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Friday 19th Quiz

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these is not a Quentin Tarentino film?

a)

Pulp Fiction

b)

Reservoir Dogs

c)

Fight Club

d)

Natural Born Killers

2.

Which literary character famously declared ‘A handbag?’

a)

Gwendolen Fairfax

b)

Lady Bracknel

c)

Mrs Birling

d)

Jane Eyra

3.

What was Jane Austen’s first novel

a)

Pride and Predjudice

b)

Persuassion

c)

Emma

d)

Sense and Sensibility

4.

Which is the correct order of the planets?

a)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus,Neptune

b)

Venus, Mercury , Earth, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus,Neptune

c)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune,Uranus

d)

Venus, Mercury, Earth, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus

5.

If 3y - 2y +4y -2 = 23. What is the value of y?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

6.

When was Phil Mitchel Shot? ( for the benefit of Mum and Dad, he was a character from Eastenders).

a)

1999

b)

2000

c)

1998

d)

2001

7.

Next year is a big one for birthdays at 7 Moor Lane. What is the combined number of years we will have reached between the 4 of us.

a)

139

b)

140

c)

141

d)

142

8.

Who wrote Fingles Cave (The Hebredes Overture)?

a)

Mendelssohn

b)

Vaughan Williams

c)

Dvorjak

d)

Paganini

9.

‘..... ........... girls they’ll be riding today so look out for those beauties, oh yeah.’

Fill in the missing lyrics from a family favourite band?

(a)  

10.

This world famous painting, The Last Supper was painted by.....

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Salvador Dali

c)

Raffaello

d)

Leonardo da Vinci

11.

How many symphonies did Beethoven write?

a)

4

b)

9

c)

11

d)

42

12.

Murray Walker, the famous Grand Prix commentator, died this week, but how old was he when he died?

(a)  

13.

40 dogs and 40 horses (none of which are lame). How many legs?

a)

280

b)

300

c)

320

d)

400

14.

What are the first 5 books of the Old Testament collectively known as?

(a)  

15.

What do you call this sort of cloud?

a)

Cumulus

b)

Stratus

c)

Cirrus

d)

Nimbus

16.

What is the only bone in the human body that is not connected to another?

a)

Anvil

b)

Hyoid

c)

Clavicle

d)

Stirrup

17.

In which country would you find this famous rock?

a)

Australia

b)

New Zealand

c)

America

d)

South Africa

18.

Which city has the tallest building in Europe?

a)

Paris

b)

London

c)

Frankfurt

d)

Madrid

19.

This famous artist has his work displayed at the Tate Modern - a series called ‘The Cut-Outs.’ Who is the artist?

a)

Matisse

b)

Picasso

c)

Cezanne

d)

Kandinsky

20.

What is the name of the gorgeous dog Penny is holding?

a)

Poppy

b)

Delilah

c)

Muffin

d)

Pumpkin

21.

Which musical does the famous song ‘We’re reviewing the situation,’ come from?

(a)  

22.

Penny bought surprise tickets for us to see a West End Show for my birthday - which obviously didn’t happen! What was the show?

a)

Newsies

b)

Lion King

c)

Dear Evan Hanson

d)

Matilda

23.

Who composed the musical West Side Story?

a)

Andrew Lloyd Weber

b)

Rodgers and Hammerstein

c)

Gilbert and Sullivan

d)

Leonard Bernstein

24.

The Danyang-Kushan Grand Bridge is a viaduct on the Beijing-Shanghai Hih-Speed Railway. How long is it?

a)

169km

b)

189km

c)

23km

d)

209km

25.

Kurt Cobain is the lead singer of which 90’s rock band?

a)

The Cure

b)

Red Hot Chilly Peppers

c)

Green Day

d)

Nirvanna

26.

When Penny was a newborn, I used to get up in the middle of the night and watch a programme on TV whilst sitting in the rocking chair and feeding her. What was it?

a)

Big Brother

b)

Party of Five

c)

I’m a Celebrity

d)

Gardeners World

27.

Kate Howlett broke her nose whilst at St Andrew’s Uni. How did she do this?

a)

Playing shinty

b)

Playing hockey

c)

Falling off a climbing wall

d)

On a drunken night out

28.

What is 3/4 x 4/3

(a)  

29.

Which of these is furthest south?

a)

Gloucester

b)

Oxford

c)

Reading

d)

Swindon

30.

Which of these is NOT a Tudor Monarch

a)

Edward VI

b)

James VI

c)

Henry VII

d)

Elizabeth I

31.

What do you call a baby rabbit?

a)

Kit

b)

Bunny

c)

Puggle

d)

Pet

32.

Which member of the Howlett/Thompson clan has sung in the Albert Hall?

a)

Rachel

b)

Kate

c)

Grandad Keith

d)

Grandad Peter

e)

Granny (Andrea)

33.

What is the name for this combined punctuation mark?

‘!?’

a)

Interonation mark

b)

Quesplanation Mark

c)

Explaquestion

d)

Interrobang

34.

Which is the relative pronoun in this sentence?

Christine and John Dickinson, who live in Bishopthorpe, have had their COVID vaccinations.

a)

Who

b)

Had

c)

Their

d)

In

35.

Which of these is NOT a determiner?

(FYI - Y5 grammar)

a)

The

b)

A

c)

Many

d)

Four

e)

Then

36.

The bloodiest battle on English soil took place in 1461 as part of the Wars of the Roses. It was called The Battle of (a)  

37.

’Andante’ is an Italian musical term which means...

a)

slow

b)

fast

c)

walking Pace

d)

slowing down

38.

Which of these towns has the largest population?

a)

Keswick

b)

Tadcaster

c)

Filey

d)

Easingwold

39.

What note is the lowest and highest strings on a guitar tuned to?

a)

C

b)

D

c)

E

d)

G

e)

A

40.

When was St Leonard’s Hospice in York opened by the Dutches of Kent?

a)

1982

b)

1984

c)

1985

d)

1989

41.

This ‘show must go must go on’ T-shirt has been designed to raise money of out of work actors, dancers and musicians. Each letter represents a show. What does the M represent?

a)

Mama Mia

b)

Matilda

c)

Mary Poppins

d)

Mad About You

42.

How many mm in 2.86 km

a)

2860 mm

b)

28,600 mm

c)

286,000 mm

d)

2,860,000 mm

43.

How many teeth does the average adult have?

a)

30

b)

32

c)

26

d)

34

44.

Approximately how long does it take the sun’s rays to reach Eart?

a)

8 seconds

b)

8 minutes

c)

8 hours

d)

8 days

45.

What was Grandad Keith infamously doing when Rosemary went into labour with the twins?

a)

Bowling (Green not 10 pin)

b)

Walking the beat

c)

Watching Star Trek

d)

Shopping in Asda - it takes time ‘cos he always chats to at least 10 people!

46.

What year was the fire at York Minster?

a)

1980

b)

1981

c)

1982

d)

1983

e)

1984

47.

Which famous author wrote a novel where the title is a year in history? Clue - the year was the one before Live Aid.

(a)  

48.

What breed is this adorable dog?

a)

Beagle

b)

Dachshund

c)

Basset hound

d)

Harrier

49.

Which local town hosts the annual bed race?

(a)  

50.

In 2002, the brewery opposite Riverside School was taken over by Molson Coors. Which company owned it before?

(a)