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5.11

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Jack-o-lanterns were originally carved from: 
a)
turnips
b)
carrots
c)
apples
d)
acorn squash
2.
Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos) originated in this Spanish-speaking country:
a)
Bolivia
b)
Mexico
c)
Cuba
d)
Costa Rica
3.
How did the tradition of bobbing for apples get started?
a)
It was a matchmaking game for young singles.
b)
A health organization started it as an alternative to trick-or-treating.
c)
Superstitious people thought it would ward off ghosts.
d)
It marked the end of the apple harvest.
4.
The monster is Mary Shelley's book 'Frankenstein' is a vegetarian.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
What did Guy Fawkes plan to blow up?
a)
Buckingham Palace
b)
Westimnster Abbey
c)
the Houses of Parliament
d)
London Eye
6.
Which king did Guy Fawkes want to kill?
a)
James I
b)
Henry II
c)
Charles I
d)
Arthur
7.
When was the gunpowder plot?
a)
1655
b)
1555
c)
1505
d)
1605
8.
Who was Guy Hawkes?
a)
a Catholic conspirator
b)
a Muslim mercenary
c)
a foreign ambassador
d)
the king's stepbrother
9.
How many barrels of gunpowder were there?
a)
12
b)
24
c)
36
d)
48
10.
What is a sole trader?
a)
One person who works for a business
b)
One person who sues a business
c)
One person who leaves a business
d)
One person who owns and runs a business
11.

Opera House

a)

Sydney, Australia

b)

Tokyo, Japan

c)

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

d)

New York, New York, USA

12.

Located in Paris, France. What is this?

a)

Arc de Triomphe

b)

Space Needle

c)

Eiffel Tower

d)

Oil Rig

13.

Taj Mahal

a)

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

b)

Los Angeles, California, United States

c)

Tehran, Iran

d)

Agra, India

14.

Burj Khalifa (Tallest Building in the World)

a)

São Paulo, Brazil

b)

New York, New York, United States

c)

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

d)

Seoul, South Korea

15.

St. Basil's Cathedral

a)

Red Square, Moscow, Russia

b)

Black Forest, Freiburg, Germany

c)

Disneyland, Anaheim, California

d)

Castle Rock, Edinburgh, Scotland

16.

In which US State would you find Mt. Rushmore?

a)

South Dakota

b)

South Carolina

c)

West Virginia

d)

Delaware

17.

Wailing Wall

a)

Singapore

b)

China

c)

Jerusalem

d)

Pyongyang

18.
What do British celebrate on Bonfire Night?
a)
the failure of a terrorist attack
b)
the birthday of their savior
c)
the victory over the Spanish Armada
d)
the building of the Houses of Parliament
19.

What was going to take place the day after the Gunpowder Plot?

a)

Salem Witches Trials

b)

the State Opening of the Parliament

c)

The wedding of the Prince of Wales

d)

A discussion about taxes

20.

a)

scary

b)

scarecrow

c)

coffin

d)

Grimreaper

21.

a)

ghost

b)

vampire

c)

mummy

d)

Headless Horseman

22.

Who is this character? He is the protagonist in Washington Irving's short story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow".

a)

Ichabod Crane

b)

Brom Van Brunt

c)

Doctor Lancaster

23.

In the 1999 adaptation of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow who played the Hessian Horseman?

a)

Christopher Walken

b)

Johnny Depp

c)

Ian Mcdiarmid

24.

What color was Freddy Krueger's sweater?

a)

Black & White

b)

Red & Green

c)

Red & White

d)

Green & White

25.

Where did the Ghostbusters set up their headquarters?

a)

A Police Station

b)

An abandoned repair shop

c)

An old apartment building

d)

A fire station

26.

How are you supposed to call upon Beetlejuice?

a)

Close your eyes and click your heel 3 times and say his name once.

b)

Say Beetlejuice 2 times

c)

Say Beetlejuice 3 times while holding Ocean Spray cranberry juice.

d)

Say Beetlejuice 3 times

27.

In what movie you will die in 7 days if you watch certain video

a)
b)
c)
d)
28.

Name of the movie where a boy says "I see dead people"

a)
b)
c)
d)
29.

When was Australia colonised?

a)

1766

b)

1788

30.

Who colonised Australia?

a)

Captain James Cook

b)

Captain Lachlan Greaves

c)

Captain Edward Barton

d)

Captain John Barker

31.

How many elements are in the periodic table???

a)

120

b)

111

c)

115

d)

118

e)

117

32.

What is the longest river???

a)

The River Nile

b)

The Amazon River

c)

The Murray River

d)

The Congo River

33.

What is the biggest body of water???

a)

Indian Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Mediterranean Sea

34.

What color is a Welsh poppy?

a)

Red

b)

Blue

c)

Green

d)

Pink

35.

Which kind of bulbs were once exchanged as a form of currency???

a)

Onion

b)

Tulip

c)

Calla Lily

d)

Dahlia

36.
What mountain range do you see in the image?
a)
Appalachian
b)
Andes
c)
Rocky
d)
Himalayas
37.

how many brains does an octopus have?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

9

d)

7

38.

how many planets are there in our solar system?

a)

9

b)

6

c)

8

d)

7

39.

Which language is spoken in Brazil?

a)

Brazillian

b)

Spanish

c)

French

d)

Portuguese

40.

At what time is tea traditionally served in the UK?

a)

3 O'clock

b)

4 O'clock

c)

5 O'clock