What is Don Quixote about?

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

Passing off someone's ideas as your own.

Strong, short lived love for someone or something

Where are memories stored in the brain?

They are scattered through many places

What does encoding a memory mean

When the brain consciously registers information

When does Targeted Forgetting happen?

While you sleep to remove random and useless information

A man / woman have more than one husband / wife

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

Sheep's brains are similar to human's brains

A diplomat is someone that:

A peaceful and understanding person that solves problems

What is "The Friendzone"?

When someone sees love but another sees friendship

A dysfunctional family is one…

Filled with neglect and conflict

FLASH QUESTION: What was the hardest WSC Topic?

Literature, Science, History, Social Studies

A treaty can be defined as:

Binding agreement concluded by subjects of international law

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

Are you ready to tackle the Special Subjects quiz?

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

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

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