Aquinas Humanities Quiz

Look at the map. Which football stadium is located at grid reference 3779? (See handout)

Which country is this?

Which of these dinosaurs was most likely to have feathers?

In which country will you find this man-made landmark?

Which country is this?

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

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

What does this symbol represent on an Ordanance Survey map?

What reason might a farmer switch from using stone farming tools to bronze farming tools?

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

The Amazon Rainforest is located in how many countries?

William 1st, King of England, is often known by his nickname. What is it?

Which historical group of people did not come from Europe?

In which country will you find this physical landmark?

How many countries are there in the UK?

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

Which volcano buried the city of Pompeii in 79AD?

Which is the highest mountain in Europe?

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

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

Which queen belonged to the Celtic tribe called the Iceni?

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

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

How many continents are there in the world?

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

What does this symbol represent on an Ordanance Survey map?

How might farming have changed how people lived?

What does the acronym BCE stand for?

What is a coprolite?

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

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

Look at the map. Which bridge is located at grid reference 3380? (See handout)

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

Which group of people did not invade England?

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

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

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

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

Round 2: When was Queen Elizabeth II born?

Which monarch came first?

A pyramid is an example of which type of source?

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

Why is the Stone Age called the Stone Age?

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

What year did Romans conquer Britain?

What is the literal translation for Blitz?

Which of these animals evolved first?

In which country is the source of the Amazon River?

In which country will you find this man-made landmark?

How many countries are there in the world?

Which country experienced the strongest ever recorded earthquake in 1960?

What does chronological order mean?

Which century contained both the First World War and the Second World War?

Round 3: What does this symbol represent on an Ordanance Survey map?

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

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

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?

Round 1: Which of these countries is in Africa?

In which country will you find this man-made landmark?