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Quiz1 0105

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is the host of the BBC show "Question Time"?

a)

Fiona Bruce

b)

Kirsty Wark

c)

Emily Maitlis

d)

Laura Kuenssberg

2.

HM The Queen celebrated her birthday recently. How old is she?

a)

92

b)

93

c)

94

d)

95

3.

Nicky Clarke is a well known....

a)

Chef

b)

Hairdresser

c)

Dancer

d)

Newsreader

4.

In the USA, on what day of the week is Thanksgiving?

a)

Thursday

b)

Saturday

c)

Sunday

d)

Tuesday

5.

Who will replace Sandi Toksvig as a host of "Great British Bake Off"?

a)

Harry Hill

b)

David Walliams

c)

Paddy McGuinness

d)

Matt Lucas

6.

Annie Mae Bullock is the real name of which singer?

a)

Madonna

b)

Tina Turner

c)

Lady Gaga

d)

Pink

7.

What is a group of lions called?

a)

Flock

b)

Pack

c)

Pride

d)

Herd

8.

What was the name of the first cloned animal?

a)

Dolly

b)

Polly

c)

Molly

d)

Wally

9.

5th April 2020 was.....

a)

First day of British Summer Time

b)

Mothering Sunday

c)

Easter Sunday

d)

Palm Sunday

10.

Who is the MP for Islington North?

a)

Dominic Raab

b)

Diane Abbott

c)

Jeremy Corbyn

d)

Boris Johnson

11.

Who was the first person born in the 21st century to have a UK number 1 single?

a)

Billie Eilish

b)

Lewis Capaldi

c)

Dua Lipa

d)

Mabel

12.

Which of these characters is the creation of Leigh Francis?

a)

Lily Savage

b)

Brian Potter

c)

Alan Partridge

d)

Keith Lemon

13.

Which film won the Best Picture Oscar in 2020?

a)

The Irishman

b)

Joker

c)

1917

d)

Parasite

14.

How many legs has a Bombay Duck?

a)

0

b)

2

c)

4

d)

6

15.

How was the author of "The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4"?

a)

Roald Dahl

b)

Sue Townsend

c)

Julia Donaldson

d)

Judith Kerr

16.

Which of the Teletubbies shares their name with an Italian river?

a)

Tinky Winky

b)

Dipsy

c)

La La

d)

Po

17.

The White Sox are a baseball team from which city?

a)

Chicago

b)

Boston

c)

New York

d)

Miami

18.

How many hours are there in a week?

a)

128

b)

148

c)

168

d)

188

19.

The word bovine refers to which animal?

a)

Wolf

b)

Bear

c)

Fox

d)

Cow

20.

Which horse was the winner of the 2020 virtual Grand National?

a)

Potters Corner

b)

Walk In The Mill

c)

Any Second Now

d)

Tiger Roll

21.

Tupperware was invented by Mr Tupper. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

22.

When is St Andrew's Day?

a)

November 30th

b)

March 30th

c)

September 30th

d)

June 30th

23.

Which actor has the middle name Tiffany?

a)

Robert De Niro

b)

Al Pacino

c)

George Clooney

d)

Richard Gere

24.

Hippophobia is the fear of which animal?

a)

Bear

b)

Horse

c)

Rhinoceros

d)

Crocodile

25.

In computing, what does the S in USB stand for?

a)

Stick

b)

Storage

c)

Serial

d)

Standard

26.

What is the name of Fred Flintstone's wife?

a)

Marcy

b)

Betty

c)

Wilma

d)

Peggy

27.

Which of these cities is furthest west?

a)

Newcastle

b)

York

c)

Aberdeen

d)

Leeds

28.

Which artist is on the back of the new polymer £20 note?

a)

Gainsborough

b)

Turner

c)

Constable

d)

Whistler

29.

Which number comes next in the following sequence? 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13...

a)

18

b)

20

c)

21

d)

24

30.

Who is the host of "Only Connect"?

a)

Victoria Coren Mitchell

b)

Jeremy Vine

c)

Jeremy Paxman

d)

Ben Shepherd

31.

Which of the following is a type of bread?

a)

Fusilli

b)

Ciabatta

c)

Penne

d)

Fettuccine

32.

What is the correct way to address an Archbishop?

a)

Your Reverence

b)

Your Worship

c)

Your Eminence

d)

Your Grace

33.

Who is in charge in a Plutocracy?

a)

The wealthy

b)

The Clergy

c)

The Army

d)

No-one

34.

Who was elected as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party in 2020?

a)

Ian Murray

b)

Lisa Nandy

c)

Angela Rayner

d)

Rebecca Long-Bailey

35.

How many boxes were used in the UK version of "Deal or No Deal"?

a)

20

b)

22

c)

24

d)

26

36.

Where are the administrative headquarters of Mensa in the UK?

a)

Oxford

b)

Wolverhampton

c)

Bristol

d)

Edinburgh

37.

In which year was the Battle of Waterloo?

a)

1805

b)

1812

c)

1815

d)

1820

38.

What is the name of the owl in the Harry Potter stories?

a)

Scabbers

b)

Hedwig

c)

Fang

d)

Aragog

39.

In the UK the value of shares is referred to as the FTSE index. What does the E stand for?

a)

Exchange

b)

Enterprise

c)

Economics

d)

Earnings

40.

What is the title of the 2020 novel by Hilary Mantel?

a)

The Mirror and The Light

b)

Wolf Hall

c)

Bring Up The Bodies

d)

Beyond Black

41.

Which animal is used in the equivalent French version of the saying "Frog in the throat"?

a)

Hamster

b)

Mouse

c)

Cat

d)

Dog

42.

Which member of Little Mix is this?

a)

Jesy

b)

Jade

c)

Perrie

d)

Leigh-Anne

43.

Who had a hit in the 1980s with "Girls Just Want To Have Fun"?

a)

Cher

b)

Whitney Houston

c)

Madonna

d)

Cyndi Lauper

44.

Pb is the chemical symbol for which element?

a)

Copper

b)

Tin

c)

Lead

d)

Palladium

45.

On 29th March 2020, the oldest man in the world, Bob Weighton celebrated which birthday?

a)

110th

b)

112th

c)

114th

d)

116th

46.

Which is the longest river in Scotland?

a)

Tweed

b)

Spey

c)

Clyde

d)

Tay

47.

Barkis, Betsey Trottwood, Wilkins Micawber and Uriah Heep are characters from which novel by Charles Dickens?

a)

Hard Times

b)

David Copperfield

c)

Oliver

d)

A Tale Of Two Cities

48.

Paul Hewson is the real name of which singer?

a)

Bruno Mars

b)

Prince

c)

Sting

d)

Bono

49.

How many people held the post of UK Prime Minister in the 1990s?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

50.

Concorde, Williams and Conference are varieties of which type of fruit?

a)

Plum

b)

Orange

c)

Pear

d)

Apple