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End of winter term quiz.
End of winter term quiz.
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1
Name this film directed by Steven Spielberg....
"Living in Manhattan"
"Sunset Boulevard"
"West Side story"
"A streecar named desire"
2
How many elements does the Periodic Table of Elements display?
108
118
103
None of the above
3
Which of these foods was invented in Australia?
Vegemite
Marmite
Peanut butter
Jam
4
In which of the following states Yellowstone National Park is NOT in?
Montana
Wyoming
Ohio
Idaho
5
What animal feeds almost exclusively on bamboo?
Koalas
Pandas
Kangaroos
Orangutans
6
Rosa Park´s bravery resulted in a boycott of the bus system in 1955. Where was she from?
Alabama.
Washington DC
Chicago
Detroit
7
What chemical is added to U.S. water supplies in the hopes of improving dental health?
Fluoride
Chlorine
Bromine
Hydrogen
8
In the "Iliad", Greek forces besiege the people of what kingdom?
Athens
Troy
Persia
Babylon
9
Which of the following U.S. presidents wasn´t assasinated?
John F. Kennedy
Abraham Lincoln
Richard M. Nixon
James A. Garfield
10
Where is Mount Kilimanjaro?
Japan
Argentina
Tanzania
Kenia
11
Which long-running American TV show centered around finding talented singers?
American Idol
Britain´s got talent
Love Island
Big Brother
12
Black people ........to sit in the front rows of buses, which were reserved for white passengers.
didn´t need to
were not allowed
were not meant
were not supposed
13
Which of these actors did NOT star Agent 007?
Roger Moore
Daniel Craig
Sean Connery
Cary Grant
14
Which American civil rights activist was famous for refusing to give up her seat on a bus?
Emma Willard
Rosa Parks
Jane Fonda
Dorothy Day
15
What is the head of the Roman Catholic Church called?
Pope
Cardinal
Preacher
Master
16
What is the Taj Mahal?
A large business centre
A royal palace
A church
A mausoleum
17
All known elements are organized in something called....
Periodic table
Handbook of Chemistry
Index of elements
None of the above
18
Which U.S. president is thought to have taught himself how to read and write?
Theodore Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
John Adams
Abraham Lincoln
19
The famous "I want YOU for the U.S. Army poster from WWI features an image of whom?
An unnamed soldier
Uncle Sam
Abraham Lincoln
George Washington
20
According to the Big Bang Theory, how did the universe begin?
A rain storm
A meteor shower
An explosion
A slow, calm expansion
21
Newton is said to have been inspired by what to describe the theory of gravity?
Hailstone
Rock
Ladder
Apple
22
Who wrote "The Lord of the Rings", "The Hobbit", and the many other books which take place in Middle Earth?
Peter Jackson
J.R.R. Tolkien
George Lucas
C.S. Lewis
23
Which language is most spoken by the most people on the continent of Africa?
French
English
Spanish
Arabic
24
Which American town was famous for its witch trails
Nashville, TN
Portland, OR
Salem, MA
Charleston, SC
25
Which star doesn´t appear to move through the sky over the course of a year?
Betelgeuse
The Sun
North Star (Polaris)
Proxima Centauri
26
Who was the original "King" of rock n'roll?
Elvis Presley
Michael Jackson
Mick Jagger
Steven Tyler
27
The human brain communicates with the rest of the body through networks of what?
Tendons
Muscles
Nerves
Lipids
28
Why was the Boston Tea party so named?
American revolutionaries threw tea off British ships.
The drawn-out battle was sparked over an argument during tea.
British colonies threw a massive tea party in Boston.
All of the above
29
Digestion typically releases what chemical that makes you happy?
Serotonin
Aldosterone
Testosterone
Melatonin
30
The thistle is the national flower of which country?
Ireland
Wales
Scotland
England
31
Where do penguins most commonly live?
Nova Scotia
Greenland
Antarctica only
Various places in the Southern Hemisphere
32
Which of the following is not an island in Hawaii?
Auckland
Maui
Kauai
Oahu
33
What flightless bird went extinct in the 1660s and has a reputation for stupidity?
The passenger pigeon
The Labrador duck
The laughing owl
The dodo bird
34
In the Harry Potter series, Harry must battle which evil wizard?
Voldemort
Grindelwald
Sirius Black
Dumbledore
35
Which of these was NOT one of Snow White´s seven dwarfs?
Sneezy
Dopey
Grumpy
Sappy
36
Which English king was famous for beheading his wives?
King Alfred the Great
King Edward I
King James III
King Henry VIII
37
Which nation attacked the U.S. at Pearl Harbour?
Japan
Germany
China
Russia
38
King Henry VIII's first wife was...
Catherine of Aragon
Jane Seymour
Catherine Howard
Anne Boleyn
39
Which of these colours isn´t in the rainbow?
Red
Yelow
Green
White
40
What plant is traditionally the primary ingredient in wine?
peach
plum
grape
wheat