5th & 6th Class Quiz

Question 1

What is the name given to animals who eat meat only?

Accepted Answer

Carnivore

Question 2

Name the 4 blood types.

Accepted Answer

A, B, O, AB

Question 3

What modern city is located where the ancient Aztec city of Tenochtitlan once stood?

Accepted Answer

Mexico City

Question 4

What is the name of the innermost, and hottest, part of the earth, which is made of iron and nickel?

Accepted Answer

The core

Question 5

What is the name for the place where a river begins its journey?

Accepted Answer

The source

Question 6

How many musical beats is the musical note worth?

Accepted Answer

4 beats

Question 7

Which Scottish lake contains more water than all the lakes in England and Wales combined?

Accepted Answer

Loch Ness

Question 8

What is the scientific name for the windpipe?

Accepted Answer

Trachea

Question 9

What is the capital city of Argentina?

Accepted Answer

Buenos Aires

Question 10

Name the soft sedimentary stone that is found in abundance around the midlands of Ireland?

Accepted Answer

Limestone

Question 11

Cad is brí le rón?

Accepted Answer

Seal

Question 12

What is the name of the structures the Romans used to transport water?

Accepted Answer

Aqueducts

Question 13

What was Florence Nightingale's nickname?

Accepted Answer

The Lady with the Lamp

Question 14

What is the largest lake in Ireland

Accepted Answer

Lough Neagh

Question 15

Mount Everest is in which country?

Accepted Answer

Nepal

Question 16

Amelia Earhart was the first female to fly solo across which body of water?

Accepted Answer

The Atlantic Ocean

Question 17

Which machine, invented famously by James Hargreaves, became popular during the Industrial Revolution?

Accepted Answer

Spinning Jenny

Question 18

What is the capital city of Bulgaria?

Accepted Answer

Sofia

Question 19

Which of these comes down from the roof of a cave?

Accepted Answer

Stalactite

Question 20

What is the name of the highest mountain in Ireland?

Accepted Answer

Carrauntohill

Question 21

What singer originally sang the song 'Morning Has Broken'?

Accepted Answer

Cat Stephens

Question 22

What is the name of the wide-rimmed hat worn in Mexico?

Accepted Answer

Sombrero

Question 23

What do the letters U.F.O stand for?

Accepted Answer

Unidentified Flying Object

Question 24

What is the name of the instrument used to measure atmospheric pressure?

Accepted Answer

Barometer

Question 25

Name the triangle that has three sides the same, each measuring 60 degrees?

Accepted Answer

Equilateral

Question 26

The glockenspiel is a member of which musical family?

Accepted Answer

Percussion

Question 27

What was the name of the supreme ruler of the Greek Gods?

Accepted Answer

Zeus

Question 28

Cad is brí le líreacán?

Accepted Answer

Lollipop

Question 29

What famous Italian family paid people to create works of art during the Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

Medici

Question 30

Which of these Irish towns is a palindrome?

Accepted Answer

Navan

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5th & 6th Class Quiz

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