False or True?
Logic
Astronomy
Country studying
Sport
10
A cloud can weigh over a million pounds.
True
They may look all light and fluffy, but the reality is that clouds are actually pretty heavy
10
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Letter "J"
all letters are consonant
10
Name the first woman in space
The first woman in space was a Russian called Valentina Tereshkova.
She launched into both history and space during the Vostok 6 mission on June 16, 1963.
She spent almost three days in space and orbited the Earth 48 times in her space capsule before returning to Earth.
10
How many parts are there in London? Name them
There are 4 parts in London: The City, The Westminster, The West End and The East End
10
How many players play on football pitch?
22
20
Oxygen has a colour, smell and taste.
False
Gaseous oxygen is colourless, however, when in liquid from, it comes in a shade of pale sky-blue.
20
A boy and a doctor were fishing. The boy is the doctor's son, but the doctor isn't the boy's father. Who is the doctor?
mother
20
Would you be able to walk on Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus or Neptune?
You wouldn’t be able to walk on Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus or Neptune because they have no solid surface! They are made of gas.
20
What happened in London in 1666 ?
There was the Great Fire in London in 1666 and it destryed many houses
20
which country has been assigned the status of the homeland of ice hockey?
Canada
Homeland of modern ice hockey
30
The Great Wall of China is longer than distance between London and Beijing.
True.
London to Beijing is only 8,136 km. The Great Wall of China is 21,196.18 km.
30
Spot the odd one out - FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, FORTH, FIFTH, SIXTH, SEVENTH, EIGHTH
Forth
It should be Fourth
30
Will Footprints left on the Moon disappear?
Footprints left on the Moon won’t disappear as there is no wind.
30
Who is the author of 'Macbeth' and 'Hamlet'?
William Shakespeare
30
What are the three words that make up the motto of the Olympics?
Faster, higher, stronger
40
Australia is wider than the moon.
True.
The moon sits at 3400km in diameter, while Australia's diameter from east to west is almost 4000km.
40
The day before two days after the day before tomorrow is Saturday. What day is it today?
Friday
40
Which planet wasn't named after a God?
Earth is the only planet not named after a God.
All of the planets, except for Earth, were named after Greek and Roman gods and godesses
40
What does this combination of letters mean?
Llanfairpwllgwyngyll-gogerychwyrndrobwlllllandysiliogogogoch
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch is the town with the longest name in the world which is situated in Wales.
40
A sport with a bat and ball in which a successful batter hits the ball and runs around the bases to score.
Baseball
50
The longest river in the world is the Amazon River.
False.
Amazon is the largest; the Nile is the longest.
50
50
Why normal pens can't be used in space?
As space has no gravity, pens won’t work.
Normal pens work by gravity pulling the ink towards the pen’s nib (the writing part) – as you hold the pen in your hand writing part facing downwards.
As there’s no gravity in space, the ink doesn’t get pulled to the nib.
50
What is the difference between the Unithed Kingdom and Great Britain?
- United Kingdom is an country belonging to the European continent that includes four separate countries on the British isles: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
- Great Britain is the name for three nations on the main isle: England, Scotland and Wales
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The person responsible for ensuring fair play, scoring that competitors play well with each other.
a referee