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WSC Weekly Practice Challenge #4 - 22/04/19
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Which of these works would you most expect to be in a literary canon?
1 punto
The Book Thief
The Octopus
The Odyssey
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
Sherlock Holmes: A Study in Scarlet
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The lava in "Crusoe in England" represents...
1 punto
Boredom
Creativity
Time
Age
Joy
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Someone reading Min Nong would most have feelings of...
1 punto
Loneliness
Sadness
Happiness
Gratitude
Empathy
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"nevermore" is from...
1 punto
The Octopus
My Shoes
The Tyger
Ode on a Grecian Urn
The Raven
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Someone wishing to learn about the Space Race would be advised to view...
1 punto
Hidden Figures
The New Colossus
White Boy Time Machine: Override
Fitting In
Invisible Man
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Jokertown is the setting for which of these works?
1 punto
Invisible Man
Hidden Figures
Lorry Raja
Fitting In
The Bicentennial Man
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Karen Russell explores the marginalisation of ____ in her work
1 punto
Teenagers
Asians
Girls
Wolves
Native Americans
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Which of these historical figures would find "The Bicentennial Man" most interesting?
1 punto
Nikola Tesla
Alan Turing
Alexander Graham Bell
Henry Ford
Steve Jobs
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"Don’t judge a book by its cover" is a phrase most synonymous with which work?
1 punto
The Yellow Wallpaper
Walden
St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves
The Ugly Duckling
The Bicentennial Man
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A newspaper advertisement for an upcoming book would be the work of a...
1 punto
Critic
Publicist
Literary Agent
Dramaturge
Gaffer
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The scientific method relies on a...
1 punto
Theory
Guess
Prediction
Hypothesis
All of the above
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Which of the Millennium Prize Problems deals with computer science?
1 punto
Yang-Mills Existence and mass gap
Poincare Conjecture
Riemann Hypothesis
P Versus NP Problem
Hodge Conjecture
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Someone wishing to detect poisoning in a corpse would most likely use...
1 punto
Toxicology
Ballistics study
DNA collection
Crime scene photographs
Eyewitness Testimonies
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The Johari Window has participants select and place...
1 punto
Photographs
Adjectives
Belongings
Answers to questions
Clues
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Which of these cases best demonstrates intuition?
1 punto
Someone guessing who Jack the Ripper was
A scholar using limited knowledge to guess the answer to a challenge question
Someone trusting their instincts to escape a maze
A WSC Staff member theorising which alpaca Dylan will behead next
All of the above
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The Loebner Prize focuses on a robot's ability to...
1 punto
Complete complex mathematical problems
Make human errors
Physically complete activities
Converse like a real human being
Exhibit machine learning
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Someone wishing to show their paranormal powers would be disappointed in learning that...
1 punto
There is no longer a competition for that ability
They need to be very famous and on social media to qualify
They need to perform said powers in controlled scientific conditions
They need to be a distinguished member of academia
All of the above
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A John/Jane Doe is to criminals what a(n) ______ is to normal people.
1 punto
Average Joe
Even Steven
Mary/Bob
John Smith
Joe Blogg
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A fata morgana is caused by...
1 punto
Uneven water temperature
Light refraction
Atmospheric pressure
Magnetic pole reversal
Global warming
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Which of these mysteries is not a cold case?
1 punto
Jack the Ripper
DB Cooper
Lori Erica Ruff
Circleville Letter Sender
Sodder Children
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"The Invisible Man" is...
1 punto
The office worker in Hopper's work
Gustav Mahler
Liu Bolin
The subject of "Self-Portrait with a Jewish Identity Card"
The singer of "Viva la Vida"
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Remedios Varo was originally from...
1 punto
Mexico
France
Poland
Spain
Germany
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Someone in Winnipeg would encounter which of the following artworks?
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Open Border
Mike the Headless Chicken
Untitled (Cobwebs/Crossings)
Women-Ochre
Fountain
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Ursula K. Le Guin is the indirect inspiration for which of these musical pieces?
1 punto
Signs
Get Some Sleep
Motorcycle Drive By
Therru's Song
Didge Fusion
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Someone suffering from a recent heartbreak would benefit most from listening to the work of...
1 punto
Five Man Electrical Band
Coldplay
Third Eye Blind
Bic Runga
Renata Flores Rivera
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Someone wishing to study the history of education would most likely view the work of...
1 punto
Kim Hong-Do
Max Liebermann
Felix Nussbaum
Vincent Van Gogh
George Bellows
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Which of these persons might find "The Fourth Estate" most interesting?
1 punto
Karl Marx
Sigmund Freud
Albert Einstein
Theodore Roosevelt
Thomas Alva Edison
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Which of these artist's work is set in New York?
1 punto
David Hopper
Vincent Van Gogh
George Bellows
Max Liebermann
Atelier ARI
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Beverly Bass is the singer of...
1 punto
An Ordinary Guy
Therru's Song
Follow the Drinkin' Gourd
Me and the Sky
It's the Hard-Knock Life
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Someone wishing to study the history of marginalised groups in America would listen to the work of...
1 punto
Billy Joel
Stevie Wonder
Solomon Linda
William Barton
The Carpenters
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Someone studying in Medieval Europe would not be able to take which subject?
1 punto
Latin
Theology
Mathematics
Reading
Writing
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Eton and Harrow are famous schools found in...
1 punto
Britain
America
Germany
France
Singapore
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The "Stolen Generations" refers to a government program in which country?
1 punto
New Zealand
America
Haiti
Australia
China
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"Debutante parties" is a historical name for a...
1 punto
Kahs-wan
Krypteia
Quinceanera
Sweet Sixteen
Marriage
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How might one best summarise a Krypteia in two words?
1 punto
"Religious shave"
"Harsh journey"
"Wilderness Survival"
"Helot Killing"
"15th Birthday"
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Which of the following groups performs the Okuyi?
1 punto
Bantu
!Kung
Yanomami
Cherokee
Osu
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"song lines" are a distinguishing property of what rite of passage?
1 punto
Okuyi
Bar Mitzvah
Walkabout (Temporary Mobility)
Vision Quest
Chudakarana
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An au par would least likely have which of these responsibilities?
1 punto
Waking up children for school
Cooking for the lunch packs of children
Doing the children's laundry
Teaching the children
Taking the children to school
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Dobby and Kreacher are both famous...
1 punto
Governesses
Maids
Nannies
Butlers
House Elves
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In which of these civilisations could a slave occupy high positions?
1 punto
Ancient Rome
Ancient Egypt
Ottoman Empire
Ancient Greece
Colonial Carribbean
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Someone studying the work of Henri Tajfel is most likely also studying...
1 punto
Social Identity Theory
Normative Conformity
Self-Categorisation
Herd Mentality
Dominant Culture
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Which of these factors is not part of determining the dominant culture?
1 punto
Religion
Appearance
Heritage
Nationality
None of the above
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What can be most reliably inferred about people participating in a counterculture?
1 punto
"They're all hippies"
"They take an interest in highbrow opposition"
"They aren't falling victim to normative conformity"
"They will soon self-categorise themselves as something else"
All of the above
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"Those people are all the same" is a quote associated with the concept of...
1 punto
Cognitive Dissonance
Outgroup Homogeneity
Trait Ascription
Amity-Enmity Complex
Black Sheep Effect
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Prof. Philip Zimbardo's work would be most useful in...
1 punto
Helping to run a summer camp of teenagers
Managing a city of many ethnicities
Informing a company about advertising "normative products"
Redesigning a prison
Explaining why social groups form
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Colonialism directly led to...
1 punto
Racism
Slavery
Discrimination
Hegemony
All of the above
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Nepotism is the favouring of...
1 punto
Younger employees
Family members
People from the same clan
People from the same country
People of the same pay grade
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"black, yellow, red" might be offensive terminology associated with...
1 punto
Rankism
Nepotism
Ageism
Racism
Xenophobia
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Which of these countries is most elitist in it's government system?
1 punto
Singapore
DPRK
America
Britain
Russia
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The Gini Index measures...
1 punto
Population growth vs economic growth
GDP Per capita versus average life expectancy
Wealth distribution in a nation
Economic sector per square meter
Amount of wishes granted vs positive impact of wishes
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Which of these parts of the battery doesn't actually contribute to the electric output?
1 punto
Electrolyte
Separator
Cathode
Anode
None of the above
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Which of these air purifier systems is most common?
1 punto
HEPA
Ionizing
Activated Carbon
Electrostatic
UV Light
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Which of these inventions came first?
1 punto
Dishwasher
Washing Machine
Vacuum Cleaner
Rice Cooker
Home Robot
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What has changed the most about vacuum cleaners?
1 punto
Their function
How they work
Their size and appearance
Their applications
None of the above
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The dishwasher has made the job of which domestic servant much easier?
1 punto
Au par
Butler
Governess
Ayahs
Maid
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The Hurley Machine Company is credited with developing the first electric commercial...
1 punto
Coffee Maker
Juicer
Vacuum Cleaner
Dishwasher
Washing Machine
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The "D-12", "Eclipse" and "Nichrome" are all key development to what device?
1 punto
Washing Machine
Coffee Maker
Eyeglasses
Convection Oven
Toaster
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Which of these countries is regarded as the birthplace of coffee (yet not necessarily coffee makers)
1 punto
Turkey
France
Britain
Ethiopia
Egypt
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Which other enabling technology allowed for the development of hearing aids?
1 punto
Lightbulb
Gramophone
Telephone
Telegraph
Vacuum Tubes
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King Phillip II, John Dawson and Stephen Farffler are all early users and innovators of the...
1 punto
Eyeglass
Toaster
Prostethic Arm
Wheelchair
Walker
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