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SESE Summer Quiz!

Total questions: 67

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In which modern countries did the Maya live?

a)

Panama, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras

b)

Mexico, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras

c)

Mexico, Honduras, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Honduras

d)

Mexico, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti

2.

What was a Mayan codex?

a)

a toy

b)

a food

c)

a book

d)

an animal

3.

Where in France did the Normans come from?

a)

Britanny

b)

Bordeaux

c)

Normandy

d)

Nancy

4.

Whose marriage is this?

a)

King Henry and Mary

b)

Queen Victoria and Albert

c)

Strongbow and Aoife

d)

Queen Elizabeth and Phillip

5.

Which of these did Leonardo da Vinci design but never build?

a)

laptop

b)

ipod

c)

contact lens

d)

swimming pool

6.

Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa can be seen in which city?

a)

Paris

b)

Rome

c)

Milan

d)

Florence

7.

What were the laws of ancient Ireland called?

a)

Feudal laws

b)

Brehon Laws

c)

Irish Laws

d)

Dublin Laws

8.

Where in Ireland was The Pale?

a)

Around Cork

b)

Around Galway

c)

Around Belfast

d)

Around Dublin

9.

In exploration, what did a quadrant measure?

a)

Distance from the ship to the equator

b)

Distance from the ship to land

c)

Distance from the sun to the equator

d)

Distance from the ship to the sea monsters

10.

Which of these types of food did not come from the New World (the Americas)?

a)

carrots

b)

potatoes

c)

sugar

d)

tomatoes

11.

What was Grace O'Malley better known as?

a)

Amazing Grace

b)

Grace the Good

c)

Gráinne Mhaol

d)

Gráinne Rua

12.

Which ancient musical instrument is the national symbol of Ireland?

a)

flute

b)

harp

c)

tin whistle

d)

drum

13.

In Brehon Law, what was a breitheamh?

a)

poet

b)

cattle dealer

c)

judge

d)

landlord

14.

When did the Battle of the Boyne take place?

a)

15th century

b)

17th century

c)

19th century

d)

21st century

15.

What laws were introduced into Ireland in the 18th century designed to keep Catholics poor and powerless?

a)

brehon laws

b)

feudal laws

c)

penal laws

d)

kilkenny laws

16.

Who was elected the first president of America in 1789?

a)

George Bush

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Bill Clinton

d)

George Washington

17.

Which event marked the beginning of the French Revolution?

a)

Execution of the King

b)

Flying of the tricolour

c)

Building of the Eiffel Tower

d)

Storming of the Bastille

18.

Choose the leader of the United Irishmen.

a)

Daniel O Connell

b)

Padraig Pearse

c)

Wolfe Tone

d)

John Redmond

19.

Where in Ireland is famous for the Winter Solstice?

a)

Newgrange

b)

Tara

c)

Cashel

d)

Belfast

20.

What were the Plantations?

a)

Process in which settlers from Ireland came to England to replace existing landowners.

b)

Process in which settlers from England came to Ireland to replace existing landowners.

c)

Planting crops

d)

Planting plants

21.

Who supposedly told the native Irish to go to "Hell or to Connacht!"

a)

Queen Elizabeth I

b)

Strongbow

c)

Oliver Cromwell

d)

King Charles

22.

Who is this?

a)

Wolfe Tone

b)

Padraig Pearse

c)

Oliver Cromwell

d)

Daniel O'Connell

23.

What was Daniel O'Connell's nickname?

a)

Danny

b)

The Liberator

c)

The Freedom Fighter

24.

At the time of the Great Famine, what was a cottier?

a)

a cottage

b)

a poor farmer who worked for a tenant farmer

c)

a landlord

d)

a money lender

25.

Which Native American tribe sent aid to Ireland during the Great Famine?

a)

Apache

b)

Navajo

c)

Choctaw

d)

Comanche

26.

What shipyard built the Titanic?

a)

Harland and Tiger

b)

Harland and Lion

c)

Harland and Fox

d)

Harland and Wolff

27.

Who became the first female Professor of Chemistry at the Royal Free Hospital in London?

a)

Lucy Boole

b)

Alicia Boole

c)

Ethel Boole

d)

George Boole

28.

Where does the word alphabet come form?

a)

First two letters of the Roman alphabet.

b)

First two letters of the Greek alphabet.

c)

First two letters of the Irish alphabet.

d)

First two letters of the Danish alphabet.

29.

What is a BER certificate?

a)

States how well a building conserves energy

b)

You get it for winning a quiz

c)

a Big Emergency Room certificate

30.

What name is given to plants that grow in water?

a)

water plants

b)

wet plants

c)

aquatic plants

d)

green plants

31.

Name the tree.

a)

Oak

b)

Lime

c)

Baobab

d)

Cactus

32.

What is the name of the process in which leaves use sunlight as fuel to turn carbon dioxide and water into food.

a)

water cycle

b)

photosynthesis

c)

carbon dioxide transformation

d)

photography

33.

The highest mountain in Ireland is....

a)

Mount Brandon

b)

Sliabh Donard

c)

Carrauntoohil

d)

Ben Bulben

34.

Name the third lake on the Shannon: Lough Allen, Lough Ree and Lough.....

a)

Ree

b)

Mask

c)

Derg

d)

Corrib

35.

What is this natural feature called?

a)

northern lights

b)

bioluminescence

c)

magic

d)

brighness

36.

In the life cycle of a fish, which is younger, Smolt or Parr?

a)

Smolt

b)

Parr

37.

Name the largest lake on Earth.

a)

Dead Sea

b)

Lough Neagh

c)

Caspian Sea

d)

Mediterranean Sea

38.

Name the second highest mountain on Earth.

a)

Everest

b)

Kilimanjaro

c)

Carrauntoohil

d)

K2

39.

Name the landscape of exposed limestone in South Galway and North Clare.

a)

Connemara

b)

The Burren

c)

The Ring of Kerry

d)

Ennis

40.

What unusual animal remains were found in the Aillwee Cave?

a)

extinct rabbit

b)

extinct bear

c)

extinct wolf

d)

extinct donkey

41.

What does your epiglottis do?

a)

helps digest food

b)

ensures food doesn't enter your windpipe

c)

pumps blood around the body

42.

What do red blood cells do?

a)

help you breathe

b)

help you swallow

c)

carry oxygen throughout your body

43.

Forces are measured in...

a)

kilogrammes

b)

litres

c)

newtons

d)

centimetres

44.

In a soil profile, which is closest to the surface?

a)

Topsoil

b)

Subsoil

45.

In Ireland, what colour is gley soil?

a)

brown

b)

red

c)

grey

d)

black

46.

What do you call a material that allows electricity to pass through it?

a)

conductor

b)

insulator

47.

Electricity is measured in....

a)

acres

b)

amps

c)

hectares

d)

kilometres

48.

Name the mountain range which separates France from Spain.

a)

Alps

b)

Andes

c)

Pyrenees

49.

The loudness of sound is measured in....

a)

ohms

b)

decibels

c)

grammes

d)

centimetres

50.

Weather describes the atmoshere over.....

a)

a long period of time

b)

a short period of time

51.

Climate describes the atmoshere over.....

a)

a short period of time

b)

a long period of time

52.

What two animals are depicted on the Mexican flag?

a)

eagle and rabbit

b)

eagle and snake

c)

snake and bear

d)

donkey and warthog

53.

What type of star is the sun?

a)

yellow dwarf star

b)

red giant star

c)

yellow giant star

d)

purple beautiful star

54.

How long does it take the Earth to orbit the sun?

a)

a week

b)

a day

c)

a year

d)

a decade

55.

Which of these is not a desert animal?

a)

Llama

b)

Emperor Penguin

c)

Giant Hummingbird

d)

Flamingo

56.

What three countries does Benelux represent?

a)

Netherlands, Belgium, Germany

b)

Netherlands, Belgium, Luxemburg

c)

Germany, Belgium, Luxemburg

d)

Belize, Nigeria, Mexico

57.

Name the mountain range that runs down the centre of Italy.

a)

Alps

b)

Pennines

c)

Apennines

d)

Pyrenees

58.

What sea does the River Rhine flow into?

a)

Atlantic

b)

North

c)

South

d)

Mediterranean

59.

How many states are in the USA?

a)

49

b)

52

c)

51

d)

50

60.

Which of these countries does not border Brazil?

a)

Argentina

b)

Peru

c)

Chile

d)

Colombia

61.

Name the capital of Poland.

a)

Warsaw

b)

Poznan

c)

Gdansk

d)

Berlin

62.

Which river is the longest in Ireland?

a)

River Shannon

b)

River Boyne

c)

River Liffey

d)

River Lee

63.

What is the capital city of France?

a)

Berlin

b)

Madrid

c)

Paris

d)

Rome

64.

Which organ in the human body is responsible for pumping blood?

a)

Liver

b)

Heart

c)

Lungs

d)

Kidneys

65.

Which Irish pirate queen was famous for her leadership and seafaring skills?

a)

Grace O'Malley

b)

Elizabeth I

c)

Anne Bonny

d)

Mary Read

66.

Which layer of soil contains the most organic material?

a)

Topsoil

b)

Bedrock

c)

Subsoil

d)

Clay

67.

In which city was the Titanic constructed?

a)

Glasgow

b)

Liverpool

c)

Belfast

d)

Cork

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