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Week 3 Ayrshire College General Knowledge

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who recently made history by running a marathon in under 2 hours wearing controversial trainers?

a)

Mo Farah

b)

Usain Bolt

c)

Eliud Kipchouge

d)

Roger Bannister

2.

Who was President of the United States at the end of World War 2?

a)

Theodore Roosevelt

b)

Harry Truman

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

No President was appointed until WW2 ended

3.

How many 'furlongs' are in a mile?

a)

4

b)

6

c)

8

d)

2

4.

Where do potatoes originate from?

a)

Peru

b)

Spain

c)

Ireland

d)

Canada

5.

What country is highlighted green in the picture?

a)

Kenya

b)

Ethiopia

c)

South Africa

d)

Zimbabwe

6.

BIGMULE is an anagram of which country? - Type your answer into the box

(a)  

7.

THEPLANE is an anagram of which animal? - Type your answer into the box

(a)  

8.

HERSHEEPDIPS is an anagram of which food dish? - Type your answer into the box

(a)  

9.

What age did Mariah Carey turn in March of this year?

a)

40

b)

55

c)

50

d)

60

10.

What is the name of the upcoming Bond film?

a)

No Time To Die

b)

Time To Die

c)

Always a Time To Die

d)

A Great Time To Die

11.

What year did Friends end?

(a)  

12.

From the song 'Take a Chance on me' by ABBA

What is the next line after:

'Cos you know I've got

So much that I wanna do, when I dream I'm alone with you......'

a)

'it's magic'

b)

'You want me to leave it there, afraid of a love affair'

c)

'it's crazy'

d)

'Take a chance on me'

13.

Who currently hosts QI?

a)

Sandi Toksvig

b)

Stephen Fry

c)

Alan Davies

d)

Jo Brand

14.

On a regular deck of playing cards, what do the Queen's have in their hands?

a)

A Sceptre

b)

Flowers

c)

A Crown

d)

A heart

15.

How many breeds of giraffe is there?

a)

9

b)

18

c)

38

d)

99

16.

When did the Ayrshire College campus (formerly Kilmarnock College) open open after being built at Holehouse Road?

a)

1956

b)

1966

c)

1976

d)

1986

17.

Which direction does Johnny Walker walk on a bottle of Whisky

a)

Left to right

b)

Right to left

18.

What does this symbol mean on an Ordnance Survey Map?

a)

Site of battle

b)

Castle

c)

Buried treasure

d)

Landmiles

19.

What is the longest river in Ayrshire?

a)

River Ayr

b)

River Irvine

c)

Kilmarnock Water

d)

River Doon

20.

Scotland as a country has produced 10 Nobel Prize winners, how many of them attended Kilmarnock Academy?

(a)