Which of the following explains why no one investigated the Tunguska explosion at that time?

Russian authorities had more to worry about

Which of the following facts is wrongly associated to the Terracotta Mausoleum?

Generals wield weapons that were made from gold

What is the significance of reaching the age of Jewish Bar/Bat Mitzvah?

Becoming morally accountable for one's own actions

What is the most significant difference between an au pair and an amah / nanny?

An au pair is treated as a member of the host family

Darren beats Ji Hahn up. Based on the Just-World hypothesis, Ji Hahn expects that Darren

will soon be beaten up by someone else

The library of Alexandria expanded its contents MOST rapidly by:

Scribing scrolls possessed by ships entering Alexandria

Which of the following is false about Left-handers:

Left-handers are more intelligent and creative

In a party, Henry Reich dances. What does this mean?

He is under social normative influence

Why did the Vulcans from Star Trek maintain the test of kahs-wan?

To keep pure logic from making them weak

What would a critic of abstract expressionism MOST likely say about ‘Woman-Ochre’?

It betrays the ideals of abstract expressionism

When a woman meets a glass ceiling in her career, she

is unable to climb the cooperate ladder due to her gender

What advice would John Green MOST likely give to the bullied child in ‘Seodang’?

“The only way out is through. You will get through.”

According to Yuval Cherlow, pork is kosher when

the pork meat is taken from a cloned

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1
‘Hotel, Room 47’ would MOST likely be identified as work done by a
Detective
Architect
Muralist
Journalist
2
The drought which ended the Mayan Civilization was MOST likely to be induced by:
Deforestation
Excessive construction of Stone Pyramids
Wrath of the gods
Excessive agriculture
3
Which of the roles below is MOST LIKELY going to be employed to film an action movie?
Literary agent
Stunt double
Dramaturge
Gaffers
4
Which of these poem is short enough to be a tweet?
My Shoes
The Octopus
The Raven
The Tyger
5
Which of the following explains why no one investigated the Tunguska explosion at that time?
It was assumed to be the result of political strife
The explosion was due to the Mandela’s effect
The Russian authorities covered up the incident
Russian authorities had more to worry about
6
Which of the following facts is wrongly associated to the Terracotta Mausoleum?
Mercury have been heavily used in its production
Emperor Qin’s tomb is untouched
Generals wield weapons that were made from gold
Every terracotta soldier has unique facial features
7
The picture of the duck in the Cicada 3301 mystery led to a:
A map
Book cypher
String of meaningless texts
A picture of a cicada
8
Which of the following figures of speech BEST describes ‘YMCA’?
Onomatopoeia
Double entendre
Hyperbole
Personification
9
When a man tries to explain menstruation to a woman, he is
objectifying the woman
mansplaining
vagrant
being sexist
10
How might Andrew from 'The Bicentiennial Man' react to carving wood?
He dislikes it
He enjoys it
He does not know what to feel
He will self-destruct
11
Who of the following would MOST likely agree with the themes of ‘The Fourth Estate’?
Annie
Solomon Linda
Beverley Bass
Marius Pontmercy
12
What is the significance of reaching the age of Jewish Bar/Bat Mitzvah?
Becoming morally accountable for one's own actions
Gaining religious freedom
Graduation from religious school
Emancipation from one's parents
13
What is the most significant difference between an au pair and an amah / nanny?
An au pair is always an European woman
An au pair does not have to take care of children
An au pair is treated as a member of the host family
An au pair does not have to clean
14
What form of poem is 'Crusoe in England'?
Sonnet
Slam poetry
Elegy
Spoken word
15
Darren beats Ji Hahn up. Based on the Just-World hypothesis, Ji Hahn expects that Darren
will soon be beaten up by someone else
will soon be rewarded with sweets
will soon be bullying him againf
will be on the news the next day
16
Which of the following art would the woman in ‘The Yellow Wallpaper’ LEAST likely agree with?
The Potato Eaters
Open Border
Here We Are
Office in a Small City
17
Which of the following countries MOST influenced the creation of “Open Border’?
USA
China
North Korea
Canada
18
The moon in ‘Papilla Estelar’ MOST likely represents
Pride
Oppression
Hopelessness
Opportunity
19
If the Scholar's Bowl is carried out under a crutchfield situation, every team will
share answers with each other
be separated by walls
begin with different points depending on their backgrounds
take a run before the Bowl
20
SAT is made possible MOSTLY because of
EFTPOS
me
magnetic field
Scantrons
21
Which of the following phenomenon is responsible for wireless charging?
Packets of energy
Wi-Fi
Magnetic fields
Electromagnetic induction
22
The Johari window may fail if
pressure is low
environment is toxic
the temperature gets too high
wind is strong
23
The library of Alexandria expanded its contents MOST rapidly by:
Paying Greek authors more
Scribing scrolls possessed by ships entering Alexandria
Taking from conquered colonies
Collaborating with the Roman empire
24
Which of the following is false about Left-handers:
They are unlikely left-hemisphere dominant for language
Left-handers are more intelligent and creative
They tend to excel in sport
They tend to be mix-handed as they age
25
In a party, Henry Reich dances. What does this mean?
He is under social normative influence
He is being segregated
He is being disadvantaged from redlining
He is following the rules of endogamy set by his tribe
26
The significance of Linear B is MOST likely lie in:
Eigenvectors and eigenvalues
The form of language
Early workings of linear algebra
The degrees of fit of the line
27
Why did the Vulcans from Star Trek maintain the test of kahs-wan?
To ingrain strength and courage in their youth
To weed out the weak
To disgrace cowards in their society
To keep pure logic from making them weak
28
ADX Florence :: Halden Prison
Homelessness :: slums
Tribalism :: racism
Shanty towns :: downtown
Masculinity :: femininity
29
FDM is a 3D printing process. What does FDM stand for?
Fused Deposition Modelling
Fizzing Droplets Melting
Face Dimensional Making
Forced Dorsal Molding
30
Which of the following raw material generates activated carbon?
Graphene
Charcoal
Graphite
Fullerenes
31
What would a critic of abstract expressionism MOST likely say about ‘Woman-Ochre’?
It was probably influenced by the works of Picasso
It betrays the ideals of abstract expressionism
It’s misogynistic
Its colours are too dull for a painting of this art style
32
Which of the experiments below includes creating conflicts by limiting resources?
Crutchfield Situation Study
Stanford Prison Experiment
Asch Conformity Experiment
Robber's Cave Experiment
33
Which of the following materials debunks the claim that the Pyramids of Egypt are power plants?
Copper wires
Limestone coating
Granites
Oversized casket
34
In Korea's caste system, which group of people are ranked below the baekjeong?
The cheonmin
The jung-in
The nobi
The sangmin
35
Which of the following did NOT play a role in the rise of teenagers in the 20th century?
Compulsory education
Smartphones
Cars
The postwar economic boom
36
When a woman meets a glass ceiling in her career, she
should break the glass
is failing to see where her problems lie
is unable to climb the cooperate ladder due to her gender
has succeeded
37
Which of Tuckman's stages does a team normally establish hierarchy of positions?
Performing
Forming
Norming
Storming
38
What BEST describes the tone of ‘We Care A Lot’?
Melancholic
Sincere
Sarcastic
Rebellious
39
Which historical monarch is MOST likely represented by the narrator in ‘Viva La Vida’?
Nicholas II
Wilhelm I
Louis XVI
Henry VII
40
What does King Tut, Joffrey, and Emperor Puyi all have in common?
They were mentally ill
They were children
They died young
They were infamous for their cruelty
41
What is NOT a reason for the decline of 20 year olds in Japan celebrating seijin shiki?
Video game and anime addiction
Shrinking percentage of youth
Low birth rate
Increasing number of youth who don't feel they are adults
42
When you are socially invisible, you are
disconnected from the society
an introvert
invisible, literally
the wealthy power behind a country
43
In early 1900s, what did the blind use to read?
Optophone
Optacon
Eyeglasses
Fiber optics
44
The Stone Spheres of Costa Rica are BEST known for their
strength
history
materials
degree of roundness
45
What advice would John Green MOST likely give to the bullied child in ‘Seodang’?
“Watch my YouTube channel to feel better.”
“You should write more to distract from the pain.”
“Be the better man. Don’t fight back.”
“The only way out is through. You will get through.”
46
The Solway Firth Spaceman is MOST likely to be regarded as a problem caused by:
Faulty camera
Extraterrestrial lifeform
The child's mother positioning
Excessive exposure to radiation
47
According to Yuval Cherlow, pork is kosher when
the electricity stops
resources are running out
the pork meat is taken from a cloned
the pork meat is taken from a hybrid
48
William killed Nicholas and was not charged/jailed legally. Why is that?
William is a Bụi đời
Nicholas is a part of burakumin
Nicholas is a homo sacer
William is a lumpenproletariat
49
Which of following pieces can BEST be likened to a woven cloth?
Requiem in D Minor
Little People
Symphony No. 10
Other People’s Stories
50
The myth of contagious yawns can be debunked by:
Fake news
True friendship
Low pressure areas
Mirror neurons
51
Which of the following is the MOST efficient way of modern heating?
Over a flame
Increasing pressure
Place an object in a magnetic field
Passing a current
52
How would a deaf culture supporter MOST likely respond to ‘Harold Whittles Hears'?
“We should be grateful to be born with a sense of hearing.”
“How would he understand what he’s hearing?”
“Isn’t technology amazing?”
“This proves that our culture is being discriminated.”
53
The Rongorongo is MOST likely to:
Decorations
Depict history
Chants
Random glyphs
54
Herd mentality is NOT known as
Gang mentality
Mob mentality
Pack mentality
Squad mentality
55
George C. Homans proposed that in a relationship, humans seek to
conform to the idea of a family
be loved
take care of their loved ones
get benefited
56
The idea of national pride can be explained by
Social Identity Theory
Black Sheep Effect
Swarm Behavior
Homans' Theory
57
When Jerry, the President of Kyzgf, puts his friend in governmental position, he is committing
ableism
ethnocentrism
nepotism
rankism
58
When Hitler carried out eugenics at his times, he
declared war on Poland
jailed his political opponents
killed the non-Aryans
painted artistically on canvas
59
Who of the following would be MOST suitable in bringing more interest to the parai?
William Barton
Bic Runga
Solomon Linda
Renata Flores Rivera
60
Your Macbook might blow up because of short circuits. How can we make a battery blowup?
Connect the +ve terminal to the -ve terminal with a wire
Load the circuit with many resistors connected in parallel
Load the circuit with many resistors connected in series
Earth the battery
61
Which of the following is not found in a battery?
Anode
Cathode
Electrolytes
Buffer
62
Which of the following was most likely NOT the purpose of the Spartan krypteia?
To prepare boys for war
To steal food supplies from the countryside
To supress and subjugate the Helot slave population
To organize state-sponsored secret police
63
What is NOT an ingredient in the process of Chudakarana, a Hindu child's first haircut?
Tumeric
Rice flour
Cow dung
Milk
64
In Yemen, the lowest group in the caste system is called
ragyabpa
bitlaha
cagot
akhdam
65
Which of the following may be BEST used to explained a floating castle:
Cognitive dissonance
Schizophrenia
Fata Morgana
Havana syndrome
66
Which of the following employ a working principle that is MOST related to a vacuum cleaner?
Toasters
Trains
Airplanes
Dishwashers
67
Are you ready for science?!?
NAH
YAH
68
Why do Jewish people gift in multiples of 18 at Bar/Bat Mitzvahs?
The age of adulthood for Jews is 18
The Hebrew word for life is the number 18
Jewish scripture says that Jesus was reborn at 18
Jerusalem is located at 18 degrees north
69
Humans who show traits of rankism tend to
score low in Social Dominance Orientation
prefer a high Gini Index
prefer a negative gradient on the Great Gatsby Curve
prefer a low Poverty Gap Index
70
Which of the following songs are polar opposites?
‘Signs’ & ‘Songs of a Wayfarer No. 2’
‘Get Some Sleep’ & ‘Viva La Vida’
‘Therru’s Song’ & ‘It’s A Hard-Knock Life’
‘Motorcycle Drive-By' & ‘Other People’s Stories’
71
Which of the following artworks MOST likely needs the services of a restorer?
Between the Cracks
Woman-Ochre
The Potato Eaters
Office in a Small City
72
Which of the following factor is responsible for the output of cold air in air-conditioners?
Varying pressure
Varying power
Varying fan powers
Varying heat supply
73
Critics arguing against the existence of Atlantis will MOST insist that:
A. Plato created Atlantis to serve as a warning
The geographic location of the island cannot be possible
Atlantis was in Egypt
There is practically no surviving evidence indicating such
74
When a company's share price is dropping, which of this tends to happen?
the company closing the pay gap
the company hiring less minorities
a woman taking on the glass cliff
the CEO of the company going on a vacation
75
In which country would you most likely find its people paying for things with QR codes?
Maldives
United Kingdom
United States
China
76
Which of the following figures of speech BEST describes 'The Tyger'?
Personification
Metaphor
Paradox
Duality
77
CAPTCHA involves
huge words
squiggly words
complex words
short words
78
Zebra stripes are MOST likely a form of:
Cooling mechanism
Confusion to predators
Unnecessarily evolutionary traits
Camouflage
79
Which of the following is used to discharge charge?
Resistors
Capacitors
Diodes
Thermistor
80
In Harry Potter, how are house elves freed from indentured servitude?
Their owner gives them an alpaca
Their owner gives them a piece of clothing
Their owner dies
Their owner gives them a bed
81
What does the drinking gourd in ‘Follow the Drinking Gourd’ MOST likely represent?
A comet
A constellation
The Sun
The Moon
82
The people described in ‘Streets of London’ have all
Been remembered
Lived in poverty
Died
Survived a war
83
Which of the following songs would the man in ‘The Raven’ MOST likely be listening to?
Songs of a Wayfarer No. 2
Therru’s Song
Mbube
Motorcycle Drive-By
84
Which of the following songs BEST agrees with the themes of ‘The Ugly Duckling’?
It’s a Hard-Knock Life
Wavin’ Flag
Streets of London
God Help the Outcasts
85
Brazilians who are living under the poverty line are most likely to live in
a favela
Skid Row
a ghetto
a gececondu
86
Which of the following is a characteristic of the Fountain of Youth?
Low density liquid
Pungent smell
Freezing temperature
Blocks visible light
87
Which of the following acronym is MOST likely to be related to the vanishing honeybees:
ABG
RIP
DHB
CCB
88
Which of the following famous people were NOT referred to in ‘Black Man’?
Martin Luther King Jr.
Sacagawea
Bruce Lee
Thomas Edison
89
Which alpaca is cuter?
Chauncey
Burch oof
Dylan
Daniel
90
The original “bog bodies” is the result of:
Rituals
Warfare
Unexplained terminal diseases
Accidents
91
Which of the following artworks is MOST different in what it represents compared to the others?
Between the Margins
Free Period in the Amsterdam Orphanage
Woman Ironing
Stag at Sharkey’s
92
Which of the following is the working principle of the ionic hair dryer?
Emitted ions generate an electrostatic field, removing H2O
Ionic compounds within the dryer allow it to reach high temp
Emitted ions remove H2O by ionizing the bonds
Emitted ions are are hydrophobic and they repel H2O more
93
Which of the following pairs match up the BEST?
Between the Margins - Mbube
The Potato Eaters - It’s A Hard-Knock Life
Free as A Bird - Me and the Sky
The Awakening Slave - Unfinished Symphony
94
Which of the following events MOST likely influenced the creation of ‘Hiding in the City’?
The World Cup
The Olympics
The Iraq War
The Cold War
95
Which WSC event is the best?
Scholar's Bowl
Team Debate
Scholar's Challenge
Collaborative Writing
96
What would Martin Kemp MOST likely say about the Isleworth Mona Lisa?
“It was completed at an earlier date than the actual one”
“It was only partially done by Leonardo Da Vinci”
“It’s better than the actual one”
“It’s just a copy of the actual one”
97
Which of the below is NOT true about magstripe and credit card chip?
Credit card chip is encrypted with digital signatures
Magstripe uses magnetic particles to store static data
Pin & chip was introduced the same time as magstripe
Magstripe can be easily counterfeited
98
Which American comedian thanked working nannies in a toast at the TIME 100 gala?
Hasan Minhaj
Amy Poehler
Amy Schumer
Tina Fey
99
Where does the proverb "it takes a village to raise a child' originate from?
Nigeria
Kenya
China
Ethiopia
100
Which following reasons accounts MOST for the construction of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Archimedes wanted to test his water pump
The emperor’s wife was homesick
To watch the birds of the gods
To flaunt wealth against neighboring cities
101
Which of the following is MOST effective for a home’s temperature control?
Air conditioners
Ice packs
Insulated walls
Fans

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