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How would you define an entrepreneur?
An entrepreneur is a person who has an idea and starts a business to make it real.
True or false: Saint Patrick was born in Ireland.
FALSE! He was born in Britain, enslaved as a young man in Ireland, and later returned to Ireland as a Catholic missionary.
Prestar
Lend - Lent - Lent
Name 3 advantages of travel.
Meet new people, try new foods, experience new cultures, learn new languages, see famous landmarks, learn more about the world...
Name 3 Roald Dahl books or short stories.
"The Umbrella Man," Matilda, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, The Witches...
What is a stake (equity) in a business?
A stake is the part of a company that someone owns. If you own a stake, you get a share of the money the company makes.
What civilization invented hot chocolate?
The Mayas (later the Aztecs)
Cavar
Dig - Dug - Dug
Name 2 artifacts you can see in the British Museum.
Rosetta Stone, Parthenon Sculptures, Lewis Chessmen, Egyptian mummies, Hoa Hakananai'a (Easter Island)
What was the name of Walt Disney's first full-length animated film?
Snow White and the Seven Dwarves
Name an entrepreneur and the product they invented.
Examples: Jeff Bezos (Amazon), Elon Musk (PayPal, Tesla, SpaceX), Bill Gates (Microsoft), Walt Disney
Name 3 things that people enjoy doing/watching on Superbowl Sunday.
Watching the football game, watching the halftime show, watching the commercials, eating snacks, spending time with family
Conducir
Drive - Drove - Driven
True or false: Upper Egypt is located in the south and Lower Egypt in the north.
True! (It follows the flow of the Nile River toward the Mediterranean Sea.)
Gregor Mendel, widely known as the "father of modern genetics," experimented on what kind of plants to develop the first theories about inheritance and genetics?
Pea plants
What is profit and how would you calculate it?
Profit is the extra money a business makes after paying for all its costs. You can calculate it by subtracting: Revenue - Cost.
During this Muslim Holy Month, Muslims fast during the day, and at night they eat iftar (a large meal to break the fast). What is the name of this Holy Month?
Ramadan
Soplar
Blow - Blew - Blown
When were the Pyramids of Giza built?
between roughly 2589 and 2504 BCE (around 4500 years ago)
What famous event is Pablo Picasso's Guernica (now located in the Reina Sofía Museum) about?
The aerial bombing of the Basque town of Gernika (Guernica) on April 26, 1937, during the Spanish Civil War
A juice shop sells juice for $4 a cup. Yesterday, they sold 20 cups. It cost $2 to make each cup. What is the price, profit, sales, and revenue?
Price: $4 per cup / Sales: 20 cups / Revenue: 20 cups × $4 = $80 / Cost = 20 × 2 = $40, Profit = 80 − 40 = $40
Groundhog Day is a special celebration in Pennsylvania in which a famous groundhog predicts the weather. What is the name of the groundhog (named after the town in PA)?
Punxsutawney Phil
Perdonar
Forgive, forgave, forgiven
What effects can overtourism have on a country? (Name at least 2.)
Environmental degradation, increased prices for locals, housing crisis, pollution, decreased quality of local traditions/products (catering to tourists)
What organization did Wangari Maathai found to plant trees, protect the environment, and support women's rights?
Green Belt Movement