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HBS Community Quiz 1

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What Year was Hitchin Boys' School founded?

a)

1532

b)

1632

c)

1732

d)

1832

2.

What year did Mr Brown take up post as Headteacher of Hitchin Boys' School

a)

2000

b)

2005

c)

2010

d)

2015

3.

Mr Brown is fluent in which of the following languages taught at HBS? (tick ALL the ones he is fluent in).

a)

French

b)

German

c)

English

d)

Spanish

4.

Which of the following 4 members of staff has been working at HBS the longest?

a)

A - Mr Bajak - Director of Athletics

b)

B - Mr McPherson (Assistant Headteacher)

c)

C - Mrs Gale (Head of Year 8 & Lead Teacher of Drama)

d)

D - Mr Pinhorn (Teacher of English)

5.

When it was originally built around 110 years ago the library was originally....

a)

...the staff room

b)

...the Headteacher's living quarters

c)

...the school dining room

d)

...the Head of Geography's private drawing room

6.

Before the Main Hall was built in 1931 (along with the rooms that now house maths, one art room, the staff room, MFL and a business classroom) which of the following was the original Main Hall prior to 1931?

a)

Library

b)

Dining Room

c)

Ground Floor of School House

d)

The Old Gym (before a refit)

7.

This is the flag of which House?

a)

Mattocke

b)

Radcliffe

c)

Pierson

d)

Skynner

8.

Who is this legend giving his best impression of 'The King!'

a)

Mr Tanner

b)

Mr Warman

c)

Mr Irvine

d)

Mr Cook

9.

Which of these 4 members of staff is the most recent to have joined Hitchin Boys' School?

a)

A - Mr Bajak - Owner of many wigs

b)

B - Mr McPherson - Wannabe English rugby player

c)

C - Mrs Gale - Tells the truth under imaginary circumstances (sums up drama teaching basically)

d)

D - Mr Pinhorn - HBS's authority on Russian Literature

10.

Current affairs now. Who did Tyson Fury beat in Las Vegas on 22nd February 2020?

a)

Tom Schwarz

b)

Otto Wallin

c)

Sefer Seferi

d)

Deontay Wilder

11.

From 1st April 2020 if you met Prince Harry you would no longer be expected to address him as 'Your Highness'

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Captain Tom Moore has raised over £28.2 million for the NHS as of 22nd April (insert clapping emojis here - lots). But what was his initial target?

a)

£100

b)

£500

c)

£1,000

d)

£2,500

13.

World Book day was on 5th March 2020. But which character was Mrs Surtees dressed as? (she is on the right in the photo)

a)

Katniss Everdeen

b)

Cinderella

c)

Anna from Frozen

d)

Elizabeth Bennet

14.

Current affairs into Geography.....Which country began 2020 in the midst of a heatwave and a series of wildfires?

a)

Andorra

b)

Austria

c)

Australia

d)

Afghanistan

e)

Antigua

15.

An anemometer measures what?

a)

Air pressure

b)

Humidity

c)

Wind Speed

d)

Temperature

16.

This is Snowdon. Wales' highest peak. When you rank the 4 highest peaks of England, Scotland, Wales & Northern Ireland is it the 1st, 2nd, 3rd or 4th highest out of the 4?

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

d)

4th

17.

Which is the UK's most common type of rainfall?

a)

Convectional

b)

Relief

c)

Cats & Dogs

d)

Frontal

18.

What city is shown in the image?

a)

Buenos Aires

b)

Sao Paulo

c)

Lima

d)

Rio de Janerio

19.

Australia is wider than the Moon? True or False

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Which is the driest place on the planet?

a)

Atacama Desert

b)

Kufra Libya

c)

McMurdo Antarctica

d)

Sahara Desert

21.

Capital cities. Which of the UK's 4 capital cities is the smallest in terms of population? Is it London, Belfast, Cardiff or Edinburgh?

a)

London

b)

Belfast

c)

Cardiff

d)

Edinburgh

22.

Which of the following is the most northerly capital city in the World?

a)

Oslo

b)

Helsinki

c)

Ottawa

d)

Reykjavik

23.

What is the capital city of Brazil?

a)

Belo Horizonte

b)

Sao Paulo

c)

Brasilia

d)

Rio de Janerio

24.

What is the capital city of the African country - Burkina Faso?

a)

Ouagadougou

b)

Niamey

c)

Abuja

d)

Bamako

25.

Which is the highest capital city in the World?

a)

Quito in Ecuador

b)

Mexico City in Mexico

c)

Kathmandu in Nepal

d)

San Jose in Costa Rica

26.

Geography into sport now......What is the name of the town across the harbour in the distance from these 2012 Olympic Rings?

a)

Canning Town in London

b)

Weymouth

c)

Poole

d)

Bournemouth

27.

Sport now. Here we see Mr Rayner wearing the football tie of his favourite team. But which team does he support?

a)

Manchester United

b)

Scarborough United

c)

Watford

d)

Stoke City

28.

Who won the 2020 Australian Open Men's Singles title?

a)
b)
c)
d)
29.

HBS became the first state school to win the National Athletics event for years. Where did we finish in Croatia?

a)

1st

b)

13th

c)

19th

d)

27th

30.

Final question. This giant of global football increased his legendary status with a short spell in charge of which club in 2019?

a)

Barcelona FC

b)

Juventus

c)

Everton FC

d)

Bayern Munich