Fun and Educational Challenge Cards for Primary Schools by Sue Mordecai, NACE Trustee
Explore the world of animals, nature, history, and geography with these engaging challenge cards designed for primary school students. Test your knowledge with riddles about fascinating creatures, famous individuals, and iconic landmarks. Discover new facts and trivia while having fun learning. Perfect for classroom activities or at-home entertainment.
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Challenge cards for Challenge cards for primary schools primary schools Sue Mordecai, NACE Trustee Spring 2021 www.nace.co.uk
What am I? I have a broad flat tail that is used as a rudder and an alarm call My collective name is a colony I can close my nostrils and ears underwater My teeth never stop growing When food is scarce I will eat wood I can fell an 8 foot tree in five minutes www.nace.co.uk
What am I? I am a strong swimmer and I like fish but not seals You won t find me at the North Pole I am a bird but I can t fly I like being in a huddle I am usually black and white www.nace.co.uk
Who am I? I was born in 1866 I grew up with many pets I became an expert in the study of fungi I wrote more than 30 books for children I became a respected breeder of sheep I left my land to the National Trust www.nace.co.uk
Who am I? I was born in Bombay in 1865 My parents named me after a lake in Staffordshire My stories were inspired by my experiences of India, especially the wildlife and folk tales In 1907 I was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature My son John was killed in the First World War Lines from my poem If appear over the players entrance to Wimbledon s Centre Court www.nace.co.uk
What am I? Openings in the Earth s surface where molten rock and gas erupts Named after Vulcan, the Roman god of fire Usually located where tectonic plates meet They can be active, dormant or extinct Largest active one is Mauna Loa in Hawaii Most famous is Vesuvius www.nace.co.uk
What am I? Famous prehistoric monument Over 5,000 years old Consists of a ring of standing stones, which are sarsens and bluestones UNESCO World Heritage Site Mystery how the stones got there www.nace.co.uk
Where am I? 600 species of plant 1/3 of all the species in Britain Britain s only desert as classified by the Met Office due to lack of freshwater and surface vegetation Said to be the largest area of shingle in Europe Marconi conducted his early trials of radio in this place It has a RSPB nature reserve It has the largest number of medicinal leeches in the country! www.nace.co.uk
Where am I? We are a country with over 6,000 islands Most people live on four of them We have an Emperor Our flag is red and white Sumo is the national sport We are famous for our cherry blossom www.nace.co.uk
Can you explain? A young man in scruffy clothes and untidy hair is running down the road clutching a briefcase. www.nace.co.uk
All Nerub saw was the strange glow of its eyes Who is Nerub? What did Nerub see? Whose eyes have a strange glow? What kind of glow? Are they eyes? Where is Nerub? What might happen now? www.nace.co.uk
Zont lay slumped across the bench. Who is Zont? What is Zont? Where is Zont? Why? How did Zont get there? What happens next? www.nace.co.uk
Can you write a story using the following words? sabotage thwart putrid wretched vindicate palatial www.nace.co.uk
Can you write a story using the following words? vexed gnash kudos peckish nimble lackadaisical www.nace.co.uk
Can you write a story using the following words? kerfuffle quaver gumption humungous cantankerous miffed www.nace.co.uk
Ben Nevis is the highest mountain in Britain and is 1,344 metres high. Snowdon in Wales is 1,183 metres and Scafell Pike in England is 978. If you placed them on top of each other how high would this be? Do you think this would be as high as Mount Everest? www.nace.co.uk
Can you Can you think of six words that contain all five vowels? Can you think of six words that have no vowels? www.nace.co.uk
How many How many words can you make by changing just one letter? PACE BEAR CORD www.nace.co.uk
Would you rather Would you rather have an invisibility cloak or 10,000? Explain your answer. www.nace.co.uk
Unloved but vital Which two would you save and why? Midges Fruit bats Ants Dung beetles Soil mites www.nace.co.uk
Which is the odd one out and why? Puffling Hatchling Antling Frogling Gosling www.nace.co.uk
Which is the odd one out and why? 1 March 17 March 23 April 4 July 30 November www.nace.co.uk
Which is the odd one out and why? Pluto Venus Saturn Jupiter Mercury www.nace.co.uk
What do the following have in common? Conwy Cardiff Beaumaris Harlech Pembroke www.nace.co.uk
What do the following have in common? Columbia Challenger Discovery Atlantis Endeavour www.nace.co.uk
What do the following have in common? Adonis Blue Duke of Burgundy Red Admiral Large Tortoiseshell Painted Lady www.nace.co.uk
What are the similarities and differences between ? HORN and ANTLER www.nace.co.uk
What are the similarities and differences between ? FROG and TOAD www.nace.co.uk
What are the similarities and differences between ? CROCODILE and ALLIGATOR www.nace.co.uk
Which is the odd one out? Monet Degas Matisse Constable Morisot www.nace.co.uk
How many? Some ladybirds have 2 spots, some have 7 and some have 14. If you have 5 ladybirds in your classroom how many spots will there be in total? There are several answers www.nace.co.uk
If A = 1, B = 2, C = 3 etc. What is the value of your name? Whose name has the lowest / highest number? www.nace.co.uk
How could you help someone to spell the word NECESSARY correctly? www.nace.co.uk
Which number comes next? 25 21 17 13 www.nace.co.uk
Why are the five Olympic rings Blue Black Yellow Red Green? www.nace.co.uk
Is a sloth lazy? Is a fox sly? Is a mule stubborn? www.nace.co.uk
Why does a bird have feathers? www.nace.co.uk
How many flightless birds can you name? Why don t they fly? www.nace.co.uk
What invention might help you at school? For example: a pen that always spells words correctly. www.nace.co.uk
Would you rather be a famous author or an international footballer? Give reasons for your choice. www.nace.co.uk
Which word goes before the following to make another word? BOW COAT DROP WATER FOREST www.nace.co.uk
Which word goes before the following to make another word? HORSE BIRD LION URCHIN SON www.nace.co.uk
Can you ask 3 questions that give the answer water? www.nace.co.uk
What does an ARCTOPHILE collect? www.nace.co.uk
True or false? Months that begin on a Sunday will always have a Friday the 13th. www.nace.co.uk
True or false? Chameleons change colour to match their environment. www.nace.co.uk
True or false? The Olympic Games used to award medals for art. www.nace.co.uk
True or false? Marie Curie s notebooks are still radioactive. www.nace.co.uk
Who developed the idea of frozen food? Francis Findus Clarence Birdseye William Walls www.nace.co.uk
True or false? Bulls are angered by the colour red. www.nace.co.uk
