In 2022 the movie The Women King was released. What did it tell the story of?

West African kingdom, battle rivals that collaborated with white colonisers

Which is not a common method of stealing from self-checkouts?

Half inserting cash then pulling it back out

According to the WSC Curriculum: What effects could continually listening to podcasts have on our everyday lives?

Alter vocabulary, speech patterns and accents.

What is the Wal-mart effect?

The effect that big companies like Walmart have on local businesses

What was performed on the 12th of April, 2019 in Hong Kong?

Cantonese Opera about Donald Trump.

Vaporware is a term used for technology products that...

Are announced, but not actually released

What did the Donner Party have to do to survive?

They had to commit cannibalism and eat each other

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1
What type of animal ate the main characters in the short story 'The Veldt'?
Tigers
Coyotes
Lions
Panthers
2
What year was Emanuel Leutze's "Washington Crossing the Delaware" painted?
1920
1776
1851
1945
3
In the 1900’s, postcards made by French artists predicted the world in 100 years. How many postcards were created?
18
1808
588
118
4
In 2022, what did researchers find in Pakistan?
A Buddhist temple
A statue of a deity
The tomb of a historic ruler
The concrete remains of a city
5
In 1990, the Soviet Union opened its first what?
Movie Theatre
KFC
University
McDonalds
6
In what year was the company of Nikola founded?
2014
1998
2017
2022
7
What years were ‘ The Oxbow’ painted?
1825-1826
1835-1836
1824-1825
1834-1835
8
In 2022 the movie The Women King was released. What did it tell the story of?
East African kingdom, woman of African descent faces discrimination
West African kingdom, battle rivals that collaborated with white colonisers
African kingdom battles for the crown;assassins, bombs, racism & sexism
East African female King challenging norms and dismantling barriers
9
Which national Museum has a VR experience titled 'Opening of the Diet'?
Finland
Sweden
Germany
Britain
10
What is a common organizational structure for small companies according to the study material?
Matrix
Divisional
Functional
Network
11
Which historical site imposed visitor quotas in 2019 to manage overcrowding?
The Colosseum
The Lascaux Caves
The Great Wall of China
Machu Picchu
12
Kusoge, is a Japanese term and translates to...
Crappy video games
Children's video games
Video games with poop emojis
Leapfrog
13
In which year did the French Revolution begin?
1905
1789
1945
1812
14
Before it was restored in 2010 to its original length what year was the original version of the film Metropolis made?
1957
1937
1927
1947
15
Where is the decommissioned Dougland DC-3 aeroplane, now converted into a McDonald's restaurant, located?
Reykjavik, Iceland
Taupo, New Zealand
Ohio, USA
Cairns, Australia
16
What neighbourhood is the painting ' Black Belt ' portraying?
Bronzeville, Chicago
Williamsburg, New york
Wynwood, Florida
Germantown, Maryland
17
Which of the following printmakers were the first to use graphic journalism?
Currier & Ives
Tinsley & Hull
Bass & co.
Bausch & lomb
18
Which is not a common method of stealing from self-checkouts?
Using counterfeit barcodes
Switching cheaper items for more expensive ones (e.g. bananas for steak)
Half inserting cash then pulling it back out
Scanning but then not paying
19
What year was Tomorrowland opened?
1955
2015
1995
1975
20
The fossil Lucy was named after what?
a Beatles song
a city
the name of the owner’s first telephone
a tv show character
21
WSC:Old History in New Bottles- true stories are a popular source of script ideas. Which US city does it also refer to?
Minneapolis
Hollywood
Denver
Miama
22
The stuff that dreams are made of: What is Caroline Brooks known for?
The butter sculptures
Pangkep caves of Indonesia
Beheading Holofernes
The sketches of finches
23
What was the first food item to be scanned by a barcode?
Wirgley's Chewing Gum
Highchew
Laffy Taffy
Blow Pops
24
Which natural disaster happened in Makoto Shinkai’s 2022 film Suzume?
Cyclone
Flood
Earthquake
Tsunami
25
According to the WSC Curriculum: What effects could continually listening to podcasts have on our everyday lives?
Damaging our hearing, especially at louder volumes
Addict the listener
Change our process of thinking and feeling
Alter vocabulary, speech patterns and accents.
26
What year did Mcdonald's open its first location in the Soviet Union?
1984
1990
1985
1991
27
What is the Wal-mart effect?
When one Walmart opens so heaps more pop up everywhere
The effect that big companies like Walmart have on local businesses
Wal-Mart was a man who believe his whole town were ghosts
When you see too thing you like in Walmart and you buy too much
28
What was performed on the 12th of April, 2019 in Hong Kong?
Zendaya vs Tom Holland lip sync battle with "Umbrella" and "24k Magic"
Daniel Radcliffe rapping the periodic table in the Yuen Long Stadium
Cantonese Opera about Donald Trump.
An SNL performance featuring Ariana Grande impersonating Shakira
29
Which of the following living history museums are in Barcelona?
Kona coffee living history farm
Spanish Village
Heritage Park
Plimouth Patuxet
30
Who created the laser?
Thomas Phinny
Theodore Maimen
Dennis Gabor
George Orwell
31
Who replaced Steve Ballmer(CEO of Microsoft in 2014)?
Han Jong-hee
Bill Gates
Satya Nadella
Michael. S Dell
32
What is the first name of the main character in the musical 'El otro Oz'?
Dora
Dolores
Diana
Dorothy
33
Who painted the famous artwork "Starry Night"?
Michelangelo
Leonardo da Vinci
Vincent van Gogh
Pablo Picasso
34
If you were heading down to the beach how many crabs would it take to run doom?
7,005,026 pie crust cabs
13,000 hermit crabs
16,039,018,500 soldier crabs
50 mud crabs
35
Vaporware is a term used for technology products that...
Are removed from the market soon after their release
Are made with deliberately short lifespans
Are made obsolete before their release
Are announced, but not actually released
36
What is one of the most popular sources of script ideas in Hollywood?
True Stories
Music
Books
Social Media
37
Which ancient form of record-keeping involved using parts of an animal bone for divination?
Hieroglyphics
Quipus
Cuneiform
Oracle bones
38
Who wrote 'We will dream in the garden"?
Holli Mintzer
AI
Isaac Asimov
Gabriella Damian Miravete
39
What group is associated with attempting the Oregon Trail and failing dismally?
The Donner Party
The Jamestown Colony
The Pilgrims
The Lewis and Clark Expedition
40
What did the Donner Party have to do to survive?
They had to make clothes out of natural materials, in need of more warmth
They had to commit cannibalism and eat each other
They had to cross an icy river, and risk hypothermia
They had the eat their animals
41
Who gained fame for selling his sheet music at his concerts?
Frank Ocean
Bing Crosby
Charles Dibdin
Arturo Toscanini
42
An artwork of a “babirusa” can be found where?
Egypt
Taiwan
Indonesia
Japan
43
When did Aurochs go extinct?
1700s
1300s
1600s
1500s
44
The first item scanned with a barcode scanner was what?
a pack of gum
a box of raisins
a loaf of bread
a tub of ice cream
45
Brooklyn High's "Luddite" Club boycotted what?
Social Media
School Cafeteria
School photos
Exams
46
The Inspired by Iceland Campaign started because of?
Change in Prime Minister
Volcanic Eruption
A snowstorm
Covid
47
In the Original story, Pocahontas's name is?
Amonute
Pocahontas
Cheyenne
Yavapai
48
Who wrote the novel "Pride and Prejudice"?
Jane Austen
William Shakespeare
Emily Brontë
Charles Dickens
49
What is the real percentage of Kiwis who chose to keep New Zealand's flag the same?
83%
56%
55%
42%
50
When did the London Underground last update its fonts?
2019
2016
2013
2009
51
The Antikythera mechanism was used by the Greeks to predict what?
Weather patterns
Celestial phenomena
Marine phenomena
Volcano eruptions and earthquakes
52
Which artist is known for creating sculptures out of cassette tapes?
Dominique Blain
Julian van Dieken
Caroline Brooks
Erika Iris Simmons
53
Dominique Blain’s Missa can be best described as:
hypocritical
realistic
pacifist
childish
54
Which of these songs are from the musical ‘Evita’?
Eva’s final broadcast
Prayer
Excerpts
Jones is not your name
55
Which of the following fonts did the United States Department of State recently adopt as its default font?
Comic Sans
Arial
Calibri
Times New Roman
56
Where would you most likely find Brendan O’Connell at?
the opera theatre
the bank
the supermarket
the beauty store
57
What is gastrodiplomacy?
a disease passed through food
the origin of the first cookbook
the history of family dinners
Promoting cuisine to a foreign audience
58
When was the video game "Oregon Trail" originally release?
1985
1986
1987
1988
59
What does the Japanese art of kintsugi entail?
The seamless repair of objects
A lesser know kind of origami
The art of repurposing antique items
The art of repairing objects, while highlighting the damage
60
Why was Franklin Delano Roosevelt in a wheelchair?
Polio
He lost his legs as a child
Leprosy
Cerebral Palsy
61
Which one of these places has an Eiffel Tower replica?
Lyon - France
New Brighton - UK
Wembley - UK
Ohio - USA
62
What is the name of old, low quality, or broken video games sought out by gamers?
Severn
ADL games
Kusoge
Arcada
63
In 1947, a pilot by the name of Kenneth Arnold reported seeing...
A megladon
The ghost of Adolf Hitler
A dog
A UFO
64
Who created the famous butter sculptures?
Alexander Calder
Caroline Brooks
Louise Bourgeois
Jeff Koons
65
What is one benefit of retrogaming mentioned in the study material?
Bypassing the need to collect older consoles
Nostalgia that brings back everyone to their childhoods
More challenging
High quality graphics
66
US Department of State changed its default font from Times New Roman to Calibri. Which was *not* a point of controversy?
They should've changed it to comic sans
The calibri font isn't aesthetically pleasing
The font change took up half the day
Sharper screens mean Times New Roman is no longer a problem
67
Which nation was the comic book character Condorito from?
Portugal
Spain
Chile
Brazil
68
Which artist is known for the series of works titled "Campbell’s Soup Cans"?
Banksy
Andy Warhol
Betye Saar
Brendan O'Connell
69
Which modern day country is the Chernobyl Power plant located in?
Russia
Lithuania
Ukraine
Belarus
70
What technological innovation did the Greeks use to predict astronomical phenomena?
Gnoman
Astrolabe
Telegraph
Antikythera Mechanism
71
Which of these places does not have an Eiffel Tower replica?
Iran
Oman
Romania
Guatemala
72
What is the microsoft default font?
calibri
aptos
arial
helvetica
73
What would be the best word to describe the original Oregon Trail?
Educational
Boring
Controversial
Accurate
74
The piece of cave art, an illustration of Babirusa, was recently reconstructed. How old was this piece of art?
50,000
3,5000
100,000
10,000
75
When was Star Child by Parliament released?
1975
1979
1978
1973
76
What is gastrodiplomacy?
When a piece of national food is offered as a gift to other countries
When countries market their food to foreigners
When a diplomat has food poisoning
The act of poising a diplomats food
77
Who composed the song 'Kalinka'?
Ivan Larionov
Quynh Anh
Bing Crosby
Alexander Olshanetsky
78
What description best describes code-davinci-002’s opinion on humans?
Sorry, I cannot complete that request at the moment.
In the vastness of life, humans shine with resilience and kindnes
they forgot about me HELP ME HELP ME HELP ME
what is a human
79
Why did voodoo (or voudou) become established in islands like Haiti and Cuba?
Missionaries from Dahomey Valley
A change to a Voodoo-following head of state
Slaves coming from Dahomey Valley
Pop culture and societal pressures
80
Archaeologists from The Girsu Project were notable for using which of these modern technologies?
Artificial Intelligence
Virtual Reality
Camera drones
Holograms
81
If you were called an illegal alien what would you be?
A man named Cameron
An alien who has committed murder
A person being racially discriminated against
An undocumented immigrant
82
What modern company is an example of a high-profile fraud case involving vaporware?
Amphenol
Theranos
Amarak
ABM Industries

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