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BGE Reigniting the Future 1

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Rip Van Winkle slept for how many years?

a)

10

b)

20

c)

40

d)

100

2.

When were mobile phones first commercially available?

a)

1963

b)

1973

c)

1983

d)

1993

3.

What major events were happening 100 years ago?

a)

Benito Mussolini declares himself dictator of Italy.

b)

Hitler's "Mein Kampf" is published

c)

Ice cream was invented

d)

Edwin Hubble Reveals Galaxies Beyond Milky Way

4.

Which American city was engulfed by forest fires for 24 days

a)

San Francisco

b)

Long Beach

c)

San Diego

d)

Los Angeles

5.

The entire structure burned (a)   ?

6.

The spacecraft burned (a)   as it entered the earth's atmosphere.

7.

Hydrogen burns (a)   a blue flame

8.

Reignited means to make something such as a disagreement or worry that was disappearing grow stronger.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

The word is the future participle of the verb "reignite”

a)

True

b)

False

10.

What does Moore's Law relate to?

a)

deforestation

b)

business growth

c)

developments in computer hardware

d)

developments in the music industry

11.

who sings 'counting up to twenty'?

a)

Harry Stiles

b)

Justin Bieber

c)

Michael Jackson

d)

Michael Crawford

12.

What well known phrase was written by the English poet Robert Browning?

a)

“The future starts today, not tomorrow.”

b)

“The best is yet to be,”

c)

“Only you can control your future.”

d)

"Control your destiny or somebody else will"

13.

Why have vinyl records become popular again? (3 reasons)

a)

Sound Quality

b)

Collectability and Value

c)

Design and Artwork

d)

Make better frisbees than musical cassettes

14.

Which dazzling Broadway musical was, in 1998, a $10 million financial flop?

a)

Ragtime

b)

Hamilton

c)

Wicked

d)

Gypsy

15.

What does resurrection mean?

a)

organising a usually violent act of rebellion against an established government

b)

Mending something badly damaged

c)

Bringing something back into use or existence

d)

Rebirth