English
What is a synonym for the word happy?
a) Angry
b) Joyful
c) Tired
d) Nervous
Joyful
What is the value of the digit 5 in the number 45.382?
5 tenths (0.5)
Which part of the human body pumps blood around the circulatory system?
a) Lungs
b) Brain
c) Heart
d) Stomach
Heart
Who is captain of the Korean men's national team?
Son Heung-Min
What are The Kelpies?
Horses head statues in Falkirk
Identify the relative pronoun in this sentence:
The girl who won the race was very excited.
who
Multiply 3.6 × 250
900
What is the name of the process when liquid water changes into water vapour at the surface?
a) Freezing
b) Melting
c) Condensation
d) Evaporation
Evaporation
How often do the Olympics, Paralympics, and World Cup take place?
Every 4 years
Which Scottish event are we doing at the summer fair?
Highland Games
Rewrite this sentence using correct punctuation for direct speech:
sarah said i am going to the library after school
Sarah said, “I am going to the library after school.”
Round 8.67 to the nearest whole number
9
A food chain starts with grass. What is the original source of energy for the food chain?
The sun
The Ashes is a sporting event played around a sport you have learned in PE this year - what sport is it?
And for a bonus 300 points, name the two commonwealth nations that compete for it
Cricket
England & Australia
Which of the following did a Scottish person NOT invent?
A - Television
B - Telephone
C - Internet
D - Refrigerator
The internet
What figurative language technique is used in this sentence?
The wind howled angrily through the trees.
Personification
A triangle has angles of 40° and 70°. What is the missing angle and what kind of triangle is it?
70° + isosceles triangle
What happens to the weight and mass of an object if gravity becomes weaker?
Weight decreases but mass stays the same
How long is a full marathon in kilometers?
42.195km
What Scottish soda will we be serving at the summer fair?
Irn Bru
Read the sentence below and answer the question:
Although Marcus was nervous about the performance, he walked confidently onto the stage and smiled at the audience.
What can you infer about Marcus from this sentence?
Marcus may have felt worried inside, but he tried to appear confident and brave in front of the audience.
A bag contains only red, blue, and green marbles. Sofia takes one marble from the bag. Which event is mutually exclusive with choosing a red marble?
a) Choosing a blue marble
b) Choosing a colourful marble
c) Choosing a red or blue marble
d) Choosing a marble smaller than 2 cm
Choosing a blue marble
Which statement best explains how sedimentary rocks can form fossils?
a) Lava cools quickly around dead plants and animals
b) Heat and pressure melt dead organisms into rock
c) Layers of sediment bury dead organisms over time
d) Wind carves fossil shapes into rocks
Layers of sediment bury dead organisms over time
The morning of our field trip to the War Memorial of Korea, Scotland qualified for the World Cup by beating which European nation?
For a bonus 500 points, what was the score?
Denmark
4-2
What does the following Scottish phrase mean?
Ach, its awfy dreich outside today.
Oh, it is wet, gray skies, and quite miserable weather today.