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1
What is "World of Tomorrow" (1939)
Nostalgic song
Time capsule
Living museum
Historical Movie
2
Where would you most likely find a plastic fingerprint?
On a LEGO figure
Around a bloody crime scene
In butter
After dusting a surface
3
Which of the following conducted an opera called
Scary Beauty
?
A trained fish
A hologram
The duet of Mr. Erb and Ms. Carlos
A robot
4
the Beatles' song that used the familiar chords in Beethoven's famous Moonlight Sonata in reverse
Something
Here comes the Sun
Yesterday
Because
5
Which animal was last seen alive in 1936 and has been the subject of multiple de-extinction efforts?
Pyrenean ibex
Dodo
Wooly mammoth
American chestnut
6
When was a statue of FDR (American president F. D. Roosevelt) in a wheelchair added to the FDR Memorial in Washington?
Shortly after FDR's death in 1945.
After a long campaign by disability advocates, in 2001
After the Americans with Disabilities Act was passed in the 1990s.
During the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s.
7
Who was "briefly" the next Thatcher?
Angela Merkel
Theresa May
Hillary Clinton
Liz Truss
8
What problem do the characters in Star Trek: Picard need to solve in the opening episode, with a past projecting device?
A murder
A kidnapping
A robbery
A theft
9
In July 1793, at the peak of the ____, Charlotte Corday, a minor aristocrat, stabbed the radical Jean-Paul Marat.
Dutch Revolution
French Revolution
English Revolution
German Revolution
10
If you want to talk with the Pope—any past pope, you can use the ChatGPT -like service .....
TikTok
Character.AI
Jasper
ChatBot.AI
11
Which of the following sources is a primary source?
Biography
Letters
Memoir
Newspaper Accounts
12
Which of the following sources is written by someone else about a person's life?
Autobiography
Biography
Memoir
Diary
13
What strategies helped uncover
Machu Picchu
?
in 1799, by soldiers in Napoleon's army
in 1814, by the English lieutenant governor Thomas Stamford Raffles
in 1974, by farmer Yang Zhifa
in 1911, a Yale University history lecturer, Hiram Bingham III
14
What tools now allow easy colorizing of old black-white photos?
AI tools
Potato dye
Restoring early cameras
Monochromatic Men
15
Where should you go if you want a selfie with the Pope?
Dreamland Wax Museum in Boston
Plimoth Patuxet in Massachusetts
Millennium City Park in Kaifeng
at the Vatican
16
Which of the following might “luddites” agree with?
Poison Ivy in Joel Schumacher’s 1997 movie, Batman & Robin
Lawsuits against Facebook and TikTok for destroying the youth
Teachers complaining about the constant use of phones on campus
All of the above
17
Which of the following animals has been successfully brought back to life through de-extinction efforts?
Pyrenean ibex
Passenger pigeon
American chestnut
Wooly mammoth
18
Excavation is the process of ____.
Deep sea diving for scientific research
Exploring a cave
Mining a cave
Unearthing
19
If you were to comfort or console Pablo Neruda, what might you say?
“I feel you, man. My name is also too long to put on any document."
“It’s a shame that Pinochet didn’t like you...”
All of the above
“I’m sorry to hear about your dog.”
20
Someone believes that the 1950s was the best time period ever. What would you say in response?
“It was the American dream. Small businesses flourished so much!”
“Yeah, it was great… if you love living with the threat of nuclear war.”
“I agree, it was awesome! The US was dominating the Space Race!”
“The 1950s were wonderful! Every demographic lived in peace and unity!”
21
Which of the following is NOT true about the Beatles' "Yesterday?"
It came to John Lennon in a dream
Some interpreted the lyrics as about one of the Beatles' dead mother
It was played with a guitar tuned a whole step down
It was a solo performance
22
What is the premise of the television series For All Mankind?
a sifi TV series where the Soviet Union landed the first person on the moon
a documentary about the Apollo moon landing missions.
a biographical series about the life of Neil Armstrong.
a science fiction series about a mission to Mars.
23
When was the first time capsule created?
1939
1876
1950
1800
24
Which of the following animals' bones could be MOST confused for a dragon?
Lizard
Mammoth
Rhinoceros
Dinosaur
25
Who is Bas Uterwijk?
An ancient artist who created sculptures of the Iceman Otzi
An AI artist who updates old portraits and sculptures
A modern-day sculptor who uses AI to create his works
A historical figure who was never photographed
26
the director of the film 2001: _________, Stanley Kubrick, discarded all the music with classical pieces.
A Space Odyssey
Century Safe
Ode to Joy
Rhapsody in Blue
27
Roman city near Naples, Italy, which was buried during an eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79.
Mandalay
Athens
Rome
Pompeii
28
The Paleo diet is also known as
the chicken diet
the caveman diet
the detox diet
the superfood diet
29
What is Classic FM's approach to retooling operas for Gen Z audiences?
Shortening operas to 2 hours or less
Turning operas into movies
Using modern pop songs in operas
Creating 30-second animated shorts
30
What is meant by the term "a latent print"?
A fingerprint left by touching a surface that is covered in a liquid.
A fingerprint exposed using metallic powder then removed on sticky tape.
A fingerprint made by the natural oils in skin being left on a surface.
A fingerprint left when a finger covered in a liquid touches a surface.
31
Where did the Woman King happened?
Mali
Ghana
Lesotho
Dahomey
32
Which de-extinction project involves selectively "back breeding" very burly cows to recreate the
AUROCH
?
The supercow project
The wooly mammoth project
The Pyrenean ibex project
The American chestnut project
33
What is the name of the West African kingdom featured in "The Woman King"?
Dahomey
Senegal
Ghana
Mali
34
Who is Ben Kingsley?
A British politician who supported Gandhi's movement for independence
A British actor who played Gandhi in a famous film
An British philosopher who influenced Gandhi's ideas
An Indian actor who played Gandhi in a famous film
35
What do historians lament about the emphasis on war in historical reenactments?
They are not accurate
They overemphasize the role of war in history
They are not popular
They are not entertaining
36
What did Angela Gallop say forensic scientists need to be?
Imaginative
Unemotional
Procedural
Unethical
37
What is one de-extinction project in Europe?
Using CRISPR to modify DNA
Stitching old DNA fragments together
Selective back-breeding of cows
Cloning extinct animals
38
What is the new approach to Oliver Messiaen's Quartet for the End of Time?
A rock version of the piece
A shortened version of the piece
A reinterpretation of the piece for contemporary times
An electronic dance music remix of the piece
39
17th century opera that merges parallel Greek and Indian mythology
Orfeo
Oreo
Ofreo
Oerfo
40
The prediction of physical appearance based only on DNA.
DNA Phenotyping
Forensic Genetics
DNA Phenogy
Genetics Penotyping
41
How did the Iberian Ibex go extinct?
Robert, the last one, died of food poisoning.
Logan, the last one, was killed by poachers.
Painted Warrior, the last one, died at Yale.
Celia, the last one, had a tree fall on her.
42
Who was called "briefly" called The next Tatcher?
Lizz Truss
Angela Merkel
Kamala Harris
Hakeem Jeffries
43
How have dinosaurs traditionally been depicted in popular media?
As giant scaly lizards
As giant furry mammals
As giant feathered birds
As giant insects
