Round 1 – General Knowledge #twubquiz
1. Wimbledon’s All England Lawn Tennis Club is also a centre for which sport? #twubquiz
2. Hokkaido is an island that is part of which country? #twubquiz
3. Who founded the Scout movement? #twubquiz
4. What is the highest rank in the British army? #twubquiz
5. The Santa Maria was a ship of which explorer? #twubquiz
6. Geronimo was the leader if which North American Indian people? #twubquiz
7. Who or what is the African Queen in the film starring Humphrey Bogart and Katherine Hepburn? #twubquiz
8. Flopsy, Mopsy, and Cottontail are the siblings of which fictional character? #twubquiz
9. In a building, what is a paternoster? #twubquiz
10. Which modern city was called Byzantium? #twubquiz
Round 2 – Acronymns #twubquiz
The questions in this round are about acronyms and initialisms. Some are in the question and some in the answer #twubquiz
1. What does NATO stand for? #twubquiz
2. Jeff Lynne was the frontman of which initialism named 70s and 80s band? #twubquiz
3. The NES and SNES were games consoles made by which company? #twubquiz
4. What does NASA stand for? #twubquiz
5. AIDS is a condition caused by which virus? #twubquiz
6. The chemical 2,4,6 – trinitrotoluene is more commonly known as what? #twubquiz
7. The computer term WYSIWYG stands for what? #twubquiz
8. James Watson and Francis Crick are credited with the discovery of what in 1953? #twubquiz
9. The TV series The Man from UNCLE followed 2 secret agents. Name ONE of the actors in these roles. #twubquiz
10. In the TV series Doctor Who what does TARDIS stand for? #twubquiz
Round 3
Name the film and the Shakespeare play it was inspired by
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Round 4 – Science #twubquiz
1. How many pairs of chromosomes would you find in a normal human cell? #twubquiz
2. What piece of equipment would you need to measure current in an electric circuit? #twubquiz
3. There are 3 main types of rock. Name 2. (1/2 a point for each) #twubquiz
4. Complete this chemical equation: Calcium + Magnesium Sulphate à Calcium Sulphate + ? #twubquiz
5. What does the enzyme Amylase digest? #twubquiz
6. What type of cells in the human body do not contain nuclei? #twubquiz
7. What are the names of the 2 particles that make up the core of an atom? (1/2 a point for each) #twubquiz
8. A person runs at 6 m/s for 20s. How far do they run? (Don’t forget your units!) #twubquiz
9. Where does the energy in a food chain originally come from? #twubquiz
10. What is the name for the change in frequency of a wave due to the relative position of the observer? (Think about ambulances) #twubquiz
Round 5 – Connections
1. What is the name for a collection of ships or other vehicles? #twubquiz
2. What is the oldest surviving university in the UK? #twubquiz
3. What is the name for large, flat, dark, open-capped mushrooms often seen as a vegetarian substitute for burgers in restaurants? #twubquiz
4. Which big haired comedian was caught up in the Sachsgate scandal last year? #twubquiz
5. Which battle took place on 21st October 1805 and was part of the Napoleonic Wars? #twubquiz
6. George IV held which position between 1811 and 1820 during the incapacity of his father, George III, due to mental illness? #twubquiz
7. What famous fictional character was created by Ian Flemming? #twubquiz
8. Who was the presenter of Jim’ll Fix it? #twubquiz
9. Which UK city is the home of the National Space Centre? #twubquiz
10. What connects the answers of questions 1 to 9? #twubquiz
Answers
Round 1 – General Knowledge
1. Croquet
2. Japan
3. Lord Robert Baden Powell
4. Field Marshall
5. Columbus
6. Apache
7. Steamboat / boat
8. Peter Rabbit
9. A lift / elevator
10. Istanbul
Round 2 – Acronyms
1. North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
2. ELO (Electric Light Orchestra)
3. Nintendo
4. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
5. HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus)
6. TNT
7. What you see is what you get
8. DNA
9. Robert Vaughn and David McCallum
10. Time and Relative Dimension(s) in Space
Round 3 – Picture Round
1. West Side Story (Romeo and Juliet)
2. 10 Things I Hate About You (The Taming of the Shrew)
3. Forbidden Planet (The Tempest)
4. O (Othello)
5. The Lion King (Hamlet)
6. Kiss Me Kate (The Taming of the Shrew)
7. Romeo Must Die (Romeo and Juliet)
8. Get Over It (A Midsummer Night’s Dream)
9. She’s the Man (Twelfth Night)
10. Shakespeare in Love (Twelfth Night – I allowed Romeo and Juliet as the majority of the film is about him writing the play)
Round 4 – Science
1. 23
2. Ammeter
3. Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic
4. Magnesium (It is a displacement reaction)
5. Starch (will allow carbohydrates)
6. Erythrocytes/ Red Blood Cells
7. Protons and Neutrons
8. 120 m
9. The Sun / Solar energy
10. The Doppler Effect / Doppler Shift
Round 5 – Connections
1. Fleet
2. Oxford
3. Portobello
4. Russell Brand
5. The Battle of Trafalgar
6. The Prince Regent
7. James Bond
8. Jimmy Savile
9. Leicester
10. They are all names of London Streets: Fleet Street; Oxford Street; Portobello Road; Russell Square; Trafalgar Square; Regent Street; Bond Street; Savile Row; Leicester Square.
Round 4 – Science #twubquiz
1. How many pairs of chromosomes would you find in a normal human cell? #twubquiz
2. What piece of equipment would you need to measure current in an electric circuit? #twubquiz
3. There are 3 main types of rock. Name 2. (1/2 a point for each) #twubquiz
4. Complete this chemical equation: Calcium + Magnesium Sulphate à Calcium Sulphate + ? #twubquiz
5. What does the enzyme Amylase digest? #twubquiz
6. What type of cells in the human body do not contain nuclei? #twubquiz
7. What are the names of the 2 particles that make up the core of an atom? (1/2 a point for each) #twubquiz
8. A person runs at 6 m/s for 20s. How far do they run? (Don’t forget your units!) #twubquiz
9. Where does the energy in a food chain originally come from? #twubquiz
10. What is the name for the change in frequency of a wave due to the relative position of the observer? (Think about ambulances) #twubquiz
Round 5 – Connections
1. What is the name for a collection of ships or other vehicles? #twubquiz
2. What is the oldest surviving university in the UK? #twubquiz
3. What is the name for large, flat, dark, open-capped mushrooms often seen as a vegetarian substitute for burgers in restaurants? #twubquiz
4. Which big haired comedian was caught up in the Sachsgate scandal last year? #twubquiz
5. Which battle took place on 21st October 1805 and was part of the Napoleonic Wars? #twubquiz
6. George IV held which position between 1811 and 1820 during the incapacity of his father, George III, due to mental illness? #twubquiz
7. What famous fictional character was created by Ian Flemming? #twubquiz
8. Who was the presenter of Jim’ll Fix it? #twubquiz
9. Which UK city is the home of the National Space Centre? #twubquiz
10. What connects the answers of questions 1 to 9? #twubquiz
Answers
Round 1 – General Knowledge
1. Croquet
2. Japan
3. Lord Robert Baden Powell
4. Field Marshall
5. Columbus
6. Apache
7. Steamboat / boat
8. Peter Rabbit
9. A lift / elevator
10. Istanbul
Round 2 – Acronyms
1. North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
2. ELO (Electric Light Orchestra)
3. Nintendo
4. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
5. HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus)
6. TNT
7. What you see is what you get
8. DNA
9. Robert Vaughn and David McCallum
10. Time and Relative Dimension(s) in Space
Round 3 – Picture Round
1. West Side Story (Romeo and Juliet)
2. 10 Things I Hate About You (The Taming of the Shrew)
3. Forbidden Planet (The Tempest)
4. O (Othello)
5. The Lion King (Hamlet)
6. Kiss Me Kate (The Taming of the Shrew)
7. Romeo Must Die (Romeo and Juliet)
8. Get Over It (A Midsummer Night’s Dream)
9. She’s the Man (Twelfth Night)
10. Shakespeare in Love (Twelfth Night – I allowed Romeo and Juliet as the majority of the film is about him writing the play)
Round 4 – Science
1. 23
2. Ammeter
3. Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic
4. Magnesium (It is a displacement reaction)
5. Starch (will allow carbohydrates)
6. Erythrocytes/ Red Blood Cells
7. Protons and Neutrons
8. 120 m
9. The Sun / Solar energy
10. The Doppler Effect / Doppler Shift
Round 5 – Connections
1. Fleet
2. Oxford
3. Portobello
4. Russell Brand
5. The Battle of Trafalgar
6. The Prince Regent
7. James Bond
8. Jimmy Savile
9. Leicester
10. They are all names of London Streets: Fleet Street; Oxford Street; Portobello Road; Russell Square; Trafalgar Square; Regent Street; Bond Street; Savile Row; Leicester Square.
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