Amazing Quiz

  • 10
  • 30
Time

Benefits
  • Celebrate Achivement
  • Bring Joy
  • Keep Learning

Participants
  • One to One or Group Activity

What you need

See activity for the Quiz Questions.

Intro

We're going to ask some fascinating and unusual questions about amazing things in the World. These are things you might or might not know. It's a chance to learn something new and perhaps even surprising. Discuss them at the end and share what you think. It's a fun way to spend some time together. A quick quiz for a filler before mealtimes. One to one or a small group can participate with this one.

The Activity

  1. Gather the group together or sit with the person if it's a one-on-one activity. 
  2. Read the questions below, aloud to the person/group or take turns for each person to read
  • a.Where is the sea of tranquillity?  
  • A.The Moon
  • b.Can you name the worlds longest river?
  • A.The Amazon
  • c.Which boxer was known as “The Greatest”?
  • A.Muhammed Ali
  • d.Which famous artist painted the Sunflowers?
  • A.Vincent Van Gogh 
  • e.What is the largest animal ever in the World?
  • A.The Blue Whale
  • f.Who is the most famous person in the world?
  • A.(Can be anybody the person chooses, often the answer given is The Queen
  • g.Which infamous ship set sail from Southampton in 1912 and was hit by an iceberg and sank?
  • A.The Titanic
  • h.Which famous scientist discovered the law of gravity?
  • A.Sir Isaac Newton
  • i.Which mythical King had Knights and a Round Table?
  • A.King Arthur
  • j.What is the largest country in the World?
  • A.Russia

3. Encourage everyone to guess the answer.

4. If anyone is struggling, offer some prompts to help.

5. Celebrate every answer, as each attempt is a valuable brain exercise.

6. If playing competitively, keep score and award a small prize to the winner.

7. At the end of the quiz (or during, you choose) you can chat about some of the amazing things you never knew. 

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