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Donnelly's House Quiz - LT 1

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How old is Margaret Keenan, the first woman to receive the Covid-19 vaccine?

a)

83

b)

84

c)

90

d)

99

2.

How many children does Mark Zuckerberg have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

3.

Which planet is known as the “Red Planet”?

a)

Venus

b)

Jupiter

c)

Mars

d)

Earth

4.

Who said: “I am not an Athenian or a Greek, but a citizen of the world.”?

a)

Homer

b)

Virgil

c)

Socrates

5.

Which television show announced that the 20th series, which screens next year, will be its last?

a)

The Simpsons

b)

Keeping up with the Kardashians

c)

NCIS

d)

Friends

6.

Why did astronauts on board the International Space Station get woken up last October?

a)

They were asked to record a deep space eclipse

b)

. They had to change their orbit to avoid a small asteroid

c)

They were asked to hunt for an air leak

7.

What new mountain safety feature did officials in the Lake District unveil last term?

a)

A jetpack for paramedics

b)

An avalanche bunker

c)

Drone guides for all mountain climbing groups

8.

Which US political party does Joe Biden come from?

a)

Conservatives

b)

Republicans

c)

Democrats

9.

What change occurred to the height of the worlds highest mountain, Mount Everest, after officials in China and Nepal reached an agreement?

a)

It is now almost one metre higher

b)

It is now almost a metre lower

10.

The UK government recently announced plans to reduce carbon emissions in 2030 by what amount?

a)

28% less than the emissions in 1990

b)

48% less than the emissions in 1990

c)

68% less than the emissions in 1990

d)

72% less than the emissions in 1990

11.

Which country had a controversial lottery draw last month with the winning numbers of 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10?

a)

France

b)

South Africa

c)

Japan

12.

Which England cricketer tested positive for CV-19 on arrival in Sri-Lanka for the upcoming internationals

a)

Stuart Broad

b)

Joe Root

c)

Moeen Ali

d)

Jos Butle

13.

A first edition copy of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone sold for what staggering amount this week?

a)

£6,800

b)

£68,000

c)

£680,000

d)

£6,800,000

14.

Which of Google's services recently went offline in a rare outage?

a)

You Tube

b)

Android Play Store

c)

Gmail

d)

All of the above

15.

What Ancient Egyptian artefact has recently been re-discovered in Aberdeen?

a)

Stone

b)

Sarcophagus

c)

Wood

d)

A vase