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Body Parts Quiz – Part 1
Parts of an Umbrella – RIBS / Carpenters use them – NAILS / Dog’s dinner – BONES / Senior tutor – HEAD
Wheat – EAR / Young cow or bull – CALF / A fish – SOUL / Weapons – ARMS / Marching – INSTEP / Saucy – CHEEK
Tall trees – PALMS / To bet – BACK / Travelling case – TRUNK / Whips – LASHES / Weather cock – VEIN
Rose fruits – HIPS / Extravagance - WAIST / Top of the hill – BROW / Royal emblem - CROWN /
Place of worship - TEMPLE / Used by artists – PALETTE / Garden flower – IRIS / Pull along - TOE
Wheat – EAR / Young cow or bull – CALF / A fish – SOUL / Weapons – ARMS / Marching – INSTEP / Saucy – CHEEK
Tall trees – PALMS / To bet – BACK / Travelling case – TRUNK / Whips – LASHES / Weather cock – VEIN
Rose fruits – HIPS / Extravagance -
Learners – PUPILS / Pea or bean – PULSE / Gaze intently - EYE / Large box – CHEST / Row in a boat - SKULL
Body Parts Quiz – Part 2
Body Parts Quiz – Part 2
1. Something added at the end - Appendix 2. Understands - Nose 3. Timid rabbit-like animal - Hair 4. Adhesive - Gum
5. An old measure of length - Foot 6. A type of bean - Kidney 7. Hole for an upper limb - Armpit
8. A London railway station- Pancreas 9. The middle of a cabbage - Heart 10. Peel - Skin
11. A horse is measured by them - Hands 12. Grease needing lots of effort - Elbow 13. Part of a comb - Teeth
14. Instrument used in church - Organ 15. A sailing ship - Vessel 16. Part of a prison - Cell 17. Part of a clock - Face
18. A vegetable - Marrow 19. Lower limb with a hat on – Kneecap 20. Red Indians collected them - Scalp
21. Part of a lace-up shoe - Tongue (or Eyes) 22. Part of trousers - Legs 23. An orange - Naval
24. The best part of a chicken - Breast 25. Prepare a fish - Gut 26. Wide part of a river - Mouth
27. Narrow part of a bottle - Neck 28. Tripe - Stomach
Some Simple Number Puzzles - ANSWERS
a) 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 How many ways can you take these numbers and ADD them to make 8? 9
b) 3 ? 7 ? 11 = 21 What are the question marks? To create this simple equation ++
Some Simple Number Puzzles -
b) 3 ? 7 ? 11 = 21 What are the question marks? To create this simple equation ++
c) 3 4 1 2
5 2 2 1
1 1 1 7
1 2 6 ? What number should the question mark be? 1
d) 5 35 3
2 72 7
9 19 1
4 54 4
8 ?? 6 What number is represented by the question marks? 68
f) 2 7 3 3
7 8 5 3
9 9 6 3
8 4 3 ? What number should the question mark be? 8+4/3 = 4
5 2 2 1
1 1 1 7
1 2 6 ? What number should the question mark be? 1
d) 5 35 3
2 72 7
9 19 1
4 54 4
8 ?? 6 What number is represented by the question marks? 68
f) 2 7 3 3
7 8 5 3
9 9 6 3
8 4 3 ? What number should the question mark be? 8+4/3 = 4
g) 3 4 7 11 18 29 ? What is the final number? 47
h) 13 ? 4 ? 5 ? 10 ? 5 = 19 Which ? are pluses and which minus’s 13 - 4 + 5 + 10 – 5 = 19
i) 3 18 66
18 36 62
15 42 39 Which is the odd number out and why? 62 can’t be divided by 3
i) 3 18 66
18 36 62
15 42 39 Which is the odd number out and why? 62 can’t be divided by 3
j) 3 4 8 11 18 29 Which number Is wrong and what should it be? 8 should be 7
k) 1 2 2 2 3
2 1 3 3 2
2 2 2 1 1 Move up/across (not diagonal) from bottom left 3 to top right 3
1 3 1 2 2 What is the lowest score you can achieve? 15
3 1 1 2 3
2 1 3 3 2
2 2 2 1 1 Move up/across (not diagonal) from bottom left 3 to top right 3
1 3 1 2 2 What is the lowest score you can achieve? 15
3 1 1 2 3
l) 5 3 15 6 25 9 35 12 ? ? What are the two question marks? 45 15
m) 44 / 11 = 4 x 12 = 48 / 4 = 12 x 2 = 24 What is the final number of this sequence?
n) 49 56 15 35 28 63 Which is the wrong number and why? 15, others divided by 7
Word & Grammar Quiz - ANSWERS
m) 44 / 11 = 4 x 12 = 48 / 4 = 12 x 2 = 24 What is the final number of this sequence?
n) 49 56 15 35 28 63 Which is the wrong number and why? 15, others divided by 7
Word & Grammar Quiz -
Fill in the prepositions in the following
Are you in charge OF these cats?
He’s much TOO clever for me.
Our army is quite confident OF victory
What was his reaction TO what you said?
Why was she talking IN a whisper?
Cast your eyes OVER this letter please
Magazines are ON sale IN/AT the back of the shop
Turn each of the following into a noun (e.g. able = ability)
Able, admire, allow, arrive, behave, choose, cruel, describe
ABILITY, ADMIRATION, ALLOWANCE, ARRIVAL, BEHAVIOUR, CHOICE, CRUELTY, DESCRIPTION
Complete these figures of speech
To put on airs and .GRACES
Everything is cut and DRIED
They fought tooth and NAIL.
To be worn only on high days and HOLIDAYS.
Membership is open to all and SUNDRY
The garden has gone to rack and RUIN
That game is a danger to life and LIMB
Complete these Proverbs:
Set a thief TO CATCH A THIEF
When the cat’s away THE MICE WILL PLAY
Too many cooks SPOIL THE BROTH
One man’s meat IS ANOTHER MAN’S POISON
Getting the right words: Spell the missing words in each pair:
There’s a football PRACTICE tomorrow afternoon
Can we PRACTISE the song tomorrow afternoon?
The college PRINCIPAL spoke at prize giving.
Do you agree in PRINCIPLE with the idea?
They played on a nine hole golf COURSE and the grass in the rough was long and COARSE
Spell each word that sounds like the word below but is spelt differently with a completely different meaning:
Weight, hall, maize, serial, sore, teem, stare, paws, beach, stake, cheque, board, fare
WAIT, HAUL, MAZE, CEREAL, SAW, TEAM, STAIR, PAUSE, BEECH, STEAK, CHECK, BORED, FAIR
Are you in charge OF these cats?
He’s much TOO clever for me.
Our army is quite confident OF victory
What was his reaction TO what you said?
Why was she talking IN a whisper?
Cast your eyes OVER this letter please
Magazines are ON sale IN/AT the back of the shop
Turn each of the following into a noun (e.g. able = ability)
Able, admire, allow, arrive, behave, choose, cruel, describe
ABILITY, ADMIRATION, ALLOWANCE, ARRIVAL, BEHAVIOUR, CHOICE, CRUELTY, DESCRIPTION
Complete these figures of speech
To put on airs and .GRACES
Everything is cut and DRIED
They fought tooth and NAIL.
To be worn only on high days and HOLIDAYS.
Membership is open to all and SUNDRY
The garden has gone to rack and RUIN
That game is a danger to life and LIMB
Complete these Proverbs:
Set a thief TO CATCH A THIEF
When the cat’s away THE MICE WILL PLAY
Too many cooks SPOIL THE BROTH
One man’s meat IS ANOTHER MAN’S POISON
Getting the right words: Spell the missing words in each pair:
There’s a football PRACTICE tomorrow afternoon
Can we PRACTISE the song tomorrow afternoon?
The college PRINCIPAL spoke at prize giving.
Do you agree in PRINCIPLE with the idea?
They played on a nine hole golf COURSE and the grass in the rough was long and COARSE
Spell each word that sounds like the word below but is spelt differently with a completely different meaning:
Weight, hall, maize, serial, sore, teem, stare, paws, beach, stake, cheque, board, fare
WAIT, HAUL, MAZE, CEREAL, SAW, TEAM, STAIR, PAUSE, BEECH, STEAK, CHECK, BORED, FAIR
General Knowledge Quiz ANSWERS
1. What does the W stand for in WAGS? wives
2. What sort of creature is an Aylesbury? Duck
3. What does a Manx cat have missing that most other cats don’t? Tail
4. Where on a human body do you finds loops and whorls? Fingerprints
5. Agatha Christie’s Poirot hailed from which country? Belgium
6. What are the two main ingredients of a ploughman’s lunch? bread & cheese
7. In which city is Hollywood? Los Angeles
8. Which orange root is a food? Carrot
9. Which is longer, a yard or a metre? Metre
10. What colour is Azure? Blue
11. Give three meanings of words that sound like Chile? Country, hot spice, cold
12. Which English PM was famous for his coat? Wilson
13. Which river is known as both Blue and White? Nile
14. Two meanings of the word sovereign -
15. What vegetable is a Moneymaker? Tomato
16. Three meanings of the word spelt LEAD? go ahead, metal, pencil core
17. Who was “the Lady with the Lamp”? Florence Nightingale
18. Who was “Old Blue Eyes”? Frank Sinatra
19. Who are the leaders of the 3 main political parties at present, Cameron, Clegg, Miliband
20. What number is a score? 20
21. What is consommé? A thin soup
22. In an advert, what may ono stand for? Or nearest offer
23. What grow from acorns? Oak Trees
24. Which bank holiday comes before Easter Day? Good Friday
25. What is a black mamba? Snake
2. What sort of creature is an Aylesbury? Duck
3. What does a Manx cat have missing that most other cats don’t? Tail
4. Where on a human body do you finds loops and whorls? Fingerprints
5. Agatha Christie’s Poirot hailed from which country? Belgium
6. What are the two main ingredients of a ploughman’s lunch? bread & cheese
7. In which city is Hollywood? Los Angeles
8. Which orange root is a food? Carrot
9. Which is longer, a yard or a metre? Metre
10. What colour is Azure? Blue
11. Give three meanings of words that sound like Chile? Country, hot spice, cold
12. Which English PM was famous for his coat? Wilson
13. Which river is known as both Blue and White? Nile
14. Two meanings of the word sovereign -
15. What vegetable is a Moneymaker? Tomato
16. Three meanings of the word spelt LEAD? go ahead, metal, pencil core
17. Who was “the Lady with the Lamp”? Florence Nightingale
18. Who was “Old Blue Eyes”? Frank Sinatra
19. Who are the leaders of the 3 main political parties at present, Cameron, Clegg, Miliband
20. What number is a score? 20
21. What is consommé? A thin soup
22. In an advert, what may ono stand for? Or nearest offer
23. What grow from acorns? Oak Trees
24. Which bank holiday comes before Easter Day? Good Friday
25. What is a black mamba? Snake