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Week 5 Quiz

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who invented the lightbulb?

a)

Neil Armstrong

b)

Thomas Edison

c)

Barack Obama

d)

Boris Johnson

2.

What is the magna carta?

a)

An ice cream

b)

A shop in Essex

c)

A charter of rights agreed to by King John of England

d)

A party invitation

3.

What year did the Berlin Wall come down?

a)

1978

b)

1989

c)

2002

d)

2000

4.

What are hieroglyphics?

a)

graffiti

b)

a type of maths

c)

a sweet from Egypt

d)

picture symbols used by the Egyptians

5.

The Titanic sunk on April 15th 1925?

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Which dinosaur could fly?

a)

Tyrannosaurus rex

b)

velociraptor

c)

pterodactyl

7.

What is a group of hyenas called?

a)

a pack

b)

a school

c)

a herd

d)

a cackle

8.

A snail can sleep for up to a month...

a)

true

b)

false

9.

How long is an elephant pregnant for?

a)

9 months

b)

20 months

c)

15 months

d)

22 months

10.

A baby porcupine is called a porcupette?

a)

True

b)

False

11.

What is a female donkey called?

a)

penny

b)

jenny

c)

sophie

12.

When turtles hibernate, where do they breathe from?

a)

their bottom

b)

their mouth

c)

their ears

d)

their shell

13.

How long is a human pregnancy in weeks?

a)

36 weeks

b)

44 weeks

c)

40 weeks

d)

39 weeks

14.

At what age do girls typically reach their adult height?

a)

20-21 years old

b)

14-15 years old

c)

17-18 years old

d)

19-20 years old

15.

What bone is down as the patella?

a)

wrist

b)

shin

c)

kneecap

d)

elbow

16.

The human body gets energy from 3 main sources. What are they?

a)

fats, protein and carbohydrates

b)

fats, protein and vitamins

c)

minerals, fats and sugars

d)

protein, fats and sugars

17.

When we exercise the brain produces a chemical that makes us feel happy. What is it called?

a)

endorphins

b)

serotonin

c)

dopamine

18.

There are 36 bones in the human spine.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

The tibia and fibula are the long bones found in the arm.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

In the lungs we exchange carbon dioxide with which other gas?

(a)  

21.

How many chambers does the human heart have?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

22.

What does VE Day stand for?

a)

Victory in Europe Day

b)

Victory in England Day

c)

Violence in Europe Day

d)

Very Exciting Day

23.

What did VE day mark the end of?

a)

The end of war with Germany

b)

The end of war with Russia

c)

The end of war with France

d)

The end of war with Spain

24.

When did VE Day happen?

a)

8th May 1945

b)

5th May 1943

c)

8th May 1939

d)

21st June 1935

25.

Who was the Prime Minister at the time of VE Day?

a)

Winston Churchill

b)

Neville Chamberlain

c)

Lloyd George

d)

Harold MacMillan

26.

How many years are we celebrating since VE day in 2020?

a)

75

b)

65

c)

55

d)

85

27.

Where did crowds mainly gather to celebrate the end of the war?

a)

Trafalgar Square and the Mall

b)

Covent Garden

c)

Clapton Common

d)

The Tower of London

28.

Who was the king on VE Day?

a)

George VI

b)

Edward VIII

c)

George V

d)

Edward VII

29.

How did the British public celebrate VE Day?

a)

Street parties

b)

Watching films about the war

c)

Going for 5k runs

d)

Staying inside their houses and listening to music

30.

Elizabeth II (our current queen) was alive during VE Day. True or false?

a)

True

b)

False

31.

Which war did VE Day commemorate?

a)

World War II

b)

World War I

c)

Vietnam War

d)

American Civil War

32.

When did World War II start?

a)

31st August 1940

b)

1st September 1939

c)

1st September 1940

d)

2nd September 1939

33.

What event began World War II?

a)

Germany invades Poland

b)

German aircraft bomb London

c)

Adolf Hitler becomes leader of the Nazi Party

d)

The Battle of Britain

34.

VE Day marks what important event?

a)

Japanese surrender

b)

German surrender

c)

American surrender

d)

Russian surrender

35.

What date did World War II end?

a)

3rd September 1945

b)

7th May 1945

c)

8th May 1945

d)

2nd September 1945

36.

Can you name anyone on the Buckingham Palace Balcony?

(a)  

37.

8th May 1945 was declared a Public Holiday. What did people NOT do that day?

a)

Make bonfires

b)

Have sing songs

c)

Go to work

d)

Take musical instruments on to the streets

38.

The end of the war did not mean everything returned to normal - rationing continued until what year?

a)

1946

b)

1950

c)

1954

d)

1955

39.

Which food would you NOT have had at a street party in 1945?

a)

Eggless Sponge cake

b)

Dripping sandwiches

c)

Banoffee Pie

d)

Lord Woolton Pie

40.

How long did the Second World War last?

a)

Nearly 3 years

b)

Nearly 4 years

c)

Nearly 5 years

d)

Nearly 6 years