Twelfth Night
History
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General Knowledge 1
General Knowledge 2
100

Why is Olivia melancholy at the beginning of the play?

At the start of the play, Olivia mourns her brother’s death

100

What direction does the Nile flow?

South to North

100

Besides 12 and 1, what is one factor of 12?

6

100

Mount Everest is in what mountain range?

The Himalayas 

100

What is the largest mammal on Earth?

Blue whale

200

How are the twins Sebastian and Viola separated?

Shipwreck/storm

200

What do we call Ancient Egyptian writing?

Hieroglyphics 

200

What is the highest common factor of 18 and 3?

3


Write the prime factorisation for each number. 3 is a prime number. You do not need to factorise 3.


18 = 2 × 3 × 3
3  


Next, find the common factors shared by both of the numbers.


18 = 2 × 3 × 3
3 = 3

The only common factor of 18 and 3 is 3, so the highest common factor is 3. 

200

What is the biggest planet in our solar system?

Jupiter

200

What is the closest planet to the Sun?

Mercury

300

Why is the play called Twelfth Night?

 

The title Twelfth Night refers to the twelfth night of Christmas

300

What does PEEL stand for?

Point, Explanation, Evidence and Link

300

5 X12 =

60

300

What is the largest ocean?

Pacific Ocean

300

Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? (

Spongebob squarepants

400

What does deception mean? Give an example in Twelfth Night

The act of hiding the truth

400

Where was Ancient Egypt situated?

North eastern Africa

400

What geometric theorem allows for the calculation of the square of a hypotenuse of a triangle, by combining the squares of the two other sides? It gets its name from an ancient Greek philosopher.

Pythagoras Theorem 

400

How many days are there in a leap year?

366

400

What is the name of the nutrient that helps build and repair body tissues?

Protein

500

the term for a comparison between two unlike things using "like" or "as"

Similie

500

What was a major purpose for building the pyramids?

Tombs for pharaohs when they died

500

How many sides are there in a heptagon?

7

500

Which desert is not in Africa: Kalahari, Gobi, or Sahara?

Gobi

500

Which literary device gives human qualities to inanimate objects or animals?

Personification

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