History
In what century did the potato famine occur in Ireland?
The 19th Century (1800s)
If it is summer in the Northern Hemisphere, what season is it in the Southern Hemisphere?
Winter
Can you name one organ of the digestive system?
Acceptable answers:
Mouth, oesophagus, stomach, small intestines, large intestines.
Basketball
What is the average of the following set of numbers:
5, 5, 8, 10, 12
8
What did people traditionally use at Halloween to carve Jack 'O Lanterns
Turnips
What is an import?
Goods or services bought into a country from another country.
What is the name of the organ that carries food from our mouth to our stomach?
Oesophagus
lucht féachana
audience
What is the most important level of the food pyramid?
Fruit and Vegetables
What was the name of the Celtic tradition that Halloween comes from?
Samhain
Halloween in Mexico is celebrated on a day well known as what?
Dia de los Muertos
Plants fall into what group of the food chain?
Producers
ialtóg
bat
What is the term used to descibe change in speed in a piece of music?
Tempo
What gas were air ships filled with?
Hydrogen
How long does it take the Earth to orbit the sun?
1 year (365 days and a quarter).
What is the name given to the series of changes in the life of an organism?
The Life Cycle
liamhás
ham
What is the median in a data set?
The value that falls directly in the centre
Can you name the brothers who designed the first aeroplane (surname)
The Wright Brothers
Name one of Ireland's main exports
(2 possible answers)
Beef
OR
Dairy Products
What is the final group of organisms in the food chain?
Decomposers
anraith
soup
What is the name of the art technique where many small dots are used to create a picture.
Hint: We used cotton buds when using this technique
Pointillism