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Round 1 - Sunday 19th April

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In which English National Park would you find the highest point at the summit of Dunkery Hill?

a)

Dartmoor

b)

New Forest

c)

Exmoor

2.

If an event is said to be 'quotidian', it will re-occur how frequently?

a)

Hourly

b)

Daily

c)

Weekly

d)

Monthly

3.

What colour is the lower half of the Welsh flag?

a)

Red

b)

Blue

c)

White

d)

Green

4.

The Cochlea, Malleus and Vestibular nerve are parts of which organ in the body?

a)

Heart

b)

Ear

c)

Liver

d)

Kidney

5.

At which UK theme park would you find Oblivion?

a)

Drayton Manor

b)

Thorpe Park

c)

Alton Towers

d)

Flamingo Land

6.

Whitchurch is a town in which English county?

a)

Staffordshire

b)

Cheshire

c)

Shropshire

d)

Gloucestershire

7.

How many sides does a heptadecagon have?

a)

7

b)

17

c)

27

d)

37

8.

John Gosden and Mark Johnston are prominent names in which sport?

a)

Football

b)

Rugby

c)

Tennis

d)

Horse Racing

9.

What was Baroness Thatcher’s middle name?

a)

Hilda

b)

Henrietta

c)

Matilda

d)

Mary

10.

How many football matches were played in total in the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia?

a)

36

b)

48

c)

56

d)

64

11.

In which century was William Shakespeare born?

a)

14th

b)

15th

c)

16th

d)

17th

12.

Ruby is the traditional birthstone associated with which month of the year?

a)

June

b)

July

c)

August

d)

September

13.

Which is taller: Westminster Abbey or St Paul’s Cathedral?

a)

Westminster Abbey

b)

St Paul’s Cathedral

14.

In which year did Theresa May become Prime Minister?

a)

2014

b)

2015

c)

2016

d)

2017

15.

Which UK high street store went into administration on 26th November 2008?

a)

Woolworths

b)

Debenhams

c)

BHS

d)

HMV

16.

In which year did ‘Big Ben’ first chime?

a)

1759

b)

1859

c)

1919

d)

1959

17.

In which decade were Postcodes first introduced in the UK?

a)

1940s

b)

1950s

c)

1960s

d)

1970s

18.

Which supermarket chain owns Argos?

a)

Tesco

b)

Waitrose

c)

Asda

d)

Sainsburys

19.

Which word can go before, meat, dog and roll?

a)

Pink

b)

Horse

c)

Beef

d)

Sausage

20.

How many consonants are there in the English alphabet?

a)

20

b)

21

c)

22

d)

23

21.

How many milligrams are in one gram?

a)

10

b)

100

c)

1000

22.

Which fabric is made by worms?

a)

Cotton

b)

Silk

c)

Nylon

23.

Which cosmetics company use the slogan "The makeup of makeup artists"?

a)

L'Oreal

b)

Max Factor

c)

Maybelline

d)

Benefit

24.

The Bichon Frise is a breed of what?

a)

Cat

b)

Dog

c)

Horse

d)

Sheep

25.

Queen Victoria belonged to which ruling house of the British monarchy; Hanover or Stuart?

a)

Hanover

b)

Stuart

26.

Rudyard Kipling, author of The Jungle Book, was born in which country?

a)

India

b)

Spain

c)

Germany

d)

USA

27.

In December 2019, Coronavirus (Covid-19) was first detected in which city?

a)

Tokyo

b)

Beijing

c)

Wuhan

d)

Shanghai

28.

Which company manufactures Smarties?

a)

Cadburys

b)

Galaxy

c)

Nestle

29.

In which year did Apple first launch the iPhone in the United Kingdom?

a)

2005

b)

2007

c)

2009

d)

2011

30.

The French flag features three vertical bands in Blue, White and which other colour?

a)

Red

b)

Green

c)

Black

d)

Orange

31.

Which P!nk song are the following lyrics from? “We are search lights, we can see in the dark, we are rockets pointing up at the stars.”

a)

Just Give Me A Reason

b)

What About Us

c)

Dear Mr President

d)

Family Portrait

32.

The most successful single of 2007 was 'Bleeding Love'. Which British singer recorded it?

a)

Leona Lewis

b)

Alicia Keys

c)

Beyonce

d)

Avril Lavigne

33.

Which artist has had hits with these three songs? 24K Magic, Treasure, The Lazy Song?

a)

Liam Payne

b)

Bruno Mars

c)

Justin Bieber

d)

Ed Sheeran

34.

Which American singer had a huge hit with ‘Save the Best for Last’ in 1992?

a)

Alanis Morissette

b)

Madonna

c)

Aaliyah

d)

Vanessa Williams

35.

Fill in the blank lyric. "If you wanna be my _______, you gotta get with my friends?

a)

Friend

b)

Lover

c)

Husband

d)

Partner

36.

“Clock strikes upon the hour and the sun begins to fade” are lyrics from which Whitney Houston song?

a)

How Will I Know

b)

I'm Every Woman

c)

I Wanna Dance With Somebody

d)

I Will Always Love You

37.

Which artist had hits with these three songs? If it makes you happy, Everyday is a winding road & My favourite mistake

a)

Shania Twain

b)

Sheryl Crow

c)

Leann Rimes

d)

Maria Carey

38.

The biggest selling album of 2007 was 'Back to Black', recorded by which female singer?

a)

Shakira

b)

Amy Winehouse

c)

Taylor Swift

d)

Christina Aguilera

39.

“Life is a mystery, everyone must stand alone” are lyrics from which Madonna song?

a)

Like A Prayer

b)

Papa Don't Preach

c)

Material Girl

d)

La Isla Bonita

40.

On leaving the Spice Girls, Mel B teamed up with Missy Elliott to top the single chart with which track?

a)

I Want You Back

b)

Tell Me

c)

Feels So Good

41.

Fill in the missing lyric. You came and you gave without taking, But I sent you away, oh _____ ?

a)

Susan

b)

Mary

c)

Mandy

d)

Shelly

42.

“There’s a fire starting in my heart, reaching a fever pitch and it’s bringing me out the dark” are lyrics from which Adele song?

a)

Skyfall

b)

Someone Like You

c)

Chasing Pavements

d)

Rolling In The Deep

43.

Which artist has had hits with Sorry, Love Yourself & Yummy?

a)

Justin Bieber

b)

Justin Timerlake

c)

James Arthur

d)

James Blunt

44.

Complete the title of the 2004 Natasha Bedingfield song - Wild _____ ?

a)

Thoughts

b)

Cats

c)

Dreams

d)

Horses

45.

Which year, often considered a bleak time for the UK charts, saw acts including 'Charles & Eddie' and Tasmin Archer and Jimmy Nail have number one singles?

a)

1990

b)

1991

c)

1992

46.

“She was more like a beauty queen from a movie scene” are lyrics from which Michael Jackson song?

a)

Beat It

b)

Billie Jean

c)

Thriller

d)

Smooth Criminal

47.

With which American singer did Clean Bandit team up with on their single 'Solo'?

a)

Cardi B

b)

Demi Lovato

c)

Iggy Azalea

48.

Which Canadian artist released 'Man! I Feel Like A Woman!’ in 1999?

a)

Nelly Furtado

b)

Avril Lavigne

c)

Shania Twain

d)

Celine Dion

49.

Fill in the missing lyric:

Today is gonna be the day

That they're gonna ______ it back to you

a)

Pass

b)

Chuck

c)

Move

d)

Throw

50.

With which song did Prince score his only UK number one?

a)

1999

b)

When Doves Cry

c)

The Most Beautiful Girl in the World