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GK, Books, Food, Human Biology, Music

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 28mins

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Class
Date
1.

In 2018, 90-95% of household's in the UK had this appliance

a)

microwave

b)

washing machine

c)

dishwasher

d)

Smart TV

2.

St Michael's Mount in Cornwall is accessible during ...

(a)  

3.

Which animal is NOT a protected species in Scotland?

a)

Deer

b)

Beavers

c)

Hares

d)

Seals

e)

Hedgehogs

4.

Agatha Christie's novel 'And then there were none' is set where?

a)

Cornwall

b)

Burgh Island

c)

The Cotswolds

d)

Royal Hampton Court

5.

Where is the Mariana Trench?

a)

Grand Canyon

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Himalayas

6.

This type of cloud can be described as towering and can produce rain, thunderstorms, and even tornadoes?

a)

Cumulus

b)

Stratus

c)

Cirrus

d)

Cumulonimbus

7.

The M8 was Scotland's first motorway. What year did it open?

a)

1965

b)

1960

c)

1980

d)

1974

8.

African print fabric is a form of batique, and is made when dye is applied after......

a)

melted wax is poured

b)

the fabric is tied in knots

c)

fabric is soaked in salt

d)

the fabric is folded, twisted and bunched

9.

'I’m actually pale blue: it takes me a week of sunbathing to turn white'


Who said this?

(a)  

10.

Songs by Toots and the Maytals, the Specials, Dexy's Midnight Runners, UK Subs, Soft Cell and Strawberry Switchblade all feature in what film?

a)

Quadrophenia

b)

This is England

c)

Billy Elliot

d)

My Beautiful Laundrette

11.

Willie Guthrie, the writer and performer of 'This land is your land' had an unfortunate connection over property with which New Yorker?

a)

Frank Sinatra

b)

Fred Trump

c)

Woody Allen

d)

J F Kennedy

12.

How many Clydeport cranes are in Greenock Dock?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

13.

Nina Simone, Annie Lennox, Grace Jones, Sher and Sade all have what vocal singing voice?

a)

Soprano

b)

Mezzo-soprano

c)

Tenor

d)

Contralto

14.

In driving, when doing an emergency stop at 20mph, the (a)   distance is exactly the same as the thinking distance.

15.

Which semi-precious stone has bands of green, found near copper and often in caves?

a)

Agate

b)

Peridot

c)

Jade

d)

Malachite

16.

Who did not win the Nobel prize for literature?

a)

Naguib Mahfooz

b)

Ernest Hemingway

c)

George Bernard Shaw

d)

George Orwell

17.

What is the name of the superstate in George Orwell’s 1984?

a)

Panacea

b)

Oceania

c)

Pangea

d)

Middle Earth

18.

Which character in the Beano likes to procrastinate?

a)

Roger

b)

Dennis

c)

Minnie

d)

Lord Snooty

19.

Which comic character does not rely on a superpower

a)

Superman

b)

Spiderman

c)

Batman

d)

Catwoman

20.

Which multi-generational novel is not set around a country going through a revolution?

a)

House of spirits

b)

One hundred years of solitude

c)

White Teeth

d)

Wild Swans

21.

Which character tragically dies in To Kill a Mockingbird?

a)

Bo Ridley

b)

Tom Robinson

c)

Atticus Finch

d)

Scout

22.

Which author wrote the trilogy of books named: Beloved, Jazz and Paradise?

a)

John Berger

b)

Toni Morrison

c)

Stephen King

d)

Margaret Atwood

23.

Which two English poets remains are buried in Rome's non-Catholic cemetery?

a)

Keats and Yeats

b)

Keats and Shelly

c)

Shelly and Byron

d)

Keats and Byron

24.

The Old Man, the Centipede, Aunt Sponge and Aunt Spiker are characters in what Roald Dahl novel?

a)

BFG

b)

Matilda

c)

The Twits

d)

James and Giant Peach

25.

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 ____

a)

Mare

b)

Hare

c)

Fare

d)

Mother

26.

Which cake has oil instead of butter as in ingredient?

a)

Genoise sponge

b)

Madiera cake

c)

Chiffon cake

d)

Victoria sponge

27.

Bacalhau fish is the national dish of what country?

a)

Brazil

b)

Portugal

c)

Croatia

d)

Spain

28.

Sour dough bread first emerged in ...

a)

Ancient Egypt

b)

San Francisco

c)

New York

d)

Amsterdam

29.

What cake was invented in 1832, made famous in a capital city, and has chocolate, cream, jam and ground almonds as ingredients.

a)

Sachertorte

b)

Swiss Roll

c)

Victoria Sponge

d)

Black Forest Gateaux

30.

Walnut whirls have what combination of ingredients?

a)

Biscuit, meringue, coffee ganache, chocolate, walnut

b)

Wafer, marshmallow, praline, walnut

c)

Biscuit, marshmallow, coffee ganache, walnut

d)

Biscuit, marshmallow, coffee ganache, chocolate, walnut

31.

There are many recipes for the spice mixture garamasala. What is NOT an ingredient?

a)

Cloves

b)

Cayenne

c)

Cumin

d)

Cardamom

32.

You could say another word for broiling is...

a)

Barbecuing

b)

Roasting

c)

Grilling

d)

Baking

33.

Welsh Rarebit is basically spiced-up ......?

a)

French toast

b)

toast and beans

c)

toast and poached eggs

d)

toast and cheese

34.

The HP in HP sauce stands for

a)

Harry Pritchard

b)

Houses of Parliament

c)

Hewlitt and Packard

d)

Healthy Protein

35.

Ice cream was first invented in 15th century Italy and France

a)

yes

b)

no

36.

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?

a)

Blood is allowed to clot, spun and then extracted

b)

Blood is kept in an anti-clotting agent and then extracted by a pipette

37.

The Biontech/Pfizer COVID vaccine is a ....

a)

Inactivated virus vaccine

b)

Spike protein mRNA vaccine

c)

Spike protein DNA vaccine

d)

Viral vector vaccine

38.

Which part of the brain is responsible for giving meaning to emotions and behaviour?

a)

Amygdala

b)

Hypthalmus

c)

Cortex

d)

Thalamus

39.

What part of the body has the plantar fascia?

a)

Knee

b)

Ankle

c)

Hand

d)

Foot

40.

What organ acts as a reservoir of blood during shock?

a)

Spleen

b)

Pancreas

c)

Gall Bladder

d)

Liver

41.

What organs are not in pairs?

a)

Fallopian tubs

b)

Kidneys

c)

Adrenal Glands

d)

Lymph Glands

e)

Ovaries

42.

Which hormone makes a breast-feeding baby and mother feel relaxed?

a)

Oxytocin

b)

Adrenalin

c)

Histamine

d)

Oestrogen

43.

Ankyloglossia is also more commonly known as?

a)

Tennis elbow

b)

Toothache

c)

Sprained ankle

d)

Tongue-tie

44.

The part of the spinal cord that serves the hands is

a)

C1

b)

C8

c)

T12

d)

L5

45.

Dengue and yellow fever are viral infections spread by

a)

Mosquitoes

b)

Biting black fly

c)

Rats

d)

Fleas

46.

A Gloria Jones 1964 hit was covered by what 1980s pop duo?

a)

Eurasia

b)

Pet Shop Boys

c)

Soft Cell

d)

Tears for Fears

47.

What is the classical piece in Saturday Night Fever and the theme tune to the mini-series Mrs. America?

a)

Beethoven Symphony 5

b)

Vivaldi’s Gloria

c)

Gershwin's Blue Monday

d)

Mozart symphony 40

48.

What is the correct sequence of beats for the following:

Semibreve - minim - crotchet ?

a)

2 - 4 - 1

b)

4 - 2 - 1/2

c)

4 - 2 - 1

d)

1 - 4 - 2

49.

What Scottish band lost its bassist this year?

a)

Marmalade

b)

The Waterboys

c)

The Average White Band

d)

Bay City Rollers

50.

Which act has never played at Glastonbury?

a)

Bjork

b)

Blur

c)

Bowie

d)

Black Sabbath

e)

Black Eyed Peas

51.

The Roland TB-303 is what kind of musical device?

a)

Drum machine

b)

Analogue synthesiser

c)

Sampler

d)

MIDI sequencer

52.

Which of those devices (in the previous question) features on the early 1970s hits ‘Rock me baby’ and ‘Why can’t we live together’?

a)

Analogue synthesiser

b)

Drum machine

c)

MIDI sequencer

d)

Sampler

53.

Michael McDonald - who sang 'I keep forgetting we're not in love anymore' - was in what band?

a)

The Eagles

b)

The Doobie Brothers

c)

Toto

d)

Santana

54.

Which musical does ‘I Dreamed a dream’ feature in?

a)

Rocky Horror Show

b)

Moulin Rouge

c)

Wicked

d)

Les Miserables

55.

Which singer’s career did NOT emerge from gospel singing in her local church?

a)

Aretha Franklin

b)

Billie Holiday

c)

Nina Simone

d)

Witney Houston