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1:LANGUAGE & LITERATURERoald Dahl

What was "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" originally going to be called?a) Wonka's Chocolate Factoryb) Charlie's Chocolate Boyc) Charlie and the Glass Elevatord) Charlie and the Magic Chocolate Castle

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Which of Roald's relatives had only one arm?

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Which of Roald Dahl's popular children's books won the 1983 Whitbread Award?a) The Witchesb) Charlie and the Chocolate Factoryc) James and the Giant Peachd) The Twits

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What is Roald Dahl's favourite food?a) Chocolateb) Vanilla Ice-creamc) Porkd) Caviar

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How many books has Roald Dahl published (including adult's books)?a) 45b) 47c) 19d) None of the above

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Which "James Bond" film did Roald Dahl write?a) Casino Royaleb) You Only Live Twicec) Diamonds Are Foreverd) Live and Let Die

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Who illustrated most of Dahl's children's books?

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What year was Roald Dahl born?

Who is this?

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2:ART OF JAPAN

Katsushika Hokusai

Question 1

What was Hokusai’s childhood name?

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During an 1804 Tokyo festival what did Hokusai create using a broom and buckets full of ink?a) A portrait of the Buddhist priest Darumab) A portrait of Buddha c) A picture of Mount Fujid) A picture for a wooden book

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What is the name of Hokusai's most famous collection of works?

Question 4• What is the name of this picture?

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At what age did Hokusai complete his artwork entitled “Ducks in a Stream”?a) 55b) 63c) 71 d) 87

Question 6

What is the current name of the city of Edo where Hokusai

was born?

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What were Hokusai’s main media for his artwork?a) Paint and charcoalb) Block print and oilc) Paint and block print d) Paint and pastel

Who is the person shown in this picture?

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Question 9

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Hokusai's last words were "If only Heaven will give me another ten years... Just another five more years, then I could become a

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3:MUSIC

Taylor Swift

Question 1

What kind of music does Taylor Swift sing?

Question 2

What were the names of the two songs that Taylor Swift wrote and sang for

the new hit movie “Hunger Games”?

Question 3

Which Jonas brother did Taylor Swift date?

Question 4

In which animated movie did Taylor Swift voice a young girl called Audrey?

Question 5

What is Taylor Swift's favorite number? a) 22b) 14c) 10d) 13

Question 6

In what movie was Taylor Swift in as a teenage high-school girl called Felicia Miller?

Question 7

Which of these awards did Taylor Swift gain at the Grammy Awards this year?a) Best Country Solo Performanceb) Best Country Duo/Group Performancec) Best Country Albumd) Best Country Song

Question 8

Which famous American gave Taylor Swift an award for all the work she's done for charity?

Question 9

How many albums has Taylor Swift released?

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4:ECONOMICS

European Economy

Question 1

Prior to the advent of the euro as a currency in Europe, what was

the currency of Portugal?

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When was the European Economic Community first formed?

Question 3

Name three of the founding members of the EEC?

Question 4

What central European country is not a member of the EU even though every country surrounding it is?

Question 5

How many countries are currently members of the EU?a) 18b) 23c) 27d) 35

Question 6

Which country is likely to be the next member of the EU?

Question 7

What is the approximate exchange rate of the Euro to the NZ dollar?

Question 8

Which EU country is currently at risk of leaving the EU due to their country’s financial difficulties?

Question 9

What are the EU’s ‘four freedoms’? The free movement of:a) Goods, people, food and carsb) People, capital, services and goodsc) Cars, capital, animals and servicesd) Goods, services, capital and food

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What are the three top selling book series of all time?(Includes graphic novels) They do not have to be in

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5:SCIENCE

Space

Question 1

Name all the planets in our Solar System

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When Solarwinds manage to slip through the Earth's thick atmosphere, this is called... a) An Aurora Borealis b) An Eclipsec) A Nebulad) A Supernova

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How many stars are there in our Solar System?

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Who am I?

• I am a large planet with rings made of ice

and rocks

• I am the only planet that is tipped on its side

• I travel round the Earth every month

• A big storm travels across me every year,

from space it appears to be a big red spot

Question 5

Which of these people was a famous astronomer?a) Abraham Lincolnb) Isaac Newtonc) Galileo Galileid) Ernest Rutherford

Question 6

Between which planets in our Solar System is an asteroid belt?

Question 7

i) Which movie is Space Ranger Buzz Lightyear from?ii) Who was he named after?

Question 8

What is the name of the space probe that has recently landed on Mars?

Question 9

Why do we have leap years?

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6:HEALTH & P.E.

Spanish Influenza

Question 1

What year was the Spanish Influenza

Pandemic?

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What is the estimated number of people that died from the Spanish Influenza?a) 50,000b) 10,000,000 c) 75,000d) 50,000,000

Question 3

What is another name for the Spanish Flu?a) Yo Soy Un Ucranio Alceb) La Burbujac) El Español Enfermod) La Grippe

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True or False?The Flu spread to the Artic.

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Who was the flu most vulnerable to?a) Infantsb) 5-20 year oldsc) 20-40 year oldsd) Elderly

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People with jobs such as capenters were employed to build for the Spanish Influenza?a) Wooden Coffinsb) Doors for Roomsc) Beds for Patientsd) All of the above

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How many waves of the Influenza were there?a) 10b) 2c) 3d) 5

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True or False?World War I caused the Spanish Influenza

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Why was the flu so fatal?a) Because people had weak immune sytemsb) Because it was a mutationc) Because it spread so quicklyd) Because there were no cures

7:MATHS

The Metric System

Question 1

Which country first came up with the idea of the metric system?

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What are the seven basic units of the metric system

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What is this and where is it kept?

Question 4

Put the following in order from largest to smallest....gigametre, picometre, kilometre, nanometre, zeptometre, decimetre, terametre, megametre, micrometre, and metre

Question 5

What is the "Square Kilometre Array"?

Question 6

Convert 3574.65 centimetres into kilometres

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The modern metric system is most similar to which historical metric system?a) Mesopotamian systemb) Onomatopoeia systemc) Greek systemd) Persian system

Question 8

If 1 Galleon = $4.81, 1 Sickle = $0.28 and 1 Knut = $0.01 and I have 10 Galleons, 10 Sickles, and 10 Knuts, how much money in dollars do I have?

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Which is the ONLY industrialised nation in the world that does not use the metric system?a) New Zealandb) United States of Americac) United Kingdomd) Argentina

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8:SUPER QUIZ!Famous World

Landmarks

Question 1

Which city in India is the Taj Mahal

located?

Question 2

What country gave America the Statue of Liberty as a "thank-you" present?a) Englandb) Australiac) Franced) Germany

Question 3

How many years did it take to build the Leaning Tower of Pisa?

Question 4

What city would you find this in and what is it called?

Question 5

What are the names of the four Presidents who have their faces carved into Mount Rushmore?

Question 6

Which indigenous people of the world named what we know as Ayers Rock "Uluru“

Question 7

In what state in America could you find the Grand Canyon?

Question 8

Which country in South America is Machu Picchu located?

Question 9• What is the height of

this famous London landmark?

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