GK Paragraphs
1. History of the Ming Dynasty
12. First sea-going sailors and early ships used
13. Important for nations to have a powerful fleet
16. Why is the home of the Beaver so interesting
18. How do fungi reproduce themselves?
20. Who discovered the first magnet?
21. What are the poles of magnet?
25. What did Victorian Children play with?
26. What was a Victorian education like?
27. What happened near the village of Agincourt in 1415?
28. How did the English Heralds get their names?
29. What is man’s nervous system?
30. How do we taste and smell?
32. The Structure of the Eye and how does it work?
33. Why is the Bible a holy book for both Christians and Jews?
34. How is the religion of Islam like Christianity and Judaism?
35. Which religions are followed in the East?
36. How do you tell the difference between crocodiles and alligators?
37. How do Crocodiles catch their prey?
38. How do Crocodiles find their mates?
39. How do Crocodiles build their nests?
40. first style in architecture
41. How can we learn history from architecture?
42. People today live in the same kind of houses as their ancestors
43. What made man want to paint?
44. How can your comb pick up a piece of paper?
47. How old is the story of Jason and the Golden Fleece?
48. How important were goddesses in Greek mythology?
50. Who stole the bronze horses?
51. Which English king is called the Great?
53. What is the difference between insects and spiders?
54. How do spiders catch their food?
55. How does the water spider breathe?
56. How does the Moon cause tides?
57. How do waves erode cliffs?
58. How is a cuttlefish like a jet plane?
59. Who invented the game of tennis?
62. How do we know what the bottoms of oceans are like?
63. How does the Sun power a Racing Car?
64. What other kinds of energy can we use?
65. When did man first wear clothes?
66. Who wove the finest linen in the Ancient World?
67. When did wool first become widely used?
68. Why were silkworms smuggled to Constantinople?
69. Who built the first railway?
70. How does steam work engines?
71. How can trains run underground and climb mountains?
72. How fast and powerful are railway locomotives?
74. How many kinds of whale are there?
75. When was the first map drawn?
76. Who drew the first accurate map of the known world?
77. When did man begin to discover that there were other continents?
79. When did exploration of the North Pole begin?
80. Who won the race to the South Pole?
82. Who developed the first jet plane?
83. How have jet aircraft made the world seem smaller?
84. What is the world’s most successful commercial airliner?
87. Which instruments are in a symphony orchestra?
90. Why is Indian music never played by orchestras?
91. What is African music like?
93. Why is Johann Kepler so important?
95. How do big cats catch their prey?
98. Can cats really see in the dark?
99. Which famous people have written books in cipher?
101. How did literature begin?
102. Who was the first great English poet?
103. William Shakespeare Plays
104. American and German literature
105. What is the Bayeux Tapestry?
106. Which important discoveries were made in China?
107. What are chemical elements and compounds?
110. Where does Light come from?
111. Is white light really coloured ?
112. Is it possible to bend light?
113. How do male penguins help to look after the eggs?
115. Why do birds migrate and how do they find their way?
116. Why do cuckoos have foster parents?
117. Why is Elizabeth I remembered as a Great Queen?
118. Achievements of the Elizabethan Age
120. How are Radio messages sent and received?
122. When was Television invented?
123. How does your Television set make a picture?
124. How is a Television programme made?
125. What is an outside broadcast?
126. How widespread is the use of Television?
128. How many bees live in a hive?
129. How do bees run their hive?
131. What kind of weapons were used by ancient man?
132. How did rockets originate and develop?
134. Birds can fly – why can’t we?
135. Must man grow wings in order to fly?
136. How can heavier than air machines fly?
137. When was the first aeroplane flown?
138. How does a rocket defy the force of gravity?
139. How did man reach the moon?
140. How does the weather affect the shapes of our houses?
141. How do animals adapt to suit the weather?
142. How do some birds find food in winter?
144. What were Plato’s dialogues?
145. Why did Socrates take poison?
146. Why is Karl Marx important?
147. Why was Bertrand Russell famous?
149. Who were called the great-grandchildren of Heracles?
150. Who was the founder of Democracy?
151. What is the largest land Carnivore ever to have lived?
152. What is the longest animal ever to have lived on land?
154. Did any of the dinosaurs fly?
156. How does a Tadpole become a Frog?
157. How are tree frogs, flying frogs, hairy frogs and bull frogs different from the common frog?
158. Invention of the Computer
159. Working of The Modern Electronic Computer
161. How does a Car Engine work?
162. When did motor cars take over from horses?
163. What will the cars of the future be like?
165. Where do Marsupials live?
166. Which is the Strongest Ape?
167. How do Sloths move about?
168. Why do Giraffes have long necks?
170. What do we know about Celtic society and culture?
171. What became of the Celts?
172. Who built one of the first Theatres?
173. Who was the ‘upstart crow’?
174. When were large numbers of plays first published in England?
175. Who is involved in the production of a play?
176. What were man’s first ideas about the Universe?
177. Why is Ptolemy important?
178. Aristarchus Concept : Earth went round the Sun
180. Why do some plants eat animals?
181. How do insectivorous plants catch insects?
182. Where do insectivorous plants grow?
184. When were the Olympic Games re-started?
185. Is a whale’s skeleton like other mammals’ skeletons?
186. Should we hunt for whales?
187. How intelligent are whales?
188. Why are bats thought to be sinister?
189. Why are bats thought to be sinister?
190. How do bats catch their food?
192. How could Beethoven write music if he was deaf?
194. What does ballet dancing portray?
195. What is Eastern music like?
196. When was the armoured tank first used?
197. How did the Omnibus get its name?
