Try our Quiz: your results will be emailed back to you Name * First Name Last Name Email * Section One: World Georgraphy Q1. Name the Earth’s oceans. Which of these is the smallest ocean? Q2. Which is the widest waterfall in the world? Which countries share this waterfall? Q3. What is the Bermuda Triangle? Q4. On what has human-made global warming had the greatest impact? Q5. Name three effects of rising global temperatures. Q6. Which is the longest river that flows into the English Channel? Q7. Which is the largest lake in the British Isles? Which lake in the British Isles has the largest volume of fresh water? Q8. Where is the Dead Sea? What type of lake is it? Which major water source flows into it? Q9. Which river is the longest in China and Asia and the third longest in the world? Q10. What is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea? Section Two: East Anglia Q11. How many Broads are there? Q12. What are the names of the 3 long distance walking trails in the Broads area? Q13. Which monastery was not closed by Henry VIII? Q14. From which waterway does Cambridge take its name? Q15. Which 2 rivers does Norwich sit on? Which river flows through Ipswich? Q16. Why is East Anglia susceptible to coastal erosion? Q17. Why is it probable that existing models predicting coastal erosion may not be good indicators? Q18. What was brought to Hemsby to protect remaining properties from coastal erosion earlier this year? Q19. Is the well, used for sprinkling services it the Anglican Shrine at Walsingham, the same as the spring of water that rose up at the time of the vision of Mary by Richeldis de Faverches? When was the well, used for sprinkling services in the Anglian Shrine at Walsingham, restored? Q20. Who is St Edmund? What is St Edmund Way? Section Three: Water Q21. What is precipitation? What are the three types of precipitation? Q22. What is spring water? What is mineral water? Which of these is always comes from a natural formation of water? Q23. Approximately what percentage of an adult human body is water? Approximately what percentage of the brain and human heart are water? Q24. What are the three ways that the body expels water? Q25. Name 3 body functions that water helps. Q26. Name 7 common body fluids. Q27. What does a limestone stalactite begin with? What do we usually call an ice stalactite? Q28. Which minerals are there more of in hard water? What are there higher concentrations of in soft water? Q29. How do plants absorb water? What is photosynthesis? Q30. Why do some deep groundwater sources not require much treatment? What are the natural sources from which these emerge/ What man-made structures are made to access deep ground water? Section Four: Water in the Bible Q31. What is found in Genesis 1:20-21 and Ezekiel 4:9-10? Q32. Which 2 of the 10 plagues in Exodus chapters 7-8 involve water? Q33. Moses was instructed to use the same staff in which two episodes in Exodus chapter 14 and Chapter 17? Q34. Give 5 episodes in John’s Gospels in which water has a place. Give the gospel reference for each of these. Q35. What different reasons can you suggest for disciples fearing the sea? Why might walking on waters and stilling the seas make them see Jesus as someone with great and unusual authority? Q36. “As the deer pants for living water….” Begins a well-known hymn. What is the Old Testament source of these words? Q37. Give 2 examples from the Gospels where Jesus talks about thirst that can only be quenched by living water. Which Person of the Holy Trinity do you associate with living water? Q38. Where was Jesus baptised? Q39. What is water used to symbolise in (a) Ezekiel 36:25 (b) in Job 30:25 and (c) in Lamentations 2:19? Q40. Where did Jesus instruct Peter to find a coin to make the temple tax payment? Section Five: Water in Church Life Q41. What is the name of the River in Lourdes? What mountain range is Lourdes set in? Q42. During the Easter Vigil we are reminded about God’s mighty deeds that involved water that prefigured Baptism from the Old Testament. Give three of these. Q43. There are also reminders of when water features in the New Testament. Give three of these. Q44. Where would you look for a “stoup” Q45. Name the 5 objects pictured on the web page. Section Six: Spirituality Q46. This quotation is found in a famous spiritual handbook written in the 16th century. What is the handbook called? Who composed it? “In souls that are progressing to greater perfection, the action of the good angel is delicate, gentle, delightful. It may be compared to a drop of water penetrating a sponge. The action of the evil spirit upon such souls is violent, noisy and disturbing. It may be compared to a drop of water falling upon a stone.” Q47. What does water mean to you? St Francis wrote about Sister Water: “Be praised my Lord through Sister Water who is very useful and humble and precious and pure. “ In what ways do you find water to be useful, humble, precious and pure? Thank you!
