Tráth na gCeist: Quiztime

 

Quiz 2

 

Use your search engine to find answers to these 25 questions

 

 

1. Name the series of books that were written by Francesca Simon. Name three titles in the series.

 

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2. What does the word 'infiltrate' mean?

 

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3. In which Australian city would you find this famous building?

 

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4. What is the name of the main bone that runs from your hip to your knee?

 

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5. What was the name of the boat that Charles Darwin
sailed on when he developed his theory of 'Natural Selection'?

 

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6. Who was the famous Prime Minister in Britain during World War Two?
When was he born?

 

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7. Name three things that hedgehogs eat.

 

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8. It's known as a hurricane in America and Europe but as a

______________________________ in Asia?

 

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9. Name the two famous Italian towns
that were destroyed by volcanic ash from Vesuvius in Roman times?

 

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10. Our Solar System - can you name all the planets?

 

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11. Around which planet do the moons Ganymede, Europa and Io orbit?

 

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12. The philosophers Socrates, Plato and Aristotle were from which country?

 

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13. How many soldiers were in a Roman Legion?

 

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14. Anubis and Isis were gods in which ancient civilization?

 

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15. The American Airforce dropped two nuclear bombs on Japan during World War II. Can you name the cities the bombs were dropped on?

For one extra point can you name the plane that the first bomb was dropped from?

 

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16. Which religious group founded Salt Lake City and the state of Utah in the USA?


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17. Name the queen of Denmark.

 

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18. Find the French words for: car, boat, aeroplane, bike.

 

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19. The books in Captain Underpants Series are written by?

 

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20. Which country has won most medals for Olympic Bobsleighing?

 

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21. In what year was Ludwig Van Beethoven born?

 

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22. Pablo Picasso is known for having created a new style of painting called:

____________

 

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23. What does the word 'voracious' mean?

 

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24. What do the letters www stand for?

 

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25. What are the colours of the following national flags?

Poland__________________________

France__________________________

India____________________________

China ___________________________