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Strand Junior School's Annual Junior School Quiz
Last updated: 18/2/04

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This very successful event was supported with enthusiasm as usual, with 19 teams competing. The winner was Reynolds School with 62 points out of 65.

How well do you think you would do at the Strand Quiz?

General Knowledge

  1. In Computers what does the E stand for in Email? Electronic
  2. In nature what do you count on a tree to calculate its age? Rings
  3. In maths if a TV programme started at 8,35 and ended at 10.15 how long did it last? 1hr 40 mins (100 mins)
  4. In the children’s programme The Tweenies what is the name of the dog? Doodles
  5. In Rudyard Kipling’s ‘The Jungle Book’ which animals brought up Mowgli as a child? Wolves
  6. What is the path of a planet around the Sun called? Orbit
  7. The three colours of the American flag are blue, white and what other colour? Red
  8. In Science what colour comes between orange and green in the rainbow? Yellow
  9. Print the word PHOTOSYNTHESIS. PHOTOSYNTHESIS
  10. In Geometry how many right angles does a right-angled triangle have? One

Entertainment

  1. Who won Fame Academy 2003? Alex Parks
  2. Name the new Disney film? Holes
  3. Who is Justin Timberlake’s actress girlfriend? Cameron Diaz
  4. How many members does Blazing Squad have? Ten
  5. On what day and time is T.O.T.P. on the television? Friday 7.30pm
  6. Who presents the lottery show on a Saturday night? Ian Wright
  7. What is the highest prize you can win on Chris Tarrant’s Quiz Show? One million
  8. Who sings “Hole in the head”? The sugerbabes
  9. The recent cartoon film is called “Finding…” Nemo
  10. Who spent 40days in a glass box above the River Thames?
    David Blaine

History & Geography

  1. Henry V111 @ Elizabeth 1st belongs to which Royal House? Tudor
  2. Of which country was Cleopatra Queen? Egypt
  3. Which famous plane has just had its last flight? Concorde
  4. What is the Capital of France? Paris
  5. Which young Jewish girl’s diary was published in 1947,she hid in an attic? Anne Frank
  6. Which country’s women might wear a Kimono? Japan
  7. In which U.S.State is Disneyworld? Florida
  8. In which year was the first manned spaceflight, 1961,1962 or 1963? 1961
  9. In which town did the Flintstones live? Bedrock
  10. What is the name of the airport nearest to Grimsby? Humberside Airport at Kirmington

Sport

  1. Who wears no23 for Real Madrid? David Beckham
  2. Where will the 2004 Olympic Games be held? Athens Greece
  3. Who is the ladies world half-marathon champion? Paula Radcliffe
  4. Which young Everton player has just turned 18? Wayne Rooney
  5. In Cricket who holds the Ashes? Australia
  6. What sport does Ernie Ells play; he has just won a million in his last game? Golf
  7. What are the five colours of the Olympic rings? Black, yellow, red, green, and blue
  8. What is the nickname of Arsenal? Gunners
  9. What colour is a cricket ball? Red
  10. What sport is the Davis Cup? Tennis

Music

  1. This group was the runners up on the first series of Popstars.
    Liberty X

  2. This group former name was S Club Junior. S Club 8
  3. Their first album was Angels with Dirty Faces. Sugarbabes
  4. She Sung with Lil Kim, Pink and Mya for the hit song Lady Marmalade.
    Christina Aguilera
  5. Her first song was Complicated. Avril Lavigne
  6. He used to be a member of Boyzone. Ronan Keating
  7. A band of three girls named Liz, Jenny and Natasha. Atomic Kitten
  8. He used to be in the band Take That. Robbie Williams
  9. He was the runner up in the first series of Pop Idol. Gareth Gates
  10. A band of three boys who are Charlie, Matt and James. Busted

Famous Faces

Can you name all these famous Faces?

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2
3
Sean Paul
Alex Parks
David James
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5
6
Arnold Schwarznegger
Kim Gee
Prince William
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8
9
Simon Cowell
Harry Potter
Avril Lavigne
10
11
12
Orlando Bloom
Eminem
Shane Richie/Alfie Moon
13
14
15
Ant & Dec
Rudd Van
Nistelroy
Elvis Presley

 

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