Animal Farm
Born a Crime
SPACE EXPLORATION
HISTORY OF MEDICINE
CHRISTMAS AROUND THE WORLD
100
This character represents the working class whose loyalty is exploited until it destroys him.
Who is Boxer?
100
Trevor Noah’s birth was illegal because his parents violated this system.
What is apartheid?
100
This astronaut was the first human to travel into space and orbit the Earth.
Who is Yuri Gagarin?
100
This Ancient Greek physician is known as the “Father of Medicine.”
Who is Hippocrates?
100
In Japan, Christmas is famously associated with this fast-food chain.
What is KFC?
200
This commandment is altered to justify inequality: “All animals are equal, but…”
What is “some animals are more equal than others”?
200
This personal trait, shaped by his upbringing, becomes central to Trevor’s survival.
What is adaptability / humour / code-switching?
200
This spacecraft was launched in 1977 and is now travelling beyond our solar system.
What is Voyager 1?
200
This Ancient Egyptian physician and architect is often considered the world’s first doctor.
Who is Imhotep?
200
In parts of Europe (e.g. Germany), this darker figure accompanies St Nicholas. What is their name?
Who is Krampus?
300
Napoleon’s use of the dogs most closely mirrors which historical figure’s use of secret police?
Who is Joseph Stalin?
300
As a child, Trevor learned early street skills by doing this activity with his friends.
What is selling pirated CDs / running small street businesses /selling stolen goods?
300
This was the first human-made object to land on the Moon.
What is Apollo 11?
300
This theory argued that disease was caused by “bad air” arising from rotting organic matter.
What is the miasma theory?
300
This ancient Roman festival influenced the timing and some customs of Christmas.
What is Saturnalia?
400
This belief system promises equality and freedom for all animals but is gradually distorted to justify dictatorship.
What is Animalism?
400
Because of apartheid laws, Trevor’s mother sometimes pretended to be this in public when she was with him.
What is his nanny / domestic worker?
400
This space telescope, launched in 1990, revolutionised astronomy by providing deep-space images.
What is the Hubble Space Telescope?
400
This ancient healing centre, dedicated to the god Asclepius, combined medical treatment with religious ritual.
What is an Asclepion?
400
In Ukraine, Christmas trees are sometimes decorated with this object symbolising hard work and prosperity.
What is a spider web?
500
This song symbolises the revolutionary ideals of equality and hope that unite the animals before being suppressed by the ruling pigs.
What is “Beasts of England”?
500
This township symbolises both the legacy of apartheid segregation and the resilience of Black South African communities where Trevor grew up as a child.
What is Soweto?
500
Voyager 1 carries this item intended to represent humanity to possible extraterrestrial life.
What is the gold-plated audio-visual disc (Golden Record)?
500
This 19th-century doctor helped disprove the miasma theory by tracing a cholera outbreak to a single water pump.
Who is John Snow?
500
This New Year's celebration, rather than Christmas, became Scotland’s main winter festival, featuring fire rituals and first-footing.
What is Hogmanay?