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100

Choose the correct spelling to complete the sentence below:
The chef baked a delicious chocolate ________.

  • desert
  • dessert

 

dessert

100

What is the sum of 347 and 129?

347 + 129 = 476

100

What date are all NLCS students expected to be back in school in January 2025?

Monday 6th January 2025.

100

What part of a plant absorbs water and nutrients from the soil?

The roots.

100

Which planet is known as the "Red Planet"?

Mars

200

Add the missing punctuation in the sentence below:
The cat a small black kitten ran quickly into the garden

The cat, a small black kitten, ran quickly into the garden.

200

Simplify the fraction 18/24.

18/24=3/4

200

Who is Francis Mary Buss?

She was original founder of the first North London Collegiate School.

200

What force pulls objects towards the Earth?

Gravity.

200

Who wrote the famous book The Hobbit?

  • A. J.K. Rowling
  • B. C.S. Lewis
  • C. J.R.R. Tolkien
  • D. Roald Dahl

 

C. J.R.R. Tolkien

300

Underline the subordinate clause in the sentence below:
Although it was raining, we decided to play outside.

Although it was raining, we decided to play outside.

300

What is 3/4 as a percentage?

75%

300

Which song was sung by Inayah in the Kestrel's class assembly?

How Far I'll Go- Moana/Auliʻi Cravalho 

300

What are the three scientific states of matter?

Solid, liquid and gas.
300

What is the name of the house elf who helps Harry Potter in The Chamber of Secrets?

Dobby.

400

Rewrite the sentence below in the passive voice:
The boy kicked the ball into the goal.

The ball was kicked into the goal by the boy.

400

Find the area of a rectangle with a length of 8 cm and a width of 5 cm.

  • Area = length × width
  • 8cm X 5cm= 40cm2 
400

Mr May is the Head of which Senior School House?

Jais.

400

Camels are adapted to survive in deserts. Name two adaptations and explain how they help the camel survive. 


  • Humps: Store fat that can be converted into energy and water.
  • Long eyelashes: Protect eyes from sand and sun.
400

In Fortnite, what is the name of the fictional island where the game takes place?

The Island.

500

Rewrite the sentence below to change it from the present perfect tense to the past perfect tense:
She has written a fantastic story for the competition.

She had written a fantastic story for the competition.

500

Angles on a straight line add up to 180°. 

Use this fact to work out the sizes of the angle marked with a letter. 

50° 

500

How many academic years has Mr Helliwell worked at NLCS?

3 years (including this year)

500

Which animal group does each animal belong to?

500

Who sings the song, "Boy's a Liar"?

Ice Spice and PinkPantheress.

600

In Homer's Odyssey, what is the name of the sorceress who turns Odysseus' men into pigs, and how does Odysseus ultimately outsmart her?


  • The sorceress is Circe.
  • Odysseus outsmarts her by using a magical herb called moly, given to him by the god Hermes, which protects him from her spell. He then forces her to reverse the transformation of his men.
600

  • The greatest possible value of Dexter's number is 38,999.
  • The smallest possible value of Dexter's number is 37,500.
600

What are the names of the four assistant principals?

Mr Kennedy, Ms Ward, Ms Mosses and Mr May.

600

In 1835, Charles Darwin visited the Galapagos Islands and studied the animals living there. 

What did he observe about the finches living on the different islands?

Why were there variations between the finches?  

Darwin observed that finches on different islands had different beak shapes and sizes. 

The variations in finches were due to natural selection and food sources available on each island, leading to adaptations in their beaks.

600

Who is the second most famous content creator on Tiktok as of December 2024?  

Charli D'Amelio.