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