In Romani cultures men…

Kidnap girls and keeping them in their homes for three days

A bilateral agreement is:

Conduct of political or economic relations between 2 states

A diplomat is someone that:

A peaceful and understanding person that solves problems

BONUS QUESTION: Why do scientists dissect and study sheep's brains?

Sheep's brains are similar to human's brains

FLASH QUESTION: What does WSC stand for?

World Scholars Cup, World Space Conference

Ready to test your Social Studies knowledge?

Possibly, Hiding under the bed, Bring it on, Born Ready

What is Don Quixote about?

A man who is obsessed with the idea of being a knight

An alliance can be described as:

An agreement between 2+ parties in order to forge a bond

When a woman has a child for people who can’t

A dysfunctional family is one…

Filled with neglect and conflict

Are you ready to tackle the Special Subjects quiz?

Absolutely, Almost, I wish I was ready, Fingers Crossed

A treaty can be defined as:

Binding agreement concluded by subjects of international law

Where are memories stored in the brain?

They are scattered through many places

When does Targeted Forgetting happen?

While you sleep to remove random and useless information

Are You Ready For Science?

I'll Try, Of Course, Help!, No Way

The future is now… But can you remember your History?

But of course, Learning from our mistakes, Its impossible!, I can't remember what happened yesterday.

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WSC Scholars Bowl Practice 1

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1
Which of these is a cryptocurrency?
Tezos
Dong
Dinar
Rupee
2
How can you get out of a contract you have signed?
Burn it
Sell it to someone else
Agree with the other party
You can’t, it’s impossible
3
FLASH QUESTION: How many people are on a WSC debate team
Four
Three
Two
Six
4
Complete the sentence: When two countries governments meet it’s a form of_____
Cultural diplomacy
Political diplomacy
Weapon diplomacy
Public diplomacy
5
What artist is famous for placing characters from renaissance paintings in modern environments?
Petro Poreshenko
Alexey Kandakov
Alexander Lukashenko
Valdimir Putin
6
In Romani cultures men…
Give chocolates when they like a girl
Ask for girls numbers
Give wooden spoons to girls they like
Kidnap girls and keeping them in their homes for three days
7
What is NOT true about the Tale of Genji
It depicted the lifestyles at court
It was impossible to translate
It was written by a woman
It was the first novel written
8
Which type of memories are forgotten most quickly
Long term memory
Short term memory
Semantic Memory
Declarative memory
9
A bilateral agreement is:
Where one side sets the terms
Conduct of political or economic relations between 2 states
any doctrine or agenda that supports one-sided action
Agreement between two or more sovereign states
10
FLASH QUESTION: Which of these is Art? A: picture of an elephant or B: painting by an elephant
neither
both
Picture A
Picture B
11
How many lobes does the cerebral cortex contain?
Four
Three
Seven
More than one million
12
American filmmaker Kirby Ferguson argues that creativity is…
Recycling
Remixing
Reducing
Re-using
13
A diplomat is someone that:
A peaceful and understanding person that solves problems
An ambassador of a country
Travels to different countries
Specializes in agreements between states
14
Who wrote the Communist Manifesto?
Ho Chi Minh
William Shakespeare
Karl Marx
Mark Twain
15
BONUS QUESTION: Why do scientists dissect and study sheep's brains?
Sheep's brains are larger than human's brains
Sheep's brains are smaller than human's brians
Sheep don't feel pain
Sheep's brains are similar to human's brains
16
FLASH QUESTION: What does WSC stand for?
World Scholars Cup
What a Stupid Contest
World Space Conference
Wise Secret Camp
17
Unilateral agreements normally supports:
Some interests
One party’s interests
Everyone's interests
No one's interests
18
Michel Guppy remixed what famous by painting by Edvard Munch?
The Loud Noise
The Speak
The Shout
The Scream
19
Which of these would you not use to describe cryptocurrency?
Modern
Complicated
Volatile
Stable
20
Ready to test your Social Studies knowledge?
Possibly
Hiding under the bed
Bring it on
Born Ready
21
Are You Ready For Literature?
No
Yes
22
Complete the sentence: Money gets its value________
From collective agreement
From it’s inherent value
Because Google said so…
From gold
23
Our ability to encode, store, retain and recall information is called ______.
Storage
Physiology
Consciousness
Memory
24
FLASH QUESTION: What sound does an alpaca make?
Pwaa
Eooaw
Hee-Haw
Humm
25
What is Don Quixote about?
A prisoner who plans an escape to Spain
A horse who takes his rider on adventures
Giant windmills that come to life and try to conquer Spain
A man who is obsessed with the idea of being a knight
26
What is another term for ‘Working Memory’
Short term memory
Sensory memory
Procedural memory
Long term memory
27
Cultural diplomacy can be seen as a form of ______
Treaties
Hard power
Coercive measures
Soft power
28
An alliance can be described as:
The conduct of political, economic, or cultural relations
An agreement between 2+ parties in order to forge a bond
A binding agreement by subjects of international law
The decision-making and policy-making of the sending state
29
The TV series ‘Family Guy’ is often accused of copying…
Your Family
Modern Family
South Park
The Simpsons
30
Surrogacy is when…
When a couple decide not to have a child
Two parents have a child
When three people decide to parent a child
When a woman has a child for people who can’t
31
A dysfunctional family is one…
That gets along great
Filled with neglect and conflict
That can’t do maths
Gets along okay
32
FLASH QUESTION: Which of these men is the richest billionaire in the world (2018)?
Jack Ma
Jeff Bezos
Mark Zuckerberg
Bill Gates
33
Are you ready to tackle the Special Subjects quiz?
Absolutely
Almost
I wish I was ready
Fingers Crossed
34
Who wrote the book 1984
Tom Lathrop
George Orwell
Harper Lee
Stephen King
35
BONUS QUESTION: This image is an example of what?
A brain web
A mind map
A writing diagram
An essay outline
36
A treaty can be defined as:
any doctrine or agenda that supports one-sided action
Binding agreement concluded by subjects of international law
The decision-making and policy-making of the sending state
an agreement between countries covering particular matters
37
What is a counterfeit item?
An alternative type of funfair
An improved version of something
None of the above
A fake version of an item
38
What company did art student Katie Woodger claim was plagiarising her work?
GPA
Dreamworks
VinGroup
Disney
39
Where was the Tale of Genji written
Vietnam
Japan
Singapore
Mongolia
40
Which of these books was written most recently?
American Gods
1984
Illiad
To Kill a Mockingbird
41
People who have many friends with loose bonds are known as…
Extroverts
Qberts
Ambiverts
Introverts
42
Of what is sanctions an example of?
Weapon diplomacy
Political diplomacy
Economic diplomacy
Cultural diplomacy
43
What did Sherlock Holmes compare the brain to?
A library
The internet
An encyclopedia
An attic
44
The nuclear family is…
One Child, two grandparents
Two parents with children
No children, three parents
One parent, one child
45
Where are memories stored in the brain?
The frontal lobe of the visual cortex
The cerebral filing system
Within the grey matter
They are scattered through many places
46
When does Targeted Forgetting happen?
When a person does not want to remember a bad memory
While you sleep to remove random and useless information
When a memory is moved from short term to long term storage
When you have a brain injury and damage the hippocampus
47
With political diplomacy, what would leaders NOT discuss?
Defence and security
Trade and economics
Education and training
Sport results
48
What economic term is also a popular board game?
Exploding kittens
Snakes and ladders
Monopoly
Chess
49
Which 90s Hip-Hop star paid a settlement fee for plagiarising Queen?
Chocolate Ice
Strawberry Ice
Cream Ice
Vanilla Ice
50
Are You Ready For Science?
I'll Try
Of Course
Help!
No Way
51
The future is now… But can you remember your History?
But of course
Learning from our mistakes
Its impossible!
I can't remember what happened yesterday.
52
Which of the answers below will not help you improve your memory
Retrieving the memories frequently that you want to remember
Dissecting a sheep’s brain
A balanced diet with vital nutrients
A regular sleep pattern
53
What genre of literature became popular with the publishing of Frankenstein by Mary Shelly
Monster Tales
Historical Fiction
Science Fiction
Virtual Biography
54
Where did the book 1984 take place?
Moscow
New York
Berlin
London
55
Polygamy means…
A man having more than one wife
A woman having more than one husband
A man / woman have more than one husband / wife
A woman having more than one wife
56
FLASH QUESTION: What is this a picture of?
Llamas
Loch Ness Monsters
Alpacas
Angora Bunnies
57
FLASH QUESTION: Which speaker is the first to present a rebuttal?
4AC
2AC
2NC
1NC
58
What language was Dante’s Divine Comedy written in?
Ancient Greek
Spoken dialect of Tuscany
Belarusian
Latin
59
Which of these is the most valuable cryptocurrency?
Ethereum
Dogecoin
Litecoin
Bitcoin
60
Are you ready for some questions about art?
Never
Ok
I hope so!
Definitely
61
Which of these is NOT a type of market?
Boot sale
Swap meet
Souk
Stadium
62
Video – This is an example of …
Infatuation
Obsession
Limerance
Puppy Love
63
In Austria girls rub what on their armpits to indicate they are interested in a boy?
Pears
Chairs
Apples
Squares
64
Which is NOT a part of the Limbic System
Amygdala
Ventricle
Hippocampus
Hypothalamus
65
In Drake’s 2016 hit song ‘One Dance’ he sampled the song…
Kylie – You’re out of my head
Kylie – Can’t get you out of my head
Kyla – Mind do you
Kyla – Do you mind
66
The American Western ‘The Magnificent Seven’ is a remake of…
Seven Samurai
Seven Shoguns
Seven Ninjas
Seven Emperors
67
What is "The Friendzone"?
When two people are friends
When someone sees love but another sees friendship
A competitor to Facebook
A day-care centre in a shopping centre
68
What is the largest part of the brain?
Grey matter
Frontal lobe
Hippocampus
Cerebrum
69
What invention is responsible for the biggest change to literature?
Electricity
The printing press
The Ballpoint Pen
The Internet
70
FLASH QUESTION: Who is correct?
The man on the left
The man on the right
both
neither
71
BONUS QUESTION: What is the search engine that specializes in academic literature
Debatabedia
Wikipedia
Encyclopedia Britannica
Google Scholar
72
Coercive measures means to:
Use force to solve problems
Solve problems peacefully
Collaborates with more than one party
Leave things as they are
73
What is infatuation?
Strong, short lived love for someone or something
Young love
Strong, short lived love for something
Long, strong love
74
Plagiarism means…
Passing off someone's ideas as your own.
Taking someone else’s work or ideas and PEEing all over it
Giving someone's work or ideas to someone else
Taking someone else’s work and making it uniquely your own
75
Which of these does a government not control?
Tariffs
Regulation
Embargoes
Stock market
76
FLASH QUESTION: These pictures are examples of what?
Comics
Memes
Morons
Video Games
77
What differentiates a remix from a copy?
If it’s exactly the same
Different colours
Deviation & a new narrative
Deviation
78
Which of these are you unlikely to find on the black market?
Endangered animals
Cigarettes
School supplies
Weapons
79
BONUS QUESTION: What does PEE stand for?
Point. Evidence. Explanation
Prelude. Example. Ending
Predict. Explain. Elaborate
Perfect. Enticing. Elephants
80
FLASH QUESTION: What was the hardest WSC Topic?
History
Science
Literature
Social Studies
81
What does encoding a memory mean
Retrieving a memory by entering your brain attic
A way to send secret messages
When the brain consciously registers information
Moving a memory from short term to long term

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