The Week That Was- 03/11/2023

"A process in which some living things survive better in their environment and are able to reproduce and pass on their genes" is a definition of what?

• inheritance

• variation

• natural selection

• characteristics

Answer explanation

Natural selection is a mechanism of evolution. Organisms that are more adapted to their environment are more likely to survive and pass on the genes that aided their success.

What name was given to the 3,000 pilots who fought during the Battle of Britain?

• The Few

• The Many

• The Several

• The Best

Answer explanation

"Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few"

Winston Churchill

What is the Shema Prayer?

• A prayer said at the end of a service

• A prayer to give thanks

• A prayer expresses belief in the singularity and might of God

• A prayer to ask for the forgiveness of sins

Answer explanation

What is a quotient?

• The number to be divided

• The number you're dividing by

• The answer

• The operation you're using

Answer explanation

The quotient is the answer to a division problem

What is the name of the evacuation process from Dunkirk?

• Operation Sealion

• Operation Blitz

• Operation Rescue

• Operation Dynamo

Answer explanation

The Dunkirk evacuation moved about 340,000 British, French, and Belgian (Allied) soldiers from the beaches of Dunkirk, France, across the English Channel to England. It began on May 26, 1940, and ended nine days later, on June 4.

What was Stephen Sauvestre the architect of?

• Iron Bridge

• Burj Khalifa

• Eiffel Tower

• Empire State Building

Answer explanation

Charles Léon Stephen Sauvestre was a French architect. He is notable for being one of the architects contributing to the design of the world-famous Eiffel Tower, built for the 1889 Universal Exposition in Paris, France.

Which planet is furthest from the sun?

• Earth

• Mercury

• Neptune

• Jupiter

Answer explanation

Neptune is the furthest planet from the Sun in our Solar System but there are dwarf planets further out, notably Pluto.

What is an electrical conductor?

• 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

Some materials let electricity pass through them easily. These materials are known as electrical conductors.

Many metals, such as copper, iron and steel, are good electrical conductors. That is why the parts of electrical objects that need to let electricity pass through are always made of metal.

Who was Prime Minister at the beginning of World War 2?

• Winston Churchill

• Boris Johnson

• Neville Chamberlain

• Harold Wilson

Answer explanation

Neville Chamberlain became Prime Minister in May 1937. He is synonymous with the policy of 'appeasement' - of trying to avoid large scale warfare in Europe by seeking a diplomatic solution with Germany.

How many Jewish children and babies did Irena Sendler save from the Ghetto in Warsaw?

• 1,500

• 2,500

• 3,500

• 4,500

Answer explanation

Sendler smuggled approximately 2,500 Jewish children out of the Warsaw Ghetto and then provided them with false identity documents and shelter, outside the Ghetto, saving those children from the Holocaust.