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SSC CSW 2020 PART 1
SSC CSW 2020 PART 1
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1
There are two “Notre Dame”s in WSC's curriculum, what are their names?
Notre Dame de Haute and Notre Dame de Paris
Notre Dame de Baguette and Notre Dame de Paris
Notre Dame de Aubergine and Notre Dame de Paris
Notre Dame de Merde and Notre Dame de Paris
2
“Matrix of Leadership” done by Sara Pitre-Durocher is used as a cover for the comic:
Batman: Dusk of Justice
Star Wars: The Rise of The Jedi
Transformers: Historia
Avengers: Legends of Miran
3
The literary work “One Art” by Elizabeth Bishop has a common rhyme scheme, this is:
-ing
-er
-ent
ed
4
What does “Echeverría” mean?
The Old Home
The New School
The Old School
The New House
5
Who is Zinedine Zidane and which team is he coaching?
He is a volleyball coach of Confederação Brasileira de Voleibol
He is a basketball coach of The Lakers (RIP Kobe Bryant)
He is a baseball coach of Boston Red Stockings
He is a soccer coach of Real Madrid
6
What is an example of a negative effect of the Bandwagon Effect?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki Bombing
Anti-Vaxers
Smartphones
The Spanish Flu
7
Which of these geoengineering strategies is based off of the idea of volcanoes and helps cool the atmosphere?
Marine Cloud Brightening
Cloud Cooling
Aerosol Injection
Ice-albedo Seeding
8
In which state in America is the centennial lightbulb located?
New Jersey
Minnesota
California
Arizona
9
What does FTL stand for?
Faster Than Light
Functional Theory of Light
Fusion Technology of Light
Farther to Light
10
In which year was Edo Castle burnt down?
1675
1756
1657
1765
11
In his musical, Shrek sings a song titled:
Who I Became
Who I Loved
Who I’d Be
Who I’ll Love
12
Which of these works is done by Philip Jose Farmer?
The Sliced-Crosswise Only-on-Tuesday World
New Year
Burning the Old Year
A Map to the Next World
13
Why did the Mars Climate Orbiter burn down?
Due to a removal of an important line of coding
Due to a short circuit
Due to a chemical reaction
Due to a translation error of units
14
Have you heard? There’s a rumour in St. Petersburg! What is it about?
The Tsar’s mansion
The Tsar’s secret army
The Tsar’s youngest daughter
The Tsar’s hidden treasure
15
What did the word “meat” mean about a thousand years ago?
Human flesh
All foods that were brown in colour
Raw food
Meat, vegetables and fruits
16
Which of these was did NOT happen during the ceremony/ritual of the yakuza group Nippon Kokusui-kai’s No.2 Boss?
The syndicate chief drove a cream-coloured Rolls-Royce
The No.2 Boss took two sips from a small cup
He touched the fish, salt and other offerings with wooden chopsticks
None of the above
17
What are mistakes made when someone is speaking that may disclose something they do not want to reveal?
Freudian Slips
Gaffes
SDT
Gelb Falls
18
What is a figure of speech in which something is referred to by the name of something else closely associated with it?
Metonymy
Synecdoche
Pejoration
Etymology
19
Why did All-Might decide to entrust his power “All-For-One” to Izuku Midoriya (My Hero Academia)?
Midoriya is All-Might’s favourite son
Midoriya was the smartest and kindest student of his
Midoriya tried to save his (Midoriya’s) classmate from danger
Midoriya asked for it for a very long time
20
A misprinted Pokemon trading card recently sold for $18,000 on eBay. Which Pokemon is it?
Glaceon
Kabutops
Raichu
Charizard
21
In a 2016 campaign rally, Which politician told younger voters to: “Pokémon Go to the polls”?
Hillary Clinton
Barack Obama
Elizabeth Warren
Donald Trump
22
Cecilia Giménez attempted to restore a painting of Christ, but ended up painting something that resembled:
A Dying Student (me)
A Blurred Monkey
A Pig with Human Features
A Bearded Lumberjack
23
Ding Dong! The witch is dead! Which witch is dead?
The wicked witch of the west
The wicked witch of the east
The wicked witch of the south
The wicked witch of the north
24
A child(male) is called a bastard when:
He is born from parents who aren’t married
He is rude to everyone around him
He is born autistic
He is gay
25
Who wrote “An Essay on Criticism”?
John Poe
John Parker
Alexander Parwin
Alexander Pope
26
Exoplanets are any planets found ______ the solar system
Inside
Surrounding
Outside
Beneath
27
Which of these events can be connected to Cho Hyun Ah?
Nut rage
Doping
Brownface
Racist Tweets
28
What is a Kardashev Scale?
A scale used to measure the amount of greenhouse gases in cities
A scale used to measure the degree of the ozone layer destroyed
A scale used to measure a civilization's advancement by the energy utilised
A scale used to measure how ‘liveable’ a certain planet is
29
Kazakhstan is switching from the Cyrillic to the:
Latin Alphabet
English Alphabet
Armenian Alphabet
Greek Alphabet
30
SCHOLARS, ARE YOU READY???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
yes
YES
Yes
Yesh
31
What is Absolute Primogeniture?
Whoever is the coolest human gets the throne
Only males get the throne
Oldest male gets throne
Oldest Person gets throne no matter the gender
32
Which can be an alternative word for sleep calling / texting?
Paradysimia
Paranoia
Paragonimiasis
Parasomnia
33
Who was/were NOT a finalist in the competition to design 3D-printed habitats for Mars?
Team AI SpaceFactory
Team Kahn-Yates
Team Northwestern University
Team Deimos
34
What is a retcon?
A piece of new information that does not connect well to the event
A piece of old information that is revised to make more sense to the event
A piece of old information that is changed to make room for newer events
A piece of new information that puts a different mindset on an old event
35
In the famous quiz show,
Jeopardy!,
Alex Trebek is to retire due to:
Pancreatic Cancer
Old Age
Wuhan Coronavirus
Lung Cancer
36
What/ Where is Bukhara? (I Dreamed All Day by Raif Pardi)
Kazakhstan
Pakistan
Uzbekistan
Iran
37
Some psychologists argue that people who are reluctant to admit mistakes suffer from:
Crippling Anxiety
Reluct Syndrome
Fragile Egos
Glass Mentality
38
Which one of these are seven myths of corporate succession (Stanford)?
Boards prefer external candidates for CEOs
Whoever is below the CEO becomes the next CEO
Companies don’t choose their CEOs
The CEO should pick a successor
39
Which of these hormones were used in large doses to cure patients with mental illnesses in the past?
Prolactin
Serotonin
Insulin
Testosterone
40
Joe Biden recently referred to the President of the United States as:
Donald Dump
Donald Hump
Donald Lump
Donald Duck
