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HISTORY: Which liner sank on her maiden voyage in 1912?
Gargantuan
Titanic
Defiant
Voyager
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RECAP: A Metafictive structure means...
The story takes place in the order it happened
The story goes back in time
A story within a story
The story has two narrators
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RECAP: What type of sentence is this:
I like jam and Sam likes chocolate.
Compound
Complex
Simple
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HISTORY: What notable event affected London in September 1666?
The Great Fire
The Great War
The Great Plague
The Great Flood
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LITERATURE: Name a villain in Sherlock Holmes.
Jafar
Moriarty
Voldemort
President Snow
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ENTERTAINMENT: Which late actor plays the voice of the Genie?
Paul Walker
Robin Williams
Heath Ledger
Laurence Olivier
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FILM: What is the name of the nanny played by Emma Thompson in two films?
Mary Poppins
Nanny Mcphee
Mother Hubbard
Florence Nightingale
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SPORT: Which sport takes place in a velodrome?
Cycling
Football
Basketball
High Jump
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HISTORY: Who was prime minister of the UK for most of the Second World War?
John Major
Winston Churchill
Tony Blair
Neville Chamberlain
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LITERATURE: What is the name of Winnie the Pooh’s donkey friend?
Eeyore
Roo
Sad Sack
Dumpy
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RECAP: Which of these things should you avoid doing when opening your story?
Show the genre of story you're telling
Info Dump
Introduce the setting
Introduce a character
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LITERATURE: Who stole Christmas in a Dr Seuss book?
The Cat in the Hat
Jack Frost
The Lorax
The Grinch
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GEOGRAPHY: What is the capital city of Spain?
Madrid
Rome
Paris
Berlin
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GEOGRAPHY: Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata are major cities in which country?
France
India
Russia
Japan
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ENTERTAINMENT: Which actor is David Tennant about to regenerate into?
Peter Capaldi
Christopher Eccleston
Matt Smith
Tom Baker
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HISTORY: Which city did the ancient Greeks besiege for 10 years?
Troy
Atlantis
London
Babylon
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SCIENCE: What has the scientific formula H2O?
Air
Fire
Earth
Water
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RECAP: Wackford Squeers is a character in which novel?
Pride & Prejudice
Nicholas Nickleby
Romeo & Juliet
Great Expectations
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ART: Who painted the Mona Lisa?
Andy Warhol
Pablo Picasso
Leonardo da Vinci
Vincent van Goch
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GEOGRAPHY: Which country has the largest population, at more than 1.3 billion?
Russia
Germany
China
Japan
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RECAP: What type of sentence is this:
I like jam.
Complex
Compound
Simple
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LITERATURE: What is the name of the Lion in The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe?
Tumnas
Edmund
Mufasa
Aslan
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POLITICS: Who would use the plane known as Air Force One?
The Head Teacher
The Prime Minister
The President of the USA
The Avengers
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LITERATURE: What is the term used by Wizards for non-magical people in Harry Potter?
Muggle
Mudblood
Death Eater
Slytherin
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RECAP: What's the subordinate clause:
When it is raining, I like to eat sweets.
When it is raining
I like to eat sweets
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GEOGRAPHY: At more than 6.5 million square miles, what is the largest country in the world?
Russia
England
Germany
USA
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LONDON: What is the name of the recreated theatre from Shakespeare’s time in London?
Globe
Bowl
Sphere
Orb
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ENTERTAINMENT: In which video game would you find the Master Chief?
Assassin's Creed
Halo
Call of Duty
Grand Theft Auto
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ENTERTAINMENT: What does the T in Doctor Who's TARDIS stand for?
Time
Total
Travel
Top
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LITERATURE: Who had an encounter with the three bears?
Snow White
Red Riding Hood
Jack
Goldilocks
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ENTERTAINMENT: What kind of 'bender' is Aang?
Fire
Air
Water
Earth
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SCIENCE: What is the largest planet in the solar system?
Venus
Jupiter
Mars
Mercury
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SCIENCE: Feline means relating to what sort of animal?
Dog
Bird
Cat
Mouse
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POLITICS: What colour are the benches in the House of Commons?
Yellow
Red
Blue
Green
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SCIENCE:
Which tree has a variety called “Weeping”?
Oak
Elm
Willow
Birch
