The Week That Was-22/09/2023

Spot the odd one out...

• -

• :

• ()

• ,

Answer explanation

All other forms of punctuation can be used for parenthesis.

2136 is multiple of 3...

• True

• False

Answer explanation

The digit total is divisible by 3, so the number is divisible by 3.

Which birds did Charles Darwin notice variations in when he explored the Galapagos Islands?

• Robins

• Sparrows

• Finches

• Woodpeckers

Answer explanation

Darwin found that finches varied in different ways depending on which island they lived on. One of those differences was beak size; another was body size and a third was shape of foot.

Characteristics can be acquired or _________.

Answer explanation

Inherited characteristics are genetic whereas acquired characteristics can be learned or come from the environment.

What is the word given to the policy which gave Germany more rights and freedom in the hope of peace?

• Treaty of Versailles

• Conscription

• Appeasement

• Agreement

Answer explanation

Appeasement was a strategy which involved making concessions to or relaxing rules for an aggressive foreign power in order to avoid war- Nazi Germany in the case of WW2.

What is a thermal insulator?

• A material which lets electricity pass through

• A material which lets heat pass through

• A material which stops electricity passing through

• A material which stops heat passing through

Answer explanation

An insulator is a material which does not easily allow heat and/or electricity to pass through it. Thermal means heat.

What is an agnostic?

• a person who believes that nothing can be known for certain about the existence of God

• a person who believe in the existence of God

• a person who outright disbelieves the existence of God

• a person who follows no religion

Answer explanation

Non-religious people may be atheists, which means that they don't see any reason to believe there is a god. They can also be agnostic, meaning they accept that we can't know for certain whether or not a god exists.

What is the french term for 'the school'?

• l'eglise

• l'ecole

• le magasins

• le riviere

Which number is one-tenth the size of 432,030

• 4,320,300

• 432,020

• 432,040

• 43,203

Answer explanation

'One-tenth' means divided by 10.

In which book of The Bible can the Creation Story be found?

• Exodus

• Genesis

• Judges

• Psalms

Answer explanation

The creation story from the biblical Book of Genesis describes how God created heaven and earth, plants, animals and people.