The UK and Multiculturalism
The term for the area that geographically covers Scotland, England and Wales.
What is Great Britain?
An American professor of biochemistry and a writer who was famous for his works of science-fiction, particularly his stories on robots.
Who is Isaac Asimov?
One of the main leaders of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s and 1960s who famously gave the speech 'I Have a Dream'.
Who is Martin Luther King?
The American word for a popular form of sport played by two teams of eleven players involving kicking a ball into the opposite team’s goal.
What is soccer?
Water man
Vandmand
A word (noun) that means the act of leaving one’s own country and permanently moving/living somewhere else.
What is emigration?
The strange and uncomfortable feeling, for humans, when a robot’s appearance and motions come across as somewhere between ‘barely human’ and ‘fully human’.
What is ‘the uncanny valley’?
The title of a novel where a family keeps chasing the American Dream - for example through raising chicken and opening a restaurant - but never succeed.
What is "The Egg"?
The British word for a baked sweet rather small treat that is often eaten with a cup of tea or a glass of milk and commonly dunked into the cup.
What is a biscuit?
River horse
Flodhest
A word (noun) you can call a person who comes to live permanently in a foreign country.
What is an immigrant?
The fictional character who is a robo-psychologist and appears in both the short story ‘Robot Dreams’, as an elderly woman, and in the film ‘I, Robot’ as a younger woman.
Who is Dr. Susan Calvin?
The three ‘unalienable rights’ and the most well known phrase in the Declaration of Independence. The phrase is also clearly mentioned and talked about in the film ‘The Pursuit of Happiness’.
What is ‘life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness’?
The American word for a usually pink, airy, fluffy sugary treat that you eat at carnivals, festivals, outdoor markets etc.
What is cotton candy?
Stick pig
Pindsvin
A British politician who saw multiculturalism as the centre of ‘Britishness’. He is famous for his so-called ‘Chicken tikka masala speech’.
Who is/was Robin Cook?
The magical being who David, the child robot, pursues to find throughout most the film ‘A.I.’ because he is convinced that she will be able to turn him into a real boy.
Who is ‘the blue fairy’?
The third president of the US and the main writer of the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
The British word for a small insect that is popular for its red color and black dots on its back.
What is a ladybird?
Nynnefugl
Hummingbird
A British politician who has a very narrow-minded and conservative view of what being British means. One day, he took a train ride and never heard anyone speak English and was horrified!
Who is Nigel Farage?
The phrase that is famously spoken by Moses when he confronted the Pharaoh. The phrase is also included in the short story ‘Robot Dreams’ where it plays a significant role.
What is ‘let my people go’?
The name of the character that Will Smith plays in "The Pursuit of Happyness" who is also a real person.
Who is Chris Gardner?
The American word for a dark purple vegetable somewhat in the shape of a cucumber but much thicker in its width.
What is an eggplant?
On bird
Påfugl