WSC 2019 - Sydney Review Packet #1

Question 1

Ibn Al-Haytham created which of the following?

Accepted Answer

Scientific Method

Question 2

An early form of the hearing aid which relied on a physical amplifier

Accepted Answer

Ear Trumpet

Question 3

A play about an ordinary worker who gains an interesting superpower

Accepted Answer

Amour

Question 4

A poem about the marginalisation of Asian people, with contextual references to the Vietnam War

Accepted Answer

White Boy Time Machine: Override

Question 5

A term coined by Donald Rumsfeld referring to a type of knowledge

Accepted Answer

Known Unknowns, Known Knowns, Unknown Unknowns

Question 6

A form of discrimination that favours family members in work environments

Accepted Answer

Nepotism

Question 7

A historical civilisation where serfdom was the common form of slavery

Accepted Answer

Russian Empire

Question 8

A song by Coldplay that tells the tale of a fallen ruler

Accepted Answer

Viva la Vida

Question 9

An alloy whose invention allowed for the proper development of the toaster

Accepted Answer

Nichrome

Question 10

A Spartan rite of passage otherwise known as "Helot-Killing"

Accepted Answer

Krypteia

Question 11

A poem about a modern reinterpretation of a famous character in Miguel de Cervantes' work

Accepted Answer

Goodbye, Sancho Panza

Question 12

A form of reasoning that goes from the specific to the general

Accepted Answer

Inductive Reasoning

Question 13

A romantic poet who wrote "Ode on a Grecian Urn"

Accepted Answer

John Keats

Question 14

The film "Hidden Figures" takes place during what historical event?

Accepted Answer

Space Race

Question 15

A type of legal rule that forbids/bans something

Accepted Answer

Proscriptive

Question 16

A type of power structure where one person holds all the power; a monarchy

Accepted Answer

Absolutist, Autocratic

Question 17

An installation at the Bhau Daji Lad Museum about the memory of colonialism

Accepted Answer

Untitled (Cobweb/Crossings)

Question 18

The second stage of investigative methodology

Accepted Answer

Estimate

Question 19

A poem delivered through American Sign Language about the experiences of deaf people

Accepted Answer

Dandelions

Question 20

A racial group within Ancient Rome that was marginalised on the grounds of them angering the gods

Accepted Answer

Homo Sacer

Question 21

What group of people perform the "Walkabout" (known better as "Temporary Mobility")?

Accepted Answer

Aboriginals

Question 22

A common household appliance whose development began with Daniel Hess

Accepted Answer

Vacuum Cleaner

Question 23

In which of these domestic roles is contact with children most common?

Accepted Answer

Nanny

Question 24

An older piece of art that features marginalisation within a school

Accepted Answer

Seodang

Question 25

A famous geographer and former slave who contributed to our knowledge of Africa in the 1500s

Accepted Answer

Leo Africanus

Question 26

A new form of electronic payment via smartphones

Accepted Answer

Near-Field Communication

Question 27

An artwork by Edward Hopper about the isolation of our modern world

Accepted Answer

Office in a Small City

Question 28

A model regarding the 5 (later 6) stages of group productivity and leadership responsibilities

Accepted Answer

Tuckman Model

Question 29

An ancient site built during Babylonian times, whose existence remains a mystery

Accepted Answer

Hanging Gardens

Question 30

The first mechanisms used in credit cards, now being replaced over security fears

Accepted Answer

Magstripe

WSC 2019 - Sydney Review Packet #1

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WSC 2019 - Sydney Review Packet #1

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