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