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The SMC Big Quiz 1

Sport

1. In which city was the 2008 Olympics held? 2. In Athletics what is the last event of the Decathlon? 3. In darts what is the lowest score that CANNOT be scored by a single dart?

4. In football who scored Portugal’s Euro 2016 winning goal? 5. Which country won the Rugby Union World Cup in 2011?

Science

6. What process do plants use to turn light into energy?

7. Where would you find Olympus Mons? 8. Which metal is the main constituent of pewter? 9. What is a single particle of light called?

10. Which animal’s name literally means “river horse”

Geography

11. What is the name of the second highest mountain in Scotland 12. What is the Capital of Namibia? 13. What is the name of the official residence of the Russian President? 14. What is the name of Australia’s largest Island? 15. In which US state would you find tallest mountain in North America, “Denali”?

History

16. Which volcano destroyed Pompeii in 79AD? 17. What yellow gas was famously used in WWI? 18. What was the name of the second president of the United States?

19. Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine chapel? 20. In which modern day country was the Anglo-Boer war fought?

School Knowledge

21. In which year did Daniel Stewart’s College and Melville College merge?

22. Who founded Melville College in 1832? 23. For how many years has Carbisdale camp been running? 24. What is the motto of the Mary Erskine School?

25. Which house won the House Championship last year?


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