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WorksheetsFriday 19th Quiz
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 30mins
Which of these is not a Quentin Tarentino film?
Pulp Fiction
Reservoir Dogs
Fight Club
Natural Born Killers
Which literary character famously declared ‘A handbag?’
Gwendolen Fairfax
Lady Bracknel
Mrs Birling
Jane Eyra
What was Jane Austen’s first novel
Pride and Predjudice
Persuassion
Emma
Sense and Sensibility
Which is the correct order of the planets?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus,Neptune
Venus, Mercury , Earth, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus,Neptune
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune,Uranus
Venus, Mercury, Earth, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus
If 3y - 2y +4y -2 = 23. What is the value of y?
2
4
5
6
When was Phil Mitchel Shot? ( for the benefit of Mum and Dad, he was a character from Eastenders).
1999
2000
1998
2001
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.
139
140
141
142
Who wrote Fingles Cave (The Hebredes Overture)?
Mendelssohn
Vaughan Williams
Dvorjak
Paganini
‘..... ........... 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)
This world famous painting, The Last Supper was painted by.....
Michelangelo
Salvador Dali
Raffaello
Leonardo da Vinci
How many symphonies did Beethoven write?
4
9
11
42
Murray Walker, the famous Grand Prix commentator, died this week, but how old was he when he died?
(a)
40 dogs and 40 horses (none of which are lame). How many legs?
280
300
320
400
What are the first 5 books of the Old Testament collectively known as?
(a)
What do you call this sort of cloud?
Cumulus
Stratus
Cirrus
Nimbus
What is the only bone in the human body that is not connected to another?
Anvil
Hyoid
Clavicle
Stirrup
In which country would you find this famous rock?
Australia
New Zealand
America
South Africa
Which city has the tallest building in Europe?
Paris
London
Frankfurt
Madrid
This famous artist has his work displayed at the Tate Modern - a series called ‘The Cut-Outs.’ Who is the artist?
Matisse
Picasso
Cezanne
Kandinsky
What is the name of the gorgeous dog Penny is holding?
Poppy
Delilah
Muffin
Pumpkin
Which musical does the famous song ‘We’re reviewing the situation,’ come from?
(a)
Penny bought surprise tickets for us to see a West End Show for my birthday - which obviously didn’t happen! What was the show?
Newsies
Lion King
Dear Evan Hanson
Matilda
Who composed the musical West Side Story?
Andrew Lloyd Weber
Rodgers and Hammerstein
Gilbert and Sullivan
Leonard Bernstein
The Danyang-Kushan Grand Bridge is a viaduct on the Beijing-Shanghai Hih-Speed Railway. How long is it?
169km
189km
23km
209km
Kurt Cobain is the lead singer of which 90’s rock band?
The Cure
Red Hot Chilly Peppers
Green Day
Nirvanna
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?
Big Brother
Party of Five
I’m a Celebrity
Gardeners World
Kate Howlett broke her nose whilst at St Andrew’s Uni. How did she do this?
Playing shinty
Playing hockey
Falling off a climbing wall
On a drunken night out
What is 3/4 x 4/3
(a)
Which of these is furthest south?
Gloucester
Oxford
Reading
Swindon
Which of these is NOT a Tudor Monarch
Edward VI
James VI
Henry VII
Elizabeth I
What do you call a baby rabbit?
Kit
Bunny
Puggle
Pet
Which member of the Howlett/Thompson clan has sung in the Albert Hall?
Rachel
Kate
Grandad Keith
Grandad Peter
Granny (Andrea)
What is the name for this combined punctuation mark?
‘!?’
Interonation mark
Quesplanation Mark
Explaquestion
Interrobang
Which is the relative pronoun in this sentence?
Christine and John Dickinson, who live in Bishopthorpe, have had their COVID vaccinations.
Who
Had
Their
In
Which of these is NOT a determiner?
(FYI - Y5 grammar)
The
A
Many
Four
Then
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)
’Andante’ is an Italian musical term which means...
slow
fast
walking Pace
slowing down
Which of these towns has the largest population?
Keswick
Tadcaster
Filey
Easingwold
What note is the lowest and highest strings on a guitar tuned to?
C
D
E
G
A
When was St Leonard’s Hospice in York opened by the Dutches of Kent?
1982
1984
1985
1989
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?
Mama Mia
Matilda
Mary Poppins
Mad About You
How many mm in 2.86 km
2860 mm
28,600 mm
286,000 mm
2,860,000 mm
How many teeth does the average adult have?
30
32
26
34
Approximately how long does it take the sun’s rays to reach Eart?
8 seconds
8 minutes
8 hours
8 days
What was Grandad Keith infamously doing when Rosemary went into labour with the twins?
Bowling (Green not 10 pin)
Walking the beat
Watching Star Trek
Shopping in Asda - it takes time ‘cos he always chats to at least 10 people!
What year was the fire at York Minster?
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
Which famous author wrote a novel where the title is a year in history? Clue - the year was the one before Live Aid.
(a)
What breed is this adorable dog?
Beagle
Dachshund
Basset hound
Harrier
Which local town hosts the annual bed race?
(a)
In 2002, the brewery opposite Riverside School was taken over by Molson Coors. Which company owned it before?
(a)
