Duplicate of Aquinas Humanities Quiz

The Amazon Rainforest is located in how many countries?

Round 5: Which mountain range is located along the west coast of South America?

Look at the four 4 landmarks circled on the map. Which one represents this photograph of a windmill?

Which country is this?

What was the nickname of the British code that led to hundreds of criminals being hung?

How do historians know the names of the ancient Egyptian kings?

Which Queen belonged to the Celtic tribe called the Iceni?

Which god is the Ancient Egyptian king of the Underworld?

Look at the map below. If you were standing at point A, what physical feature would you be standing on?

How many countries are there in the UK?

What does this OS map symbol represent?

A pyramid is an example of which type of source?

Which two metals can be heated and mixed to make bronze?

What is a coprolite?

Which group of people did not invade England?

Round 1: Which of these countries is in Africa?

In which country will you find this landmark?

In which country will you find this landmark?

What does the acronym BCE stand for?

How might farming have changed how people lived?

Which author wrote Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Macbeth and many other famous plays?

Which of these dinosaurs was most likely to have feathers?

Which is the highest mountain in Europe?

Why might a farmer have switched from using stone farming tools to bronze farming tools?

What is the literal translation for Blitz?

What does this OS symbol represent?

Look at the map. What is the name of the famous battleship located at 3380? (See handout)

Which century contained the First and Second World War?

Which of these animals evolved first?

Why is the Stone Age called the Stone Age?

What was World War One called by people at the time?

Round 4: Which pair of historical people existed at the same time?

What year did the Romans conquer Britain?

Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay were the first people to climb which mountain in 1953?

Look at the four aerial images. Which one does this map represent?

Which of these sources would be the most reliable when thinking about Roman history?

Which volcano buried the city of Pompeii in 79AD?

Which world biome is characterised by no seasons with rain falling almost every day?

Most of the world's earthquakes and volcanoes occur along the edges of which ocean?

In which country is the source of the Amazon River?

The capital city of France, Paris, is located along the banks of which river?

Round 3: What does this OS symbol represent?

Round 6: Which English Monarch took the crown after the Battle of Hastings?

Which historical group of people did not come from Europe?

In which country will you find this landmark?

How many continents are there in the world?

What does chronological order mean?

Which animal was made from wood in an attempt to confuse the Trojans?

Look at the map. Which famous concert venue is located at 3980? (see handout)

How many countries are there in the world?

In which country will you find this landmark?

Which of these sources about the Great Fire of London is not a primary source?

Round 2: When was Queen Elizabeth II born?

Look at the map. Which bridge is located at grid reference 336803? (See handout)

William I, King of England, is often known by his nickname. What is it?

Which country is this?

Which country experienced the strongest ever recorded earthquake in 1960?

Which Roman god was believed to have control over the sea, earthquakes and horses?

Which monarch came first?

Look at the map. Which football stadium is located at grid reference 415784? (See handout)