Part of our Theme Days for years 7-10. Mixture of whole year group quiz and Banzai style challenges

1. Year 7
Quiz Assembly & Banzai Challenge
(1 hour 15 mins)

2. Year 7
Quiz Assembly & Banzai Challenge
(1 hour 15 mins)

3. Q1.
What is the name given to the style of gypsy
music and dance in Southern Spain?

4. Q2.
Which scientist was knocked on the head by an
apple and discovered ‘gravity’?

5. Q3.
Which African country managed to
make the Quarter-finals in this year’s
FIFA World Cup in South Africa?

6. Q4.
In which county in England is
Glastonbury Music Festival held?
a) Norfolk
b) Kent
c) Hampshire
d) Somerset
e) Cornwall
f) Yorkshire

7. Q5.
What is the name of the London street in
which the British Prime Minister lives?

8. Q6.
What is the name of the famous
painter, who cut off his ear?

9. Q7.
What is the name of the band that made this song?
Click me!

10. Q7.
What is the name of the band that made this song?
Click me!

11. Q8.
What is the name of the scientific compound that
the artist Damien Hirst used to preserve this
shark?
a) Formaldehyde
b) Gelatin
c) Jelly

12. Q9.
Which of the following is not a piece of
Apple Macintosh technology:
a) iPad
b) iPod
c) iPhone
d) iMac
e) ePhone
f) eMac
g) PowerMac

13. Q10.
Click me!
What is the name of the Ex-Labour
Prime Minister that gave this
speech?

14. Q10.
Click me!
What is the name of the Ex-Labour
Prime Minister that gave this
speech?

15. Q11.
What is the name of the singer of this song which was
used as the official FIFA World Cup 2010 soundtrack?
Click me!

16. Q11.
What is the name of the singer of this song which was
used as the official FIFA World Cup 2010 soundtrack?
Click me!

17. Q12.
What was the name of this
a) Gherkin
famous painting by Picasso
in response to the Spanish b) Guernica
Civil War? c) Gurkha

18. Q13.
Which band was the singer and songwriter Damon
Albarn a member of before setting up Gorillaz?

19. Q14.
Name the three celebrities below that
judge contestants on the X-Factor?

20. Q15.
There are two people in this
drawing. What do you see?

21. Q16.
What is the full name of the player who is alleged to
have scored with his hand against England in the 1986
World Cup in an incident known as the ‘Hand of God’?

22. Q17.
In which country, would you expect
to find the following musical
instrument known as a ‘Sitar’?

23. Q18.
In which part of the world would you expect to
find the countries represented by these flags?
a) Europe
b) Middle East
c) Far East
d) Australasia
e) North America
f) South America
g) Antarctic

24. Q19.
Which religion has the largest
number of followers?
a) Judaism
b) Hindusim
c) Islam
d) Buddism
e) Christianity

25. Q20.
Below is a riddle about a character
from Harry Potter. Which character
does it describe in the ‘Goblet of Fire’?
I waddle like a penguin
And I’m fatter than a cow,
Gimmie, gimmie, gimme candy
And give it to me now!

26. Q21.
What is the capital of Norway?

27. Q22. Who is number 1 in the Charts right now ?

28. Q23.
Who won the 2010 Wimbledon Male Competition?

29. Q24.
What month and year did the second World War start ?

30. Q24.
What month and year did the second World War start ?

31. Q25.
How many days are there in summer ?

32. Q26.

33. Q26.
What is the name of the new Headteacher ?

34. Q27.
What is the name of this sport?

35. Q28.
Which is the longest living animal?

36. Q29.
Name a country that begins with O

37. Q30.
Which football team has won the most World cups ?

38. Q31.
What is the biggest selling song of all times?

39. Q32. Name 3 fruits with yellow flesh

40. Q33.
How many large pyramids are there in Giza, Eqypt ?

41. Q33.

42. Q34.
What is the name of one of the 2012 Olympic Mascot ?

43. Q34.
What is the name of one of the 2012 Olympic Mascot ?

44. Q35.
He was the victim of a natural disaster that took place this past
January. What was it?

45. Q36.
What is being done to these babies?
A.They are being washed
B.They are being baptized
C.They are being cooled down on a hot day

46. Q37.
Who is this athlete?

47. Q38. Is this:
A.A Japanese manga
B.An insect
C.A sea creature

48. Q39.
Which city is this ?

49. Q40.
What is the name of the highest mountain in
the world above sea level?

50. Q41.
What is the name of this sporting event?

51. Q42.
What is Beyoncé’s surname?

52. Q43.
What is he about to do?

53. Q44.
How many capsules in the London Eye?

54. Q45.
Name 3 British bands

55. Q46.
What is her job?

56. Q47.
What is he covered with?

57. Q48.
Which South America Carnival is she celebrating?

58. Q49.
How many pandillas is he meant to plant in the bull’s back?

59. Q50.
Which recently re-united boy band is this?

60. End of Quiz
Well Done!

61. Banza
i
Game
Show
Challe

62. TV Tune Challenege
Listen to the tune and
guess which series it
belongs to?
Squeeze duck to buzz.
10 points per right
answer. 10 points
deducted if wrong.

63. TV Tune Challenege
Listen to the tune and
guess which series it
belongs to?
Squeeze duck to buzz.
10 points per right
answer. 10 points
deducted if wrong.

64. Tune 1

65. Tune 1

66. Tune 2

67. Tune 2

68. Tune 3

69. Tune 3

70. Tune 4

71. Tune 4

72. Tune 5

73. Tune 5

74. Tune 6

75. Tune 6

76. Tune 7

77. Tune 7

78. Tune 8

79. Tune 8

80. Tune 9

81. Tune 9

82. Tune 10

83. Tune 10

84. Staring Game
Students have to sit opposite
each other and stare into
their eyes for one minute
without looking away whilst
listening to cheesy music.
First to look away loses.
10 points to
Make it Harder: Add a piece
of raw onion on the table. winners
Videoed close up using
projector side screen

85. Staring Game
Students have to sit opposite
each other and stare into
their eyes for one minute
without looking away whilst
listening to cheesy music.
First to look away loses.
10 points to
Make it Harder: Add a piece
of raw onion on the table. winners
Videoed close up using
projector side screen

86. Stevie Wonder
‘Sunshine of my Life’

87. Stevie Wonder
‘Sunshine of my Life’

88. Billy Ocean
‘When the Going Gets Tough’

89. Billy Ocean
‘When the Going Gets Tough’

90. Tight Fit
‘The Lion Sleeps Tonight’

91. Tight Fit
‘The Lion Sleeps Tonight’

92. Lionel Richie
‘Hello’

93. Lionel Richie
‘Hello’

94. Survivor
‘Eye of the Tiger’

95. Survivor
‘Eye of the Tiger’

96. Cream Cracker
Challenge
How many Cream
Crackers can you eat
in 2 minutes without
water? Students have
plate with 10 crackers
each.
Winner takes 20
points
Benny Hill Soundtrack (2min)

97. Cream Cracker
Challenge
How many Cream
Crackers can you eat
in 2 minutes without
water? Students have
plate with 10 crackers
each.
Winner takes 20
points
Benny Hill Soundtrack (2min)

98. Cream Cracker
Challenge
How many Cream
Crackers can you eat
in 2 minutes without
water? Students have
plate with 10 crackers
each.
Winner takes 20
points
Benny Hill Soundtrack (2min)

99. Ping Pong Ball Challenge
Use a straw to transfer
the floating ping pong
balls (levitating due to a
fan) into a basket. 30-sec
perform task.
Alternatively, direct fan at
contestants to distract.
Winner takes 20 points
Countdown timer - 30 sec

100. Ping Pong Ball Challenge
Use a straw to transfer
the floating ping pong
balls (levitating due to a
fan) into a basket. 30-sec
perform task.
Alternatively, direct fan at
contestants to distract.
Winner takes 20 points
Countdown timer - 30 sec

101. Ping Pong Ball Challenge
Use a straw to transfer
the floating ping pong
balls (levitating due to a
fan) into a basket. 30-sec
perform task.
Alternatively, direct fan at
contestants to distract.
Winner takes 20 points
Countdown timer - 30 sec

102. End of Banzai Challenge
Well Done!

103. End of Banzai Challenge
Well Done!