Branching out (interdisciplinary)
Back to the future
Before and After
Multi-culturalism
You know, the rest of the English subject...
Trivia Galore!
100

Natural Science: What do you call the process where a neutron suddenly transforms into a proton and an electron? 

Beta radiation (another biproduct is the neutrino) 


100

Who was the first man on the moon?

Neil Armstrong

100

This streaming service from Jeff Bezos is the title of the UK's head of state.

Amazon Prime Minister

100

What is the name of the young immigrant featured in Educating Greater Manchester?

Rani

100

Closest one wins, no negative points: how many people were, in 2022, measured to be able to speak and understand basic English?

1.5 billion (Ethnologue, 2022.)

100

What is the longest river in the world?

The Nile

The Amazon River is measured to have a larger volume of water, but it's shorter 

200

Math: Will a cubic function (tredjegradsfunksjon) always have a lowest point (nullpunkter)?

There is always one, but a cubic function can have more as well. 

200

Who "invented" classical physics in the 1600s?

Isaac Newton

200

This final movie in the series about Tessa and Hardin based on the books written by Anna Todd is a movie about an American-Chinese woman becoming "unstuck" in time and traveling the multiverse (winner of best picture at the 2023 Oscars). 

After Everything Everywhere All at Once

200

Who bought Wrexham Football Club at the beginning of the series Welcome to Wrexham?

Rob McElhenny and Ryan Renold.

200

Which amendment in the American constitution forbids (, in general,) slavery?

The 13th Amendment

200

Who discovered penicillin? 

Alexander Flemming

300

What is the largest type of glacier on Earth called?

Ice sheet or continental glacier (innlandsis)

300

Foreshadowing for your history class next year: which civilization is commonly referred to as the world's first? 

Mesopotamia 

300

This theme park in Florida based on the most influential animation studio in world history is a video game (massive multiplayer online role playing game) published by Blizzard entertainment in 2004, recently featured in the movie Ibelin

Disney World of Warcraft

300

Which band wrote the hit Zombie as a response to the Troubles in Ireland?

The Cranberries


300

The beginning of 12 Years a Slave, the story of Solomon Northup, is set 20 years before the American Civil War. Which decade did the Civil war take place?  

The 1860's (1861-1865)

Solomon Northup was kidnapped in Washington City in 1841, and Rescued in 1853.

300

In the UK, what is the day after Christmas known as?

Boxing Day

400

Norwegian: Which female author is probably best know for her series of books about Kristin Lavransdatter?

Sigrid Undset

400

Psychology: Who invented the hierarchy of needs?

Maslow

400

The singer for the famous English rock band with hits such as "We Will Rock You" is an astrological phenomenon where a planet appears to reverse its orbit, often being blamed for misfortune according to astrologists. 

Freddy Mercury (is in) Retrograde

400

What other nation's flag, besides England's, did the youths in Derry burn during their bonfire "festival"?

Israel / the Israeli flag

400

What was/is the western part of the mid-west called, OTHER than the Steel-/Rust Belt? This name was derived from its massive investment in agriculture. 

The Breadbasket (of America)

400

What is the chemical symbol for gold?

This one kind of hurts...

Au

500

What is the inner and outer core of Earth's mantel called? 

 Lithosphere (inner) and Asthenosphere (inner

500

Who said "I think, therefore I am"? The inventor of rationalism.

500

This biographical film about Frank Abignale (played by Leonardo DiCaprio) living a life of a con-man on the run from the FBI is a hit song from Disney's The Lion King detailing Simba and Nala's budding romance. 

Catch me if you Can you feel the love tonight. ,

500

What were ALL 5 of the topics you could be asked to present in our last assessment (Round Table Discussion)?

You get no negatives if you have 4 correct answers, full points for 5 correct answers.


School System

Northern Ireland (the Troubles)

Dialects, Sociolects and Idiolects (Language)

(Cultural) Identity

Outsiderness

500

Which US president is usually credited with starting the War on Drugs in 1971?

President Richard Nixon, naming them "Public Enemy Number 1".

500

Who won the Ball D'or in 2015?

Lionel Messi