History
In which city was RMS Titanic constructed?
Belfast
What is the volume of a cube which has edges measuring 5cm?
125cm³ (centimetres cubed)
General:
Which country has the most islands in the world?
Sweden (over 220,000!)
Which color absorbs the most light
Black
Which two cities provide the setting for Charles Dickens’s ‘A Tale of Two Cities’?
London and Paris
What does the Latin motto aut disce aut discede mean, which is displayed on the front of the White House?
'Either learn or leave'
A surprise attack by the Japanese on which naval base led to the US entering World War II?
Pearl Harbour
What is the next number in the series: 2, 9, 30, 93, …?
282 (multiply the previous number by three and then add three)
What's the smallest country in the world?
The Vatican City
Science:
Which state of matter takes the shape of its container?
Liquid
‘Celeste’ is a shade of which primary colour?
Blue
Which two members of LSM form have done their EPQs on a similar topic?
Tom and TJ
Name the American President who ended slavery.
Abraham Lincoln
The sum of all interior angles of a hexagon is
720 degrees
What's the capital of Canada?
Ottawa
Science:
Which organs (name two) does the respiratory system consist of?
Lungs, pharynx (throat), trachea, etc.
Which English author wrote the fantasy trilogy entitled ‘His Dark Materials’?
Phillip Pullman
How many of LSM form members are doing Maths A Level BUT NOT Chemistry?
3: Katie, Arjun, and Teddy
Who was the first wife of Henry VIII?
Catherine of Aragon
If a recipe requires 400 grams of potatoes for four people, how many kilograms would be required for twelve people?
1.2kg (Note difference in measurement – question given in grams and answer requires conversion to kilograms)
Name the largest (not highest) mountain range in the world?
The Andes – 7000km long; 6962m high
Science:
What is the largest bone in the body?
The femur
In which Shakespeare play do the following three characters all appear:
Horatio, Ophelia, and Gertrude
Hamlet
Which member of LSM form has been driving to school for the past few months?
Ellis
Aquae Sulis was the Roman name for which English city?
Bath
What is the square root of 484?
22
Where is the lowest natural place on planet Earth?
The Mariana Trench (11,034m)
Science:
Can you name the endocrine organ which releases insulin?
Pancreas
In which modern-day country was Rembrandt born?
The Netherlands
How many teachers does the Chemistry department have?
6: Ms Goodfellow, Dr Shaw, Mr Tierney, Mr Richardson, Ms Shedden, and Dr Baur