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Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 33mins

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1.

The flags of England and France have flown over Canada, as has the flag of one other European country, from 1789 to 1795. Name the country.

a)

Portugal

b)

Spain

c)

Holland

d)

Russia

2.

Which composer wrote "Tannhauser "?

a)

Brahms

b)

Schumann

c)

Wagner

d)

Fink

3.

What is the capital of Tajikistan?

a)

Bishkek

b)

Nur Sultan

c)

Dushanbe

d)

Tashkent

4.

What is the main flavour of aioli?

a)

Olive oil

b)

Paprika

c)

Butter

d)

Garlic

5.

At which hospital did the world's first heart transplant take place?

a)

New Somerset Hospital

b)

Christian Barnard Memorial Hospital

c)

Groote Schur Hospital

d)

Karl Bremer Hospital

6.

Mary Queen of Scots was executed in which castle?

a)

Pembroke Castle

b)

Edinburg Castle

c)

Richmond Castle

d)

Fotheringhay Castle

7.

Which country uses the Zloty ?

a)

Romania

b)

Hungary

c)

Poland

d)

Latvia

8.

Which number logically follows this series?

4 6 9 6 14 6 ?

a)

17

b)

18

c)

19

d)

20

9.

What is the name of East Yorkshire's scenic county town?

a)

Kingston upon Hull

b)

Driffield

c)

Beverley

d)

Wetwang

10.

Which carbon compound was commonly used in miners' and cyclists' lamps and in the headlights of early motor vehicles?

a)

Calcium Carbide

b)

Calcium carbonate

c)

Calcium bicarbonate

d)

Calcium cyanamide

11.

What is the highest mountain in Canada?

a)

Mount Logan

b)

Mount Waddington

c)

Mount Robson

d)

Mount Alberta

12.

From which famous oratorio does the Halleluiah Chorus come?

a)

St Mathew Passion, Bach

b)

The Messiah, Handel

c)

Elijah, Mendelsohn

d)

The Creation, Haydn

13.

What is the capital of French Guiana?

a)

Esplette

b)

Guinea

c)

Cayenne

d)

Paprika

14.

How is steak tartare cooked?

a)

In the oven

b)

It if pan fried

c)

It is eaten raw

d)

It is broiled

15.

Which toothy water predator can be seen hunting and breaching in the cold water off Cape Town?

a)

Barracuda

b)

Killer Whale

c)

Walrus

d)

Great White Shark

16.

Leeds Castle is lovely. Which county is it in?

a)

Yorkshire

b)

Surrey

c)

Cumbria

d)

Kent

17.

Which country uses the Florint?

a)

Albania

b)

Hungary

c)

Georgia

d)

Croatia

18.

Which conclusion follows from these statements with absolute certainty?

1. None of the stamp collectors is an architect.

2. All the drones are stamp collectors.

a)

All stamp collectors are architects

b)

Architects are not drones

c)

No stamp collectors are drones

d)

Some drones are architects

19.

What is the county town of North Yorkshire?

a)

Scarborough

b)

Richmond

c)

Thirsk

d)

Northallerton

20.

Carbon has several physical forms called allotropes. Which of these substances is NOT an allotrope of carbon?

a)

Quartz

b)

Graphite

c)

Diamond

d)

Amorphous Carbon

21.

The name Canada comes from the Iroquois word kanata which means what?

a)

Land of the huge forests

b)

Village or Settlements

c)

Our land

d)

What was that you said?

22.

Which Viennese composer was actually born in Vienna?

a)

Beethoven

b)

Schubert

c)

Mozart

d)

Haydn

23.

What is the capital of Belarus?

a)

Lviv

b)

Minsk

c)

Kiev

d)

Brest

24.

Which fruit is a cross between a blackberry and a raspberry?

a)

Loganberry

b)

Tayberry

c)

Boysenberry (I am a boysenberry jam fan)

d)

Tummelberry

25.

Which water-based mammal can be spotted in the seas off Cape Town, birthing and nursing their young, particularly between the months of June to November?

a)

Cape Fur Seal

b)

Southern Right Whale

c)

Humpback Whale

d)

Minke Whale

26.

Which Norfolk Castle is this?

a)

Acre Castle, Swaffham

b)

Castle Rising Castle, Kings Lynn

c)

Norwich Castle

d)

Baconsthorpe Castle

27.

What currency does Iceland use?

a)

Krona

b)

Kroner

c)

Kunu

d)

Euro

28.

Tom has a new set of golf clubs. Using an 8 iron, the ball travels a distance of 100 meters. Using a 7 iron, the ball travels 108 meters. Using a 6 iron, the ball travels 114 meters. Using a 5 iron the ball travels 118 metres. How far will a 4 iron go

a)

121 metres

b)

122 metres

c)

120 metres

d)

124metres

29.

What is NOT unique about the West Sussex county town of Chichester's Cathedral?

a)

It has a separate bell tower

b)

It is the only medieval English cathedral that can be seen from the sea

c)

Its spire collapsed

d)

It has double aisles

30.

From which of these did the element carbon get its name?

a)

The Latin word meaning "coal"

b)

A Germanic word meaning "black"

c)

A Greek word meaning "charred"

d)

A Slavic word meaning "ashes"

31.

The Great Lakes contain what percentage of the world's fresh lake water?

a)

less than 10

b)

10-15

c)

16-20

d)

more than 20

32.

Which food is named after a composer?

a)

Spaghetti with a tomato and chicken liver sauce

b)

Foie gras on top of a fillet mignon on top of toast with a madeira sauce

c)

Peaches and raspberry sauce on vanilla ice cream

d)

Chicken and mushrooms with almonds in a butter sauce

33.

Of where is Nouakchott the capital ?

a)

Maldives

b)

Mali

c)

Mauritania

d)

Mauritius

34.

What is Roquefort cheese made from?

a)

Cowes milk

b)

Goats milk

c)

Buffalo milk

d)

Ewes Milk

35.

Which Cape Town botanical garden is the first founded to preserve the country’s unique flora?

a)

Walter Sisulu National Botanical Gardens

b)

Harold Porter National Botanical Gardens

c)

Lowveld Botanical Gardens

d)

Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens

36.

In which castle was King Richard II probably murdered, as mentioned in William Shakespeare's play Richard III?

a)

Richmond Castle

b)

Pontefract Castle

c)

Ripley Castle

d)

Conisbrough Castle

37.

What currency does Czechia (former Czech Republic) use?

a)

Koruna

b)

Dinar

c)

Euro

d)

Lire

38.

When I get multiplied by any number other than 1, the sum of the figures in the product is always me. What number am I?

a)

4

b)

9

c)

8

d)

2

39.

The county town of Wiltshire is Trowbridge, but on which river is the town situated ?

a)

Avon

b)

Biss

c)

Churn

d)

Kennet

40.

Carbon is generally considered a non-metal. Which important metallic property is demonstrated by graphite?

a)

Conducting electricity

b)

High melting point

c)

Malleability

d)

Transparency

41.

How many time zones are in Canada?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

42.

Who composed the Brandenburg Concerto?

a)

C P E Bach

b)

J S Bach

c)

W F Bach

d)

J C Bach

43.

What is the capital of Zambia?

a)

Kitwe

b)

Livingstone

c)

Lusaka

d)

Chililabombwe

44.

What ingredient is included in food that is cooked 'Florentine' style?

a)

Chocolate

b)

Cheese

c)

Spinach

d)

Pasta

45.

Who is credited with 'discovering' Cape Town for the western world?

a)

Laurenco Marques

b)

Bartholomew Diaz

c)

Vasco de Gama

d)

Sir Francis Drake

46.

This statue of William III stands outside which castle in Northern Ireland?

a)

Dunluce Castle

b)

Carrickfergus

c)

Enniskillen Castle

d)

Belfast Castle

47.

What currency is used in Croatia?

a)

Kuna

b)

Leu

c)

Dinar

d)

Euro

48.

1/3 of 1/3 of 450 equals?

a)

40

b)

45

c)

50

d)

55

49.

Shrewsbury is the county town of Shropshire. Which of these famous scientists was born there?

a)

Thomas Jenner

b)

Charles Darwin

c)

Francis Crick

d)

Isaac Newton

50.

Before it was discovered to be toxic , carbon tetrachloride was used extensively in industry. Which one of these was NOT a use for carbon tetrachloride?

a)

Fire extinguishers

b)

Herbicide

c)

Dry cleaning fluid

d)

Refrigerant

51.

Which Canadian city hosted the 1976 Summer Olympic Games?

a)

Ottawa

b)

Quebec

c)

Vancouvre

d)

Montreal

52.

What is the nickname for Beethoven's third symphony?

a)

Eroica

b)

Choral

c)

Unfinished

d)

Glorious

53.

What is the capital of Serbia?

a)

Novi Sad

b)

Sarajevo

c)

Belgrade

d)

Zagreb

54.

Which fish is an ingredient of Scotch Woodcock?

a)

Herring

b)

Mackerel

c)

Salmon

d)

Anchovies

55.

What species of penguin has a breeding colony in Cape Town?

a)

Humboldt penguin

b)

Jackass penguin

c)

King penguin

d)

Adelie penguin

56.

Which castle is believed to be the scene of the murder of King Edward II in 1327?

a)

Sudely castle

b)

Castle Godwin

c)

Ruardene castle

d)

Berkeley castle

57.

What currency is used in Georgia?

a)

The Dram

b)

The Mean

c)

The Lari

d)

The Hryvnia

58.

Malinda,12 years old, is three times as old as Liza. How old will she be when she is twice as old as Liza ?

a)

14

b)

16

c)

18

d)

20

59.

What is the county town of this county?

a)

Guildford

b)

Canterbury

c)

Chelmsford

d)

Maidstone

60.

You walk into a room that contains a paraffin lamp, a match, a candle and a fireplace. Which would you light first?

a)

The match

b)

The paraffin lamp

c)

The candle

d)

The fireplace