The Big 1 General Knowledge 1

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Question Number
Geography 1 2 3 4 5 6
History 7 8 9 10 11 12
English 13 14 15 16 17 18
Science 19 20 21 22 23 24
General 25 26 27 28 29 30
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Question 1
The largest ocean in the world is the :-
Answer 50:50
A: Indian B: Pacific
C: Atlantic D: Arctic
E: Mediterranean F: Baltic
Question 1 50:50
Q. The largest ocean in the world is the
:-
Answer
A: B: Pacific
C: D: Arctic
E: F: Baltic
Score
Question 1 Answer board
The largest ocean in the world is the :-
B: Pacific
The Pacific Ocean was given the name peaceful

by the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan
however it has many storms and tsunamis
Question 2
Q. The capital of China is called:-
Answer 50:50
A: Hong Kong B: Shanghai
C: Tokyo D: Seoul
E: Beijing F: Delhi
Question 2 50: 50
Answer
A: Hong Kong B: Shanghai
C: D:
E: Beijing F:
Question 2 Answer Score
board
E: Beijing
Beijing has been a capital for many

centuries but Shanghai is the largest
city in China
Question 3
Q. The longest river in Britain is called
the :-
Answer 50:50
A: Shannon B: Avon
C: Mersey D: Severn
E: Trent F: Thames
Question 3 50:50
the:-
Answer
A: B:
C: D: Severn
E: Trent F: Thames
Score

the:-
D: Severn
The River Severn has its source in Wales

and then flows into England. The Severn
Estuary has the second largest tidal
range (15m) in the world.
Question 4
Q. Which of the following is NOT a
desert?
Answer 50:50
A: Sahara B: Namib
C: Atacama D: Kalahari
E: Pantanal F: Mojave
Question 4 50:50
desert?
Answer
A: B:
C: Atacama D:
E: Pantanal F: Mojave
Score

desert?
E: Pantanal
The Pantanal is a swampy area in the SW

of Brazil and is the home of anacondas,
capybaras and anteaters.
Question 5
Q. Which of the following
mountains/hills is NOT found in
England?
Answer 50:50
A: Skiddaw B: Helvellyn
C: Skafell D: Great Dun Fell
E: Pen y Fan F: The Cheviot

Question 5 50:50
England?
Answer
A: Skiddaw B:
C: D:
E: Pen y Fan F: The Cheviot

Question 5 Answer Score
board

England?
E: Pen y Fan
Pen y Fan is in the Brecon Beacons in

Wales
Question 6
Q. Which country is surrounded by
Poland, Slovakia, Austria and
Germany?
Answer 50:50
A: Slovenia B: Switzerland
C: Czech Republic D: Croatia
E: Bavaria F: Liechtenstein
Question 6 50:50
Germany?
Answer
A: B:
C: Czech Republic D: Croatia
E: F: Liechtenstein
Score

Germany?
C: Czech Republic
The Czech Republic was founded in 1993

after a peaceful division of Czechoslovakia
into two separate states.
Question 7
Q. Which English king was killed by an
arrow in the eye?
Answer 50:50
A: Arthur B: William 1
C: George 1 D: Harold
E: Charles 1 F: Henry 1
Question 7 50:50
arrow in the eye?
Answer
A: B: William 1
C: D: Harold
E: F: Henry 1
Score

arrow in the eye?
D: Harold
The tradition is that Harold was killed by an arrow

in the eye at the Battle of Hastings. And this led to
the defeat of the English by the Normans
Question 8
Q.Which ruler put a tax on beards?
Answer 50:50
A: Nero B: Peter the Great
C: James 1 D: Catherine the Great
E: The Sun King F: Vlad the Impaler

Question 8 50:50
Q. Which ruler put a tax on beards?
Answer
A: B: Peter the Great
C: James 1 D:
E: F: Vlad the Impaler

Score
Q. Which ruler put a tax on beards?
B: Peter the Great
Peter the Great, Ruler of Russia, wanted to

modernise his country and wanted to
discourage men from having beards.
Question 9
Q.Which event killed the biggest
proportion of people in England?
Answer 50:50
A: Black Death 1348 B: Second World War
C: Blitz D: First World War
E: The Great Plague F: 1920s Flu Epidemic

Question 9 50:50
Q. Which event killed the biggest
Answer
A: Black Death 1348 B:
C: D: First World War
E: F: 1920s Flu epidemic

Score
Q. Which event killed the biggest

A: Black Death 1348
The Black Death killed between one third

and a half of the population of England
Question 10
Q.Which tribe did Boadicea(Boudicca)
belong to ?
Answer 50:50
A: Atrebates B: Brigantes
C: Cantiaci D: Belgae
E: Silures F: Iceni
Question 10 50:50
Q. Which tribe did Boadicea(Boudicca)
belong to ?
Answer
A: Atrebates B: Brigantes
C: D:
E: F: Iceni
Score
Q. Which tribe did Boadicea(Boudicca)

belong to ?
F: Iceni
She was Queen of the Iceni, a tribe from East

Anglia and led a revolt against the Romans
in AD61 but was eventually defeated.
Question 11
Q.How much was a groat worth?
Answer 50:50
A: four pence B: six pence
C: florin D: shilling
E: half a crown F: guinea

Question 11 50:50
Q. How much was a groat worth?
Answer
A: four pence B:
C: D: shilling
E: F: guinea
Score
Q. How much was a groat worth?
A: four pence
This was a silver coin first minted in the 13th

century and because of inflation could buy a
lot more than four pence nowadays
Question 12
Q. Who was the first Empress of India?
Answer 50:50
A: Cleopatra B: Nefertiti
C: Queen Victoria D: Elizabeth
E: Jingu F: Catherine the Great

Question 12 50:50
Answer
A: Cleopatra B:
C: Queen Victoria D:
E: Jingu F:
Score
C: Queen Victoria
Queen Victoria assumed the title of

Empress of India in 1876.
Question 13
play by Shakespeare?
Answer 50:50
A: Hamlet B: Romeo and Juliet
C: Othello D: Great Expectations
E: Twelfth Night F: Macbeth

Question 13 50:50
Answer
A: B:
C: Othello D: Great Expectations
E: Twelfth Night F:
Score

D: Great Expectations
Great Expectations was a book

written by Charles Dickens.
Question 14
Q. Which of the following was written
by Geoffrey Chaucer?
Answer 50:50
A: Jane Eyre B: Othello
C: The Canterbury Tales D: Great Expectations
E: A Midsummer Nights
F: The Domesday Book
Dream
Question 14 50:50
Answer
A: B:
C: The Canterbury Tales D: Great Expectations
E: A Midsummer Nights
F:
Dream
Score

C: The Canterbury Tales
The Canterbury Tales was one of the first popular

books written in English and consists of 24 stories
told by a group of pilgrims to each other the
people who told the best story has their meal paid
for by the rest of the group.
Question 15
Q. Great Expectations was written by
which author?
Answer 50:50
A: Daphne Du Maurier B: Geoffrey Chaucer
C: Anita Desai D: William Shakespeare
E: Emily Bronte F: Charles Dickens

Question 15 50:50
which author?
Answer
A: Daphne Du Maurier B: Geoffrey Chaucer
C: D:
E: method of crop
F: Charles Dickens
rotation
Score

which author?
F: Charles Dickens
Great Expectations tells the story of a

young orphan called Pip and how he makes
his way in the world
Question 16
Q. A famous English poet who wrote
poems about the Lake District was:-
Answer 50:50
A: Ted Hughes B: Charlotte Bronte
C: William Wordsworth D: Sylvia Plath
E: Lord Byron F: William Shakespeare

Question 16 50:50
Answer
A: B: Charlotte Bronte
C: William Wordsworth D:
E: Lord Byron F:
Score

C: William Wordsworth
One of his famous poems was entitled

Daffodils or I wandered lonely as a cloud and
described the Lake District in spring
Question 17
Q. Which of the following books was
ordered by William the Conqueror?
Answer 50:50
A: Othello B: Beowulf
C: The Domesday Book D: The Canterbury Tales
E: The Saxon Chronicle F: Macbeth

Question 17 50:50
Answer
A: B:
C: The Domesday Book D: The Canterbury Tales
E: The Saxon Chronicle F:

Score

C: The Domesday Book
William the Conqueror ordered a book to be

written which recorded the land and livestock
of each landowner in England and what it was
worth so that it could be taxed.
Question 18
Q. Who wrote the poem The Ballad of
Reading Gaol
Answer 50:50
A: Oscar Wilde B: Virginia Woolf
C: Lord Byron D: Mary Shelley
E: Sylvia Plath F: George Eliot

Question 18 50:50
Reading Gaol
Answer
A: Oscar Wilde B: Virginia Woolf
C: D: Mary Shelley
E: F:
Score

Reading Gaol
A: Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde had been sent to Reading Gaol for two

years hard labour for being a homosexual. While
there he met a soldier who had murdered his wife.
The soldier was hung in Reading Gaol and Oscar
Wilde thought it was a hideous procedure.
Question 19
Q. What does the chemical symbol Ag
refer to?
Answer 50:50
A: Agriculture B: Arsenic
C: Silver D: Antimony
E: Aluminium F: Agent
Question 19 50:50
refer to?
Answer
A: B: Arsenic
C: Silver D: Antimony
E: F:
Score

refer to?
C: Silver
Many scientific terms are written in

Latin. Ag comes from the Latin
Argentum for silver
Question 20
Q. Which of the following parts of the
body most needs calcium in peoples
diet?
Answer 50:50
A: liver B: bones
C: brain D: muscles
E: skin F: eyes
Question 20 50:50
body needs calcium in peoples diet?
Answer
A: B: bones
C: brain D: muscles
E: F:
Score

body needs calcium in peoples diet?
B: bones
Calcium is important to keep the body

healthy and 99% is stored in the bones and
teeth. It is also important for muscle
contraction.
Question 21
carnivorous animal?
Answer 50:50
A: cow B: leopard
C: dog D: hyena
E: lion F: jaguar
Question 21 50:50
carnivorous animal?
Answer
A: cow B:
C: D: hyena
E: F: jaguar
Score

carnivorous animal?
A: cow
Carnivorous animals eat other animals. Cows are

herbivorous and eat plants.
Question 22
Q.Which of the following is a
deciduous tree?
Answer 50:50
A: rhododendron B: yew
C: Christmas Tree D: oak
E: pine F: fir
Question 22 50:50
Q. Which of the following is a
deciduous tree?
Answer
A: rhododendron B: yew
C: D: oak
E: F:
Score
Q. Which of the following is a

deciduous tree?
D: oak
A deciduous tree loses its leaves in winter or

in the dry season in some parts of the world
Question 23
Q. Which of the following is NOT part
of the earths structure?
Answer 50:50
A: inner core B: oceanic crust
C: outer core D: continental crust
E: mantle F: stuffed crust

Question 23 50:50
Answer
A: B: oceanic crust
C: D: continental crust
E: F: stuffed crust
Score

F: stuffed crust
A stuffed crust is a type of pizza!

Question 24
Q. Animals which have a pouch in
which they keep their young are
called:-
Answer 50:50
A: nocturnal B: poachers
C: mammals D: carnivores
E: marsupials F: herbivores
Question 24 50:50
called:-
Answer
A: B: poachers
C: mammals D:
E: marsupials F:
Score

called:-
E: marsupials
e.g. a kangaroo
Question 25
Q. Which country has the lowest birth
rate?
Answer 50:50
A: Italy B: Spain
C: Vatican City D: Andorra
E: San Marino F: Iceland

Question 25 50:50
rate?
Answer
A: B:
C: Vatican City D:
E: San Marino F: Iceland

Score

rate?
C: Vatican City
The Vatican City is a tiny independent state in

Rome where the Pope lives. Most of the
population of 900 are either priests or nuns
and most years the birth rate is 0%
Question 26
Q. Which team won the European Cup
in 1979 and 1980?
Answer 50:50
A: Liverpool B:Tottenham Hotspur
C: Nottingham Forest D: Manchester United
E: Arsenal F:Chelsea
Question 26 50:50
in 1979 and 1980?
Answer
A: Liverpool B:
C: Nottingham Forest D: Manchester United
E: F:
Score

in 1979 and 1980?
C: Nottingham Forest
Brian Clough was the manager of

this famous football team!
Question 27
Q.Which famous scientist based his
theory on what he saw at the Galapagos
Islands?
Answer 50:50
A: Charles Babbage B: Charles Darwin
C: Albert Einstein D: Isaac Newton
E: Archimedes F: Marie Curie

Question 27 50:50
Q. Which famous scientist based his
Islands?
Answer
A: Charles Babbage B: Charles Darwin
C: D: Isaac Newton
E: F:
Score
Q. Which famous scientist based his

Islands?
B: Charles Darwin
Charles Darwin developed his theory of

natural selection or survival of the fittest
after studying the animals in the Galapagos
Islands
Question 28
Q.Which of the following is NOT an
example of a new town?
Answer 50:50
A: Harlow B: Livingston
C: Milton Keynes D: London
E: Bracknell F: Stevenage
Question 28 50:50
Answer
A: Harlow B: Livingston
C: D: London
E: F:
Score

D: London
New towns were set up in Britain from the

1930s onwards in order to reduce the
overcrowding of the large cities. London
(Londinium) was built by the Romans in AD 47
Question 29
Q.What was the original name of the
film star John Wayne?
Answer 50:50
A: John Wayne B: Duke
C: Marion Morrison D: Rooster Cogburn
E: The Shootist F: John Chisum

Question 29 50:50
Q. What was the original name of the
Answer
A: John Wayne B:
C: Marion Morrison D: Rooster Cogburn
E: F:
Score
Q. What was the original name of the

C: Marion Morrison
The Film studio changed his name from

Marion Morrison to John Wayne because
they thought is sounded better.
Question 30
Q. A greenbelt is an area of the
countryside around a town/city where:-
Answer 50:50
B: People go to walk the

A: There are lots of trees
dog
C: There are lots of farms D: There are lots of parks
F: No new development
E: Few people live
is allowed
Question 30 50:50
Q. A greenbelt is an area of the
Answer
A: There are lots of trees B:
C: There are lots of farms D:
E:
is allowed
Score
Q.A greenbelt is an area of the

is allowed
A greenbelt is established to try to stop

city from spreading out to cover the
countryside
The Big 1!
Q. Where was Jimi Hendrix born?
A: London B: Montego Bay
C: St Lucia D: New York
E: Fender Stratocaster F: Seattle

The Big 1! Answer
Q. Where was Jimi Hendrix born?
F: Seattle, USA
Jimi Hendrix was a famous guitarist . He became

very successful with his band The Jimi Hendrix
Experience and played at the Woodstock Festival
And the Winner was:-
Lets give them a big round of applause!

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Welcome to

Throw a dice to decide which team starts.

A team has one minute to answer a question.

Optionally there may also be a competition

Rhinos Gorillas Zebras Wolves Lions Eagles

Rhinos Gorillas Zebras Wolves Lions Eagles

The largest ocean in the world is the :-

The Pacific Ocean was given the name peaceful

A: Hong Kong B: Shanghai

A: Hong Kong B: Shanghai

Q. The capital of China is called:-

Beijing has been a capital for many

Q. The longest river in Britain is called

The River Severn has its source in Wales

Q. Which of the following is NOT a

The Pantanal is a swampy area in the SW

C: Skafell D: Great Dun Fell

E: Pen y Fan F: The Cheviot

E: Pen y Fan F: The Cheviot

Q. Which of the following

Pen y Fan is in the Brecon Beacons in

C: Czech Republic D: Croatia

C: Czech Republic D: Croatia

Q. Which country is surrounded by

The Czech Republic was founded in 1993

Q. Which English king was killed by an

The tradition is that Harold was killed by an arrow

A: Nero B: Peter the Great

C: James 1 D: Catherine the Great

E: The Sun King F: Vlad the Impaler

A: B: Peter the Great

E: F: Vlad the Impaler

Q. Which ruler put a tax on beards?

B: Peter the Great

Peter the Great, Ruler of Russia, wanted to

A: Black Death 1348 B: Second World War

C: Blitz D: First World War

E: The Great Plague F: 1920s Flu Epidemic

A: Black Death 1348 B:

C: D: First World War

E: F: 1920s Flu epidemic

Q. Which event killed the biggest

The Black Death killed between one third

Q. Which tribe did Boadicea(Boudicca)

She was Queen of the Iceni, a tribe from East

A: four pence B: six pence

E: half a crown F: guinea

Q. How much was a groat worth?

This was a silver coin first minted in the 13th

C: Queen Victoria D: Elizabeth

E: Jingu F: Catherine the Great

Q. Who was the first Empress of India?

Queen Victoria assumed the title of

A: Hamlet B: Romeo and Juliet

C: Othello D: Great Expectations

E: Twelfth Night F: Macbeth

C: Othello D: Great Expectations

Q. Which of the following is NOT a

Great Expectations was a book