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WEEKLY QUIZ - FINALE

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of the person who becomes the villain Abomination in the incredible hulk (2008)?

a)

Jude Jezon

b)

Bruce Banner

c)

Emil Blonsky

d)

Bruce Wayne

2.

Who was the person who was the perpetrator of the Kenosha Unrest Shooting who killed 2 men in August last year? This person was recently released of all charges as it has been revealed that he did so for self-defence.

a)

Kyle Rittenhouse

b)

Peter Sutcliffe

c)

Mary Ann Cotton

d)

Steve Wright

3.

This movie, directed by Christopher Nolan which was released in 2006 got nominated for two academy awards and featured Christian Bale and Hugh Jackman as the main characters of the movie. What is this movie?

a)

Insomnia

b)

Interstellar

c)

Batman Begins

d)

The Prestige

4.

Which actor will be replacing Grindelwald in the upcoming Fantastic Beasts movie?

a)

Hugh Dancy

b)

Mads Mikkelson

c)

Thomas Vinterberg

d)

Daniel Craig

5.

Who is the top artist of the year 2021? (According to Billboard)

a)

Drake

b)

Lil Nas X

c)

Jason Derulo

d)

Billie Eilish

6.

In Japan, Prof. Yasuhiro Tsukamoto has invented a mask which changes colour if Covid-19 is detected on it. What is the type of animal cell used in the production of this mark?

a)

Owl

b)

Ostrich

c)

Australian King Parrot

d)

Cassowary

7.

In the upcoming movie the batman (2022) who will be featured as the main villain in the story?

a)

The Riddler

b)

The Joker

c)

Penguin

d)

Catwoman

8.

What was the longest war of World War 2?

a)

Battle of Iwo Jima

b)

Battle of Narva

c)

The Siege of Leningrad

d)

Battle of the Atlantic

9.

Only one man has taken more than 15 catches in men’s T20 World Cup history, snaffling 23 catches across 30 appearances, who is this player?

a)

AB de Villiers

b)

David Warner

c)

Virat Kohli

d)

Mahela Jayawardena

10.

This computer virus infected nearly a quarter million computers within a single day of its release in 2004. It remains to date as the most destructive computer virus of all time.

a)

CryptoLocker

b)

ILOVEYOU

c)

Sobig

d)

MyDoom

11.

What was the name of the biggest meteor shower of 2021?

a)

Orionids

b)

Draconids

c)

Perseids

d)

Leonids

12.

'DAW' is a term used by musicians and producers for an interface which allows the construction of music, it is widely used in modern music. What does the acronym 'DAW' stand for?

a)

Digital Audio Workplace

b)

Digital Ambience Works

c)

Digital Audio Workstation

d)

Digital Audio Warehouse

13.

Who was the Weasley played by Domhall Gleeson?

a)

Fred Weasley

b)

Bill Weasley

c)

Charlie Weasley

d)

Hugo Weasley

14.

What is the name of the first female prime minister of Sweden, who resigned in a matter of hours and then reassumed her post?

a)

Poppy Gloria

b)

Magdalena Anderson

c)

Greta Thunberg

d)

Eva Dahlgren

15.

What was the first organism to be sent into space?

a)

Dogs

b)

Tarantula Spiders

c)

Fruit Flies

d)

Capuchin Monkey

16.

The director of the movie 7th Heaven won the first ever academy award for the best director. What is the name of this director?

a)

Frank Borzage

b)

Frank Lloyd

c)

Mario Puzo

d)

John Ford

17.

What was the first mounted dinosaur skeleton?

a)

Ceratosaurus

b)

Allosaurus

c)

Saurophaganax

d)

Hadrosaurus foulkii

18.

In the 1996 World Cup final, only one bowler ended up picking multiple wickets. Who was it?

a)

Aravinda De silva

b)

Muttiah Muralitharan

c)

Sanath Jayasuriya

d)

Chaminda Vaas

19.

What is the name of the upcoming movie prequel to the hit series "Jujutsu Kaisen"?

a)

Jujutsu Kaisen: Origins

b)

Jujutsu Kaisen: 0

c)

Jujutsu Kaisen: Playback

d)

Jujutsu Kaisen: The first curse

20.

What was the name of the project spearheaded by J. Robert Oppenheimer which lead to the development of the Atomic Bomb.

a)

Trinity

b)

The Manhattan Project

c)

The Galileo Record

d)

Project Pizzicato

21.

What novel written by Oscar Wilde has to do with immortality?

a)

The Picture of Dorian Gray

b)

The Canterville Ghost

c)

De Profundis

d)

The Selfish Giant

22.

What is the name of the theater where many of Shakespeare’s plays were produced?

a)

National Theatre

b)

Broadway

c)

The London Palladium

d)

The Globe

23.

What was the name of the mass extinction event responsible for wiping out the dinosaurs.

a)

Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction event.

b)

Permian–Triassic extinction event

c)

Triassic–Jurassic extinction event

d)

Ordovician–Silurian extinction events

24.

Who was the second man to circumnavigate the globe?

a)

John Hawkins

b)

Walter Raleigh

c)

Sir Francis Drake

d)

Ferdinand Magellan

25.

In 390 BC Rome was sacked by a bellicose tribe. What was the name of these people?

a)

Celts

b)

Gauls

c)

Vikings

d)

Huns

26.

"The Great Firewall of China" is the name given to the intense internet censorship rules which are currently active in China. Recently, an online digital distribution service got banned in China, causing massive uproar. What is the name of this service?

a)

Steam

b)

Netflix

c)

Amazon Prime

d)

Epic Games

27.

What was the name of the experimental mecha-unit created by the Japan Heavy Chemical Industries in order to rival NERV's Evas in Neon Genesis Evangelion?

a)

Tabrys

b)

Zeruel

c)

Unit 04

d)

Jet Alone

28.

In the advent of the internet, before Spotify came to be: The main way of obtaining digital copies of music was through illegal pirating. Name the service infamous for doing so.

a)

Bandcamp

b)

Napster

c)

The Pirate Bay

d)

Soundcloud

29.

The First Fifa World Cup was hosted in Uruguay. Which year was it held?

a)

1945

b)

1933

c)

1930

d)

1927

30.

Who is the CEO of the Football association

a)

Pep Guardiola

b)

Mark Bullingham

c)

Carlo Ancelotti

d)

Jürgen Klopp

31.

Who scored the first One day international half century for Sri Lanka?

a)

Roy Dias

b)

Sidath Wettamuny

c)

Anura Thennakoon

d)

Sunil Wettamuny

32.

Which American image sharing and social media service was founded by Ben Silbermann,Evan Sharp and Paul Sciarra in 2009?

a)

Flickr

b)

Tumblr

c)

Youpic

d)

Pinterest

33.

If all the Indian states are listed in alphabetical order,which one will come last? It is the fourth most populous and it’s approximately equal to Serbia in land area.

a)

West Bengal

b)

Uttar Pradesh

c)

Warnasi

d)

Zaipur

34.

The message of Vice Admiral which read “England expects that every man will do his duty” was signaled by flags from the ship HMS Victory before which famous battle?

a)

Battle of Stalingrad

b)

Battle of Waterloo

c)

Battle of Trafalgar

d)

Battle of Gettysburg

35.

The only Italian ever to become Queen of England and known as the ‘the Queen over the water’ beacause of her being exiled in France after the glorious Revolution, Mary Moderna was the consort of which English king?

a)

George II

b)

James II

c)

Francis II

d)

Edward II

36.

Saleem Sinai is the protagonist and narrator in this book where he realized that all children born at the same time as him were endowed in special powers. Name this book.

a)

A Suitable Boy

b)

Satanic Verses

c)

Midnight's Children

d)

The God of Small Things

37.

In the popular cartoon series ‘The Flintstones’ what’s the name of Fred and Wilma’s pet dinosaur?

a)

Archie

b)

Dino

c)

Raptor

d)

Rex

38.

He was the first person to win the FIFA World Cup as both a manager and as a player, winning the competition in 1958 and 1962 as a player, in 1970 as manager and in 1994 as assistant manager. Name him

a)

Mario Zagallo

b)

Pele

c)

Franz Beckenbauer

d)

Carlos Alberto Parreira

39.

Often referred to as the ‘Big three’ the largest automakers in the United States are General Motors, Ford Motor Company and one more. Which other company founded in 1925 and merged with Fiat in 2014 belongs to this category?

a)

Chevrolet

b)

Daimler

c)

Dodge

d)

Chrysler

40.

In 1979 this artist was conferred the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Creative Communication Arts in recognition of his contribution to the preservation of the 2000 year old classical art tradition found in Sri Lankan Buddhist temples for the people of Sri Lanka and the world. Name him

a)

Ananda Senanayake

b)

L. T. P. Manju Sri

c)

Lucky Senanayake

d)

Solias Mendis

41.

With apartheid being removed, this player became the first captain of South Africa. Name this cricketer who is the first and only player to score 1000 international runs for two countries?

a)

Peter Pollock

b)

Barry Richards

c)

Hansi Cronje

d)

Kepler Wessels

42.

India’s Harnaz Sandhu was crowned Miss Universe 2021 at the recently held Miss Universe beauty pageant that took place in Eliat, Israel. She became only the third Indian to achieve the title. Name the last Indian beauty queen to achieve this title who crowned Miss Universe in the year 2000.

a)

Lara Dutta

b)

Priyanka Chopra

c)

Sushmita Sen

d)

Aishwarya Rai

43.

Described by Albert Einstein and many others as the most important woman in the history of mathematics who was the influential German mathematician known for her groundbreaking contributions to abstract algebra and theoretical physics?

a)

Sopie Germain

b)

Irmgrad-Flugge-Lotz

c)

Emmy Noether

d)

Margarethe Khan

44.

Which railway station do you pass while travelling on your way from Colombo Fort to Badulla in Main Line railway?

a)

Maho Junction

b)

Ukuwela

c)

Kurunagala

d)

Nawalapitiya

45.

Declared in 2005 by UNESCO as a “Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity”, Mark Yong is a traditional form of dance-drama originating from which South East Asian country?

a)

Malaysia

b)

Cambodia

c)

Vietnam

d)

Thailand

46.

When did Sri Lanka gain the membership of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)?

a)

1945

b)

1951

c)

1955

d)

1950

47.

Launched on Jan 19, 2006 which space probe conducted a six month long reconnaissance flyby of Pluto and its moons in summer 2015, culminating with Pluto closest approach on July 14, 2015?

a)

New Horizons

b)

Curiosity

c)

Venera

d)

Voyager II

48.

What is the only South American country in which English is the official language?

a)

Ecuador

b)

Guyana

c)

Paraguay

d)

Bolivia

49.

This river is the main tributary of River Mahaweli. It says that King Mahasen used Elahera canal to supply water from here to Minneriya and King Parakramabahu built a canal called ‘Akasha ganga’ to supply water to Parakrama Samudraya’. Name this river which also known as ‘Kara River’.

a)

Angamadilla Ela

b)

Jaya Ganga

c)

Amban Ganga

d)

Minipe Ela

50.

With more than 12 000 runs who has got the record for most number of first class runs in Sri Lanka?

a)

Kaushal Silva

b)

Chamara Silva

c)

Kumar Sangakkara

d)

Tharanga Paranavithana