End of Summer 2022

What did artist James Cook use to make a two-metre-long picture of London?

• Acrylic Paint

• Food Coloring

• Typewriter

• Leaves

The huge lily has been growing right under our (a)   in London’s Kew Gardens for 177 years, but for a long time it was believed to belong to another species. Now, after years of looking into it, an expert team has realised the plant is actually completely new to science.

What does the word 'pigments' mean?

• The small, flat pieces of hard skin that cover the body of a fish or

  reptile

• Another word for living things, eg, animals and plants

• A group of cold-blooded animals that have dry, scaly skin and lay eggs

• Substances that give something a particular color

A twelve-year boy named Gabriel Clark raised around a quarter of a million pounds for Ukrainian children, after raffling a special (a)   he made by hand.

What goes in the blank?

Large female bees that can lay eggs are called (a)   s.

"Hello! Can you tell me what I'm called?"

(a)  

Article: Locals living by the Mekong River caught a stingray that weighed in at 300 kilograms (661 pounds) and it took around 12 men to haul the fish to shore!

Villagers in what country found the biggest freshwater fish ever recorded?

• Sri Lanka

• Cambodia

• Malaysia

• Thailand

What is this word?

An unwanted animal that causes damage or irritation;

an annoying person or thing

(a)  

Freya, a 600kg animal who ended up in the Norwegian capital of Oslo, has been put down by authorities after fears that she posed a risk to people.

 

What animal is Freya?

(a)  

Large parts of England have been declared (blank) areas. What is this word that means ‘a long period with no rain’?

• drought

• flood

• drinkle

• fluid