JUNIOR QUESTIONS (YEARS 3 & 4)

Set this week by Mrs Perry

1.     The capital city of the state of Arizona USA is Phoenix.

2.     The moons of the planet Uranus are named after

        Shakesperean characters, including Miranda and

        Juliet (name one).

3.     The tarantula is a spider whose fangs are so large

        they used to be used as luxury toothpicks.  Despite their

        large fangs and poisonous bite, they can be safely picked

        up by humans.

4.     French composer Debussy wrote many beautiful piano

        pieces including the famous Clair de Lune which means Light

        of the Moon.

5.     The Gila Monster (pronounced HEE-la) is a large red and

        black lizard with scales like beads that is the only species of

        poisonous lizard in the United States.

6.     The Grand Canyon, arguably one of the Seven Wonders of

        the World, is found in the Arizona Desert.

7.     The longest reigning British monarch is Queen Victoria

        who reigned for more than 60 years.

8.     The rattlesnake is a poisonous snake that has a rattle at

        the end of its tail which it rattles loudly when threatened.

9.     Which planet was discovered at Flagstaff Observatory in

        Arizona in 1930?

10.    Name an instrument in the woodwind family?

INTERMEDIATE QUESTIONS (YEARS 5 & 6)

Set this week by Mrs Brady

1.     Armani, Hugo Boss, Burberry and Calvin Klein are all

        fashion designers.  

2.     The War of the Roses lasted 32 years and ended in

        1487.   

3.     The Panama Canal opened in 1914.  It cuts through

        Central America, linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.    

4.     A baby bat is called a pup.  

5.     William Shakespeare had to have two Globe Theatres built.

        The first burned down in 1613 and the second was built

        and opened the following year.   

6.     A newborn kangaroo is only 3 centimetres long.

7.     One gram is approximately the weight of one drawing pin.

8.     The only county to have a border with Cornwall is Devon.

9      'The Scream' is a painting that sold recently for over 75

        million pounds.  Who painted this picture?

10.    Who was the first man to reach the South Pole?

SENIOR QUESTIONS (YEARS 7 & 8)

Set this week by Mme Bradbury

1     Coda, meaning tail, is a word which describes closing

       measures of a piece of music.

2     The great writer, George Bernard Shaw, was Irish.

3     Barcelona recently staged its last bull fight.

4.    Leonardo da Vinci's 'Mona Lisa' is painted on

       poplar wood.

5.    ALMA, the world's most powerful astronomical device,

       has begun operating in the South American country of

       Chile.

6.    New Zealand witnessed its worst environmental disaster

       because of an oil spill from MV Rena off the coast of

       Tauranga.

7.    A Samoyed is a type of dog.

8.    The Etihad stadium in Manchester hosted the most

       dramatic Premiership match since it began 20 years ago

       on 13th May 2012 between Manchester City and QPR.

9.    What was the name of the scientist whose death was

       unknown to the Nobel Prize authorities when they made

       the announcement for the 'medicine' category?

10.   In the context of Apple iPhones, what is the name of

        the 'talking personal assistant' which combines voice

        activation and artificial intelligence?