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SAA 7B Quiz 4

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Mrs Chamberlain our examinations officer was born in Kent, the same county as the Channel Tunnel, but what year did the tunnel open?

a)

1989

b)

1991

c)

1994

d)

1996

2.

Miss Earrye was born in a Suffolk town. This town shares it's name with a body part. Which one?

a)

Neck

b)

Brain

c)

Eye

d)

Nail

3.

Mr Walker was born in Huddersfield. Which county is Huddersfield in?

a)

West Yorkshire

b)

Norfolk

c)

Suffolk

d)

North Yorkshire

4.

Which football team won the first ever FA Cup? Mr Gethin also happens to be from this town!

a)

Wigan

b)

Middlesbrough

c)

Bolton

d)

Hull

5.

In which Suffolk market town did Mrs Frankland grow up and which also starred in an Ed Sheeran song and video?

a)

Aldeburgh

b)

Framlingham

c)

Orford

d)

Eye

6.

Miss Aldridge attended NTU for university, but which town is this in?

a)

Northampton

b)

New York

c)

Newcastle

d)

Nottingham

7.

Mr Tanner was born in Nottingham. Which of these historical characters is strongly associated with the city?

a)

Jack the Ripper

b)

King Arthur

c)

Henry VII

d)

Robin Hood

8.

Mr Mason was born in Burton on Trent, which county is this in?

a)

Staffordshire

b)

Leicestershire

c)

Derbyshire

d)

West Midlands

9.

Mr. Handley might have been born in Suffolk, but, what is the name of Suffolk's own breed of horse?

a)

Suffolk Amazement

b)

Suffolk Pride

c)

Suffolk Wow

d)

Suffolk Punch

10.

Miss Ashton comes from the same Town as Mr Walker, Huddersfield. This town is considered the home of which sport after it was created there in 1895?

a)

Rugby Union

b)

Rugby League

c)

Netball

d)

Table Tennis

11.

Mrs Tanner was born in West Suffolk Hospital, here in Bury St Edmunds. It moved to it's current location beside Hardwick Heath in the mid 1970’s, before which it was on Hospital Road nearer the centre of town.

But...when was West Suffolk Hospital originally founded in the town?

a)

1900

b)

1886

c)

1825

d)

1803

12.

Mrs Morley was born in Shoreham, a town which has a TESCO a mile from the English Channel, but which county is this in?

a)

North Yorkshire

b)

Suffolk

c)

West Sussex

d)

Norfolk

13.

Mr Hope may have be born in Cambridge, but which of the following famous scientists did not go to Cambridge University?

a)

Marie Curie

b)

Isaac Newton

c)

Charles Darwin

d)

Stephen Hawking

14.

Mrs Long was born in Enniscorthy in Ireland. Enniscorthy comes from the Irish language 'Inis Corthaidh' which means

a)

In the core

b)

Beautiful town

c)

Ireland, castle

d)

Island, river meadow

15.

Mrs Cresswell was born in Canada. The Cherokee were one of the first tribes to live in Canada. Which of these 'First Nation' words does not relate to a piece of clothing a piece of clothing?

a)

mukluks

b)

Toque

c)

Oshiimayan

d)

Moccasins

16.

There are not many towns that span the Norfolk/Suffolk border but Thetford is one of them - which is where Mrs Fisher was born. However, where does the name Thetford originate?

a)

literal - Ford across the river Thet

b)

Anglo-Saxon from Theodford (the People’s Ford)

c)

Iron-Age for the The Fort that was built at the castle and the now known ‘castle hill’?

d)

Viking - After Sweyn Forkbeard the commanding Viking invader and ruler for parts of Norway.

17.

Which county was Miss Towlson born in?

a)

Kent

b)

Suffolk

c)

Cambridgeshire

d)

Argyll and Bute

18.

Mr Moore was born in Horley, what airport is a mile away from this town?

a)

Stansted

b)

Heathrow

c)

Gatwick

d)

Manchester

19.

Which member of staff was born in a little town called Moulins?

a)

Mrs Cannard

b)

Mr Hope

c)

Mme Grandjean

d)

Miss Price

20.

Miss Pearson was born in Ipswich, a large town but not quite a city. What feature is required for a City?

a)

A Chapel

b)

A Church

c)

A Cathedral

21.

Which member of staff was born in the borough of Merthyr Tydfil and went to the same school as Gangsta Granny and The Boy in the Dress actor Steve Speirs?

a)

Mr Handley

b)

Mr Tanner

c)

Mrs Cannard

d)

Mr King

22.

Which member of staff has played semi - pro cricket and played in testimonials of famous cricketers from the 1980's and 90's

a)

Mr Mason

b)

Mr Moss

c)

Mr Gethin

d)

Mrs Tanner