrum. The forward players in each team
bind together and the ball is thrown in.The hookers job is to move the ball
back with his feet so that the backs inhis team can pick up the ball.
Question 23
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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
Question 23 50:50
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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
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If a fielder catches the ball in cricket then thebatsman is out. Silly mid on is close to the
batsman where you could either get hit orhopefully catch the ball.
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Q. In which sport is a puck used?
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A: ice hockey
F: curling
C: lacrosse
E: tennis
D: badminton
B: shinty
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A: ice hockey
F: curling
C:
E:
D:
B: shinty
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Q. In which sport is a puck used?
A: ice hockey
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A puck is a hard disc of rubber which is usedinstead of a ball, which is too bouncy. The puckmoves 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?
Q
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A: Mary Poppins
F: Frankenstein
C: Dracula
E: Seven Brides forSeven Brothers
D: Star Wars
B: The Sound of Music
Answer
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Q. Which film features the Von Trapp
family?
Q
A:
F: Frankenstein
C: Dracula
E:
D:
B: The Sound of Music
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Q. Which film features the Von Trapp
family?
B: The Sound of Music
The Von Trapp family lived in Austria. They losttheir money in a failed bank and decided to set upthe Trapp Family Choir. When the Nazis came they
Austria moved to the USA. Their story was madeinto 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?
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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?
A:
F: every 4 years
C: every 6 years
E:
D:
B: every 5 years
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Q. How often are the Olympic Games
held?
F: every 4 years
The original Olympic Games were held in Greece formore than a thousand years in ancient times. The
modern Olympics started in 1896 and the mainOlympic 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?
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A: Beatles
F: Bananarama
C: Abba
E: Spice Girls
D: Queen
B: Rolling Stones
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Q. Which of the following groups had a
hit song with Dancing Queen?
A: Beatles
F:
C: Abba
E:
D: Queen
B:
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Q. Which of the following groups had a
hit song with Dancing Queen?
C: Abba
ABBA was a Swedish group who toppedthe charts worldwide between 1972 and
1982. Their songs have been made into amusical and film called Mamma Mia.
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Q. Which of the following is NOT a
French city
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F: Calais
C: Rouen
E: Lille
D: Seville
B: Lyon
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Q. Which of the following is NOT a
French city
A:
F:
C: Rouen
E:
D: Seville
B: Lyon
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Q. Which of the following is NOT a
French city
D: Seville
Seville is a large city in southern Spain. I wasoriginally 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?
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A: Henry Ford
F: Franklin D. Rooseveldt
C: George Washington
E: John F. Kennedy
D: Frank Sinatra
B: Bill Gates
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any colour as long as it is black?
A: Henry Ford
F:
C:
E:
D: Frank Sinatra
B: Bill Gates
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Q. Which person said You can have
any colour as long as it is black?
A: Henry Ford
Henry Ford was one of the first people to massproduce cars in the USA. They were all exactlythe same which meant that they were relatively
cheap to make and easy to sell. He paid hisworkers 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?
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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?
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
Kwame Nkrumah was the first prime minister andlater president of Ghana. The country used to be a
colony of Britain and Kwame Nkrumah led thecountry to independence.
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Q. How many millimetres are there in a
100 kilometres?
A: 100,000
F: 1,000,000
C: 10,000
E: 1,000,000,000
D: 100,000,000
B: 10,000,000
Answer
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D:100,000,000
There are 1000 millimetres in one metreand 1000 metres in kilometre.
Therefore in 100 kilometres there will be1000x1000x100 millimetres i.e. 100million millimetres or 100,000,000
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