Quiz night!

Last week's quiz had us doing some summer travels, but did you know the blue grotto from the blue lagoon? Let's find out!

Round 1 Answers

1. Where can you find the Seven Coloured Earths?

Mauritus

2. What is the scientific name for the Northern Lights?

Aurora Borealis

3. Which central South American country is home to the largest salt flats in the world?

Bolivia

4. Which pink flower that grows on trees brings thousands of visitors to Japan annually when in full bloom?

Cherry Blossom

5. Which Greek God has been immortalised in a statue that you can visit in Olympia?

Zeus

6. Victoria Falls is a waterfall on which Southern African river?

Zambezi river

7. On which Caribbean island can you swim with pigs?

Bahamas

8. Where is the Blue Grotto?

Off the coast of the Isle of Capri, Amalfi Coast, Italy

9. Where is the Blue Lagoon geothermal spa?

Iceland

10. The Temple of the Emerald Buddha and The Grand Palace can be found in which Asian capital?

Bangkok in Thailand

Round 2

1. Antigua and Barbuda

2. Bahamas

3. Mexico

4. Australia

5. Maldives

6. Saint Lucia

7. Belize

8. Rwanda

9. Qatar

10. Mauritius

11. Seychelles

12. Thailand

13. Bahrain

14.  Italy

15. UAE

16. Cambodia

17. South Africa

18. Malaysia

19. Saint Kitts and Nevis

20. Aruba

21. Singapore

22. Jamaica

23. Saint Martin

24. Belgium

25. Norway

26. Grenada

27. Indonesia

28. Argentina

29. Greece

30. Finland

31. Iceland

32. Germany

33. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

34. Portugal

35. Croatia

36. Philippines

37. Montenegro

38. Japan

39. Hong Kong

40. Barbados

Don't forget to let me know how you got on!

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Now this week I thought we'd go back to school - just ahead of the schools! All these questions are taken from recent GCSE syllabus' and we've made it multiple choice to see if you'll be top of the class or one of the class staying behind! Good luck!

1. What must an object have in order to be affected by gravity? Charge, Mass or Magnetism?

2. In Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, where does Miss Havisham live? Misselthwaite Manor, Thornfield Hall or Satis House?

3. Purple paint is made by mixing red paint and blue paint in the ratio 5 : 2. Yan has 30 litres of red paint and 9 litres of blue paint. What is the maximum amount of purple paint he can make? 31.5 litres, 39 litres or 30 litres?

4. How many chromosomes does a human have in each body cell? 23, 23 pairs or 46 pairs?

5. What is the technique called where a writer will describe the weather to create a certain atmosphere? Personification, onomatopoeia or pathetic fallacy?

6. £500 is invested in a bank account that receives 3% compound interest per year. How much will be in the bank account after 2 years? £530.15, £515.00 or £530.45?

7. In plants what substances are transported in the xylem? Water and mineral salts (ions), water and amino acids or just water?

8. In William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing, who does Claudio fall in love with? Beatrice, Margaret or Hero?

9. What type of pressure system are hurricanes and cyclones associated with? High, low or radical?

10. Which of these words is an abstract noun? Cat, love or New York?

le and hope are all examples of which category of words?