SET QUESTIONS 5th

5th Form - Set Questions

1. Which order did Saint Francis start?

The Order of St. Francis

2. Which is Alexander Graham Bell’s famous invention?

The telephone.

3. In what way did the lower class contribute to the French Revolution taking place?

They wanted to create a new and fairer society.

4. Mention one impressionist artist.

Edgar Degas

Mary Cassat

Claude Monet

Henri Matisse

5. Which organization did Mother Teresa of Calcutta start?

The Missionaries of Charity

6. Mention 1 of Edison’s famous inventions?
The light bulb
The phonograph
The kinetoscope

7. Why did the US Civil war break out?

Because the southern states didn’t want to be part of the United States anymore.

8. What was Beethoven’s job?

He was composer and a pianist.

9. What are the 3 states of matter?

Solid, liquid, gas

10. Expansion is one of the physical changes in matter. What are the other four? Movement, contraction, changes of state, fragmentation

11. Who was Mother Theresa of Calcutta?

She was a nun who lived in India and helped poor people. She has won the Nobel Peace Prize for her work.

12. Which is the closest planet to the Sun?

Mercury

13. What is the name given to a large group of stars?

Galaxy

14. In which country in ancient times was mummification carried out on important people when they died?

Egypt

15. Which people travelled in longships and raided Britain from Scandinavia in early medieval times?

The Vikings

16. What title was given to the rulers of Ancient Egypt?

Pharaohs

17. How old was Mozart when he started to write music for flute and piano?

8 years old.

18. Who are the three tenors?

Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo and Jose Carreras.

19. What object did Cinderella lose as she ran away from the ball?

A glass slipper.

20. What nationality was Admiral Brown, commonly known as the father of Argentine navy?

Irish

21. Who invented the airplane?

The Wright brothers

22. What subject identifies Edgar Degas’ paintings?

Ballet dancing.

23. Who helps Sherlock Holmes to solve mysteries?

Dr. John Watson

24. Where would you find the MonaLisa?

At the Louvre, in Paris.