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100
There were a total of 16 bicycles and tricycles parked in the school compound. The total number of wheels was 38. Find the number of bicycles.
10 bicycles
100
A temple in Thailand is to face charges after the bodies of 40 -------s were found.
Tiger Cub
100
Who wrote the book ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’?
Roald Dahl
100
In two years Jennie will be twice as old as she was three years ago. How old is Jennie?
8
100
Where are the Grammy Awards held??
Staple Centre
200
Describe the Venn Diagram* A' U B' (*use term shaded)
The whole set would be shaded except A n B (the central part)
200
What company has gained a $3.5 billion investment from Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund?
Uber
200
Who are the authors of stories such as Hansel and Gretel, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, etc?
The Grimm Brothers
200
Mary was cooking a dish and as per her recipe she needed one cup of milk. However, she only had a three cup measuring container and a five cup measuring container. How will she measure just one cup? (Approximations are not allowed)
Fill the 3-cup container and empty it into the 5-cup container. Fill the 3-cup container again and pour it into the 5-cup container. You will only be able to pour 2 cups, so the remainder in the 3 cup container would be 1 cup of milk.
200
Who was the youngest artist to win album of the year
Taylor Swift
300
Without using calculator calculate exact value of Sin90 x Cos90
ZERO
300
This week a young boy in China broke a £10 000 statue only hours after it went up. What was the statue of and what was it made of?
The fox (Nick) from Zootopia, lego
300
In ‘Lord Of The Rings’, what is the name of the place which they must bring the One Ring?
Mordor
300
If six thousand six hundred and six dollars is written as $6,606, then write eleven thousand eleven hundred and eleven dollars
$12,111
300
when was the first ever Grammy held??
4th May 1959
400
a car travels from its base B to deliver supplies to two factories at A and D A is 6km due east of B and the distance from A to D is 8 km D is on a bearing of 120 degrees from B Find the bearing of D and A
142
400
A court in India has found 24 people guilty for something that occurred in 2002. What were these people found guilty of?
For their involvement in the Gujarat massacre.
400
What is the name of the F Scott Fitzgerald story of a boy who ages backwards?
The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
400
Three friends Jim, Sam and Tom were playing in the garden and one of them broke a pot. While enquiring about it the three friends answered as follows: Jim: I haven’t broken the pot. Sam: I haven’t broken the pot. Tom: Sam has broken the pot. If only one of them is telling the truth, then who broke the pot?
Jim
400
How many actual nominees were there for 57th grammy awards??
899
500
A farmer has 44kg of pineapples. He also has apples and strawberries, but can’t find how many of each he has. He knows that there is four times the weight of strawberries than apples. He also figured out that if he took 100kg away from the product of the weight of the apples and strawberries, it is equal to the weight of the pineapples. Find the weight of apples and the weight of the strawberries.
6kg of apples and 24kg of strawberries
500
General labour unrest has led to a strike in Paris. Most trade unions are protesting against work time changes. What industry is this mainly affecting?
Public transport - rails
500
Who are the main characters in the story ‘Bridge To Terabithia’?
Jesse and Leslie
500
Sam's son is the brother of the only sister of Andrew. Dorothy, the only daughter of Sam, has only two brothers. What is the relation between Sam and Andrew?
Sam is Andrew’s father.
500
How long is the grammy red carpet and how many people does it welcome??
500 by 80 feet long and welcomes 7000 people
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