Test Your Research Skills The Great Big Yellow Banana Quiz – Fun Facts about Bananas 3 How much do you know about the world’s favourite yellow-skinned fruit? Example questions... 1. What colour are ripe bananas? a) yellow b) white c) green d) red 2. What colour are unripe bananas? a) green b) orange c) yellow d) red 3. Complete the gap - “The most popular type of banana in the world is called the __________ variety.” a) Regal b) Cavendish c) Brazilian d) Atlantic The worksheet also includes a teacher answer sheet.

City Quiz Series Around Derby Museum and Art Gallery 4 Example questions: Name the road outside the main entrance. 2. Find the mummies. Why did the Ancient Egyptians mummify their dead? 3. What is the name of the inn on the sign outside the ‘Bonnie Prince Charlie Room’? 4. In the same room, what is in the large chest next to the grandfather clock? 5. True or false – there are regular free talks at the museum, on a wide range of subjects. The worksheet comes complete with answers for the teacher.

Test Your Research Skills The Great Big Yellow Banana Quiz – Fun Facts about Bananas 2 Example questions: How much do you know about the world’s favourite yellow-skinned fruit? 1. True or false - the banana plant is not really a tree, but the largest herb in the world... a) true b) false 2. Which one of these sentences is true...? a) bananas are high in potassium and low in fibre b) bananas are high in potassium and low in vitamins c) bananas are high in calories and low in fibre d) bananas are high in fibre and high in potassium The worksheet comes complete with a teachers answer sheet.

Test Your Reading Skills Chocolate Lovers Only 1 Can you work out which clues match these chocolate bars or sweets, which are all popular in the UK? Kit Kat Quality Street Mars Bar Smarties Jelly Babies Buttons Bounty Turkish Delight After Eights Picnic Worksheet comes complete with an answer sheet for the teacher.

Test Your Research Skills Currencies of the World 2 Match the currency with the country where it is used: Krone Balboa Zloty Rouble Tala Rand Krona Tolar Swiss Franc Bolivar Dong Kwacha Euro Leone Kip The worksheet comes complete with answers for the teacher.

City Quiz Series A Visit to Derby Industrial Museum at the Silk Mill 2 Example questions 1. Name the large church near the Silk Mill. 2. Look at the wrought iron gates near the entrance to the Silk Mill. Find the face. Is it happy, sad or angry? 3. Find the blue information board outside the Silk Mill. When were these places built…? a) the first wooden mill built on this site b) the Silk Mill c) the mill as we see it today This worksheet comes complete with a teacher's answer sheet.

City Quiz Series A Visit to Derby Industrial Museum at the Silk Mill 3 Example Questions 1. a) What can I do at the Midland Railway Study Centre? b) Do you need to make an appointment? 2. What type of train does the train cab come from? 3. a) Where does the train start and what is its final destination? b) Where does it stop on the way? c) How long is the journey? d) What is the maximum ‘mph’ (miles per hour) of the train?

City Quiz Series A Visit to Derby Industrial Museum at the Silk Mill 4 Example questions Find out… 1. … if children ever worked at the Silk Mill. 2. … the full postal address of the museum. 3. … the phone number of the museum. 4. … when the museum is open on Bank Holidays.

City Quiz Series Eagle Shopping Centre, Derby, UK – Quiz 1 Example questions... 1. What is the name of the opticians opposite Edwards Fine China & Crystal? 2. What can I buy at Clarks? The worksheet comes complete with a teacher answer sheet.

City Quiz Series Eagle Shopping Centre, Derby, UK – Quiz 2 Example questions 1. What is on the blue and white plaque on the wall inside the entrance to WH Smith? 2. How much is a 500 ml bottle of Diet Coke in: a) WH Smith b) Sainsbury’s c) Boots d) Woolworths 3. How much is a perm at Kieran Mullin hairdressers? 4. How much does it cost to have an eye test at Specsavers? The answers sheet is included with the questions.

City Quiz Series Eagle Shopping Centre, Derby, UK – Quiz 3 Example Questions 1. How much is it for men to have a dry haircut at Class Act? 2. How much does it cost to park in the Eagle Centre Car Park on Sundays? 3. What time does the car park close on Sundays? 4. How many hours a day is the car park open from Monday – Saturday? The worksheet comes complete with a teacher answer sheet.

Test Your Research Skills Fifteen Great Kevin Costner Films Example questions... Complete the titles of these great Kevin Costner films: 1. Open ______________ 2. ______________ Durham 3. Dances with ______________ 4. ______________ of Dreams The worksheet includes a teacher answer sheet.

Test Your Research Skills Capitals of the World Example questions... 1. What is the capital of England? ___________________________________ 2. What is the capital of Portugal? ___________________________________ 3. What is the capital of Australia? ___________________________________ 4. What is the capital of Canada? ___________________________________ The worksheet also includes a teacher answer sheet.

Test Your Research Skills Currencies of the World 1 Match the currency with the country where it is used: Euro Lek Peso Real Yuan/renminbi Kuna Birr Gourde Rupee New shekel Yen Dollar Won Tugrik Dinar Worksheet comes complete with a teacher's answer sheet.

Test Your Research Skills Do You Smoke Like a Chimney? Example questions... Note: All statistics are about people living in the UK. 1. How much does the NHS spend every year treating diseases caused by smoking? a) £50 million b) £160 million c) £1.7 billion 2. How many chemicals does tobacco smoke contain? a) 100 b) 1000 c) More than 4000 3. Which of these health problems can be caused by smoking? a) Lack of energy b) Reduced fertility c) Lung cancer d) Depression e) Diabetes f) All of the above The worksheet comes complete with a teacher answer sheet.

Test Your Reading Skills Chocolate Lovers Only 2 Can you work out which clues match these chocolate bars or sweets, which are all popular in the UK? Time Out Pear Drops Rolos Celebrations Curly Wurly Snickers Mint Imperials Fudge Flake Minstrels The worksheet comes complete with teacher answers sheet.

Test Your Research Skills Languages of the World 2 Write the principal language of each country (There is a long list on the worksheet!) The worksheet includes a teacher answer sheet.

Test Your Vocabulary Skills Nationalities 1 Examples... Write the name of the country that each person comes from: 1. An Angolan comes from _____________________________________. 2. An Australian comes from _____________________________________. 3. A Brazilian comes from _____________________________________. The worksheets include a teacher answer sheet.

Test Your Vocabulary Skills Odd Anagrams 1 – UK Cities Example questions : Unscramble the anagrams below to find the names of twenty cities in the UK: 1. LOB STIR _______________________________ 2. BRING HIM MA _______________________________ 3. NOT HATING M _______________________________ The worksheet includes an answer sheet.

Test Your Reading Skills Example questions... The Great British History Quiz! Tick below to say which is the correct answer: 1. When was the Battle of Hastings? a) 1492 b) 1066 c) 1812 d) Last Tuesday 2. How many wives did King Henry VIII have? a) 4 b) 5 c) 6 d) none - he was too shy to ever ask for a date 3. Who came to the throne after Queen Elizabeth I died in 1603? a)King Charles I b) King Ethelbert the Unready c) King James I d) King Ethelred the Unsteady The worksheet also includes an answer sheet.