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Quiz questions

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Ask an adult to ask you the following questions. Record how you get on
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1. Which has the highest mountain: Earth or Mars?
[Mars]
2. What are the small indentations on a golf ball called?
[dimples]
3. What city has the largest population?
[Tokyo]
4. Which country claims the world's tallest building?
Malaysia, the twin Petronas Towers at 1,483 feet.
5. With what device are earthquakes recorded?
[seismograph]
6. Who was once known as the King of Soul, and now as the Godfather of Soul?
[James Brown]
7. Name the Yellow Telly Tubby.
[La La]
8. What is 'Tiger' Woods's first name?
[Eldrick]
1. What are Alpha Centauri and Sirius?
[stars]
2. Which actress starred in High Society ?
[Grace Kelly]
3. In which war was Operation Desert Storm?
[Gulf War]
4. Which 60s rock group recorded "Lighter Shade of Pale"?
[Procol Harum]
5. Clean, Jerk, and Snatch are terms used in which activity?
[weight lifting]
6. Which country is bordered by both the Atlantic and Indian Oceans?
[Republic of South Africa]
7. Which insect accurately indicates the air temperature: cricket, mosquito, or spider?
[cricket]
8. In which business is the richest man in the world?
[computer software, programs, Windows, --but not computers]
1. How many men have walked on the moon: 4, 8, or 12?
[12]
2. In which country would one find 8 of the world's 10 highest moiuntains?
[Nepal]
3. Which is the world's second-largest country in land area?
[Canada]




4. What is the most common blood type in humans?
[Type O]
5. The first television set was sold in which year: 1928, 1938, 1948?
[1928]
6. The name of which area in the Pacific means "many islands"?
[Polynesia]
7. What is the only word in English ending in the letters 'mt'?
[dreamt]
8. There are only four words in the English language which end in "dous". Two are tremendous and stupendous. Name the other two.
[horrendous or hazardous]
1. Which soup has calf's head as its main ingredient?
[Mock Turtle Soup]
2. When there are two full moons in the same month, what is
the second called?
[Blue Moon]
3. Which word does the 'e' in 'e-mail' stand for?
[electronic]
4. Who wrote "Waiting for Godot"?
[Samuel Beckett]
5. What is the name given to the process of signaling with two flags?
[Semaphore]
6. What is the currency of Switzerland?
[Swiss Franc]
7. What is the business term for assets which can be immediately
turned into cash?
[liquid assets]
8. Which country beginning with a 'T' has a shoreline on the Andaman Sea?
[Thailand]
1. Which is the largest planet in the solar system?
[Jupiter]
2. In which country is the world's largest McDonalds Restaurant?
[China]
3. Which US state capital ends in 'x'?
[Phoenix]
4. Which US store chain is named after the first mate in Moby Dick?
[Starbuck's]


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