Classic Authors
Who is the author of Gulliver’s Travels?
Jonathan Swift
What do psychologists use to help figure out somebody’s personality?
Personality tests
In Rally, what is the title given to the person who reads pacenotes to the driver?
The co-driver
Where did the lord of the land live?
In a manor
When and where will the Olympic Games start and be this year?
July 26th 2024/Paris.
Henna was originally used as a natural cooling paste by people who live in hot desert climates and it was also used for medicinal purposes to treat some ailments. Give at least one of these ailments.
stomach aches, burns, headaches, and open wounds.
중국 국경절은 며칠 동안 쉬나요? How many days off for the Chinese National Day holiday?
7 days
Jonathan Swift is best known for his __________.
satire
What test involves looking at inkblots to reveal aspects of personality?
Rorschach Inkblot Test
What is the name of the race track we used to practice racing lines?
Yoshi's circuit
What animal was thought to be related to Satan?
Cats
What does “Mens Sana in Corpore Sano” mean?
A healthy mind in a healthy body
A person who does not eat meat, and sometimes other animal products, especially for moral, religious, or health reasons is called ____________?
vegetarian
nǐ shǔ shén me ? 你属什么？
wǒ shǔ hǔ 我属虎/ wǒ shǔ tù 我属兔
Every man desires to live long, but ___________________.
Every man desires to live long, but no man wishes to be old.
What does MBTI stand for?
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
What is the title of the person who watches the race from a place high above the track to communicate race information to the driver?
The spotter
What was the main cause of the decline of feudalism?
The Black Death.
What was the most famous form of exercise in Ancient Greece?
The Olympic Games
Today, Henna paste is used for special occasions like weddings and birthdays. What does Henna symbolize?
Good health and prosperity in marriage, and in some cultures, the darker the henna stain, the deeper the love between two individuals.
how to say Dream Come True in Chinese ?
mèng xiǎng chéng zhēn 梦想成真
Jane Austin's novels are thought-provoking, honest, and often witty depictions of __________ in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.
every life
What is another name for the Method of Loci technique?
Memory Palace
What is the name of the oldest endurance race?
Le Mans
What was the term for peasants who were owned by the lord and couldn’t move away?
Serfs
What were the centers of exercise Greeks used to train and exercise in called?
Gymnasiums
The capital of Italy is Rome and is almost 3,000 years old. When was Rome founded?
735 B.C.
I want to be president
wǒ xiǎng dāng zǒng tǒng 我想当总统
What played a central role in Jane Austen’s life?
Her faith.
Name the categories used in the MBTI.
Introversion or Extroversion, Sensing or Intuition, Thinking or Feeling, Judging or Perceiving
In an optimal racing line the driver should come close to touching the top of the track's inside edge in each turn. What is the name of this part of the corner?
The apex
What was a public toilet in a medieval village called?
Privy.
What are 2 benefits of exercise?
Increases energy levels, improves brain performance, sharpens memory, makes you feel happier, helps you sleep better, get sick less often, improves look of your skin, burn more fat while resting, keeps bones strong, lowers risk of diabetes or high blood pressure (any of these)
Italy is one of the only countries in Europe that has active volcanoes. In total, there are three active volcanoes within Italy's borders. They are Mt. Etna, Stromboli, and ________________ .
Vesuvius.
Speak diplomat in Chinese
wài jiāo guān 外交官