Primary School Quiz
2014
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PSQ Quiz
Famous People
Commonwealth games
Current affairs
Maths
General Knowledge
National
Literature
Geography
The English language
Media Round
Round 1
Famous People
Who is this?
Name this person
Question 1
Name this person
Question 2
Name this person
Question 3
Question 4
Name the
scientist
who
discovered
penicillin
Name this person
Question 5
Name the group and the actor
Question 6
Round 1
Famous People
Who is this?
Answers
Question 1
JK
Rowling
Question 2
Andy Murray
Question 3
Ewan
McGregor
Question 4
Alexander Fleming
Question 5
Emili
Sande
The Proclaimers
with David Tennant
Question 6
Round 2
Commonwealth
games
Round 2
Question 1
In which month is the
opening ceremony of
the 2014
Commonwealth games?
Round 2
Question 2
What is the name of
the mascot for the
2014 games?
Round 3
Question 3
Who wrote the “message to
the athletes” which is carried
in the baton to all the
competing countries and then
is read at the start of the
games?
Round 2
Question 4
Which stadium is
hosting the opening
ceremony of the 2014
Commonwealth Games?
Round 2
Question 5
Which stadium is
hosting the closing
ceremony of the 2014
Commonwealth Games?
Round 2
Question 6
In which year will the
next Commonwealth
Games take place?
Round 2
Answers
Round 2
Question 1
In which month is the
opening ceremony of the
2014 Commonwealth
games?
July
Round 2
Question 2
What is the name of
the mascot for the
2014 games?
Clyde
Round 3
Question 3
Who wrote the “message to
the athletes” which is carried
in the baton to all the
competing countries and then
is read at the start of the
games? The Queen
Round 2
Question 4
Which stadium is hosting
the opening ceremony of
the 2014 Commonwealth
Games?
Celtic Park
Round 2
Question 5
Which stadium is hosting
the closing ceremony of
the 2014 Commonwealth
Games?
Hampden Park
Round 2
Question 6
In which year will the
next Commonwealth
Games take place?
2018
Round 3
Current Affairs
Round 3
Question 1
In which month is the
Scottish Independence
Referendum?
Round 3
Question 2
2014 marks 100 years
since the beginning of
which war?
Round 3
Question 3
Which city in the UK
will host the start of
the 2014 Tour de
France cycling race?
Round 3
Question 4
Which city hosted the
2014 winter Olympic
games?
Round 3
Question 5
Which country is
hosting the 2014 FIFA
World Cup?
Round 3
Question 6
Which golf course
is hosting the 2014
Ryder Cup?
Round 3
Current Affairs
Answers
Round 3
Question 1
In which month is the
Scottish Independence
Referendum?
September
Round 3
Question 2
2014 marks 100 years
since the beginning of
which war?
WW1
Round 3
Question 3
Which city in the UK will
host the start of the
2014 Tour de France
cycling race?
Leeds
Round 3
Question 4
Which city hosted
the 2014 winter
Olympic games?
Sochi
Round 3
Question 5
Which country is
hosting the 2014
FIFA World Cup?
Brazil
Round 3
Question 6
Which golf course is
hosting the 2014
Ryder Cup?
Gleneagles
Round 4
Maths
Round 4
Question 1
Fractions:
Which of these is the biggest?
A. 3/4 of 20
B. 2/3 of 24
C. 1/3 of 21
Round 4
Question 2
What is the next term of
the sequence:
9, 12,17, 24,33,
Round 4
Question 3
If a train leaves Aberdeen
at 1.30pm and arrives in
Dundee at 3.02pm, how long
does the journey last?
Express your answer in
hours and minutes.
Round 4
Question 4
Bob buys a magazine for
£1.25 and chocolates for
£2.99 and pays with a £10
note. How much change
does he receive?
Round 4
Question 5
What name is given to the 3
dimensional object that has 6
equal square faces?
Round 4
Question 6
What shape is the
flat base of a cone?
Round 4
Maths
Answers
Round 4
Question 1
Fractions:
Which of these is the biggest?
A. 3/4 of 20 =15
B. 2/3 of 24 = 16
C. 1/3 of 21 = 7
Round 4
Question 2
What is the next term of
the sequence:
9, 12,17, 24,33, 44
+3,+5,+7,+9,+11
Round 4
Question 3
If a train leaves Aberdeen at
1.30pm and arrives in Dundee at
3.02pm, how long does the journey
last? Express your answer in
hours and minutes.
1 hour 32 minutes.
Round 4
Question 4
Bob buys a magazine for
£1.25 and chocolates for
£2.99 and pays with a £10
note. How much change
does he receive? £5.76
Round 4
Question 5
What name is given to
the 3 dimensional
object that has 6
equal square faces?
Cube
Round 4
Question 6
What shape is
the flat base of
a cone?
A circle
Round 5
General
Knowledge
Round 5
Question 1
What is Fred
Flintstone’s best
friend called?
st
nd
1 & 2 Names.
Round 5
Question 2
What is the
name of the
donkey in the
Winnie the Pooh
books?
Round 5
Question 3
What race of
creature is Bilbo
Baggins in the
Lord of the Rings
trilogy?
Round 5
Question 4
2014 is the
Chinese year of
which animal?
Round 5
Question 5
What is the
coloured part
of the eye
called?
Round 5
Question 6
What is the
total number of
spots on a sixsided dice?
Round 6
Answers
Round 5
Question 1
What is Fred
Flintstone’s best
friend called?
Barney Rubble
Question 2
Round 5
What is the
name of the
donkey in the
Winnie the Pooh
books? Eeyore
Round 5
Question 3
What race of
creature is Bilbo
Baggins in the Lord
of the Rings trilogy?
A Hobbit
Round 5
Question 4
2014 is the Chinese
year of which
animal?
The year of the
Horse
Round 5
Question 5
What is the
coloured
part of the
eye called?
Iris
Question 6
Round 5
What is the total
number of spots
on a six-sided
dice?
21
Round 6
Scotland
Round 6 – National
Question 1
What is the name
of England’s
Patron Saint?
Round 6 – National
Question 2
What is the
name of the
canal that
links
Birmingham
and London
Round 6 – National
Question 3
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Since 16 May
2007, who has been
the First Minister
of Scotland?
Round 6 – National
Question 4
What is the name
of the famous stone
in County Cork that
you kiss to become
more eloquent?
Round 6 – National
Question 5
Which building is at
the West end of
The Mall, in London?
Round 6 – National
Question 6
Which flower is
Wales’s national
emblem?
Round 6
National
Answers
Round 6 – National
Question 1
The name of
England’s Patron
Saint?
Saint George
Round 6 – National
Question 2
Which canal links
Birmingham and
London
Grand Union Canal
Round 6 – National
Question 3
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Since
May
2007, who has
been the First
Minister of
Scotland?
Alex Salmond
Round 6 – National
Question 4
What is the name of the famous
stone in County Cork that you kiss to
become more eloquent?
Blarney Stone
Round 6 – National
Question 5
Which building is at
West end of The Mall
in London?
Buckingham Palace
Round 6– National
Question 6
Which flower is
Wales’s national
emblem?
The Daffodil
Round 7
Literature
Question 1
During which war did
Anne Frank write her
diary while living in the
attic of a house in
Amsterdam?
Question 2
In the nursery rhyme
‘Hey Diddle Diddle’, what
did the dish do?
Question 3
Who is the school
headmistress in the
children’s novel
Matilda?
Question 4
In “Charlotte's Web”
by E White;
which of the following
does Charlotte first
write in her web:
–“Top pig”
–“Some pig”
–“Great pig”?
Question 5
In Charlie and the Chocolate
Factory by Roald Dahl;
who was the first child to win a
Golden Ticket:
– Veruca Salt
–Augustus Gloop
–Mike Teevee?
Question 6
Who did Peter Pan take
to Neverland to
become the “Lost
Boys” mother?
Round 7
Literature
Answers
Question 1
During which war did Anne
Frank write her diary while
living in the attic of a house
in Amsterdam?
WW2
Question 2
In the nursery rhyme ‘Hey
Diddle Diddle’, what did the
dish do?
The dish: “ran away with the
spoon”
Question 3
Who is the school
headmistress in the
children’s novel Matilda?
Miss Agatha Trunchbull or
“The Trunchbull”
Question 4
In “Charlotte's Web”
by E White;
which of the following
does Charlotte first
write in her web:
–“Top pig”
–“Some pig”
–“Great pig”?
Question 5
In Charlie and the Chocolate
Factory by Roald Dahl;
who was the first child to win
a Golden Ticket:
– Veruca Salt
–Augustus Gloop
–Mike Teevee?
Question 6
Who did Peter Pan take
to Neverland to become
the “Lost Boys” mother?
Wendy
Round 8
Geography and travel
Question 1
Which island group
includes Tenerife,
Fuerteventura, Lanzarote
and La Palma?
Question 2
Which city is closest to
the North end of the
Humber Bridge?
Question 3
In which British island
group are Hoy, Westray,
North Ronaldsay and
South Ronaldsay to be
found?
Question 4
Name the Capital city of
Russia
Question 5
What does a
geologist study:
•plants,
•rocks
•or animals?
Question 6
The island of
Malta is in
which sea?
Round 8
Geography and travel
Answers
Question 1
Which island group
includes Tenerife,
Fuerteventura, Lanzarote
and La Palma?
Canary Islands
Question 2
Which city is closest to
the North end of the
Humber Bridge?
Hull
Question 3
In which British
island group are
Hoy, Westray,
North Ronaldsay
and South
Ronaldsay to be
found?
The Orkney
Islands
Question 4
Name the Capital city of Russia
Moscow
Question 5
What does a
geologist study:
• plants,
• rocks
• or animals?
Question 6
The island of Malta is in
which sea?
Mediterranean
Round 9
The English Language
Question 1
Which word in this sentence
is the noun?
“Look at the moon.”
Question 2
Choose a word from the list
with a similar meaning to:
“pretty”:
Simple, fantastic, beautiful,
smart
Question 3
Which word is the odd one
out:
Gander, Pen, Cock, Drake?
Question 4
Which word is the verb in
this sentence?
“I think about it a lot.”
Question 5
What is the collective noun for a
group of geese? (on the ground)
Question 6
Arrange these words in
alphabetical order:
today, trivia,
tomorrow, tablet.
Round 9
The English Language
Answers
Question 1
Which word in this sentence is the noun?
Look at the moon
Question 2
Choose a word from the list
with a similar meaning to:
pretty
Simple, fantastic, beautiful,
smart
Question 3
Which word is the odd one
out?
Gander, Pen, Cock, Drake?
Question 4
Which word is the verb in
this sentence?
I think about it a lot
Question 5
What is the collective noun for a
group of geese? (on the ground)
A gaggle
Question 6
Arrange these words in
alphabetical order:
tablet, today,
tomorrow, trivia
Round 10
Media
Round 10
3 films –
name the film
3 music tracks –
name the group or singer
and the name of the song
Round 10
Round 10
Media
Answers
Round 10
Primary School Quiz
2014
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Religion
Question 1
What is the title
of the head of the
Roman Catholic
Church?
Question 2
What is the
sacred book of
Islam?
Question 3
What is the
name to the
Hindu festival
of lights?
Question 4
Which is Islam’s
most holy city?
Question 5
Which
missionary
organisation is
structured like
an army with
ranks and
uniforms?
Question 6
What is the main religion
of India?
Tie break
Religion
Answers
Question 1
What is the title of
the head of the
Roman Catholic
Church?
Pope or Bishop of
Rome
Question 2
What is the
sacred book of
Islam?
The Quran
Question 3
What is the
name to the
Hindu festival
of lights?
Diwali
Question 4
Which is Islam’s most holy
city?
Mecca
Question 5
Which missionary organisation
is structured like an army with
ranks and uniforms?
The Salvation Army
Question 6
What is the main religion of
India?
Hinduism