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World Scholars Cup 2017 Bowl
World Scholars Cup 2017 Bowl
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a practice quiz for the 2017 World Scholars Cup, similar to the Scholar's Bowl.
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1
why was Napoleon believed to be so short?
he was short for our time
all of the above
his enemies spread rumours about him
his bodyguards looked tall compared to him
2
what is the most likely purpose of this seemingly random quote in Back To The Future?
to foreshadow Doc's experiments with time
to show Doc's collection of clocks
to show Doc likes to be late for events
to make Doc seem like a strange quirky scientist
3
what is this an example of?
pseudohistory
attitude perserverance
apophenia
schema theory
4
what is a moonshot?
any spaceflight to the moon
a project that is proposed but not undertaken
the act of aiming a missile at the moon
an ambitious, exploratory, and ground-breaking project
5
if you were to mimic Schrodinger's cat, what would you use?
meow
a cage, a gun, a lever.
a car boot, a hammer and a pencil.
a toybox, a dog, a knife
6
which of these could be in today's version of Retroactive (an artwork with references of '60s)?
the Vietnam war
invention of Facebook
the moon landing
Ronald Reagan administration
7
the Filipino way of diagnosing an illness by interpreting the way water forms is called:
astrology
pangolin
apagatatawasa
pagtatawas
8
if you asked Robert Fitzroy for a prediction, what kind would he give you?
political
weather
sport scores
births and/or deaths
9
are you ready to start?
yes
no
wait
idk
10
if the "Lizard People" were to take over the world, they would likely most benefit from:
having emotions
inhabiting the bodies of the homeless
Beyonce acting as their spokesperson
places with a warmer climate
11
when was the moon landing and which spaceflight was it?
Apollo 11, 1969
Zeus 17, 2001
Apollo 13, 1969
Apollo 11, 1968
12
which Norse god has a myth around one of their specific body parts, and which body part is it?
Aphrodite's Appendix
Thor's Throat
Loki's Hand
Odin's Eye
13
what is the best explanation of for the events in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland?
Alice was dead and this was her afterlife
a dream
the rabbit kidnapped Alice and brainwashed her
some kind of drugs were involved
14
how could the Apollo 13 incident be avoided or fixed?
add TVs so the astronauts can die while being entertained
redesign the oxygen tanks and add another tank as a backup
improve communication between shuttle and Earth
have someone stationed at the Moon already to help if needed
15
the music video for "I'll Make A Man Out Of You" could be best described as:
an album
a montage
dialogue
instructions
16
Pokemon GO! has been theorised to show secret Chinese military bases. what else could it show?
the best restaurants in the area
celebrity homes
local monuments
public toilets