Quiz Bowl 2021 (Difficult)

Question 1

The template strand of a gene contains the sequence 3’-TTC AGT CGT-5’. What is its non-template sequence?

Accepted Answer

5’ – AAG TCA GCA – 3’

Question 2

Which Japanese performing art style uses an all-male cast because women got banned from it due to prevalent prostitution

Accepted Answer

Kabuki

Question 3

This term refers to the act of resolving a seemingly hopeless situation thru an unexpected power or superior being.

Accepted Answer

Deus ex machina

Question 4

Which of the following idiom is not part of the Eastern Zhou history?

Accepted Answer

staring at the plum to quench the thirst （望梅止渴）

Question 5

The central atom in XeF4 is surrounded by ______________

Accepted Answer

4 single bonds, no double bonds, and 2 lone pairs of electrons

Question 6

It is a movement that aims for the protection of animal rights.

Accepted Answer

Animal Liberation

Question 7

According to Plato, everything we see in the World of Matter are poor copies of reality in the ____________.

Accepted Answer

World of Forms

Question 8

What 2d and 3d technique was used in this piece by Paul Klee which means "to scratch"?

Accepted Answer

Sgraffito

Question 9

Which idiom is used to describe, "Don't let others know about the bad things happened in your family?"

Accepted Answer

jia chuo bu ke wai yang

Question 10

Which cultural background can't be seen through the story of "Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai"?

Accepted Answer

Have a rough look but kind-hearted

Questions 10