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Easter Egg Quiz

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In 'The Hitch-Hikers Guide To The Galaxy' what was the name of the spaceship stolen by Zaphod Beeblebrox?

a)

The Fateful Day

b)

The Enterprise

c)

The Heart Of Gold

d)

The Millennium Falcon

2.

Which of these is NOT a book by Gerald Durrell?

a)

My Family & Other Animals

b)

Garden of Beasts

c)

A Zoo In My Luggage

d)

Menagerie Manor

3.

Which author created the 'Prime Suspect' series of novels?

a)

P D James

b)

Ian Rankin

c)

Linda La Plante

d)

Jane Tennyson

4.

Which of these Zadie Smith novels was published first?

a)

On Beauty

b)

The Autograph Man

c)

Swing Time

d)

White Teeth

5.

Daphne Du Maurier's novel 'Jamaica Inn' was publish in which decade?

a)

1930's

b)

1910's

c)

1890's

d)

1870's

6.

In Thomas Hardy's 'The Mayor of Casterbridge', Casterbridge is said to be based on his home town of which Dorset location?

a)

Dorchester

b)

Bournemouth

c)

Corfe Castle

d)

Wimborne

7.

'Cider With Rosie' was written by which of these authors?

a)

George Barker

b)

Robert Burns

c)

Laurie Lee

d)

George Eliot

8.

The sequel to Richard Osman's 'The Thursday Murder Club' will be published in September with which title?

a)

The Fox In The Hen House

b)

Dying In The Downs

c)

Private Investigations

d)

The Man Who Died Twice

9.

Which of these Jane Austen novels was published first?

a)

Pride & Prejudice

b)

Mansfield Park

c)

Emma

d)

Sense & Sensibility

10.

The 'King James Bible' or 'Authorised Version' is an English translation first published in which century?

a)

15th (1400's)

b)

16th (1500's)

c)

17th (1600's)

d)

18th (1700's)

11.

Netflix first started distributing DVD's in California, but in which year was it founded?

a)

1985

b)

1989

c)

1992

d)

1997

12.

Approximately how many years of video are said to be uploaded to YouTube every day?

a)

10 years

b)

20 years

c)

40 years

d)

80 years

13.

Dennis Waterman starred in these TV series but for which one did he not write and sing the theme tune?

a)

Minder

b)

New Tricks

c)

The Sweeney

d)

On The Up

14.

In Gerry Anderson's puppet series 'Stingray' the hero is Troy Tempest, but on which Hollywood star is his image based?

a)

Charlton Heston

b)

Burt Reynolds

c)

Tony Curtis

d)

James Garner

15.

Which 'Soap' is said to have had the largest ever UK Christmas Day audience in 1986?

a)

EastEnders

b)

Coronation Street

c)

Emmerdale

d)

Eldorado

16.

Which role did Sean Bean play in the 'Game Of Thrones' TV series?

a)

Eddard Stark

b)

Robb Stark

c)

Bran Stark

d)

Jon Snow

17.

In 'The West Wing' who played the role of President Josiah Bartlett?

a)

Rob Lowe

b)

Charlie Sheen

c)

Michael Sheen

d)

Martin Sheen

18.

Who wrote the theme tunes to TV series 'The A Team', 'Law & Order', 'Magnum PI' and 'Quantum Leap'?

a)

John Williams

b)

Jerry Goldsmith

c)

Mike Post

d)

Pete Carpenter

19.

In 'Frasier' the dog belonging to Martin Crane was given what name?

a)

Moose

b)

Eddie

c)

Enzo

d)

Jonnie

20.

How many episodes of 'Friends' have been produced and broadcast?

a)

206

b)

236

c)

266

d)

296

21.

Which river enters the Mediterranean through the Camargue Delta near Arles and Marseille?

a)

Seine

b)

Loire

c)

Rhône

d)

Garonne

22.

The 'LOT' airline is based in, and the flag carrier of, which European country?

a)

Poland

b)

Romania

c)

Slovakia

d)

Estonia

23.

Which transit system has tram stops called 'Anchorage', 'Imperial War Museum' & 'Broadway'

a)

Manchester Metrolink

b)

Sheffield Supertram

c)

Nottingham Express Transit

d)

Croydon Tramlink

24.

The name of the Icelandic volcano that recently erupted at Fagradalsfjall is:?

a)

Eyjafjallajokull

b)

Holuhraun

c)

Geldinadalir

d)

Grímsfjall

25.

What is the unusual feature about the ferry between Helsingborg in Sweden and Helsingør in Denmark?

a)

it has the last remaining car carrying hovercraft

b)

It's so rough passengers must stay in their cars

c)

It's operated by electric ships

d)

It's operated by paddle wheel ships

26.

Which Florida city is said to be named after a character in Shakespeare's 'As You Like It'?

a)

Williamstown

b)

Charleston

c)

Jacksonville

d)

Orlando

27.

Which county's flag depicts a white bear on a red background?

a)

Gloucestershire

b)

Warwickshire

c)

Staffordshire

d)

Shropshire

28.

Which of these county's capital cities is thought to be highest above sea-level?

a)

Bolivia

b)

Ecuador

c)

Ethiopia

d)

Bhutan

29.

Which of these Australian cities is located in the state of Victoria?

a)

Melbourne

b)

Sydney

c)

Adelaide

d)

Brisbane

30.

The height of Japan's highest peak Mount Fuji is?

a)

3776m (12388ft)

b)

4276m (14029ft)

c)

4776m (15669ft)

d)

5276m (17310ft)

31.

In which year were substitutes first permitted in the English Football League?

a)

1952

b)

1959

c)

1965

d)

1972

32.

Helen Glover is an Olympic gold medal winning competitor in which sport?

a)

Equestrianism

b)

Badminton

c)

Gymnastics

d)

Rowing

33.

Considered one of cricket's greatest players W G Grace captained which English County?

a)

Kent

b)

Gloucestershire

c)

Somerset

d)

Surrey

34.

Former world champion Sebastian Vettel is currently drives for which Formula 1 team?

a)

Ferrari

b)

Red Bull

c)

McLaren

d)

Aston Martin

35.

Michael Hooper is an international rugby union player for which national team?

a)

Australia

b)

England

c)

Ireland

d)

New Zealand

36.

The 'Seattle Kraken' play in which professional sport?

a)

Ice Hockey

b)

Baseball

c)

Basketball

d)

American Football

37.

'Bramley-Moore Dock' is a proposed location of a football stadium for which Premier League Team?

a)

Fulham

b)

Brighton & Hove Albion

c)

Everton

d)

Burnley

38.

The University Boat Race record winning time is 16 minutes 19 seconds (for the traditional course). This equates to what approximate average speed?

a)

10 km/h

b)

15 km/h

c)

20 km/h

d)

25 km/h

39.

Which team won the UK Speedway Premiership Grand Final in 2019?

a)

Belle Vue Aces

b)

Poole Pirates

c)

Ipswich Witches

d)

Swindon Robins

40.

Which Country's team won Gold in the 2016 Olympic Men's Field Hockey competition?

a)

Belgium

b)

Argentina

c)

Australia

d)

Netherlands

41.

Which planet in the Solar System has the most moons?

a)

Uranus

b)

Neptune

c)

Saturn

d)

Jupiter

42.

'Kea' and 'Morepork' are types of:?

a)

New Zealand native birds

b)

Seaweed

c)

Madagascan Lemurs

d)

Space Debris

43.

'Sr' is the symbol for which element?

a)

Strontium

b)

Samarium

c)

Sulphur

d)

Seaborgium

44.

Due for closure by 2025 the UK has two remaining coal-burning power stations, in which county are they located?

a)

Derbyshire

b)

North Yorkshire

c)

Durham

d)

Nottinghamshire

45.

What is the world's largest spider by weight?

a)

Giant Tarantula

b)

Goliath Bird-Eater Spider

c)

Hercules Baboon Spider

d)

Brazilian Wandering Spider

46.

Which breed of dog is pictured here?

a)

Shih Tzu

b)

Maltese

c)

Pomeranian

d)

Bichon Frise

47.

Which of these is NOT a spice used in cooking and preserving?

a)

Urfa Biber

b)

Charnushka

c)

Rantambu

d)

Amchoor

48.

Which African animal has species known as 'Northern', 'Masai' and 'Reticulated'?

a)

Hippopotamus

b)

Rhinoceros

c)

Elephant

d)

Giraffe

49.

Which fruit is NOT obtained from plants of the genus 'Prunus'?

a)

Almond

b)

Gooseberry

c)

Apricot

d)

Peach

50.

The term 'Big Bang' to describe the creation of the universe was coined in 1949 by which scientist, who thought the concept preposterous?

a)

Fred Hoyle

b)

Albert Einstein

c)

Georges Lemaître

d)

Edwin Hubble

51.

Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield and Tom Holland have all played which part in Hollywood films?

a)

Iron Man

b)

Captain America

c)

Spiderman

d)

Batman

52.

The film 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang' was based on a book by which author?

a)

Enid Blyton

b)

Roald Dahl

c)

Graham Greene

d)

Ian Fleming

53.

The songs 'Good Morning', 'Make 'Em Laugh' and 'You Were Meant For Me' are from which musical film?

a)

LaLa Land

b)

The Sound Of Music

c)

Singin' In The Rain

d)

Mama Mia

54.

An infamous movie car chase that destroyed 104 vehicles, including 60 police cars, is a feature of which 1980 film?

a)

Bullitt

b)

The French Connection

c)

The Getaway

d)

Blues Brothers

55.

Which of these film directors has won the most 'Best Director' Academy Awards?

a)

John Ford

b)

Martin Scorsese

c)

Francis Ford Coppola

d)

James Cameron

56.

The 'Cannes Film Festival' traditionally takes place during which month?

a)

May

b)

June

c)

July

d)

August

57.

Which of these Steven Spielberg films was released first?

a)

War Horse

b)

Lincoln

c)

The Post

d)

Bridge Of Spies

58.

Natasha Romanoff, and her alter ego 'Black Widow', is played by which actor in the Marvel Universe franchise?

a)

Liv Tyler

b)

Scarlett Johansson

c)

Cate Blanchett

d)

Karen Gillan

59.

A new 'Fast & Furious' film has recently been released and another is due in April 2022. How many films will this make in the franchise?

a)

8

b)

9

c)

10

d)

11

60.

What connects the films 'The Wizard Of Oz', 'A Matter Of Life And Death' and 'The Purple Rose Of Cairo'?

a)

Won Oscar for 'Best Film' but not 'Best Director'

b)

Use split-screen to show parallel narrative

c)

Filmed using distinctive but uncommon screen-ratios

d)

Have sequences in both 'Black & White' and 'Colour'