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1
Even with DNA genomes preserved, it is still hard for scientists to bring back extinct animals, why is this the case?
There aren’t enough scientists around for the job
Extinct animals simply cannot be reproduced
They still need to figure out how to sequence the genes in a living embryo
All of the above
2
What was Judith Slaying Holofernes criticised for?
Painters criticising the painting as a form of art shame
Masochist criticising the painting as a form of physical revenge
Historians criticising the panting as a form of historical lie
Feminists criticising the painting as a form of visual revenge
3
A writer's hope is to allow us to see the past through the eyes of those who lived in it, what is a good example of that
A
C
B
D
4
Where exactly did archeologists find Richard lll's corpse?
At a national park
Under a parking lot
In the grasslands
In a school
5
Which one of the following songs was not reused and popularised on tiktok?
Rhapsody in Blue
Ode to the Joy
Waltz of the flowers
Pomp and Circumstance
6
Library of Alexandria, most wide-ranging assemblage ancient society was possibly...
Burned down
None of the above
Extremely famous
Swept away
7
What does classical work mainly reflect?
White, male-dominated culture
Caucasian, French-dominated culture
White, Western-dominated culture
White, masculinity-dominated culture
8
What policy did Mussolini used in ruling the Roman Empire?
Captalism
Marxism
Socialism
Fascism
9
What is the commonly used Latin term for stiffness in a dead body?
Pyromortis
Rigor mortis
Mortem rigor
Mortisicus
10
A 1992 study found that only how many percent of Americans had ever sat down in person to watch an opera?
10%
13%
1%
3%
11
The painting "The Death of Marat" by Jacques-Louis David, is one of the most famous images from which era?
The Frebch War
The French King Beheading
The French Revolution
The French Rebellion
12
Which of the following is a EX of a nostalgic musical genre that inspired academic research for East African development
Inauma- Bien
Sukari- Zuchu
Niko Sawa- Nvrii The Storyteller
Embe dodo- them mushrooms
13
The term "time capsule" wasn't innovated until 1839 World's fair
True
False
14
Which of the following events will Charlotte Corday most likely be going to join in the modern times?
Donation program for charity
Cleaning the beach
Climate change protest
Volunteer in Ukraine
15
What would a genetics expert most likely say to the concept of bringing back Neanderthals?
It’s highly likely that Neanderthals aren’t really a species
It’s possible that you may be Neanderthal 2.0’s ancestor
Neanderthals are extinct for the better
Neanderthal genomes do not exist anymore
16
When was India's first newspaper published?
1970s
1980s
1990s
1960s
17
See picture for question
Toxicology analysis
DNA phenotyping
Voodoo
Forensic psychology
18
Movies such as Jurassic park, portrayed lizards as enormous formidable ancient creatures, who prtraoyed them like that?
Physicists
Palaeontologists
Directors
Environmental specialists
19
What made the term "steampunk" well received in the 19th century by fellow British people living in that time?
Steamcast
Steamrolls
Steamships that were essential for shipping cargo
Steam-powered things
20
The quote "one of the specialties of the press" was observed by the Boston Herald in which year?
1849
1846
1847
1848
21
Which of these technologies is most closely related to the study of genetic engineering?
Polymerase Chain Reaction
CRISPR-Cas9
All of the above
Restriction Enzymes
22
Which song is a reworked version of Canon in D?
Billy Joel – This Night
Vitamin C's Graduation (Friends Forever)
Elvis Presley – It’s Now or Never
The White Stripes – Seven Nation Army
23
Which of the following historical figures used historical distortion as a means to boost his political status?
Martin Luther King Jr.
Mahatma Gandhi
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Mao Ze Dong
24
Why did the anticipated reconstruction in Gibson and Sterling's novel, The Difference Engine was never made to reality?
As in 1824 Charles Babbage had not invented a mechanical computer.
As in 1822 the famous dot matrix printer has not been invented.
As in 1822 Charles Babbage had not invented a mechanical computer.
As in 1824 the famous dot matrix printer has not been invented.
25
In Italy, you can listen to a mezzo soprano for the cost of a?
Double shot espresso
Latte
Frappucino
Single shot espresso
26
Which of these times would people be influenced into thinking it was bleak because of the quality of the images produced
The Great Leap Forward
The Great Depression
Late Victorian Era
The Dark Ages
27
What era is known as the golden age of comparative politics?
1940-1950s
1980-1990s
1960-1970s
1920-1930s
28
Which of the following scenarios best defines the term “CSI effect”?
A judge demanding more concrete forensic evidence
A lawyer citing a precedent where a defendant is sentenced to years in jail
A jury verdict states innocence due to the lack of DNA evidence
A prosecutor hounding the defendant on the presence of DNA in the crime
29
Why is Vladimir Putin trying to rebuild the former Soviet Union?
To expand western institutions
To resist liberation trades
To reagin power
To deter world afairs
30
Some particular populations disagree with returning to older lifestyles
False
True
31
Why was The Oregon Trail game criticised when it was first published?
Ignoring perspective of some religion
Not updating new version and ignoring people whose lands was being trampled
Being ignorant to religious people
Celebrating imperialism and discounting cost of environmental destruction
32
Which of these animals were the last to go extinct?
Passenger pigeon
Dodo bird
Pyrenean ibex
Tasmanian Tiger
33
Which country is the most famous for civil war reenactments?
England
Scotland
United States
France
34
Which of the Beatles' songs is the most covered in history?
Here comes the sun
Hey Jude
Let it be
Yesterday
35
Who wrote “Quartet for the End” and When was the “Quartet for the End” written?
Oliver Messien, French Prisoner of war
Oliver Messiaen, German Prisoner of war
Oliver Massiaen, German Prisoner of war
Oliver Messiah, French Prisoner of war
36
The British Luddites destroyed their mechanical looms in order to return to an old lifestyle.
True
False
37
Which of these actors have been surrounded by controversy for a possible mistake in casting?
Ana de Armas (as Marilyn Monroe)
Morgan Freeman (as Nelson Mandela)
Ben Kingsley (as Mahatma Gandhi)
Eddie Redmayne (as Stephen Hawking)
38
In what year Bruce Coville's novel Operation Sherlock, which six teenagers have no History teacher?
1996
1997
1986
1987
39
How were the British capable of having a powerful influence on the world that cannot be looked down up by the mid-1850s?
Computers
Coal
Oil
Telephones
40
Which song began with the idea of playing the familiar chords in Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata?
Because – the Beatles
Take That – Never Forget
Muse – Plug in Baby
Barry Manilow - Could It Be Magic
41
A certain writer's method was "to respect the beliefs of the people who lived in any given area", who is that writer?
Tahereh Mafi
Guy Gavriel Kay
Colleen Hoover
Rudyard Kipling
42
When archaeologists found British monarch Richard III’s corpse what did they disclose about the details of his remains?
Lordosis
Scoliosis
Failed fusion
Kyphosis
43
When someone invites you to the opening time capsule from the era of eighteen hundreds, notify them that it's a ....
Scam
Meeting
Surprise
Crowded place
44
Tripitaka Koreana, the most exhaustively-catalouged collection of ........ in the world.
The scrolls of Abraham
Buddhist scriptures
Woodblocks
Wooden tablets
45
An interview can be a conspiracy by the reporter
True
False
46
Which of the following songs is not a reconstruction of Flight of the Bumblebees?
Green Hornet Theme by AI Hirt
Its the flight of the bumblebee by bob dylan
Ride of the Valkyries by Richard Wagner
Chinese vs Western instruments by Our Shining Days
47
The investigative journalism handbook was published by which organisation?
UNESCO
UN
UNICEF
OECD
48
Which of the following songs is not celebrated as a nostalgic masterpiece?
Memories by maroon 5
Poorani jeans by Ali Haider
Sunrise, Sunset by Jerry Bock & Sheldon Harnick
Stayin alive by Bee Gees
49
What would a forensic investigator say about DNA hard evidence?
It’s easy to obtain since everyone’s DNA is unique
It’s a thing to expect when it comes to implicating someone of murder
Human fingerprints are the easiest evidence to obtain
Juries often weigh heavily against the lack of such evidence in court
50
Which song is choreographed to the hit 1954 song Mr. Sandman?
Live Until I Die
Arrival in the Past
Marina Del Ray
Eleanor Rigby
51
Which of the following painting is painted by Caravaggio
Judith and the Head of Holofernes
Judith and Holofernes
Judith Beheading Holofernes
Judith Slaying Holofernes
52
When the Mongols swept by on their way to Hungary what was demolished in process?
Scriptures
The Abbassid Caliphate's House of wisdom
80,000 woodblocks
Society's history
53
See picture for question
Nightshade
Novichok
Arsenic
Potassium Cyanide
54
What is the biggest problem opera house is facing?
Lack of singers
Lack of freedom
Contrversy surrounding the opera
Lack of popularity
55
Who was the singer for the widely known nostalgic song "You Who Sat Next to Me"?
Anita Mui
Foster the People
Gao Xiaosong
Teresa Teng
56
Which one is the first classic game that millions of American schoolchildren discovered it was very easy to play?
Assasin's Creed
Age of Empires
Ghost of Tsunami
The Oregon Tale
57
Without old DNA fragments to stitch together, what would a biologist most likely say about de-extinction?
Well, hypothetically speaking, we can synthesise DNA from scratch
Not possible, DNA is the source code for everything
It’s possible. In fact, we’re already trying to do this
It isn’t possible at this point in time
58
The first newspaper in Africa was published by people from which country?
England
Botswana
South Africa
France
59
Which of these movies is the result of dramatisation of real history?
Invictus
All Quite on the Western Front
Fury
Pocahontas
60
Instead of every reenactments is about horses and bayonets, what are the other reenactments about?
Honey and butter
Tools and weapons
Drugs and Guns
Guns and butter
61
The painting “Invasion of Ukraine” was painted by Andres Valencia. Which particular art was Valencia inspired by?
Guerarca
Guernica
Guerilca
Guererca
62
When did Mount Vesuvius erupt?
79 CE
78 CE
80 CE
500 BC
63
Possibly Spielberg’s T. rex should of have animatronic feathers so, what does the field of paleoart aims to envision?
Animatronic feathers
Animatronic claws
Animatronic eyes
Animatronic legs
64
Which of these songs integrates the instruments and styles of diverse cultural traditions?
The Swingles' Cachapaya
Shoshana Damari's Sapri Tama
Simon Thacker's Panchajanya
Ella Jenkins' A Train Ride to the Great Wall
65
Which of the following scenarios best represents the term “presentism”?
A student who love George Orwelld's 1984
A scientist laughing at scientific pioneers that had their theories vioded
A teacher who thinks the LGBT movement is unholy
A historian accusing people from the dark ages of human rights abuse