19/02/24 | Quiz of the Week 🛖

What year does Fir for Luck mainly take place in?

• 1603

• 1707

• 1814

• 1841

Answer explanation

Granna's time was 1814. In the book, Janet's time (which is where the book is mainly set) was 1841.

Which is not a verb?

• to turn

• fly

• thinking

• homework

Answer explanation

"to work" is a verb but "homework" is a noun.

When was the Union of the Crowns? 👑

• 1066

• 1603

• 1707

• 1800

Answer explanation

It was 1603! This was the first time Scotland and England shared a monarch.

1707 was the Acts of Union where Great Britain was officially formed.

The Act of Union 1800 joined Northern Ireland to create the United Kingdom.

Who was the first monarch of Scotland and England?

• James I

  (James VI of Scotland)

• Charles II

• Charles Edward Stuart

• Mary Queen of Scots

Which do diary entries not often have? 📔

• Adjectives

• Dates

• Paragraphs

• Future tenses

Answer explanation

Diary entries are often recounting things that have already happened so it is unlikely an entry would have future tenses.

What is the first stop in your P6 Drama? 🚌🎭

• Loch Ness

• Peterhead

• Bennachie

• Murrayfield

Answer explanation

"First stop! Loch Ness!"

I've heard there's a "dragon" there. 🐉

What is the golden rule about brain breaks? 🧠

• They can only

  last one minute

• You have to give 100% effort to get one

• They always have to happen

• They must always involve being active

Answer explanation

You always have to give 100% effort (because if you don't, you don't really need a brain break).

🎵 William, William, Henry, Stephen... 🎵

• Henry, Richard, John

• George, George, George, George, Queen Victoria

• James, Will, Mary, Anne of Gloria

• Mary 1, good Queen Bess, Jimmy, Charles and Charles and then

How did England end up with a Scottish monarch?

• Elizabeth I died without an heir to the throne

• The Jacobites invaded Derby

• Mary Queen of Scots successfully invaded England

• The law in 1707 changed so they had no choice

Answer explanation

And that's how the Stuarts claimed the throne leading to a United Kingdom and later a Jacobite rebellion!

Why did Mrs Reid host an experiment featuring a water bottle? 💦

• To show the benefit of water for our health

• To prove that holding on to worries is not always the answer

• To show why it is important to set goals

• To explain why exercising our arms is vital

Answer explanation

The water didn't change in weight but the longer it was held, it was harder to hold on to. Worries can sometimes weigh us down so it may be wise to let it go!