Sci-Fi & Dystopia
What does “AI” stand for?
Artificial Intelligence
Who ran for president in 2024?
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump
Who wrote Animal Farm?
George Orwell
What is imperialism?
The influencing or control of another country/territory
What is the name of the largest film industry in India?
Bollywood
What is a dystopia?
An imagining of the worst possible society
What are the two main parties in the USA?
Republicans & Democrats
What is an allegory?
A story that is a symbolic representation of something else
What is colonialism?
A type of imperialism featuring direct control of another country via military means.
What is the British Raj?
The period of British ruled in India
What is the main difference between science fiction and fantasy?
Fantasy is based on something unreal. Science Fiction is rooted in reality and scientific principles and theories
Who is famous for the speech “I have a dream”?
Martin Luther King Jr.
Which historical event is Animal Farm based on?
The Russian Revolution
What is the Commonwealth of Nations?
An international association of 56 countries, the vast majority of which are former territories of the British Empire
What is the Caste System?
A social hierarchy in India that divides people by birth and occupation
What is “Simulation Theory”?
The theory that the world we live in is a digital illusion, and that we are trapped, just like in the Matrix.
How is power divided in the American government? (division of power)
Congress / White House / Supreme Court
The author of Animal Farm has written another famous book. What is its name?
“1984”
What was the Empire Windrush?
A ship transporting immigrants from Jamaica
What is The Partition?
The division of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar
Who wrote the novel “There Will Come Soft Rains”?
Ray Bradbury
“Four score and seven years ago” was the start of a speech by who?
Abraham Lincoln
What is the term for animals having human traits? (talking, walking on two legs, etc)
Anthropomorphism
What is meant by “The White Man’s Burden”?
The idea that Europeans had a duty to "civilize" colonized people – used to justify imperialism
Define “mimicry”
When colonized people imitate the colonizers