Year 5 quiz

Canada, Mexico and the USA are all in which continent?

• Asia

• North America

• South America

• Greenland

Draw the OS symbol for a campsite

Answer explanation

The symbol for a campsite looks like a tent.

If the campsite accepts caravans, there will be a caravan symbol next to the tent symbol.

Which of these countries is NOT in South America?

• Armenia

• Argentina

• Chile

• Brazil

What do we call a large continuous mass of land?

(clue: there are 7 of them on our planet)

Which of these are topographical features of Argentina? Select ALL of the correct answers.

• Pampas

• Mountains

• Tropical Rainforests

• Coastline

What is the world's fourth largest continent?

• North America

• South America

• South Atlantic

• North Pole

A country is an area that is controlled by its own...

(hint: be careful - you have to spell the word correctly to get the point)

On a map, what do the letters 'OS' stand for?

• Observant Soldiers

• Octopus Sausages

• Orange Suitcase

• Ordinance Survey

Which of these was not one of the 7 Anglo-Saxon kingdoms

• Wessex

• Sussex

• Middlesex

• Essex

The Battle of Hastings took place on the 14th of October in which year?

• Ten sixteen AD

• Sixteen tenty-six AD

• Six tenty-ten AD

• Ten sixty-six AD