I ALREADY KNOW! 05 (Revision Quiz of I KNOW! 17 and 18)

I KNOW! 19 Level 2 and 3

I ALREADY KNOW! 05 (Revision quiz of I KNOW! 17 and 18)

There is a crossword with 20 questions in pdf format attached to the e-mail. The 20 questions are also at the end of this quiz.

1 Which vowel is on a different row than the other four vowels on a computer keyboard?

E A O

2 Which dam was known as the HF Verwoerd Dam?

Vanderkloof Dam Midmar Dam Gariep Dam

3 The ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter is denoted by which Greek letter?

Omega Pi Epsilon

4 Olympus Mons is a volcanic mountain that is higher than 25 000 km. On which planet in our solar system is this mountain?

Jupiter Earth Mars

5 Which country won the 2014 Soccer World Cup?

Germany Argentina Brazil

6 Which soccer team won the 2010 Soccer World Cup?

Germany Spain Netherlands

7 Which Prince of Cambridge celebrated his first birthday on 22 July?

Prince George Prince John Prince David

8 What is the name of the garden in central Cape Town that was originally created in the 1650s by European settlers to grow fresh produce to replenish ships rounding the Cape?

Company’s Garden Van Riebeeck’s Garden Castle’s Garden

9 Which country will host the 2018 Soccer World Cup?

Russia Qatar Dubai

10 Arabic words are written from right to left. In which direction are Arabic numerals written?

Right to left Left to right

11 Which inland delta in the Kalahari of Southern Africa recently became UNESCO’s 1 000th World Nature Heritage area?

Niger River Delta Nile River Delta Okavango Delta

12 On which river in London is the Tower Bridge the only bascule bridge, which can be raised from either side to allow ships through?

Seine Thames Avon

13 What is the combined value of the coins in our current series that are NOT minted anymore?

5c 8c 10c

14 Which well-known person lives in Mahlamba Ndlopfu in Pretoria and Genadendal in Cape Town?

South Africa’s president South Africa’s opposition leader

15 Which chemical element is the most abundant in the human body if you calculate the number of molecules?

Hydrogen Oxygen Nitrogen

16 Nanotechnology refers to something that can be done on a very small scale. What does the Greek word ‘nan(n)os’ mean?

Hair Dwarf Dust particle

17 How many streets or blocks on which houses and hotels can be built are there on a Monopoly board?

20 22 25

18 Which composer suffered from progressive deafness and near the end of his career was almost totally deaf?

Beethoven Mozart Bach

19 Which digital satellite TV service has a new slogan, namely Feel Every Moment? It was ‘So much more’.

e.tv SABC2 DStv

20 Which British monarch is the head of the Commonwealth of Nations?

Prince Charles Queen Elizabeth II

21 Which swimmer won 7 medals, including gold medals in the 100 metres and 200 metres butterfly events, at the Commonwealth Games?

Chad le Clos Sebastien Rousseau Cameron van der Burgh

22 Who is the captain of the South African test cricket team?

AB de Villiers Graeme Smith Hashim Amla

23 Which Namibian town lies about 30 kilometres north of Walvis Bay in the Namib Desert?

Henties Bay Lüderitz Swakopmund

24 Who is the new head coach of Bafana Bafana?

Carlos Parreira Steve Komphela Ephraim ‘Shakes’ Mashaba

25 Which war broke out on 28 July 1914, 100 years ago? South Africans also took part in this war.

First World War Second World War Anglo-Boer War

26 What are the most Tour de France titles that someone has won?

Three Four Five

27 Which playwright’s children from his marriage to Anne Hathaway were called Judith, Susanna and Hamnet?

Charles Dickens William Shakespeare William Wordsworth

28 What do the letters HB stand for on a pencil?

Hard Black Hexagonal Black

29 What was the world population at the end of 2013?

7,2 billion 5,2 billion 10,2 billion

30 In which industry was there a strike of 5 months before the employees went back to work?

Diamond Gold Platinum

20 questions that are used in crossword

31 In which country does the Pope of the Roman Catholic Church live?

Italy Vatican City Monaco

32 What is the name of the writing system in ancient Egypt in which pictures represented words and sounds?

Cuneiform Hieroglyphics Demotic

33 Who discovered penicillin in1928?

Alexander Fleming Louis Pasteur Alexander Bell

34 Name the only metal that is a liquid at room temperature?

Mercury Lead Tungsten

35 All proteins are made of what type of acids?

Hydrochloric acid Fatty acids Amino acids

36 Which lake contains the biggest volume of fresh water in the world?

Lake Baikal Lake Tanganyika Lake Victoria

37 Which movie studio’s movies open with a boy who catches fish from the moon?

DreamWorks Disney Nickelodeon

38 Which mutant in the X-Men series has the ability to heal quickly?

Wolverine Werewolf Wasp

39 How many pairs of ribs does a normal human being have?

12 pairs 24 pairs 6 pairs

40 How many sides and angles does a stop sign have?

Six Seven Eight

41 Which colour is on the outer part of the rainbow and at the top of South Africa’s flag?

Blue White Red

42 How many wonders of the ancient world have been destroyed?

Six Seven Eight

43 In which town is the house where heart pioneer Chris Barnard was born? It is now a museum.

Riversdale Beaufort West Richmond

44 In which country was the peace treaty signed after the First World War?

United Kingdom France Germany

45 How many countries are there on the North American continent?

Five Four Three

46 Which planet is known for its rings?

Mars Saturn Venus

47 Which branch of science deals with the study of matter and energy?

Physics Chemistry Trigonometry

48 Which metal has the highest melting point?

Mercury Tungsten Platinum

49 What is the nickname of the South African Sevens rugby team who won a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games?

Springboks BlitzBokke Proteas

50 Which country’s flag has an eagle that sits on a cactus plant while it is devouring a snake?

Mexico Egypt India