Which trees loose their leaves in autumn? deciduous evergreens conifers cycadales palms What is the speed limit on Britain's motorways? 70 mph 60 mph 55 mph 75 mph 80 mph Which of these is the shortest distance? 100 mm 100 cm 1000 mm 1 m 0.1 km What is the underground system in Paris called? Metro Maestro Montego Montro Mistral "Jumbo Jet" is the nickname for the... Boeing 747 Boeing 757 Airbus Boeing 707 BAC 1-11 Which leaf would you find on the Canadian flag? Maple Sycamore Birch Oak Beech The Roman numeral X equals... 10 100 5 50 1000 Alexander Graham Bell invented the... telephone television computer hovercraft submarine How many degrees do the angles in a triangle add up to? 180 360 210 150 120 To put in order is to... arrange arange arrang arrangge a range When you have made a decision you have... decided desided deccided decidid desidded If you assist someone, you might be... helpful helppful helpfull help full helpfil Cats are said to have nine... lives lifes lievs lieves liffes Some people speak with an... accent acent acennt accennt aksent Molten rock is often called... lava elemi calcite guana guanaco Oliver Twist was written by Charles... Dickens Drake Dumas Dillon Dracue Which sea is so salty that almost nothing can live in it? Dead Sea Red Sea Salt Sea Dread Sea Black Sea What type of instrument is the viola? string brass percussion woodwind timpani How many sides does an octagon have? 8 5 7 9 12 Which animals have fur or hair? mammals reptiles amphibians insects fish What are young swans called? cygnets swanlings ducklings swanlets chicks What is the unit of currency in Italy? lira guilder mark franc peseta What was the name of Dick Turpin's horse? Black Bess Silver Highway Charger Deliver The organ which pumps blood around the body is the... heart lungs liver spleen pancreas Which biblical character wore a coat of many colours? Joseph Jacob Issac Esau Laban How many sides does a pentagon have? 5 6 7 9 8 What relation to you is your mother's brother? uncle cousin nephew father aunt Which British monarch reigned the longest? Victoria Elizabeth Richard I Henry VIII Charles I A cactus is a... plant fungus disease drink game What is the unit of currency in Switzerland? franc dollar pound mark guilder In which continent is Zimbabwe? Africa Asia S. America N. America Oceania What language do people in Holland speak? Dutch Flemish French German Swedish What are The Alps? mountains glaciers caves volcanoes lakes Who first wrote about Winnie the Pooh, Tigger and Rabbit? A A Milne B Potter K Graham M Bond R Kipling In which game might you "castle" and "check"? chess draughts pontoon patience monopoly Which story book character lived in Transylvania? Dracula Mr Hyde Werewolf Holmes Dr Who How many ears would sixteen cats have? 32 36 42 64 48 If something happens every year, it occurs... annually anually anualy anually annuly Something very old might be... ancient anshent anceint aincient ainshent The middle of an object is its... centre center sentre senter centar A fourth is usually called a... quarter quartre quatre quater quartter If something happens often it is... frequent frequant frequente frequeant freqent We use our lungs to... breathe breath breave brethe breethe A ball is usually the shape of a... sphere spher sphear spheer sphaer What might a geologist study? rocks time the stars movement plants Manx cats have no... tails claws fur whiskers ear lobes A foal is a young... horse cow hare bear deer Where might you find a chopstick? a restaurant a concert hall a karate club a snooker hall a garden An elephant is said to "Never..." forget remember think run hide Which animals live in a dreys? squirrels geese beavers badgers foxes Which animal's height might you measure in "hands"? a horse a dog a cow a sheep a turkey John Constable was a famous... artist musician singer actor author What shape was King Arthur's table? round square crescent hexagonal octagonal Which is the heaviest? gold lead silver aluminium bronze How many wives did Henry VIII have? 6 5 4 8 7 Who is the patron saint of England? St George St Patrick St David St Arthur St Andrew Who ate the porridge and upset the bears? Goldilocks Alice Ratty Tom Mary Where did the Yellow Brick Road take Dorothy? Emerald City Oz Lilliput Hamelin Oz City Which bear left Aunt Lucy in Peru and went to London? Paddington Winnie Mr Bear Barney Teddy Honk Kong borders which country? China Russia India Korea Turkey What is the capital city of Japan? Tokyo Kyoto Taipei Beijing Osaka In which continent is Burma? Asia Europe S. America N. America Africa Dehli is the capital city of which country? India Pakistan Sri Lanka Burma Borneo What is the capital city of Italy? Rome Naples Florence Venice Milan What is the capital city of Australia? Canberra Sydney Melbourne Darwin Adelaide Which bird lays its eggs in other bird's nests? cuckoo robin swallow sparrow rook In a soccer match how many players can be on the field? 22 24 25 26 20 In which book are Wendy, Hook and the Lost Boys? Peter Pan Jungle Book Pinocchio BFG Sam Pig What did the Ugly Duckling finally become? a swan a duck a goose an eagle a raven What is a half of 50 plus a quarter of 28? 32 25 39 78 53 Take a third of 60 from a fifth of 100. 0 20 10 40 5 How many make up a baker's dozen? 13 12 14 15 11 How many metres are in a kilometre? 1000 100 500 10000 5000 What is added to bread to make it rise? yeast flour salt sugar air What does a zoologist study? animals zoos plants people numbers