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Family Quiz - 09 February 2024
In a plug there are three wires. What colour is the earth wire?

Family Quiz - 09 February 2024

Hello, quiz enthusiasts! As the week comes to an end, it's time once again for our much-anticipated family quiz. Crafted with both parents and children in mind, our aim is to make learning fun and collaborative.

These questions span a range of subjects, drawing inspiration directly from across our website, ensuring that the young minds get a refreshing revision while the adults jog their memory. From English to Geography, from History to Maths, and everything in between, challenge yourselves and see how much school knowledge you've retained.

Gather up the family, fingers on your buzzers – enjoy!

1.
Question from a PSHE Quiz on Benefits of Budgeting.
If your essential monthly expenditure is £800, what will your disposable income be if your monthly hours, paid at £10.50 an hour, drop from 120 to 80?
£40
£120
£240
£460
A drop in hours can have a huge effect on your finances. In this case disposable income has gone down from £460 to a mere £40. If this happens to you it is essential that you revisit your budget.
2.
Question from a KS3 Maths Quiz on Numbers – Fractions, Percentages and Decimals.
How is 20% written as a fraction?
1/5
1/4
1/3
1/2
100 divided by 20 is 5 so 20% is the same as 1/5
3.
Question from a KS1 History Quiz on Inventions Which Changed History.
In 1450, Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press. What was the first thing ever printed?
A car magazine
A bible
A children's story book
A comic
The bible was appropriately called the Gutenberg Bible!
4.
Question from a KS1 English Quiz on Nouns - Singular and Collective.
Which word is not a noun?
galaxy
zoom
stars
sky
More than one star is called a galaxy of stars.
5.
Question from a KS2 Science Quiz on Energy.
Children skipping rope are converting stored energy (from the food they've eaten) into which form of energy?
Potential energy
Light energy
Kinetic energy
Nuclear energy
Kinetic means 'movement'
6.
Question from a Specialist Quiz on Books.
In the Harry Potter series, what is Hagrid's first name?
Rebus
Reuben
Rubeus
Rubik
Hagrid was played by the Scottish actor Robbie Coltrane in all eight of the Harry Potter films.
7.
Question from a KS3 Citizenship Quiz on Media.
Which of these statements is false?
A foreign correspondent is stationed in a foreign country
A reporter is a type of journalist
BBC stands for British Broadcasting Corporation
All newspapers are politically unbiased
A few national newspapers are well-known for their support of certain political views and have been accused of influencing how their readers vote in elections.
8.
Question from the Numeracy Game.
Nathan spent £34.78 on posting 3 parcels. The first cost £7.94 and the second cost £12.89. How much did the third parcel cost to post?
£12.89
£13.95
£11.95
£14.07
£34.78 - £7.94 - £12.89 = £13.95
9.
Question from a KS3 Spelling Quiz on Words Beginning with ex.
Click the correct answer for the following definition.
Extremely violent, severe, ferocious or savage
fearce
fierce
feerce
feirce
The rule "i before e" works in this instance
10.
Question from a GCSE Physics Quiz on Electricity – Household Electricity.
In a plug there are three wires. What colour is the earth wire?
Blue
Green
Green and yellow
Brown
The earth wire is green and yellow, the live wire is brown and the neutral wire is blue.
Author:  Alison King

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