Knowledge Hunt Answers
| Drama | What is the name of the silent movie actor that year 7 have been learning about? | Charlie Chaplin |
| Geography | How can we solve uneven development? | Opinion based answer. Have you considered international aid, food security, education, tourism? |
| PE | Which sports are played on which colour lines in the sports hall? How many do you know? | White – Badminton Red – Netball Black – Basketball Orange – Handball |
| Wellbeing | If a person drinks one bottle of coke every day for a month, how much sugar would they consume in total? | A 500 ml bottle of Coke contains approximately 53 grams of sugar. Now, for a 30-day month: Total sugar=53 grams/day×30 days=1,590 grams of sugar in total. So, if a person drinks one 500 ml bottle of Coke every day for a month, they would consume 1,590 grams (or 1.59 kg) of sugar in total. |
| Food and Nutrition | How many sections does the Eat Well guide have? | Five |
| MFL | Find a Spanish/Mandarin word linked to the school values. | Spanish Sostenabilidad CTIM Milton Keynes Respeto Responsabilidad Amabilidad Mandarin 可持续性 (kě chí xù xìng) 科学、技术、工程和数学 (kēxué, jìshù, gōngchéng hé shùxué) 米尔顿凯恩斯 (Mǐ’ěrdùn Kǎi’ēnsī) 尊重 (zūnzhòng) 责任 (zérèn) 友善 (yǒushàn) or 善意 (shànyì), |
| Computing | What is the name of the small computer used to program your task on? | micro:bit |
| RE | What are the top 3 religious demographics in MK and nationally. | MK Christian – 42.8% No religion – 38.0% Muslim – 7.1% Nationally Christian – 46.2% No religion – 37.2% Muslim – 6.7% |
| Music | If two singers perform the same note but one sounds higher, how could science explain the difference? | Two singers can sing the same note name, but one sounds higher because they are in a higher octave, meaning their sound waves vibrate twice as fast. We hear them as the same pitch, but higher. |
| Maths | If every student in Watling Academy uses a single-use plastic bottle every school day (rather than a reusable bottle), how many pieces of single-use plastic do we generate in a week? | 1870 students x 5 days = 9350 bottles |
| English | Which three fictional detectives do we study at Watling? | Sherlock Holmes Inspector Goole Sally Lockhart |
| DT/STEM | What is sustainable design? | In Design and Technology, sustainable design refers to creating products, systems, or environments that minimise negative impacts on the environment, society, and economy throughout their lifecycle. It’s about designing with the future in mind. |
| History | What is one event in history that we don’t learn enough about? | Opinion based answer |
| Art | Choose an artist from the display outside room 115 and describe their work. | Opinion based answer |
| Science | What is chromatography? | A technique to separate substances with different solubilities. |
