WSC GLOBAL ROUND SCHOLAR’S CHALLENGE QUESTION – If At First You Fall, Try Again

If the Neo-Assyrian Empire had social media, its posts would likely feature:

If the White House had feelings, it would most likely say:

Which structure best represents the idea of something “new pretending to be ancient”?

What’s a reasonable risk of foreign aid?

What do Ottonian emperors and cosplay enthusiasts have in common?

What would be the most ironic failure of a client state?

Foreign assistance is least effective when:

Soft power is to hard power as:

Which statement best reflects Neo-Soviet nostalgia?

A unipolar world is most likely to suffer from:

What made the Meiji Restoration more successful than most empire revivals?

Why might the Yellow Crane Tower feel existentially confused?

What do Pan Am’s new clothing line and a ghost concert have in common?

What do the soft power of K-pop and the Byzantine diplomacy of Orthodox Christianity have in common?

The Ottonian Renaissance could be described as:

What would be an ironic end to a great power?

In what way is the reconstructed Shakespeare’s Globe more than a museum?

If great powers were invited to a group project, what would likely happen?

Which of the following would most likely be a “client state” in a high school cafeteria?

Which empire literally tried to recreate the Roman Empire with Christian themes?

In a fictional empire-revival support group, who might interrupt the others with “at least I lasted 1,000 years”?

What do the ruins of Babylon and the brand of Pan Am have in common?

Which empire revival could be considered most ironically shortlived?

Rebuilding the Basilica of Saint Paul identically shows:

The Meiji Restoration could be seen as Japan’s answer to:

Which of the following best captures the theme of the entire “If At First You Fall, Try, Try Again” document?

Which comeback empire had the longest staying power?

The Meiji Restoration could be seen as Japan’s way of saying:

Which structure has the best chance of outliving every reconstruction?

Which quote might best summarize Neo-Sovietism’s dilemma?

If Filofei's "Third Rome" theory were a movie, its genre would most likely be:

Which of the following is most similar to the concept of "core vs. periphery" in a high school setting?

Which rebuilt structure most challenges the idea that reconstructions are always inferior?

The fall of the Carolingian Empire could best be blamed on:

Which of the following is the best metaphor for the Ottonian dynasty’s empire?

If the Bibliotheca Alexandrina were a student, it would most likely:

What made the Neo-Assyrian Empire collapse despite its strength?

What might a controlling state whisper to a client state?

Which of these slogans best captures the spirit of Neo-Sovietism?

A multipolar world order is like:

The best word to describe the Meiji government’s approach to modernity:

If the Song Dynasty had a Twitter bio, what might it say?

The White House after 1814 is best described as:

What makes a soft power campaign fail harder than hard power ever could?

The Byzantine Empire’s idea of itself as the “New Rome” is most like:

Which revived historical building is most likely to appear in a fantasy novel?

What could best describe the fate of Babylon?

The concept of “soft power” is most similar to:

If empires were fashion trends, what was the Song Dynasty trying to do?

In a classroom of empires, which one would most likely correct the teacher’s Latin pronunciation?