Quiz of the Week- 01/03/2024

In Ancient Greece, the Olympic Games was...

• A festival of sport

• A religious festival

• A food festival

• A festival of sacrifice

Answer explanation

• The games were a religious festival, held in honour of Zeus, the king of the gods.

What does 'incarnate' mean?

• Embodied in flesh

• Eats meat

• Risen from the dead

• Unable to carnate

Answer explanation

Christians believe that Jesus is God Incarnate, which means God in the flesh. A person who embodies in the flesh a deity, spirit, or quality.

What does 'autocracy' mean?

• a form of government in which everyone gets a say

• a form of government in which only men can vote

• a form of government in which one ruler has absolute control and decision-making power

• a form of government in which people can vote more than one time

Answer explanation

Sparta had an autocratic government; Athens had a democratic government.

What does this symbol represent?

• a motor

• a buzzer

• a bulb

• a switch

Which tense is this sentence written in: The class had completed the knowledge quiz after swimming.

• present perfect

• past perfect

• present progressive

• past progressive

Answer explanation

subject + auxiliary verb (_had) + main verb (_{past tense}) + object

Select the correct spelling...

• considerable

• considerible

What must a clause have?

• Adjective

• Adverb

• Verb

• Full stop

What is the Jewish Sacred Text called?

• Torah

• Bible

• Qur'an

• Guru Granth Sahib

Answer explanation

The Torah contains the first five books of the Hebrew Bible.

When was the first VE Day?

• 6th May 1945

• 7th May 1945

• 8th May 1945

• 9th May 1945

What was the main event at an Ancient Greek Olympic Games?

• 200m stade race

• An ox sacrifice

• Pankration

• Chariot Racing

Answer explanation

The Games were held in honor of Zeus, the king of the Greek gods, and a sacrifice of 100 oxen was made to the god on the middle day of the festival. Athletes prayed to the gods for victory, and made gifts of animals, produce, or small cakes, in thanks for their successes.