Science
What is the purpose of a switch in a circuit?
A switch controls the flow of electricity. When open, it breaks the circuit and stops the current from flowing.
What event in 1914 started World War I?
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria.
Name the 4 main symbols in the poem 'In Flander's Fields' by John McCrae
Poppies, lark, torch, crosses
What is the term for cutting down or clearing large areas of forest?
Deforestation
What is the official statement or topic that a debate is based on called?
debate motion
A bulb is connected to a battery with wires, but it doesn’t light up. List three possible reasons.
Broken wire, flat battery, bulb blown, loose connection, or open switch. Any 3 valid answers.
What are the 4 main causes of WW1?
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism
What was the horrific event that Anne Franke lived through called?
The Holocaust
How are tsunamis usually caused?
Underwater earthquakes.
What county is the town 'Killeagh' in?
Cork
Name 2 conductors that were used in our circuit boards.
Paper fasteners, wires
Who were the Central Powers in WW1? (4)
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire (Turkey), Bulgaria
What does the term “cross-examination” mean?
When lawyers ask questions to a witness called by the other side to test their truth.
Name the river that flows through Paris.
The Seine.
How do you say 'Did you make?' in Gaeilge. (the question form of 'to make' in past tense)
An ndearna tú.
What did Benjamin Franklin discover?
That lightening was a form of electricity.
What were the RAF pilots, who defeated the Germans in the Battle of Britain, called by Winston Churchill.
'The Few'
What did Anne Franke want to be when she grew up?
A writer
A famous treaty was signed here after WW1. What is this place called?
The Palace of Versailles.
A fish tank measures 60 cm by 30 cm by 40 cm. What is its capacity in liters?
72 liters (Volume in cm³ ÷ 1000)
Who discovered the very first battery?
Alessandro Volta.
What was it called when the Germans invaded and attempted to take over Russia?
Operation Barbarossa
What do we call the presentation someone gives to persuade investors in Dragons’ Den?
A pitch
What does 'S'il vous plait' mean in English?
Please
What is this sequence called: 1,1,2,3,5,8,13,21....
Fibonacci sequence