Intermediate GK
Set by the Head Boy
1. The Burj Khalifa is the tallest building in the world reaching 828m in height.
2. Theresa May is the United Kingdom’s second female Prime Minister. She is in favour of
Brexit
3. Neil Armstrong was the first man on the Moon, his lunar module, Eagle, landed there in
1969.
4. The treaty of Versailles marked the official end of the First World War, in June, 1919.
Fighting had ended in November 1918.
5. The world's longest bridge is the Danyang–Kunshan, Grand Bridge, in China spans 165KM
6. The Royal Mint, who make the United Kingdom’s coinage is based in Llantrisant, South
Wales.
7. In 2017 the £1 coin is turning 12 sided, the name given to a 12 sided shape is a dodecagon.
8. Jane Austen, an author, is going to feature on the new £10 note which is coming out in 2017.
She wrote books including Pride and Prejudice.
9. Who, apart from the Queen, is on the new £5 note?
10. In which year was the £1 coin introduced?