Functional Skills
How many centimetres in a metre?
100
What continent is the UK part of?
Europe
Name the current Prime Minister
Rishi Sunak
What does KFC stand for?
Kentucky Fried Chicken
Name the substance, created by bees, that people enjoy on toast?
Honey
What is the name for a 'doing word'?
A verb
What is the capital city of France?
Paris
Name the 2 main political parties in England
Conservative and Labour
What food is traditionally eaten on shrove Tuesday?
Pancakes
What is the name of the animal that hatches from frog spawn, before developing into a frog?
A tadpole
Name this punctuation mark
;
Semi colon
What is the tallest mountain in the world?
Mount Everest
Can you name the flag of the UK, which contains the flags of England, Scotland and Ireland
The Union Jack
What is the main fruit used to make cider?
Apples
Can you name the tree that acorns come from?
Oak Trees
How may millilitres are there in a litre?
1000
Name the four countries in the United Kingdom
England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
What is the name of the official London residence of the monarch (currently King Charles)
Buckingham Palace
What type of food connects these places? Leicester, Wensleydale and Stilton
Cheese
What mythical creature appears on the Welsh national flag?
Dragon (red)
What is the name of the chart that you need to complete with a survey before you can create a graph or pie chart?
Tally chart
What is the name of the imaginary line that divides the Earth into North and South (Hemispheres)?
The Equator
What is the population of the UK (to the nearest 10 million!)
67 million (70 million)
What animal is l'escargot, a traditional French dish?
Snails
A duck-billed platypus is a poisonous mammal that lays eggs - true or false?
True