Week 11 C Quiz Practice Holy Family BNS 1: What did engineer Frank Whittle invent in 1930? The jet engine. 2: Who is the 9th President of Ireland? Michael D. Higgins 3: Which county in Ireland is bordered by the most counties? Tipperary. 4: What caused the ocean liner Lusitania to sink off the coast of County Cork in 1915? The Germans torpedoed it. 5: How many funnels were on the Titanic? Four. Three were real but the fourth was not. It was a false funnel which was put in to improve the appearance of the Titanic. 6: Which secret agent was created by Ian Fleming? James Bond 007 7: What is another name for the mouth organ? Harmonica. 8: What term is used when a plane is forcibly taken over by criminals or terrorists? Hijacked. 9: Who was the German or leader during WWII ? Hitler. “Furher” 10: What fabric is obtained from the flax plant? Linen. 11: What kind of animal is crowned Puck” at the annual Puck “King Fair in KIllorgan Co. Kerry? A goat. 12: What sport is UFC? Ultimate Fighting Championship. Conor McGregor is the current Irish Champion. MMA Mixed Martial Arts 13: What English leader was responsible for killing the garrison at Drogheda in 1649? Oliver Cromwell. 14: What is the science of life called? Biology. 15: What do we call a period of prolonged dry weather? A drought. 16: What canyon does the Colorado River flow through? The Grand Canyon. 17: What is the difference between an iceberg and a glacier? An iceberg is part of a glacier that has broken away. 18: What animal can lift fifty times its own weight? An ant. 19: What part of your body do you lose entirely every twenty eight
Week 11 C Quiz Practice Holy Family BNS 1: What did engineer Frank Whittle invent in 1930? The jet engine. 2: Who is the 9th President of Ireland? Michael D. Higgins 3: Which county in Ireland is bordered by the most counties? Tipperary. 4: What caused the ocean liner Lusitania to sink off the coast of County Cork in 1915? The Germans torpedoed it. 5: How many funnels were on the Titanic? Four. Three were real but the fourth was not. It was a false funnel which was put in to improve the appearance of the Titanic. 6: Which secret agent was created by Ian Fleming? James Bond 007 7: What is another name for the mouth organ? Harmonica. 8: What term is used when a plane is forcibly taken over by criminals or terrorists? Hijacked. 9: Who was the German “Furher” or leader during WWII ? Hitler. 10: What fabric is obtained from the flax plant? Linen. 11: What kind of animal is crowned “King Puck” at the annual Puck Fair in KIllorgan Co. Kerry? A goat. 12: What sport is UFC? Ultimate Fighting Championship. Conor McGregor is the current Irish Champion. MMA Mixed Martial Arts 13: What English leader was responsible for killing the garrison at Drogheda in 1649? Oliver Cromwell. 14: What is the science of life called? Biology. 15: What do we call a period of prolonged dry weather? A drought. 16: What canyon does the Colorado River flow through? The Grand Canyon. 17: What is the difference between an iceberg and a glacier? An iceberg is part of a glacier that has broken away. 18: What animal can lift fifty times its own weight? An ant. 19: What part of your body do you lose entirely every twenty eight
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