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Friday Quiz

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which New York landmark stands at 350 Fifth Avenue?

a)

Chrysler building

b)

Statue of Liberty

c)

Rockefeller Plaza

d)

Empire State Building

2.

In which fictional village is The Archers radio show set?

a)

Greendale

b)

Ambridge

c)

Little Beck

d)

Sunnydale

3.

What was the name of Kylie Minogue’s character in Neighbours?

a)

Jane

b)

Beth

c)

Charlene

d)

Felicity

4.

What was The Beatles first UK number one single?

a)

Hey Jude

b)

Please Please Me

c)

Love Me Do

d)

I Want To Hold Your Hand

5.

What is the collective name for a group of flamingoes?

a)

An extravagance

b)

A panache

c)

A flamboyance

d)

A stand

6.

Who holds the record for the most number of oscar nominations?

a)

Walt Disney

b)

John Williams

c)

Meryl Streep

d)

Sir Alec Guiness

7.

How many years old are the pyramids in Egypt thought to be?

a)

4,500

b)

6,000

c)

7,500

d)

10,000

8.

Which number football shirt have Robbie Fowler, Jamie Carragher and Xherdan Shaqiri all worn for Liverpool?

a)

7

b)

9

c)

11

d)

23

9.

Where would you find the sea of tranquility?

a)

A Champneys spa retreat

b)

Switzerland

c)

On the moon

d)

Arctic Circle

10.

In the game Scrabble, what score would you get for the word scrabble? (Without any double or triple word scores)

a)

13

b)

14

c)

16

d)

17

11.

What are The Queen’s middle names?

a)

Mary Victoria

b)

Victoria Alexandra

c)

Elizabeth The

d)

Alexandra Mary

12.

In the Toy Story films, what is the cowgirl called?

a)

Joan

b)

Jessie

c)

Jane

d)

Jill

13.

In which Indian city is the Taj Mahal?

a)

Agra

b)

New Delhi

c)

Mumbai

d)

Bangalore

14.

How old is the singer Beyoncé?

a)

35

b)

40

c)

43

d)

38

15.

In the Harry Potter films, what type of creature is Dumbledore’s pet, Fawkes?

a)

Unicorn

b)

Phoenix

c)

Griffin

d)

Dragon

16.

How many letters long is the longest place name in Wales?

a)

22

b)

28

c)

38

d)

58

17.

Which of these words from other languages, does not mean Butterfly?

a)

Papillon

b)

Vlinder

c)

Farfalla

d)

Vogel

18.

The band U2 were previously known by which of these names?

a)

Feedback

b)

Mount Temple

c)

The Dubliners

d)

Stories For Boys

19.

Complete this line from the film The Lion King, ‘we’re gonna name him....’

a)

George

b)

Stan

c)

Fred

d)

Bill

20.

What is the surname of the singer Madonna?

a)

Moretti

b)

De Luca

c)

Peroni

d)

Ciccone

21.

In which city would you find Venice Beach?

a)

Venice

b)

Miami

c)

Los Angeles

d)

Naples

22.

A picture of what can be seen on a jar of marmite?

a)

Bag of yeast

b)

Oven tray

c)

Loaf of bread

d)

Cooking pot

23.

On which TV gameshow did losing contestants get a chequebook and pen?

a)

The price is right

b)

Blankety Blank

c)

3-2-1

d)

Bullseye

24.

What was the best selling single of the 1980s?

a)

Last Christmas

b)

Come On Eileen

c)

Karma Chameleon

d)

Do They Know It’s Christmas

25.

which of these dances have Iona Thompson and Georgia McLean both been in for ADC?

a)

Jai Ho

b)

Penguins

c)

Spellbound

d)

Holiday

26.

Which of these dances have Penny Thompson and Amelia McLean both been in for Attitude Dance Club?

a)

Ripple

b)

Waka Waka

c)

Schools out

d)

Evacuees

27.

Who wrote the music for the Christmas film Polar Express?

a)

John Williams

b)

Alan Silvestri

c)

Hans Zimmer

d)

Bruce Broughton

28.

Which is the only place name in England to have an exclamation mark after it?

a)

Little Snoring

b)

Bedlam

c)

Westward Ho

d)

Matching Tye

29.

According to the United Nations, how many countries are there in Africa?

a)

33

b)

48

c)

54

d)

60

30.

The ‘resolute desk’ in the White House is one of two which were made from the timbers of HMS Resolute. Where would you find the other one?

a)

10 Downing Street

b)

Buckingham Palace

c)

Palace of Versailles

d)

Blenheim Palace

31.

In the Harry Potter films, where do Harry and his friends go shopping for their magic supplies?

a)

Wizard’s Treat

b)

Keep In Lane

c)

That Was Close

d)

Diagon Alley

32.

In which year was the first apple i-phone released?

a)

2005

b)

2007

c)

2008

d)

2010

33.

What shape is on the top of the men’s singles Wimbledon trophy?

a)

Tennis ball

b)

Strawberry

c)

Tennis racquet

d)

Pineapple

34.

Who plays the character of Jane Banks in the film Mary Poppins Returns?

a)

Emily Watson

b)

Emily Blunt

c)

Emily Robinson

d)

Emily Mortimer

35.

In which of these towns would you find Cold Bath Road?

a)

Knaresbrough

b)

Thirsk

c)

Harrogate

d)

Northallerton

36.

What is the collective name for a group of elephants?

a)

A caravan

b)

A trail

c)

A parade

d)

A stamp

37.

In which Kent town is Pocahontas buried?

a)

Hastings

b)

Canterbury

c)

Gravesend

d)

Sevenoaks

38.

In the kids TV series Balamory, who lived in the yellow house?

a)

Josie Jump

b)

Spencer

c)

Miss Hooley

d)

Eadie McCready

39.

In cricket, the stumps and bails are most commonly made from which type of wood?

a)

Willow

b)

Ash

c)

Oak

d)

Chestnut

40.

The world championships of which sport moved to the river windrush in 2015?

a)

Canoeing

b)

Fishing

c)

Rowing

d)

Poohsticks

41.

What is the collective name for a group of owls?

a)

A council

b)

A shrewdness

c)

A wisdom

d)

A parliament

42.

Who was the first US president to be inaugurated in Washington DC?

a)

George Washington

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

John Adams

d)

Abraham Lincoln

43.

The word giraffe comes from an Arabic word Zarafa, thought to mean what?

a)

Camel leopard

b)

Elephant tiger

c)

Zebra lion

d)

Antelope cheetah

44.

Who wrote the opera La Forza Del Destino?

a)

Mozart

b)

Bizet

c)

Berlioz

d)

Verdi

45.

What did the romans call their god of the water?

a)

Poseidon

b)

Nepttune

c)

Oceanus

d)

Aquila

46.

In which city was TV presenter Fiona Bruce born?

a)

Edinburgh

b)

Singapore

c)

Hong Kong

d)

Oxford

47.

Who is the lead singer for Panic At The Disco?

a)

Ricky Wilson

b)

Alex Turner

c)

Brendon Flowers

d)

Brendon Urie

48.

What would you find at 42 Main Street, Keswick?

a)

Brysons bakery

b)

The Moot Hall

c)

Ye Olde Friars sweet shop

d)

Java coffee shop

49.

Which of these Beatles songs was the best selling single of the 1960s?

a)

She loves you

b)

Can’t buy me love

c)

When I saw her standing there

d)

I feel fine

50.

Which is the largest lake in the Lake District?

a)

Ullswater

b)

Derwent Water

c)

Windermere

d)

Coniston Water