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100
Miraculously, this hospital was still standing at the end of the war, even though many other buildings became rubble. What was the name of this hospital?
Seoul Hospital
100
How did Noah Webster think we should spell the word "women?"
Wimmen
100
What are the races that make the modern Puerto Rican culture?
Taino, Spanish, African, American
100
Who is the goddess of magic and motherhood in Egyptian mythology
Isis
100
This term refers to an art form developed by American painters (including Jackson Pollock) in the 1940’s and 1950’s.
Abstract Expressionism
100
Many different peoples make up South Africa, each with its own language and history. And there are many official languages in South Africa, too, English is one. Q- Can you name another official language in South Africa?
Afrikaans, Sesotho, Setswana, Xhosa, and Zulu.
200
What did Homer Hulbert develop before he died?
pneumonia
200
What does the cockney rhyming slang "frog and toad" refer to?
Road
200
Which philosopher said, “Rhythm and harmony find their place into the inward places of the soul.”
Plato
200
What is the name of Thor’s hammer?
Mjolnir
200
Marilyn Diptych is one of two popular pieces created by Andy Warhol in 1962. Name the other.
Campbell’s Soup Cans
200
Songkran is the water festival in Thailand that is held annually. It is the largest celebration in Thailand. Q- What is the celebration about and what is the main attraction of the festival?
Purification, fresh start, splashing
300
Led in developing widely respected Adventist medical institutions in Korea despite repeated setbacks and forbidding circumstances during the years of World War II and the Korean War by this missionary physician?
George Rue
300
Which period of English is characterized as having a mostly Anglo-Saxon influence?
Old-English
300
How do you call this two Spanish signs (~) and (ú)?
Virgulilla, acento
300
What drink did Hathor use to cover the ground?
Beer
300
This technique was used by Jackson Pollock to create his paintings from 1947 to 1950.
The drip technique
300
This is one of the famous landmarks in Barcelona, Spain. From 1883 the Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí took over the leadership of the works until his death in 1926. The building is significantly influenced by him. Q- What is the name of the building?
The Sagrada Familia
400
If you hear this term, you may think of a doctor traveling on foot, by boat, or by plane to remote villages – risking life and limb to bring medical care to unreached people groups. What is this term?
medical missionary
400
What kind of poetry was Shakespeare known for writing?
Sonnets
400
What are the names of the three types of latin music we learned about?
Flamenco, Tango, Salsa
400
What fruit did Hades trick Persephone with?
A Pomegranate
400
Andy Warhol was involved in these three forms of art.
performance art, film making, and writing.
400
South Africa has three capital cities. Pretoria is the executive/administrative capital city, Cape Town is the legislative capital and is where the country’s parliament is found. Q- Where is the judicial capital and the seat of the Supreme Court of Appeal found?
Bloemfontein
500
What was Homer Hulbert dubbed?
He was dubbed the "person who loved Korea more than Koreans."
500
Who invented boggle?
Alan Turoff
500
What is the meaning of the following expression in English?
¿Cuándo voy a recogerte?
“When should I pick you up?”
500
Who is the ancestor of all giants in Norse mythology?
Ymir
500
Andy Warhol attempted to explore the relationship between these three forms of pop culture and art.
Celebrity culture, advertising, and artistic expression.
500
It is a traditional spectacle in many countries including Spain, Portugal, parts of southern France, India, and Tanzania, and some parts of Latin American countries. Q- What is this called?
Bullfighting