Year 11 Lockdown Whole School Quiz

In 1939 how many pets were killed in order to prepare for WW2 food shortages?

Which Actor plays Thor in the Avengers films?

What did Alexander McQueen design?

The word 'photography' comes from the Greek 'photos' and 'graphé', which literally means what?

Oxford University is developing artificial knees made from ...?

In the 1870's Harry Pointer became the first person to take a photo of....

Which of the following was not originally invented in China?

Which of these is not a primary colour?

The heavy elements that make up people (carbon, hydrogen, iron etc) are all formed in the centre of the stars

How many Harry Potter Movies are there?

How many people speak Spanish worldwide?

 What is the subject of this blurry photograph taken in 1959?

In what year was William Shakespeare born?

Who tweeted, "If only Bradley's arm was longer. Best photo ever."? (It became the most popular tweet of all time)

Into which sea does the river Volga flow?

What teacher represented GB in a Cycling race?

How many National Parks are there in Wales?

True or false: this is the first ever photograph of a black hole

Who is the first character mentioned in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone?

Which of these is an example of an alloy?

A septcentenary is an anniversary of how many years?

Who painted this?

Which of these is a positive opinion

Who in Harry Potter has a pet rat

Name the missing Beatle, Ringo, Paul John

Who designed the London Millennium Bridge?

For how long was Henry VIII married to his first wife?

The M1 motorway is how many miles long?

How many bones are there in the human skeleton?

Which football team play at the Etihad stadium?

Which city will be hosting the 2024 Summer Olympic Games?

What colour are the seats in the House of Commons?

For every human on Earth there are how many insects?

If the sun is 147.28 million km away, how long does it take sunlight to reach us (to the nearest 100s)?

Who designed the tube map?

Which England footballer won FIFA's 2020 Women's Player of the Year award? 

The first humans emerged from which continent?

Which university has produced the most UK Prime Ministers?

When did current US President Joe Biden first launch a presidential campaign?

What was the name of the first supersonic passanger airliner?

Who won the 2020 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award?

In a business meeting of 6 people, how many handshakes would there be if everyone shook hands?

In which Scandinavian country would you find fjords?

What is this?

What is the name of the electoral system used in the UK?

Sumo wrestling is considered to be the national sport of which Asian country?

What is this mark making technique called? 

Which of these words is NOT a palindrome

Which artist, who died in 1986, was famous for her floral & skull paintings?

What was the name of the code breaking machine from WW11

Which one of these objects played a key role in triggering WW1?

In what decade did Andy Warhol create his 'Marilyn' series?

In geometry, what name is given to a point where two or more curves, lines, or edges meet?

How many seconds in an hour?

What speed does light travel in a vacuum

What is the highest mountain in Britain?

Who is Pumba's friend in The Lion King?

On average, how many photos are uploaded to Instagram every single day?

Who is this?

Basketball legend Michael Jordan played for which NBA team?

What is a rabbit's tail called?

True or False: 11% of the entire English language is just the letter E.

What is the main nutrient group in cereal?

What is this style of drawing called?

Who is Luke Skywalkers Father?

An iconic and famous photo of Albert Einstein taken on his 72nd birthday features the famous scientist doing what?

What colour is a Giraffe's tongue?

A Greenland shark is thought to be the oldest living vertebrate animal. Roughly how old is it?

What was unique about the 13th Dr Who?

What colour is the spot in the middle of the Japanese flag?

What is the Spanish word for job?

What is the name of this famous painting by Pablo Picasso?

The first photograph of a person was......

How many edges does a cube have?

What is the smallest country in the world?

Marie Curie was born in which modern day country?

What design movement is this?

Googol is a number written as the numeral 1 followed by how many zeros?

In which year did England win the world cup?

When did the first known British trans woman undergo reassignment surgery?

What was Billy the Kid's first name?

The Olympics are held every ? years?

Which items are melting in Salvador Dali's painting "The Persistence of Memory"?

Which colour denotes the nautical term starboard?

How many new words are added to the English dictionary each year?

As well as New Zealand, which team have won the men's Rugby World Cup 3 times?

What colour is La La in the Teletubbies?

What did Disney ban from its theme parks over safety concerns in 2015?

What fibre is made from flax?

Which one of the following is NOT one of Picasso's Middle names?

Which of the following is a softwood?

How many times has Chris Froome won the Tour de France?

Which of these numbers is the largest?

How long (in metres) is an Olympic sized swimming pool?

A bottle of wine costs £10. If the wine costs £9 more than the bottle, how much does the bottle cost?

Which number has been described as ‘the least random’ because it is the most common choice people pick between 1 and 20?