Year 8 Post Exam Fun Quiz 1. What word in brackets means the same as the word in capitals?

FORTE (endowment, conduct, talent, redoubt, style)

2. Replace the dots with a word to make five new words.

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3. What number should replace the x ?

4. Susceptible to attack or damage which word below most closely fits the above definition:
Debilitated, vulnerable, unstable, emasculated, unprepared 5. Which word in brackets is opposite in meaning to the word in capitals? FREQUENT (glow, restrain, avoid, discard, resort) 6. What is the value ofx ?

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7 x 9 3 x 4 + 10 = x

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-8 + 6 x 8 2 x 5 = x 7. Place 2 letters in each bracket so that these finish the word on the left and start the word on the right. The letters in the brackets, read downwards in pairs, will spell out a six-letter word. Clue: Remove from text. F A (_ _) S K H O (_ _ ) A N K I (_ _ ) A R ______

8. Complete each seven-letter word in such a way that the name of a novel is spelt out by the threeletters inserted in each word. You are actually looking for seven three-letter words. H0...AD SC...ED RO...CE SL...ER DI...RY RO...TE 9. What is a Googol? (a mathematical term, an albatross, a folk dance, a carrion crow, not a gypsy) 10. I strode to Dorset, at milk and rice in Limerick and bought Edna a beer in Aberdeen. Whom did I meet in Antrim? 11. What is the value of x ?

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36x7+64=x 12. Place three two-letter bits together to make an ANIMAL. EY CK DO AT RR ES NK FE JA 13. Complete the six words so that 2 letters are common to each word. That is, reading across, the same w letters that end the first word also start the second word, etc. The 2 letter that end the sixth word are also the 2 letters of the first word, to complete the circle. ..AB.. ..NG.. ,,IE.. ..ND.. ..AC.. ..SS.. 14. Find two of the three words that will form an anagram synonymous with the word remaining. For example, LEG MEEK NET = MEEK GENTLE (LEG, NET) TRUCE NONE MEET

15. Find the value of x:

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4 x 3 70 10 + 6 = x 64 12 x 2 + 6 3 = x 16. Which of the following is not an anagram of an animal? BRISK PONG PUNCH KIM RED OPAL 17. Place two three-letter bits together to make a dog. TER ZOE BEA SET IER GLI BAS - BOR 18. Solve for x: -6 + 7 x 8 3 2 + 19 = x 19. Which of the following is not an anagram of Intelligence Test? TESTING ELECT LINE TESTING CLIENTELE TIES GENTLE CLIENT LET TESTING CLIENT GET LITTLE INCENSE ELICIT GENTLE NETS MOMS HOUR FAB FOWL

20. Insert a 3-letter word that will complete the first word and start the second. SEA ( . . .) NET 21. Only one set of letters below can be arranged into a five letter word. Can you find the word? KIRCE EMRUD ONTDI ENCID

22. The tears of what creature are symbolic of insincere expressi on of grief? 23. What do we call a triangle that has no angles and no sides the same? 24. If a century is 100 years, how many years specifically constitute a millennium? 25. What is the opposite of occidental? 26. A special sensitivity to a particular substance is called a what? 27. What is sometimes called Adams Ale? 28. Our Solar System is part of what galaxy? 29. Which is not one of the primary colours red, white or blue? 30. What is the capital of Poland?

31. Who is remembered for having ridden on horseback in the nude? 32. A building or shelter in which aircraft are kept is called a what? 33. Do tortoises lay eggs or give birth to live young? 34. What emotions are figuratively associated with these respective colours: green, yellow, blue, red? 35. Which, basically, is older the embryo of a creature or the foetus? 36. What was Ali Babas password? 37. What kind of people are called Romany? 38. Is New Zealand east or west of the International Date Line? 39. Examine the following word some are spelled correctly, some are wrong. Can you identify which is which? a. numskull b. Sacreligious c. Guage d. Wierd e. Parallelogram bear comes along. What colour is the bear? 41. Some months have 30 days, some months have 31 days. How many have 28? 42. If you had only one match and entered a cold and dark room, where there was an oil burner, a kerosene lamp and a candle, which would you light first? 43. How many birthdays does the average man have? 44. How many two cent stamps are there in a dozen? 45. The Canary Islands in the Pacific are named after what animal? 46. A man, looking at a painting, says to himself: "Brothers and sons I have none, but that person's father is my father's son." Who was the person in the picture? 47. An archaeologist claimed he found some coins of gold dated to 49 B.C. Do you think he did? 48. Why won't an Eskimo, even if he or she is starving attempt to catch and eat a penguin? 49. You are participating in a race. You overtake the second person. What position do you finish? 50. The Smith family has a mother, father and 4 daughters. Each daughter has one brother. How many people are in the family? 51. Which is correct to say, "The yolk of the egg are white" or "The yolk of the egg is white? 52. Horses can trot, walk, gallop and canter, but which type of step is fastest? 53. These following words, commonly used in English, have been adopted from other languages. Do you know from which language they have been borrowed, and what they mean? a. Cul-de-sac b. Maana 54. Name the capital cities of the following countries/states. a. Switzerland b. Afghanistan c. California d. Kenya 55. What is a cygnet? e. New Zealand f. Thailand g. South Australia c. Faux pas d. Ad infinitum f. rythm g. niece h. accommodation i. gaiety j. appropriate

40. A man builds a house with four sides of rectangular construction, each a southern exposure. A big

56. One day Terry celebrated his birthday. Two days later his older twin sister, Kerry, celebrated her birthday. How could this be? 57. What physical feature was said to be the source of Samsons strength? 58. Provide four words that end in _mb. 59. What popular fruit has seeds on the outside? 60. What expression is associated with a Cheshire cat? 61. The following are less commonly used nouns. Consider these words would you WEAR, SWALLOW (eat or drink), PRESENT AT A ZOO or PLACE IN YOUR MINERAL COLLECTION? a. Pilau b. Hyrax c. guava d. jasper would require these answers? a. Pillar of salt b. Any plant-eating animal c. From the first two Greek letters d. Solidified carbon dioxide 63. The following questions need only a yes or no answer. a. Is Captain Hook a character in Treasure Island? b. Have caged birds been used to detect dangerous gas in mines? c. Is Hippocrates remembered for his sculptures? d. Is combustion a chemical process e. Do catamarans have claws f. The singular of dice is it die? 64. The clues below are all words that begin with A and end with tion. Can you provide them? a. The art or science of flying b. Murder, especially of a public figure c. Shaking or stirring (something) in a lively manner d. Forgiveness, especially ecclesiastically speaking. 65. Name the great Mongolian Desert. 66. What do garrulous and loquacious people have in common? 67. Who is said to have dreamed of a ladder reaching to heaven? 68. Ever eaten in a fancy restaurant with French terms on the menu? Do you know what the following words mean? a. Fromage b. Escargots 69. What is a dictionary of place names called? 70. Which is the closest star to planet Earth? 71. Sam also has a potato plant that is growing near the edge of his property. Joe says he wants to pick any potato he sees growing over his fence. Can Joe pick the potato? 72. Can you provide the middle names to these famous people? a. Hans ____________ Anderson c. Consomm d. oeufs e. Hoopoe f. schist g. caftan h. anorak

62. Instead of asking questions, here you are provided with answers. Can you think of a question that

b. Alexander ___________ Bell c. Robert _________ Stevenson 73. Unscramble the following dog breeds. a. REXBO b. RICOG c. HANGFA d. EELBAG e. UHAIHUHAC f. OLLICE

74. In Birdsville you cannot take a picture of a man with a wooden leg. Why not? 75. If it takes 5 minutes to dry a t-shirt on a clothes wire, how long would it take to dry 5 t-shirts? 76. One word in the English language is always spelled incorrectly. What is it? 77. Before Mount Everest was discovered, what was the highest mountain on Earth? 78. Tom was born on December 25th, yet his birthday is always in the winter. How is this possible? 79. In what year did Christmas and New Year's fall in the same year? 80. Which is heavier, milk or cream? 81. What two letters that begin this eight letter word are the same as the last two letters....and in the same order; the four middle letters are ADAC? 82. A man takes a barrel that weighs 50 pounds, and then puts something in it. It now weighs less than 50 pounds. What did he put in it? 83. If everything in a one story house is purple, what colour are the stairs? 84. What can go up a chimney down, but can't go down a chimney up? 85. If a farmer has 5 haystacks in one field and 4 haystacks in the other field, how many haystacks would he have if he combined them all in the centre field? 86. Which planet is closest to the sun? 87. Who is the God of the Sea? 88. Inside what creatures are pearls found? 89. What is the name of a piece written for two performers? 90. What did the Ugly Duckling become? 91. What is Mickey Mouses dogs name? 92. What vegetable does Popeye eat for strength? 93. What is the name of the mythical flying horse? 94. What is the name of the writing that the ancient Egyptians used? 95. What word describes animals that are most active at night? 96. Which word does not belong? Apple marmalade orange cherry grape 97. What well-known sayings have been reworded here: a. It is not advantageous to place the sum total of your barnyard collections into the same wicker receptacle. b. He who locks himself into the arms of Morpheus promptly at eventide, and starts the day before it is officially announced by the rising sun, excels in physical fitness, increases his economic assets and celebrates with remarkable efficiency. 98. Numbers and initials can you recognise these sentences below? a. 7 D in a W b. 90 D in a R A 99. In the compound water, how many hydrogen atoms are there per molecule of water? 100. A lack of haemoglobin in red blood cells is known as what?