JUNIOR SCHOOLS CHALLENGE 2008
REGIONAL SET A TO BEUSED FOR ROUND ONE ONLY BONUS QUESTIONS
1 (a) A group of which animals is known as a „pride‟? Lions
(b) Envy, gluttony, avarice and pride are four of—what? The Seven Deadly Sins
(c) Who released a single called Pride (In the Name of Love) in 1984? U2
2 Proverbially:
(a) what has a silver lining? Every cloud
(b) what is the best policy? Honesty
(c) what is thicker than water? Blood
3 (a) What was the main use which Britain made of Australia between Prison colony /
1787 and 1868? transportation of
convicts
(b) Which castle in eastern Germany became Oflag IV-C, a prison for Colditz
POWs considered to be high security risks?
(c) Which famous prison was situated on an island in San Francisco Alcatraz
Bay?
4 (a) In which country is Istanbul? Turkey
(b) & (c) For ten points each, by what two other names has Istanbul Constantinople
been known? Byzantium
5 (a) What can be defined as „One of the threadlike "packages" of genes Chromosome
and other DNA in the nucleus of a cell‟?
(b) Talking about chromosomes, what difference do the letters XX and Sex (female/male)
XY make?
(c) How many pairs of chromosomes has a human being? 23
6 (a) Who is currently Mayor of London? Ken Livingstone
(b) In which month of this year will elections for the Mayoralty be held? May
(c) Which prominent Conservative politician is challenging Ken Boris Johnson
Livingstone for the leadership?
7 (a) Which is the closest planet to the Sun? Mercury
(b) Which function was performed by the Roman god Mercury? Messenger of the gods
(c) What was the real name of Freddie Mercury, lead singer with Farrokh Bulsara
Queen?
8 Which authors, best known for a single major work or sequence, also
wrote:
(a) Farmer Giles of Ham? J.R.R. Tolkien
(b) The Screwtape Letters? C.S. Lewis
(c) The Hunting of the Snark? Lewis Carroll
9 (a) What couldn‟t Jack Sprat eat? Fat
(b) In motoring terms, what does a jack do? Raises a section of car
off the ground
(c) Who or what was a „Jack Tar‟? A sailor (normally in the
Royal Navy)
10 In which sport have the following men and women, all of whom appear in
the New Year‟s Honours list, become well-known:
(a) John Higgins? Snooker
(b) Jason Robinson? Rugby Union
(c) Rachael Heyhoe-Flint? (Women’s) cricket
11 With which religions would you associate the following figures:
(a) Krishna? Hinduism
(b) the Dalai Lama? (Tibetan) Buddhism
(c) Guru Nanak? Sikhism
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12 Who played James Bond in the following films:
(a) Casino Royale (2006)? Daniel Craig
(b) Goldfinger? Sean Connery
(c) The Living Daylights? Timothy Dalton
13 (a) Which animal has species known as Fallow, Red and Roe? Deer
(b) What is fish roe? Eggs
(c) To which country do the Faroe Islands belong? Denmark
14 According to the nursery rhymes:
(a) how many men had the grand old Duke of York? Ten thousand
(b) what was Miss Muffet eating? Curds and whey
(c) why are the dogs barking? Beggars are coming to
town
15 (a) The new state of Montenegro was for nearly 70 years part of which (Former) Yugoslavia
state?
(b) For what type of entertainment is Monte Carlo best known? Gambling
(c) Which country has a capital called Montevideo? Uruguay
16 What nationality were the following scientists:
(a) Albert Einstein? German
(b) Marie Curie? Polish
(c) Alfred Nobel? Swedish
17 (a) What would a French speaker mean by bon appetit? ‘Good appetite’ – enjoy
your food
(b) What would an Italian speaker mean by Arrivederci? Goodbye
(c) What would a Spanish speaker mean by Manana? Tomorrow / not yet
18 (a) Who defeated Harald Hardrada at the Battle of Stamford Hill? Harold Godwinson (King
Harold)
(b) Who defeated Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings? William the Conqueror
(c) What name is given to the records of William‟s survey of England The Domesday Book
completed in 1086?
19 (a) Which of Shakespeare‟s plays tells the story of Beatrice and Much Ado About Nothing
Benedick?
(b) Which play by Oscar Wilde tells the story of two friends who The Importance of Being
ultimately discover they are brothers, and the girls they love? Earnest
(c) Which play by Bernard Shaw tells the story of a flower girl who is Pygmalion
taught to speak “like a duchess”?
20 In which TV comedy programme (not necessarily current) would you
hear the following catch-phrases:
(a) “I‟m the only gay in the village”? Little Britain
(b) “I have a cunning plan”? Blackadder
(c) “Lovely jubbly”? Only Fools and Horses
21 (a) In the old rhyme, what were the Lion and the Unicorn fighting over? The Crown
(b) Who broke his crown when he fell down the hill? Jack
(c) In pre-decimal coinage, how many shillings and pence was a half- Two shillings & sixpence
crown worth?
22 Where was the home of:
(a) the Greek gods? Olympus
(b) the Norse gods? Asgard
(c) the Round Table (in Arthurian legend)? Camelot
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23 In which continent is:
(a) Bolivia? South America
(b) Albania? Europe
(c) Rwanda? Africa
24 Which cheese (ignoring spelling) is:
(a) a gorge? Cheddar
(b) a village in The Lord of the Rings? Brie [Bree]
(c) made backwards? Edam [spell it
backwards…!]
25 For ten points each, which three countries supplied troops for Operation UK, USA, Canada
Overlord in 1944?
26 What would a computer user call:
(a) letters and packages as opposed to emails? Snail-mail
(b) the situation where what is shown on the screen matches the WYSIWYG (‘wizzywig’)
output, especially hard copy?
(c) data stored on a computer‟s browser enabling the websites to Cookies
identify and monitor information about users?
27 Which literary character was transformed:
(a) from a standard American teenager into Princess of Genovia? Mia Thermopolis
(Princess Diaries)
(b) from being the Worst Witch into a school heroine? Mildred Hubble
(c) from being an unpleasant, sallow Anglo-Indian girl into a Mary Lennox (The Secret
dedicated gardener and friend of Colin? Garden)
28 (a) When driving, what does a white P on a blue background mean? Parking
(b) What name is given to the road which leads on or off a motorway or Slip road
dual carriageway?
(c) What is the maximum speed limit on a motorway or dual 70 mph
carriageway?
29 (a) What term is used for the penumbra of light portrayed in art around Halo
the heads of saints to indicate holiness?
(b) For which company‟s gaming system is the game HALO designed? Microsoft
(c) What does the military term HALO stand for? High Altitude Low
Opening (or
Observability)
30 (a) How many strings has a violin? Four
(b) What is the name of the largest and lowest-pitched four-stringed Double bass
orchestral instrument?
(c) The modern version of which orchestral instrument has 46 strings Harp
covering six and a half octaves, and seven pedals?
31 Which national flag:
(a) is known as the Tricolour? France
(b) is red with a white cross on it? Switzerland
(c) is plain green with no other symbol?? Libya
32 For what do the following abbreviations stand for when placed before or
after a person‟s name:
(a) Rev? Reverend
(b) Hon? Honorable
(c) Esq? Esquire
33 Which countries are meant by these once classical and later poetic
names:
(a) Albion? England
(b) Caledonia? Scotland
(c) Hibernia? Ireland
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34 (a) Which king was executed during the English Civil War? Charles I
th
(b) The two older sons of Charles I both reigned during the 17 century: James II
Charles II was one—who was the other?
(c) What term is used for the process by which Charles II was invited to Restoration
ascend the throne in 1660, and for the period immediately following
his accession?
35 (a) What name is given to the small silver or gold models designed to Charms
hang from a bracelet?
(b) Who wrote a series about the enchanter Chrestomanci and his Diana Wynne Jones
world, beginning with Charmed Life?
(c) What physical particles can be charmed, strange, up, down, top or Quarks
bottom?
36 (a) Where in the body is the scapula? Shoulder
(b) What is the common name of the cranium? Skull
(c) What is the medical name for the hipbones? Pelvis
37 (a) Which small but dynamic character, with his large friend, has visited Astérix
England, Germany, Belgium and Switzerland, and met Cleopatra?
(b) What is the name of Obélix‟s dog (in French or English)? Idéfix / Dogmatix
(c) What was the first book in the series?. Astérix le Gaulois /
Asterix the Gaul
38 If the initials „FA‟ relate to football, to which sports do these initials apply:
(a) NBA? Basketball
(b) PGA? Golf
(c) ATP? Tennis
39 (a) Which season do the French call printemps [pron: prunn-tom, Spring
roughly!]
(b) What vegetable may be „spring‟ or „Spanish‟? Onion
(c) With which comedy series would you associate the Spanish Monty Python’s Flying
Inquisition? Circus
40 What were the surnames of the best-known artists whose Christian
names were:
(a) Pablo? Picasso
(b) Vincent? Van Gogh
(c) Salvador? Dali
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