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Only 55% Of Adults Can Pass This GCSE General Knowledge Quiz

HIV is a virus, which means it is not a living thing and cannot be treated by antibiotics. HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus.

Virus!

Monotheistic religions worship only one true deity.

Belief in one God!

What does the term ‘monotheistic’ mean?

King Claudius was the former king's brother. In the play. Hamlet believes Claudius murdered his late father and plans to avenge his death.

Claudius!

Hurricanes have extremely strong wind patterns and are therefore associated with low pressure systems.

Low!

What type of pressure system are hurricanes and cyclones associated with?

Okay – no one asked, but thanks for the info.

I'm going to the store!

Translate this sentence:  
"Je vais au magasin."  


Puritans opposed the theatre. They associated it with the Romans who had persecuted Christians.

Puritans!

Which religious group opposed theatres in Elizabethan England?

Love is an abstract noun because it's a concept rather than something that you can experience with the five senses.

Love!

Which of these words is an abstract noun?

VAT (20%) is calculated on the original value (100%) and added to give the selling price of 120%. Divide the selling price by 120 and multiply by 20 to find the VAT.

£2000

A car is sold for £12,000. How much of this is VAT where VAT is calculated at 20%?

An ionised atom has lost or gained electrons. An ion is an atom that has lost or gained electrons.

Electrons!

The term chiaroscuro is used to describe images with very high contrast. Chiaroscuro comes from two Italian words – 'chiaro' meaning light and 'scuro' meaning dark.

The use of heavy light and dark in an artwork!

What does the art term chiaroscuro describe?

Lead is a chemical element and heavy metal with the symbol Pb and atomic number 82.

Lead!

A crotchet lasts the same time as four semiquavers. Two semiquavers are the same time as one quaver.

For how many semiquavers does a crotchet last?  


Oh dear! Did all of your GSCE knowledge completely disappear on you? Never fear, those days are behind you now! Unless, they're not – in which case, get revising!

Okay, you did all right. Maybe these weren't the subjects you chose? In any case, I'd brush up if you want to make the higher set!

Well done! You've graduated this Buzzfeed quiz and have reached adulthood.

<p>All info is sourced from <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/levels/z98jmp3" target="_blank">BBC Bitesize</a>.</p>

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