International Relations
What is the Belt and Road Initiative?
The Belt and Road Initiative, formerly known as One Belt One Road or OBOR for short, is a global infrastructure development strategy adopted by the Chinese government in 2013 to invest in nearly 150 countries and international organizations.
When did the BLM movement start and for what reason?
Black Lives Matter (BLM), international social movement, formed in the United States in 2013, dedicated to fighting racism and anti-Black violence, especially in the form of police brutality.
Who was the first Filipino Olympic gold medalist?
Hidilyn Diaz
What is protected time?
Time, generally the first and last minute of each speech, in which points of information may not be offered.
Who is the former captain before Riana?
Alyssa Salazar
Which part of Ukraine did Russia successfully annex in 2014?
The Republic of Crimea
Who is Greta Thunberg?
Greta Thunberg is a Swedish environmental activist who is known for challenging world leaders to take immediate action for climate change mitigation. Thunberg initially gained notice for her youth and her straightforward and blunt speaking manner, both in public and to political leaders and assemblies, in which she criticizes world leaders for their failure to take what she considers sufficient action to address the climate crisis.
Which American Olympic athlete decided to withdraw from the competition in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics?
Simone Biles
What is a split?
When the judging panel does not unanimously decide on the call, a vote is held. Such a decision is a "split decision," e.g. "On a 5:2 split decision, the win went to OG." The judges that vote against the majority team are, "the split" e.g. "It went to OG, Steve was the split" but also refers to the team that the minority of judges voted for, e.g. "It went 5:2 to OG and CG were the split." Can also be used as a verb, E.g. "I hear Steve split for CG."
When was the tryouts results for SY 2022-2023 released?
September 1
Name the first and only sovereign country to have left the EU.
The United Kingdom
What is Roe v. Wade?
Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113, was a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in which the Court ruled that the Constitution of the United States conferred the right to have an abortion.
Name a country who is boycotting the Winter 2022 Olympics.
Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States
What is a Point of Clarification?
A special kind of POI that should ONLY be used to inquire about the mechanism or definition.
Which tournament had the biggest MC contingent?
Fast Forward 2022
What is the nine-dash line?
The nine-dash line encompasses approximately 90 per cent of the three million square kilometre South China Sea. Within this area, China makes sovereignty and maritime claims.
What are the Stonewall Riots?
The Stonewall riots were a series of spontaneous protests by members of the gay community in response to a police raid that began in the early morning hours of June 28, 1969, at the Stonewall Inn in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Lower Manhattan in New York City.
Which sport in the U.S. sued their federation for gender discrimination over pay?
US Women's National Team
What is a Slippery Slope?
The argument that by allowing one thing which may be positive we will be unable to prevent a further move towards more extreme things of the same type which may be negative.
What are the full names of both our coaches?
Charlette Alessi F. Inao; Iverson Jurey D. Abellaneda
What is the Arab Spring?
What is the yellow vest movement?
The Yellow Vests Protests or Yellow Jackets Protests or Yellow Vests Revolution are a series of populist, grassroots weekly protests in France that began on 17 November 2018. At first the protestors advocated economic justice; later they called for institutional political reforms.
Who was the first openly transgender athlete to compete in an individual event at the Summer Olympics?
Weightlifter Laurel Hubbard
What is a dinosaur?
Someone who has been debating for a very long time (usually past college)
Where did the Forensics Guild train before the pandemic?
The Forensics Guild meeting room used to be in LIS building, the first room along the second floor when coming from the GLC Offices. The rooms used for training are on the ground floor of JOS.