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World Scholar's Cup 2023 ToC Quiz! 1
World Scholar's Cup 2023 ToC Quiz! 1
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1
The Newberry Memorial Organ resides in which famous Yale University Building?
Woolsey Hall
Schubert Theater
Sterling Memorial Library
Harkness Tower
2
Don Quixote is the story of a old man who battles imaginary monsters with the help of his sidekick Sancho Panza.
True
False
3
What two people participated in the Kitchen Debate?
Richard M. Nixon
Mikhail Gorbachev
Leonid Brezhnev
Nikita Khrushchev
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
4
Spain's most famous author, Miguel de Cervantes, died one day before what famous English writer?
Charles Dickens
Sir Isaac Newton
Jane Austen
William Shakespeare
Oliver Cromwell
Emily Bronte
5
What ingredients does Medieval Times commonly use in their food that was not available to Europeans in that era?
Potatoes
Tomatoes
Flour
Oranges
6
The Smithsonian is the world's largest museum, education, & research complex, with a National Zoo and how many museums?
19
21
23
28
27
30
7
What year was Yale University founded in when it was orignally known as The Collegiate School?
1709
1718
1723
1701
8
The Great Emu War in Western Australia occured in what year?
1922
1867
1932
1967
9
If you were to visit a Roman Thermopolium, what would you expect to find?
Gladiators battling
People bathing in hot baths
Hot food being sold
Artifacts from Ancient Rome
10
What UNESCO Heritage Site is Heritage Park located near?
Niagara Falls
Canadian Rocky Mountains Park
Glacier Bay
Joggins Fossil Cliffs
11
The 1939 World's Fair was in Flushing, Queens in New York City.
True
False
12
Don Quixote was written in the year 1505 by Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes.
False
True
13
Medieval Times strives to serve an authentic medieval menu for guests to experience the culinary delicacies of the era.
False
True
14
Where and when did the "Akeley Method" first get put to use?
Washington D.C., 1885
New York City, 1901
Milwaukee, 1890
San Francisco, 1895
15
Which two NHL teams play in the same Canadian Province that Heritage Park is located in?
Edmonton Oilers
Toronto Maple Leafs
Winnipeg Jets
Vancouver Canucks
Calgary Flames
Montreal Canadians
16
The Spanish Village, aka the Poble Espanyol, was originally built to host what event?
The Spanish National Exhibition
The Great Exhibition
The 1939 World's Fair
The 1929 World's Fair
17
Where is Heritage Park located?
Ottawa, Ontario
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Calgary, Alberta
Vancouver, British Columbia
18
Who is credited with revolutionizing the way museums present their exhibits?
Carl Sagan
Carl Weathers
Karl Benz
Carl Akeley
19
The Pilgrims came to America to escape the Church of England to practice religion as they saw fit. Where did they land?
Manhattan, New York
Jamestown, Virginia
Hartford Connecticut
Plymouth, Massachusetts
20
The early Northern Song dynasty saw the flowering of one of the supreme artistic expressions of Chinese civilization:
blue and white porcelain
monumental landscape paintings
regal horse sculptures
royal portraits
21
Millenium City Park is a historical representation of the time period of which ruling Chinese Dynasty?
Tang Dynasty
Zhou Dynasty
Han Dynasty
Song Dynasty
22
How many US presidents attended Yale University?
6
7
4
5
23
Approximately how many casualties occured in the Battle of Gettyburg?
55,000
25,000
85,000
5,000
24
The first military reenactments recorded were staged by the Ancient Greeks to honor the gods.
False
True
25
The Northern Song Dynasty fell between which years?
618-907 AD
960-1279 AD
618-907 AD
960-1127 AD
26
What year did the Battle of Gettysburg occur in?
1864
1861
1863
1865
27
Where is the 'Museum of the Future' located?
Doha, Qatar
Abu Dhabi, UAE
New York, USA
London, England
28
The first Thanksgiving is said to be celebrated by the Pilgrims and Patuxet tribe of Native Americans.
True
False
29
Ulster American Folk Park tells the story of immigrants who came from the country where it is located, which is...
Scotland
Wales
Ireland
England
30
In what year is the first Renaissance Faire said to have occured?
1963
1842
1957
1897
31
The Crystal Palace was built in London to host what event?
The 1888 World Cup
The 1867 World's Fair
The Great Exhibition of 1851
League of Nations Conference of 1921