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UK residents.
3. In which TV programme was the tower of Big Ben partly damaged?
In the Dr Who episode ‘Aliens of London’.
4. Who designed the clock tower?
Augustus Pugin
5. Why would a person need to be healthy to go to the top of Big Ben?
The tower has no lift (‘elevator’ in the US), so they must climb the 334 stairs to the top.
6. When did a fire destroy part of the old palace of Westminster?
October 16, 1834
7. What did Sir Benjamin Hall do?
He installed the bell.
8. In which film is a bomb linked to the hands of Big Ben?
‘The Thirty-Nine Steps’
9. How can a UK resident go inside Big Ben?
They must organise it with their MP.
10. Who was Charles Barry?
He was one of the architects responsible for rebuilding the tower.
Back to Big Ben
The Mayas
1. Why did the Mayas think it was important to worship their gods?
The Mayas believed that without the help of these important gods, there would be no crops and everyone would starve.
2. Why is Maya writing called hieroglyphics?
It is often referred to as hieroglyphics because it looks like Ancient Egyptian writing.
3. Who carried out human sacrifices in Maya culture?
The priests.
4. Why did the Spanish priests burn the Maya books?
Because the pictures looked like devils and demons.
5. How many Maya texts have been found up to now?
About 10,000.
6. Name two things that could be found in a codex.
Two from: Their gods, their leaders, their daily life or special occasions.
7. During human sacrifice, how was a person killed?
By cutting out their heart.
8. In what area did the Maya live?
In modern day Mexico.
9. Why did you have to be brave to look into a mirror in the Maya culture?
Because the Mayas thought a monster could pull you through the mirror.
10. True or false? – The Spanish killed the Mayas.
False – the Mayas had already disappeared 600 years before the Spanish arrived.
Back to The Mayas
Cloning
1. How did scientists clone Dolly the sheep? Using artificial twinning or somatic cell nuclear transfer?
Somatic cell nuclear transfer.
2. Which of the two cloning method is the most technologically advanced?
Somatic cell nuclear transfer.
3. Apart from a sheep, which other two animals are mentioned in the text?
Cows and mice.
4. Why are clones which are created using artificial twinning ‘genetically identical’?
Because they come from the same egg.
5. Which three groups find human cloning controversial?
Scientists, politicians and the public.
6.
Which two types of cell are not examples of somatic cells?
The sperm and egg cells, these are reproductive cells.
7.
Was Dolly the sheep the first animal clone experiment?
No, scientists had been experimenting with animal cloning for years.
8. Give an example of when a gardener would use cloning?
When a gardener grows a plant from a cutting.
9.
According to the text, if scientists clone humans, which method would they use?
If scientists clone humans, they will probably use the somatic cell nuclear transfer method (SCNT).
10. True or false? – Dolly was grown in a tank.
False – The embryo which became Dolly was implanted into a surrogate mother.
Back to Cloning
Language Death
1. Where were schools stopped from teaching a language?
In Hawaii.
2. What are the two examples of language revival?
Hawaiian and Hebrew.
3. According to the text, how could we avoid more wars?
By having one global language.
4. Where are 16% of the world’s languages spoken?
New Guinea.
5. Which three factors can kill language speakers?
Genocide, disease and natural disaster.
6. How many languages are spoken in the world today?
Between 6000 and 7000.
7. Name three languages mentioned in the text.
Three from - English, Hebrew, Hawaiian and Kutchi.
8. What happened to reduce the number of people who speak Kutchi?
There was an earthquake which killed approximately 30,000 speakers of Kutchi.
9. When did Hawaii become part of the US?
1898
10. True or
3. In which TV programme was the tower of Big Ben partly damaged?
In the Dr Who episode ‘Aliens of London’.
4. Who designed the clock tower?
Augustus Pugin
5. Why would a person need to be healthy to go to the top of Big Ben?
The tower has no lift (‘elevator’ in the US), so they must climb the 334 stairs to the top.
6. When did a fire destroy part of the old palace of Westminster?
October 16, 1834
7. What did Sir Benjamin Hall do?
He installed the bell.
8. In which film is a bomb linked to the hands of Big Ben?
‘The Thirty-Nine Steps’
9. How can a UK resident go inside Big Ben?
They must organise it with their MP.
10. Who was Charles Barry?
He was one of the architects responsible for rebuilding the tower.
Back to Big Ben
The Mayas
1. Why did the Mayas think it was important to worship their gods?
The Mayas believed that without the help of these important gods, there would be no crops and everyone would starve.
2. Why is Maya writing called hieroglyphics?
It is often referred to as hieroglyphics because it looks like Ancient Egyptian writing.
3. Who carried out human sacrifices in Maya culture?
The priests.
4. Why did the Spanish priests burn the Maya books?
Because the pictures looked like devils and demons.
5. How many Maya texts have been found up to now?
About 10,000.
6. Name two things that could be found in a codex.
Two from: Their gods, their leaders, their daily life or special occasions.
7. During human sacrifice, how was a person killed?
By cutting out their heart.
8. In what area did the Maya live?
In modern day Mexico.
9. Why did you have to be brave to look into a mirror in the Maya culture?
Because the Mayas thought a monster could pull you through the mirror.
10. True or false? – The Spanish killed the Mayas.
False – the Mayas had already disappeared 600 years before the Spanish arrived.
Back to The Mayas
Cloning
1. How did scientists clone Dolly the sheep? Using artificial twinning or somatic cell nuclear transfer?
Somatic cell nuclear transfer.
2. Which of the two cloning method is the most technologically advanced?
Somatic cell nuclear transfer.
3. Apart from a sheep, which other two animals are mentioned in the text?
Cows and mice.
4. Why are clones which are created using artificial twinning ‘genetically identical’?
Because they come from the same egg.
5. Which three groups find human cloning controversial?
Scientists, politicians and the public.
6.
Which two types of cell are not examples of somatic cells?
The sperm and egg cells, these are reproductive cells.
7.
Was Dolly the sheep the first animal clone experiment?
No, scientists had been experimenting with animal cloning for years.
8. Give an example of when a gardener would use cloning?
When a gardener grows a plant from a cutting.
9.
According to the text, if scientists clone humans, which method would they use?
If scientists clone humans, they will probably use the somatic cell nuclear transfer method (SCNT).
10. True or false? – Dolly was grown in a tank.
False – The embryo which became Dolly was implanted into a surrogate mother.
Back to Cloning
Language Death
1. Where were schools stopped from teaching a language?
In Hawaii.
2. What are the two examples of language revival?
Hawaiian and Hebrew.
3. According to the text, how could we avoid more wars?
By having one global language.
4. Where are 16% of the world’s languages spoken?
New Guinea.
5. Which three factors can kill language speakers?
Genocide, disease and natural disaster.
6. How many languages are spoken in the world today?
Between 6000 and 7000.
7. Name three languages mentioned in the text.
Three from - English, Hebrew, Hawaiian and Kutchi.
8. What happened to reduce the number of people who speak Kutchi?
There was an earthquake which killed approximately 30,000 speakers of Kutchi.
9. When did Hawaii become part of the US?
1898
10. True or
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