WorksheetsGK, Books, Food, Human Biology, Music
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 28mins
In 2018, 90-95% of household's in the UK had this appliance
microwave
washing machine
dishwasher
Smart TV
St Michael's Mount in Cornwall is accessible during ...
(a)
Which animal is NOT a protected species in Scotland?
Deer
Beavers
Hares
Seals
Hedgehogs
Agatha Christie's novel 'And then there were none' is set where?
Cornwall
Burgh Island
The Cotswolds
Royal Hampton Court
Where is the Mariana Trench?
Grand Canyon
Pacific Ocean
Indian Ocean
Himalayas
This type of cloud can be described as towering and can produce rain, thunderstorms, and even tornadoes?
Cumulus
Stratus
Cirrus
Cumulonimbus
The M8 was Scotland's first motorway. What year did it open?
1965
1960
1980
1974
African print fabric is a form of batique, and is made when dye is applied after......
melted wax is poured
the fabric is tied in knots
fabric is soaked in salt
the fabric is folded, twisted and bunched
'I’m actually pale blue: it takes me a week of sunbathing to turn white'
Who said this?
(a)
Songs by Toots and the Maytals, the Specials, Dexy's Midnight Runners, UK Subs, Soft Cell and Strawberry Switchblade all feature in what film?
Quadrophenia
This is England
Billy Elliot
My Beautiful Laundrette
Willie Guthrie, the writer and performer of 'This land is your land' had an unfortunate connection over property with which New Yorker?
Frank Sinatra
Fred Trump
Woody Allen
J F Kennedy
How many Clydeport cranes are in Greenock Dock?
2
3
4
5
Nina Simone, Annie Lennox, Grace Jones, Sher and Sade all have what vocal singing voice?
Soprano
Mezzo-soprano
Tenor
Contralto
In driving, when doing an emergency stop at 20mph, the (a) distance is exactly the same as the thinking distance.
Which semi-precious stone has bands of green, found near copper and often in caves?
Agate
Peridot
Jade
Malachite
Who did not win the Nobel prize for literature?
Naguib Mahfooz
Ernest Hemingway
George Bernard Shaw
George Orwell
What is the name of the superstate in George Orwell’s 1984?
Panacea
Oceania
Pangea
Middle Earth
Which character in the Beano likes to procrastinate?
Roger
Dennis
Minnie
Lord Snooty
Which comic character does not rely on a superpower
Superman
Spiderman
Batman
Catwoman
Which multi-generational novel is not set around a country going through a revolution?
House of spirits
One hundred years of solitude
White Teeth
Wild Swans
Which character tragically dies in To Kill a Mockingbird?
Bo Ridley
Tom Robinson
Atticus Finch
Scout
Which author wrote the trilogy of books named: Beloved, Jazz and Paradise?
John Berger
Toni Morrison
Stephen King
Margaret Atwood
Which two English poets remains are buried in Rome's non-Catholic cemetery?
Keats and Yeats
Keats and Shelly
Shelly and Byron
Keats and Byron
The Old Man, the Centipede, Aunt Sponge and Aunt Spiker are characters in what Roald Dahl novel?
BFG
Matilda
The Twits
James and Giant Peach
What is the missing word in Burns's poem?
No, wha this tale o' truth shall read,
Ilk man and mother's son take heed;
Whene'er to drink you are inclin'd,
Or cutty-sarks run in your mind,
Think! ye may buy joys o'er dear -
Remember Tam o' Shanter's ____
Mare
Hare
Fare
Mother
Which cake has oil instead of butter as in ingredient?
Genoise sponge
Madiera cake
Chiffon cake
Victoria sponge
Bacalhau fish is the national dish of what country?
Brazil
Portugal
Croatia
Spain
Sour dough bread first emerged in ...
Ancient Egypt
San Francisco
New York
Amsterdam
What cake was invented in 1832, made famous in a capital city, and has chocolate, cream, jam and ground almonds as ingredients.
Sachertorte
Swiss Roll
Victoria Sponge
Black Forest Gateaux
Walnut whirls have what combination of ingredients?
Biscuit, meringue, coffee ganache, chocolate, walnut
Wafer, marshmallow, praline, walnut
Biscuit, marshmallow, coffee ganache, walnut
Biscuit, marshmallow, coffee ganache, chocolate, walnut
There are many recipes for the spice mixture garamasala. What is NOT an ingredient?
Cloves
Cayenne
Cumin
Cardamom
You could say another word for broiling is...
Barbecuing
Roasting
Grilling
Baking
Welsh Rarebit is basically spiced-up ......?
French toast
toast and beans
toast and poached eggs
toast and cheese
The HP in HP sauce stands for
Harry Pritchard
Houses of Parliament
Hewlitt and Packard
Healthy Protein
Ice cream was first invented in 15th century Italy and France
yes
no
Serum is the liquid in the blood that contains electrolytes, antibodies, antigens and hormones. How do you obtain serum once the blood is collected from a patient?
Blood is allowed to clot, spun and then extracted
Blood is kept in an anti-clotting agent and then extracted by a pipette
The Biontech/Pfizer COVID vaccine is a ....
Inactivated virus vaccine
Spike protein mRNA vaccine
Spike protein DNA vaccine
Viral vector vaccine
Which part of the brain is responsible for giving meaning to emotions and behaviour?
Amygdala
Hypthalmus
Cortex
Thalamus
What part of the body has the plantar fascia?
Knee
Ankle
Hand
Foot
What organ acts as a reservoir of blood during shock?
Spleen
Pancreas
Gall Bladder
Liver
What organs are not in pairs?
Fallopian tubs
Kidneys
Adrenal Glands
Lymph Glands
Ovaries
Which hormone makes a breast-feeding baby and mother feel relaxed?
Oxytocin
Adrenalin
Histamine
Oestrogen
Ankyloglossia is also more commonly known as?
Tennis elbow
Toothache
Sprained ankle
Tongue-tie
The part of the spinal cord that serves the hands is
C1
C8
T12
L5
Dengue and yellow fever are viral infections spread by
Mosquitoes
Biting black fly
Rats
Fleas
A Gloria Jones 1964 hit was covered by what 1980s pop duo?
Eurasia
Pet Shop Boys
Soft Cell
Tears for Fears
What is the classical piece in Saturday Night Fever and the theme tune to the mini-series Mrs. America?
Beethoven Symphony 5
Vivaldi’s Gloria
Gershwin's Blue Monday
Mozart symphony 40
What is the correct sequence of beats for the following:
Semibreve - minim - crotchet ?
2 - 4 - 1
4 - 2 - 1/2
4 - 2 - 1
1 - 4 - 2
What Scottish band lost its bassist this year?
Marmalade
The Waterboys
The Average White Band
Bay City Rollers
Which act has never played at Glastonbury?
Bjork
Blur
Bowie
Black Sabbath
Black Eyed Peas
The Roland TB-303 is what kind of musical device?
Drum machine
Analogue synthesiser
Sampler
MIDI sequencer
Which of those devices (in the previous question) features on the early 1970s hits ‘Rock me baby’ and ‘Why can’t we live together’?
Analogue synthesiser
Drum machine
MIDI sequencer
Sampler
Michael McDonald - who sang 'I keep forgetting we're not in love anymore' - was in what band?
The Eagles
The Doobie Brothers
Toto
Santana
Which musical does ‘I Dreamed a dream’ feature in?
Rocky Horror Show
Moulin Rouge
Wicked
Les Miserables
Which singer’s career did NOT emerge from gospel singing in her local church?
Aretha Franklin
Billie Holiday
Nina Simone
Witney Houston
