English Banana.com City Quiz Series Around Derby Museum and Art Gallery In the ‘Richer than Gold’ gallery, in which cabinet will you find: a) ‘Figures of a penguin and her three chicks’ b) ‘Figure of a Sheep’ In the same gallery: a) What colour are the fire extinguishers? b) How many are there in this gallery? In the ‘Origins of Derby’ gallery, find the display called ‘The Roman Period’ Draw a picture of one of the exhibits and write down its name and when it dates from For how many hours are the museum and art gallery open on Wednesdays? Where are the toilets in the museum and art gallery? What time is it on the grandfather clock in the ‘Bonnie Prince Charlie Room’? What provides the light in this room? Is it day or night in this room? Find a curator (a member of staff) and ask them what their favourite exhibit or painting in the museum and art gallery is Write down their answer 10 What colour is the model horse in the ‘Military Gallery’? 11 Find the mummies In which country were people mummified? 12 Are visitors allowed to smoke in the museum and art gallery? 13 In the ‘Nature Gallery’, look for the display called ‘A day in the life of a hedgehog’ Write down three things that a hedgehog likes to eat 14 In the ‘Joseph Wright of Derby’ gallery, find the large portrait of the 18th century industrialist who owned many mills in Derbyshire, Staffordshire, Lancashire and Scotland: a) Write down his name b) Where did he build his first mill? c) True or false – when he died in 1792 he was worth over half a million pounds 15 In the ‘Military Gallery’, write down three items from the 1945 Christmas dinner menu of the 27th Lancers regiment For more fun tests, quizzes and games log onto www.englishbanana.com now! This worksheet can be photocopied and used without charge English Banana.com City Quiz Series Around Derby Museum and Art Gallery Answers: a) Number 11 b) Number 12 a) Red with black nozzles b) Three Practical activity Seven hours (10am – 5pm) On the second floor Two minutes past eleven Candles It is night Practical activity 10 White/grey 11 Ancient Egypt 12 No 13 Answers will vary For example, slugs, millipedes, earwigs, beetles, etc 14 a) Sir Richard Arkwright b) Cromford, Derbyshire c) True That’s over £35 million in today’s money! (Source: Economic History Services, http://www.eh.net/) 15 Answers will vary For example, roast turkey, roast beef, stuffing, etc For more fun tests, quizzes and games log onto www.englishbanana.com now! This worksheet can be photocopied and used without charge