SET QUESTIONS 6th

6th Form - Set Questions

1. Complete the phrase, Pope John Paul II declared Saint Therese of Lisieux …….

 A Doctor of the Church.

2. Which two uses of radiation did  Marie Curie and her fellow workers investigate?

The use of radiation to treat cancer and x-rays.

3. What was Madame Curie’s profession?

She was a physicist.

       4. Which two countries fought at the Battle of Trafalgar?

England and France with Spanish support

5. Who was the admiral leading the British Royal Army at the Battle of Trafalgar?

Lord Nelson

6. Who wrote Moby Dick?

Herman Melville

7. What is the Emancipation proclamation of 1863 in the US?

A law that freed all the slaves in the US territory.

8. Why were scientists Fleming, Chain and Florey awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine?

For the discovery of penicillin.

9. What did some prominent citizens of Buenos Aires want to set while Spain settled their problems with France between 1808 y 1810?

They wanted an independent council to run Buenos Aires.

10. Who was Frédéric Chopin?

One of the most famous romantic musicians.

11. Name two of Beethoven’s best-known compositions.

Of his nine symphonies, the Fifth and Ninth symphonies are very popular.

12. What was the name of the London theatre Shakespeare is commonly associated with?  The Globe

13. In what English city was Shakespeare born? When?

In 1564 / Stratford upon Avon

14. Who ruled England in Shakespeare's days?

Queen Elizabeth I

15. Mention 3 plays by Shakespeare.

Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, Othello, The Tempest, A Midsummer Night's Dream, 
Hamlet

16. Who was the youngest person to win the Nobel prize?

Malala Yousafzai

17. What king received an arrow in his eye at the Battle of Hastings?

Harold Godwinson

18. In which US city would you find Manhattan, Brooklyn and the Bronx?

New York

19. Which metal is heavier, silver or gold?

Gold

20. Which is the smallest ocean in the world?

The Arctic Ocean

21. When and where was Roald Dahl born ?  

Wales  / United Kingdom ...16th September 1916

22. How did Roald Dahl participate in World War II? 

As a pilot

23. Who was the first female pilot to fly solo over the Atlantic Ocean?

Amelia Earhart

24. Who was the last active Pharaoh before Egypt became a Roman Province?

Cleopatra

25. Who is the youngest ever Nobel Peace Prize laureate?

Malala Yousafzai, a Pakistani activist for female education

26. What marks the beginning of the Middle Ages?

The fall of Rome.

27. What are Harry’s two best friends’ names in the Harry Potter books?

Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger

28. What are the names of the two rivers in Asia around which the first Mesopotamian civilizations settled?

Euphrates and Tigris.

29.  Who fought at the Battle of Marathon?

Athens against Persia

30.  Where did democracy start?

Athens, Greece.

31. Complete Frida Kahlo’s words: “Feet, what do I need them for…

…if I have wings to fly.

32.  How did Joan of Arc die?

She was burned at the stake, accused of witchcraft and heresy. 

33. Which of the following is not a Roald Dahl book?

Fantastic Mr. Fox – The Hobbit - Boy – Matilda – The witches – Charlie and the chocolate factory