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11th April Self Isolation Games 8

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

George Porter went to school In Thorne in the 1930s. What did he win his Nobel Prize in?

a)

Physics

b)

Chemistry

c)

Peace

d)

Economics

2.

When does British Sunday begin each year?

a)

2 AM 1st Sunday after equinox [when day & night are equal length]

b)

2 Am 1st Sunday in June

c)

2 AM last Sunday in March

d)

2 AM on the third Sunday in March

3.

What country does Bree cheese come from?

a)

Germany

b)

Netherlands

c)

Denmark

d)

France

4.

Dublin is the capital on Eire [Southern Ireland]. What is the capital of Northern Ireland?

a)

Belfast

b)

Derry / Londonderry

c)

Lisburn

d)

Newry

5.

Who painted 'A Bar at the Folies-Bergère'?

a)

Manet

b)

Monet

c)

Seurat

d)

Van Gogh

6.

How many British people live in Germany?

a)

100,000

b)

1,000,000

c)

50,000

d)

15,000

7.

Who composed the Planets Suite?

a)

George Mahler

b)

Gustav Holst

c)

Benjamin Britten

d)

JS Bach

8.

Before the 1950s what was Scunthorpe United’s nickname?

a)

The Steelers

b)

The Knuts

c)

The Spanners

d)

The Ironers

9.

Which British city contains the Barber Institute of Fine Arts, Aston Hall, Spaghetti Junction and the NEC?

a)

Newcastle-upon-Tyne

b)

Birmingham

c)

Coventry

d)

Nottingham

10.

What does NASA stand for?

a)

North American Space Administration

b)

North American Space Agency

c)

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

d)

National American Space Agency

11.

Twigmoor Hall [just south of Scunthorpe] is linked with which major British historical event?

a)

The D-Day Landings

b)

The Gunpowder Plot

c)

The Peasants Revolt

d)

War of the Roses

12.

The Ropewalk is an arts centre in which North Lincs Settlement?

a)

Scunthorpe

b)

Brigg

c)

Barton upon Humber

d)

Epworth

13.

Humberside Airport has two regular scheduled destinations. What are they?

a)

London and Amsterdam

b)

Amsterdam and Aberdeen

c)

Edinburgh and Paris

d)

Amsterdam and Dublin

14.

Which is the only poisonous snake in Britain?

a)

Grass Snake

b)

Python

c)

Adder

d)

Rattle Snake

15.

What is the capital of Greece?

a)

Cos

b)

Athens

c)

Istanbul

d)

Rhodes

16.

Which European language is the most widely spoken as a 1st language?

a)

Spanish

b)

English

c)

French

d)

German

17.

Which country does the UK import most electricity from?

a)

Netherlands

b)

Ireland

c)

France

d)

Norway

18.

What does Sardinian Casu Marzu cheese contain?

a)

Walnuts

b)

Maggots

c)

Olives

d)

Apricots

19.

Which, on average, is the warmest month of the year in North Lincolnshire?

a)

May

b)

June

c)

July

d)

August

20.

Harry Potter location quiz

Where did Harry Potter catch the train for Hogwarts?

a)

Charing Cross

b)

Waterloo

c)

Euston

d)

King's Cross