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The Great Big "Summer Starts Here" Quiz

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which piece of evidence supports the Big Bang theory?

a)

Galaxies are staying in the same places

b)

Galaxies are moving away from us

c)

Galaxies are moving towards us

d)

Galaxies all orbit the center of the universe

2.
There is enough _____ in an average person’s body to stretch from the sun to Pluto and back 17 times.
a)
Cells
b)
DNA
c)
Hair
d)
Atoms
3.
The average person walks the equivalent of _____ times around the world in a lifetime
a)
1
b)
5
c)
10
d)
15
4.
The deepest part of the ocean is 25 Empire State Buildings deep, or _____ feet.
a)
36,200
b)
32,600
c)
30,600
d)
30,200
5.
If you drilled a hole through the earth and jumped in, it would take _____ minutes to fall to the other side (provided gravity played along).
a)
36
b)
39
c)
42
d)
45
6.
Sharks can live for _____ years.
a)
50
b)
75
c)
100
d)
125
7.
If you could drive directly up in a straight line, you’d reach space in just over _____ hour(s).
a)
1
b)
2
c)
5
d)
10
8.
Right now, the earth (and you) is spinning at _____ miles per hour
a)
100
b)
1,000
c)
10,000
d)
100,000
9.
A medium sized cumulus cloud weighs around the same as _____ elephants
a)
1
b)
10
c)
200
d)
800
10.

What was the Hundred Year War?

a)

A war between England and France which France won with the help of Joan of Arc

b)

A war between England and France which England won with the help of Joan of Arc

c)

A war between the Muslims and the Christians which the Christians won with the help of Joan of Arc

d)

A war between the Muslims and the Christians which the Muslims won with the help of Joan of Arc

11.

What was the Reconquista?

a)

The Christians attempt to end Muslim rule in the Iberian Peninsula (Spain and Portugal)

b)

The rebirth of interest in art and learning

c)

The Muslims attempt to end Christian rule in the Iberian Peninsula (Spain and Portugal)

12.
Name the smallest continent
a)
Africa
b)
Asia
c)
Australia
d)
Europe
13.
Name the coldest place on earth
a)
Asia
b)
North America
c)
South America
d)
Antarctica
14.
Name the largest ocean
a)
Indian Ocean
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Atlantic
d)
Arctic
15.
This continent has no volcanoes
a)
Africa
b)
Australia
c)
Europe
d)
North America
16.

Name the highest waterfall in the world

a)

NIagara Falls, New York, United States

b)

Angel Falls, Venezuela

c)

Victoria Falls, Zambia

17.

Name the hottest place on Earth

a)

Sahara Desert, Africa

b)

El Azizia, Libya

c)

Death Valley, California

18.

Mt. Everest is the tallest mountain in the world and is located in...?

a)

India

b)

Nepal

c)

Japan

d)

United States

19.

What is the time on this clock?

a)

25 to 3

b)

25 past 3

c)

25 to 2

d)

25 past 2

20.

What fraction is shaded?

a)

three quarters

b)

two thirds

c)

quarter

d)

third

21.

Which of these pictures has more than one line of symmetry?

a)
b)
c)
d)
22.

1cm = ____mm

a)

1

b)

5

c)

10

d)

100

23.

Hardware examples are?

a)

mouse, keyboard, speakers, office 365

b)

RAM, ROM, USB, DVD

c)

mouse, screen, keyboard, skype

d)

facebook, screen, mouse, touchpad

24.

Computers operate at the most fundamental level in?

a)

machine language

b)

binary code

c)

base ten code

d)

ASCII code

25.

Temporary storage of data in a computer is in the?

a)

Hard disc drive

b)

The USB drive

c)

RAM

d)

ROM

26.

One example of an operating system is?

a)

Office 365

b)

Excel

c)

Word

d)

Windows 8.0

27.

Who painted this painting

a)

Vincent van Gogh

b)

Leonardo da Vinci

c)

Freda

28.

What is the name of this painting ?

a)

Café Terrace at Night

b)

Cant close my eyes

c)

Prima ballerina

29.

What type of art is this ?

a)

Modern art

b)

Contemporary art

c)

Fine art

30.

Who painted this painting

a)

Degas

b)

Monet

c)

Freda khalo

31.

What type of art is this ?

a)

Self portrait

b)

Modern art

32.
In what Disney film do you find a group of vegetarian sharks?
a)
Toy Story
b)
Mulan
c)
Finding Nemo
d)
Sleeping Beauty
33.

What part does Harrison Ford play in Star Wars?

a)

Ben Kenobi

b)

Anakin Skywalker

c)

Han Solo

34.
Which movie series always has the quote, "I have a bad feeling about this?"
a)
Transformers
b)
Star Wars
c)
Star Trek
d)
Indiana Jones
35.
Which comic book character was not in 'THE AVENGERS?'
a)
Iron Man
b)
Captain American
c)
Spiderman
d)
The Hulk
36.
How much did Disney spend to buy the rights of Star Wars?
a)
8.9 Billion
b)
6 Billion
c)
3.5 Billion 
d)
4 Billion
37.
Which type of film is 'Indiana Jones'?
a)
Adventure Film
b)
Crime novel
c)
Musical
d)
Western
38.
Which film is a horror?
a)
Home Alone
b)
Spiderman
c)
The Conjuring
d)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
39.
'Spirited Away' is...
a)
Horror
b)
Animation movie
c)
Drama
d)
Musical
40.
A historical movie is...
a)
Saving Private Ryan
b)
Ted
c)
The Chronicles of Narnia
d)
Madagaskar
41.
a)

Action & Adventure

b)

Animation

c)

Science Fiction & Fantasy

d)

Western

42.
a)

Action & Adventure

b)

Animation

c)

Classics

d)

Comedy

43.

Which is the real name of "He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named" in the Harry Potter saga?

a)

Lord Voldemort

b)

Gilderoy Lockhart

c)

Mundungus Fletcher

d)

Tom Marvolo Riddle

44.

Spell this animal correctly

a)

rinoceros

b)

rhinoseros

c)

rhinocerous

d)

rhinoceros

45.

What is this?

a)

grapefruit

b)

persimmon

c)

artichoke

d)

pomegranate

46.

What sport is this?

a)

Hockey

b)

Golf

c)

Cricket

d)

Minkey

47.

I wish I .................going with you!

a)

where

b)

we're

c)

were

48.

Who is going to be ..........this evening?

a)

hear

b)

their

c)

they're

d)

there

49.

What was weird about Shakespeare´s Birthday?

a)

He never celebrated it.

b)

He always had cake.

c)

He died on his birthday.

d)

It was on December 25th.

50.

What type of punctuation is this? ...

a)

Extended full stop

b)

A pause

c)

A semi colon

d)

Ellipsis