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KS5 Excellence Quiz 2025

Total questions: 92

Worksheet time: 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which Shakespeare’s play features the character ‘Prospero’?

a)
A Midsummer Night's Dream
b)
Hamlet
c)
Macbeth
d)
The Tempest
2.

Which river passes through the city of Lyon?

a)
Seine
b)
Loire
c)
Garonne
d)
Rhône
3.

What are Spanish bullfighters called?

a)
Matador
b)
Banderillero
c)
Picador
d)
Torero
4.

Which Greek hero killed Hector of Troy?

a)
Theseus
b)
Agamemnon
c)
Odysseus
d)
Achilles
5.

Who wrote Animal Farm?

a)
George Orwell
b)
F. Scott Fitzgerald
c)
Aldous Huxley
d)
Mark Twain
6.

Where, in Paris, did the French Revolution start?

a)
The Bastille
b)
The Louvre
c)
Notre-Dame Cathedral
d)
Montmartre
7.

Which Spanish FI driver is the oldest driver currently on the grid?

a)
Carlos Sainz
b)
Fernando Alonso
c)
Pedro de la Rosa
d)
Alfonso de Portago
8.

How many labours did Heracles have to undergo?

a)
Twelve
b)
Fifteen
c)
Eight
d)
Ten
9.

Who wrote the Handmaid’s Tale?

a)
Virginia Woolf
b)
Toni Morrison
c)
Jane Austen
d)
Margaret Atwood
10.

Which famous French museum suffered a break-in recently?

a)
Musée d'Orsay
b)
Centre Pompidou
c)
Palace of Versailles
d)
Louvre
11.

What was the name given to Spanish colonialists, particularly in Central and South America?

a)
Colonizadores
b)
Misioneros
c)
Exploradores
d)
Conquistadors
12.

Who was the youngest child born from the titan Cronos and Rhea?

a)
Demeter
b)
Poseidon
c)
Hades
d)
Zeus
13.

Who wrote Pride and Prejudice?

a)
Charlotte Brontë
b)
Mary Shelley
c)
Emily Dickinson
d)
Jane Austen
14.

Which Emperor took power after the French Revolution?

a)
Louis XVI
b)
Charles de Gaulle
c)
Napoleon Bonaparte
d)
Maximilien Robespierre
15.

Which Spanish city has a bear eating from a tree in its coat of arms?

a)
Sevilla
b)
Valencia
c)
Barcelona
d)
Madrid
16.

Who were the two brothers said to have founded Rome?

a)
Romulus and Remus
b)
Remus and Remiel
c)
Romulus and Remar
d)
Romulus and Remiel
17.

What industrial process is used to make ammonia?

a)
Contact process
b)
Fischer-Tropsch synthesis
c)
Ostwald process
d)
Haber-Bosch process
18.

Which type of radiation is only blocked by lead lining?

a)
Gamma radiation
b)
X-ray radiation
c)
Beta radiation
d)
Alpha radiation
19.

How many pairs of chromosomes do humans have?

a)
23
b)
21
c)
24
d)
22
20.

What law describes how the number of transistors on an integrated circuit about every two years?

a)
Gordon's Law
b)
Friedman's Law
c)
Moore's Law
d)
Hawking's Law
21.

What part of the plant is responsible for the transport of water?

a)
Phloem
b)
Roots
c)
Leaves
d)
Xylem
22.

What programme language is ChatGPT written with?

a)
Ruby
b)
Java
c)
C++
d)
Python
23.

Which element was discovered on the Sun before on Earth?

a)
Hydrogen
b)
Oxygen
c)
Carbon
d)
Helium
24.

Name a metal is used as a catalyst in a catalytic converter

a)
Iron
b)
Nickel
c)
Platinum
d)
Copper
25.

Which moon in the Solar System is famous for its orange methane clouds?

a)
Europa
b)
Ganymede
c)
Callisto
d)
Titan
26.

What is the most reactive element in the Periodic Table?

a)
Chlorine
b)
Oxygen
c)
Nitrogen
d)
Fluorine
27.

Which disease affects the production of insulin?

a)
Cushing's syndrome
b)
Hypoglycemia
c)
Diabetes mellitus
d)
Thyroid disorder
28.

What is the name of the sequence follows the rule that each member is equal to the sum of the two preceding numbers. (e.g 0,1,1,2,3,5,8,13,21,34,55,89,144,233)

a)
Arithmetic series
b)
Triangular numbers
c)
Fibonacci sequence
d)
Lucas sequence
29.

Who is credited with the invention of the World  Wide Web?

a)
Vint Cerf
b)
Marc Andreessen
c)
Tim Berners-Lee
d)
Bill Gates
30.

In nuclear physics, which element has the most stable nucleus?

a)
Uranium (U) - isotope uranium-238
b)
Iron (Fe) - isotope iron-56
c)
Lead (Pb) - isotope lead-208
d)
Carbon (C) - isotope carbon-12
31.

Which metal is needed for galvanisation?

a)
Zinc
b)
Aluminum
c)
Copper
d)
Iron
32.

Which unit for measuring angles is defined as the angle formed when an arc’s length equals the circle’s radius?

a)
radian
b)
arcminute
c)
gradian
d)
degree
33.

Say what you see

a)
Goldfinch
b)
Goldsmith
c)
Goldfish
d)
Goldhawk
34.

See what you see

a)

Card in a Square

b)

Card in a Box

c)

Jack in a Square

d)

Jack in a Box

35.

Say what you see

a)
Heart of the Lion
b)
Claw of the Panther
c)
Eye of the Tiger
d)
Eye of the Storm
36.

Say what you see

a)

P.G. Woodhouse

b)
Agatha Christie
c)
George Orwell
d)
J.K. Rowling
37.

Say what you see

a)
Lion & Tower
b)
Tiger & Palace
c)
Elephant & Castle
d)
Giraffe & Castle
38.

Say what you see

a)
Bach
b)
Beethoven
c)
Schubert
d)
Mozart
39.

Say what you see

a)

Ox-Bow Lake

b)

Cow-Bow Lake

c)

Ox-Ribbon Lake

d)

Ox-Bow Puddle

40.

Say what you see

a)
Gorgonzola
b)
Ricotta
c)
Provolone
d)
Mascarpone
41.

Say what you see

a)
Pyramid of Giza
b)

Cleopatra's Needle

c)
Statue of Ramses
d)
Sphinx of Giza
42.

Say what you see

a)
The Chronicles of Narnia
b)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
c)
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
d)
The Wizard of Oz
43.

Say what you see

a)
Wall Street Wolf
b)
Wolf in the City
c)
Wolf of the Road
d)
Wolf of Wall Street
44.

Say what you see

a)
All paths lead to Paris
b)
Every journey ends in London
c)
All roads lead to Rome
d)
All streets lead to Athens
45.

Say what you see

a)

Mousetrap

b)

Les Mis

c)

Made in Dagenham

d)

Sound of Music

46.

Say what you see

a)
Fahrenheit 451
b)
Brave New World
c)
A Clockwork Orange
d)
The Grapes of Wrath
47.

Say what you see

a)
ANGEL OF THE NORTH
b)
STATUE OF LIBERTY
c)
WINGS OF THE ANGEL
d)
GATEWAY TO HEAVEN
48.

Say what you see

a)
wolf in sheep's disguise
b)
fox in sheep's clothing
c)
sheep in wolf's clothing
d)
wolf in sheep's clothing
49.

Which Pharoah’s tomb was discovered in 1922?

a)
Ramses II
b)
Cleopatra
c)
Akhenaten
d)
Tutankhamun
50.

What period of German history happened between 1920 and 1933?

a)
Third Reich
b)
German Empire
c)
Nazi Regime
d)
Weimar Republic
51.

Which historical document was King John forced to sign in 1215 to constraint his powers?

a)
Treaty of Paris
b)
Declaration of Independence
c)
Magna Carta
d)
Bill of Rights
52.

Which city did Martin Luther King begin his protest march to compel President Johnson to sign the Voting Rights Act?

a)
Montgomery
b)
Atlanta
c)
Birmingham
d)
Selma
53.

What secret project helped develop the atom bomb?

a)
The Manhattan Project
b)
The Manhattan Initiative
c)
The Apollo Program
d)
The Trinity Project
54.

Which royal house succeeded the Stuarts to the English throne?

a)
House of Hanover
b)
House of Lancaster
c)
House of Windsor
d)
House of Tudor
55.

Which prince consort is credited for a lot of modern Christmas traditions in the United Kingdom?

a)
Prince Albert
b)
Prince William
c)
Prince Charles
d)
Prince Harry
56.

Which US president was assassinated whilst watching a play?

a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
George Washington
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
John F. Kennedy
57.

When did the Berlin Wall fall?

a)
October 3, 1990
b)
November 11, 1988
c)
November 9, 1989
d)
September 1, 1989
58.

Which British monarch abdicated in 1938?

a)
Prince Charles
b)
King George VI
c)
Queen Victoria
d)
King Edward VIII
59.

What is the modern day name for the city of Constantinople?

a)
Istanbul
b)
Athens
c)
Byzantium
d)
Rome
60.

Which city did the Medici family rule over?

a)
Venice
b)
Rome
c)
Milan
d)
Florence
61.

Which prison did Nelson Mandela serve his 27 year sentence?

a)
Sing Sing
b)
Alcatraz
c)
Attica
d)
Robben Island
62.

Which famous mathematician help decode the Enigma Machine?

a)
Alan Turing
b)
Isaac Newton
c)
Carl Friedrich Gauss
d)
Leonhard Euler
63.

Who was the first Prime Minister of the United Kingdom?

a)
Sir Robert Walpole
b)
Margaret Thatcher
c)
Winston Churchill
d)
Tony Blair
64.

Which royal house ruled when the English Civil War started?

a)
House of Tudor
b)
House of Windsor
c)
House of Lancaster
d)
House of Stuart
65.

Which of Henry VIII’s wives lasted the longest?

a)
Anne Boleyn
b)
Jane Seymour
c)
Catherine Parr
d)
Catherine of Aragon
66.

Which war did Florence Nightingale come to prominence?

a)
Crimean War
b)
Napoleonic Wars
c)
American Civil War
d)
World War I
67.

What, on Mars, is the highest point in the Solar System?

a)
Valles Marineris
b)
Olympus Mons
c)
Mount Olympus
d)
Tharsis Ridge
68.

Which Roman Emperor was baptised on his deathbed?

a)
Marcus Aurelius
b)
Julius Caesar
c)
Nero Claudius
d)
Constantine the Great
69.

What does the term ‘ceteris paribus’ mean?

a)
Ceteris paribus means 'all other things being equal'.
b)
Ceteris paribus indicates 'all variables are constant'.
c)
Ceteris paribus refers to 'only one factor changes'.
d)
Ceteris paribus means 'all things are equal'.
70.

What are two quarters of negative economic growth called?

a)
Stagnation
b)
Depression
c)
Inflation
d)
Recession
71.

How many seats are needed for a majority in the House of Commons?

a)
300
b)
350
c)
326
d)
400
72.

Which Italian city is said to be the birthplace of pizza?

a)
Florence
b)
Naples
c)
Rome
d)
Milan
73.

What is the group of electors that the confirms the US President called?

a)
Electoral Board
b)
Presidential Council
c)
Voting Assembly
d)
Electoral College
74.

Who built the labyrinth in Greek Mythology?

a)
Daedalus
b)
Icarus
c)
Minos
d)
Theseus
75.

In cricket, what is the name of the method used to determine the winner in a rain affected match?

a)
Rain Delay Calculation
b)
Weather Impact Assessment
c)
Match Outcome Evaluation
d)
Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method
76.

Which female scientist helped discovered the DNA sequence?

a)
Marie Curie
b)
Ada Lovelace
c)
Barbara McClintock
d)
Rosalind Franklin
77.

Which Egyptian God is often depicted with a falcon’s head?

a)
Horus
b)
Osiris
c)
Ra
d)
Anubis
78.

Which Norse God is ‘Thursday’ named after?

a)
Thor
b)
Freyja
c)
Odin
d)
Loki
79.

Who holds the 100m sprint world record?

a)
Tyson Gay
b)
Usain Bolt
c)
Jesse Owens
d)
Carl Lewis
80.

Who are the current Premier League Champions?

a)
Manchester City
b)
Arsenal
c)
Chelsea
d)
Liverpool
81.

Which country does Ferrari originate from?

a)
Italy
b)
Spain
c)
Germany
d)
France
82.

In statistics, what term describes the spread of data?

a)
Variance
b)
Mean
c)
Dispersion
d)
Standard deviation
83.

What was invented in 1440 that is often described as the most important of the last millennium?

a)
Printing press
b)
Telegraph system
c)
Electric light bulb
d)
Steam engine
84.

What peace agreement meant there is no hard border on the island of Ireland?

a)
Dublin Accord
b)
Good Friday Agreement
c)
Belfast Agreement
d)
Celtic Treaty
85.

Which architect was tasked to rebuild London after the Great Fire of London?

a)
Sir Christopher Wren
b)
Sir Robert Adam
c)
Sir Norman Foster
d)
Sir Edwin Lutyens
86.

Who was the UK Prime Minister at the turn of the millennium?

a)
John Major
b)
David Cameron
c)
Tony Blair
d)
Gordon Brown
87.

Who is King of the Fae in Shakespeare’s Midsummer Night’s Dream?

a)
Titania
b)
Oberon
c)
Puck
d)
Theseus
88.

Where is the deepest part of the ocean?

a)
Puerto Rico Trench
b)
Java Trench in the Indian Ocean
c)
Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench
d)
Mariana Abyss in the Pacific Ocean
89.

What the highest grossing media franchise in the world?

a)
Mario
b)
Star Wars
c)
Harry Potter
d)
Pokémon
90.

Which element is the main focus of Organic Chemistry?

a)
Hydrogen
b)
Carbon
c)
Oxygen
d)
Nitrogen
91.

What did Einstein win his first Noble Prize for?

a)
Quantum mechanics
b)
Theory of relativity
c)
Photoelectric effect
d)
Brownian motion
92.

Which music star sang whilst in orbit on a Blue Origin mission?

a)
Jeff Bezos
b)
Elon Musk
c)

Katy Perry

d)
Richard Branson