Accessible History resources for secondary age students of all abilities but with lots of challenge too - differentiation from the top-down.
All resources created by an experienced HoD at a 11-18 non-selective secondary school.
Aiming for fair prices - costs reflect the effort behind the resource. For everything with a price tag there should be a free resource on the same topic or theme to show the standard / style etc before you buy. Hope this makes sense.
Accessible History resources for secondary age students of all abilities but with lots of challenge too - differentiation from the top-down.
All resources created by an experienced HoD at a 11-18 non-selective secondary school.
Aiming for fair prices - costs reflect the effort behind the resource. For everything with a price tag there should be a free resource on the same topic or theme to show the standard / style etc before you buy. Hope this makes sense.
Christmas Quizzes 1 & 2
Christmas Quiz 1: For younger secondary students - designed for KS3.
Christmas Quiz 2: For older secondary students - designed for KS4 and above
Both quizzes are mixed bags, see summary of rounds at the bottom, and tried to cover as many bases as possible over many rounds. Lots of multiple choice questions and answers follow after each round.
Hope it helps at the end of term!
Quiz 1 example questions…
Rd. 1 -Christmas Geography
Example: In Canada, Santa has been given his own postcode - ‘HOH OHO’. True or false?
Rd. 2 - Christmas History
Example: In the court of King Henry II (1154-1189), what unusual form of entertainment did a jester called Roland perform for the king every Christmas?
a. Farting
b. Burbing
c. Picking his nose
Rd. 3 - Name that creature (that is loosely connected to Christmas)!
Example: In The Simpsons, what is the Simpson’s family dog called?
Rd. 4 - Christmas Sport
Example: In ten pin bowling a ‘turkey’ is the odd term for how many strikes in a row?
Rd. 5 - Christmas Movies
Example: In the film Elf, Buddy says elves stick to four main food groups: candy, candy canes, candy corns - and what else?
Rd. 6 - World Christmas! Match the tradition to the correct country.
Example: Hide your broom! People hide brooms as they believe witches come out on Christmas Eve looking for brooms to ride on! (Norway)
Rd. 7 - Christmas Music!
Example: In the song The Twelve Days of Christmas, what did a true love give on the 6th day of Christmas?
a. 6 pipers piping
b. 6 drummers drumming
c. 6 geese-a-laying
Rd. 8 - Collective nouns! Match the collective noun to the correct Christmas animal.
Example: A caravan or train of… (Camels)
Rd. 9 - Christmas Science & nature
Example: Which scientist, born on Christmas Day, discovered the law of gravity? Clue: He saw an apple fall from a tree!
Rd. 10 - Christmas Potluck
Example: What colour was Santa’s suit until Coca Cola rebranded him in red?
Quiz 2 example questions…
Rd. 1 -Christmas Geography
Example: In which country do people traditionally eat KFC for Christmas dinner?
a. USA
b. Japan
c. South Korea
Rd. 2 - Christmas History
Example: In 1647 Christmas festivities were banned in England. Who was the 17th Century ‘Grinch Who Stole Christmas’?
Rd. 3 - Christmas Sport
Example: American sprinter Wilma Rudolph (see the Christmas link!?) won three gold medals at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome. What colours are the Olympic rings?
Rd. 4 - Christmas Movies
Example: Name one of the bumbling burglars in Home Alone.
Rd. 5 - Collective nouns. Match the collective noun to the correct Christmas creature.
Example: An aurora or celebration of … polar bears.
Rd. 6 - Christmas Music
Example: Who first released ‘‘All I Want for Christmas Is You” in 1994?
Rd. 7 - Christmas Science & Nature
Example: What is the only element in the periodic table which has no letters in common with “Christmas Present”?
Rd. 8 - Christmas Potluck
Example: If you were born on Christmas Day, what is your star sign?
Rd. 9 - Christmas Maths
Example: There are 60 baubles on a Christmas tree. Their colors are red, gold, and green. 1/3 of the marbles are green and 1/4 of the marbles are gold. How many red baubles are there on the tree?
Christmas Quiz 2023 No.2
Christmas quiz for older secondary students - specifically designed for KS4 and above (if you want a quiz for younger students please have a look at my alternative - Christmas Quiz No.1).
Music round? Check! Sport round? Check! Science questions? Check! A bit of geography? Check! Movies? Covered!
A mixed bag of a quiz, see summary of rounds at the bottom, but tried to cover as many bases as possible over nine rounds. Lots of multiple choice questions and answers follow after each round.
Hope it helps at the end of term!
Rd. 1 -Christmas Geography
Example: In which country do people traditionally eat KFC for Christmas dinner?
a. USA
b. Japan
c. South Korea
Rd. 2 - Christmas History
Example: In 1647 Christmas festivities were banned in England. Who was the 17th Century ‘Grinch Who Stole Christmas’?
Rd. 3 - Christmas Sport
Example: American sprinter Wilma Rudolph (see the Christmas link!?) won three gold medals at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome. What colours are the Olympic rings?
Rd. 4 - Christmas Movies
Example: Name one of the bumbling burglars in Home Alone.
Rd. 5 - Collective nouns. Match the collective noun to the correct Christmas creature.
Example: An aurora or celebration of … polar bears.
Rd. 6 - Christmas Music
Example: Who first released ‘‘All I Want for Christmas Is You” in 1994?
Rd. 7 - Christmas Science & Nature
Example: What is the only element in the periodic table which has no letters in common with “Christmas Present”?
Rd. 8 - Christmas Potluck
Example: If you were born on Christmas Day, what is your star sign?
Rd. 9 - Christmas Maths
Example: There are 60 baubles on a Christmas tree. Their colors are red, gold, and green. 1/3 of the marbles are green and 1/4 of the marbles are gold. How many red baubles are there on the tree?
No. 1 Christmas Quiz 2023!
Christmas quiz for younger secondary students - specifically designed for KS3 (if you want a quiz for older students please have a look at my alternative - Christmas Quiz No.2!).
Music round? Check! Sport round? Check! Science questions? Check! A bit of geography? Check! Movies? Covered!
A mixed bag of a quiz, see summary of rounds at the bottom, and tried to cover as many bases as possible over ten rounds. Lots of multiple choice questions and answers follow after each round.
Hope it helps at the end of term!
Rd. 1 -Christmas Geography
Example: In Canada, Santa has been given his own postcode - ‘HOH OHO’. True or false?
Rd. 2 - Christmas History
Example: In the court of King Henry II (1154-1189), what unusual form of entertainment did a jester called Roland perform for the king every Christmas?
a. Farting
b. Burbing
c. Picking his nose
Rd. 3 - Name that creature (that is loosely connected to Christmas)!
Example: In The Simpsons, what is the Simpson’s family dog called?
Rd. 4 - Christmas Sport
Example: In ten pin bowling a ‘turkey’ is the odd term for how many strikes in a row?
Rd. 5 - Christmas Movies
Example: In the film Elf, Buddy says elves stick to four main food groups: candy, candy canes, candy corns - and what else?
Rd. 6 - World Christmas! Match the tradition to the correct country.
Example: Hide your broom! People hide brooms as they believe witches come out on Christmas Eve looking for brooms to ride on! (Norway)
Rd. 7 - Christmas Music!
Example: In the song The Twelve Days of Christmas, what did a true love give on the 6th day of Christmas?
a. 6 pipers piping
b. 6 drummers drumming
c. 6 geese-a-laying
Rd. 8 - Collective nouns! Match the collective noun to the correct Christmas animal.
Example: A caravan or train of… (Camels)
Rd. 9 - Christmas Science & nature
Example: Which scientist, born on Christmas Day, discovered the law of gravity? Clue: He saw an apple fall from a tree!
Rd. 10 - Christmas Potluck
Example: What colour was Santa’s suit until Coca Cola rebranded him in red?
End of Year Quiz 2022/23!
An end of year quiz for secondary students.
TV & music round? Check! Sport round? Check! Science questions? Check! A bit of geography? Check! Movies? Covered!
A mixed bag of a quiz, see summary of rounds at the bottom, but tried to cover as many bases as possible over 10 rounds.
When I trialled the quiz recently it appealed to a broad range of students, probably because it is a mixed bag, but tended to work better with Y8/9 or older (13/14 years old and up). My KS4 and A level classes got right into it - they’re all competitive but all mixed ability classes in a non-selective UK comprehensive secondary.
Lastly, in terms of time, the quiz fits nicely into a 60 minute lesson - 4/5 minutes a round leaving enough time for the answers.
Hope it helps at the end of term!
Rd. 1 - Name that country?
Example: Which African country has the largest population?
Rd. 2 - Collective nouns. Match the noun to the animal…
Example: An embarrassment of…?
Rd. 3 - TV & music
Example: Which Netflix show was the most streamed of 2022?
Rd. 5 - Movies
Example: Who played Bruce Wayne / Batman in the 2022 superhero movie The Batman?
Rd. 6 - Name that child?!
Example: The Prince of Wales, William, and the Duchess of Cambridge, Kate, have three children. What is the name of their youngest child?
Rd. 7 - Sport
Example: How long is a standard game of netball?
Rd. 8 - General knowledge
Example: Which European city is known as “The Eternal City”?
Rd. 9 - Maths
Example: What is the highest common factor of 30 and 132?
Rd. 10 - Who said what?! Match the quote to the person…
Example: Who said, when talking about still wanting to be the UK Prime Minister, October 2022? “I am a fighter and not a quitter.”
