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Pway Early Careers Quiz

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the length of the longest train station in Britain?

a)

400 metres

b)

500 metres

c)

600 metres

d)

700 metres

2.

What is the longest direct train journey in Britain?

a)

Inverness > Newcastle

b)

Aberdeen > Cornwall

c)

Edinburgh > London

d)

Glasgow > Southampton

3.

How many platforms are in New York's Grand Central Station?

a)

26

b)

34

c)

38

d)

44

4.

What train station is the busiest in the UK outside of London?

a)

Birmingham New Street

b)

Edinburgh Waverley

c)

Manchester Picadilly

d)

Liverpool Central

5.

What two cities did the original Orient Express run between?

a)

Paris and Istanbul

b)

Amsterdam and Zurich

c)

Berlin and Budapest

d)

Brussels and Rome

6.

What year was Glasgow Central Station opened?

a)

1900

b)

1891

c)

1907

d)

1879

7.

The National Railway Museum is in which city?

a)

York

b)

London

c)

Burmingham

d)

Southampton

8.

Luas is a tram and light rail system in which city?

a)

Athens

b)

Dublin

c)

Berlin

d)

Warsaw

9.

What station in London does the Hogwarts Express leave from?

a)

Victoria

b)

Euston

c)

Picadilly

d)

Kings Cross

10.

How long does a trip on the Trans-Siberian Express take?

a)

3 days

b)

6 days

c)

10 days

d)

2 weeks

11.

Who directed Titanic and Avatar?

a)

Steven Spielberg

b)

Quentin Tarantino

c)

James Cameron

d)

Martin Scorsese

12.

Who plays the lead role in Marvel's Black panther?

a)

Chadwick Boseman

b)

Denzel Washington

c)

Tom Holland

d)

Will Smith

13.

Which singer made their film debut in Austin Powers: Goldmember?

a)

Beyonce

b)

Katy Perry

c)

Miley Cyrus

d)

Cher

14.

Who starred as Neil Armstrong in Damien Chazelle's biopic First Man?

a)

Brad Pitt

b)

Ryan Gosling

c)

Zac Efron

d)

Leonardo DiCaprio

15.

What year was the first Toy Story film released in cinemas?

a)

1995

b)

1997

c)

1993

d)

1999

16.

Who won an Oscar nomination for his portrayal of American activist Malcolm X?

a)

Jamie Foxx

b)

Morgan Freeman

c)

Samuel L. Jackson

d)

Denzel Washington

17.

In what 1976 thriller does Robert De Niro famously say “You talkin’ to me?”

a)

The Godfather Part II

b)

Taxi Driver

c)

New York, New York

d)

GoodFellas

18.

For what movie did Steven Spielberg win his first Oscar for Best Director?

a)

Saving Private Ryan

b)

West Side Story

c)

Schindler's List

d)

Jaws

19.

Which Alfred Hitchcock thriller is notorious for its shocking “shower scene”?

a)

Psycho

b)

The Ring

c)

Frenzy

d)

Torn Curtain

20.

In what 1969 James Bond thriller does the famous spy fall in love and get married?

a)

Goldfinger

b)

Live and Let Die

c)

Moonraker

d)

On Her Majesty's Secret Service

21.

In which sport would you compete to win the 'Claret Jug'?

a)

Football

b)

Cricket

c)

Golf

d)

Rugby

22.

What is Usain Bolt’s blistering 100m world record time?

a)

9.08 seconds

b)

10.01 seconds

c)

9.58 seconds

d)

9.75 seconds

23.

The New York Knicks play which sport?

a)

Basketball

b)

Baseball

c)

American Football

d)

Ice Hockey

24.

Where is the 2024 Olympics to be held?

a)

Tokyo

b)

Melbourne

c)

Paris

d)

Mexico City

25.

Which country won the first ever FIFA World Cup?

a)

Brazil

b)

Spain

c)

Uruguay

d)

Germany

26.

Before Andy Murray, who was the last British tennis player to win a men's singles Grand Slam tournament?

a)

Jamie Murray

b)

Fred Perry

c)

Tim Henman

d)

Dan Evans

27.

After retiring from professional cycling, what other sport did Bradley Wiggins briefly attempt to make a career in?

a)

Boxing

b)

Rowing

c)

Football

d)

Table Tennis

28.

What is the highest speed ever recorded by a Formula 1 car?

a)

200mph

b)

212mph

c)

225mph

d)

232mph

29.

On a standard dartboard, which number lies between 9 and 11?

a)

20

b)

8

c)

10

d)

14

30.

Brooklyn, Graveyard and Turkey are terms used in which sport?

a)

Bowling

b)

Baseball

c)

Cricket

d)

Darts

31.

Where is this?

a)

Sydney

b)

Melbourne

c)

Brisbane

d)

Perth

32.

What country is this in?

a)

Peru

b)

Chile

c)

Brazil

d)

Argentina

33.

In what US state would you find this?

a)

North Dakota

b)

South Dakota

c)

Michigan

d)

Washington

34.

Where would you find this?

a)

Abu Dhabi

b)

Dubai

c)

Saudi Arabia

d)

Bahrain

35.

Where would you find the Ankgor Temple Complex?

a)

Vietnam

b)

Thailand

c)

Cambodia

d)

Indonesia

36.

Where would you find this ancient city?

a)

Israel

b)

Jordan

c)

Egypt

d)

Lebanon

37.

Where would you find this iconic bridge?

a)

Los Angeles

b)

Las Vegas

c)

San Francisco

d)

New York

38.

Where would you find the Forbidden City?

a)

Tokyo

b)

Beijing

c)

Shanghai

d)

Seoul

39.

In what state would you find this?

a)

Washington

b)

Nevada

c)

Oregon

d)

Kentucky

40.

Where would you find this iconic hotel?

a)

Hong Kong

b)

Tokyo

c)

Singapore

d)

Beijing

41.

Which country has the most coastline in the world?

a)

Russia

b)

Norway

c)

Australia

d)

Canada

42.

What does a Geiger Counter measure?

a)

Radiation

b)

Power

c)

Wind speed

d)

Electrical current

43.

What is the biggest state in USA?

a)

Texas

b)

Alaska

c)

Oregon

d)

Utah

44.

What animals are known collectively as an embarrassment?

a)

Kangaroos

b)

Pandas

c)

Frogs

d)

Koalas

45.

What is the longest river in the world?

a)

Amazon

b)

Nile

c)

Congo

d)

Mississippi

46.

Which country is credited as being the first to allow women to vote?

a)

USA

b)

Britain

c)

New Zealand

d)

Australia

47.

What is the only venomous snake found in the UK?

a)

Python

b)

Adder

c)

Cobra

d)

Mamba

48.

What is the currency of Denmark?

a)

Euro

b)

Pound

c)

Krone

d)

Lev

49.

In which European country would you find the Rijksmuseum?

a)

Netherlands

b)

Germany

c)

France

d)

Belgium

50.

What is the capital city of New Zealand?

a)

Aukland

b)

Wellington

c)

Christchurch

d)

Dunedin