TOK (Just because)
Name the four parts of the TOK framework.
Name two of the five wealthiest people in the world for 2024.
(TRIPLE SCORE BONUS: If you can name at least four of the five wealthiest people in the world for 2024.)
Bernard Arnault - $226 billion, the chairman and CEO of LVMH (Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy).
Elon Musk - $203 billion, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, and X.
Jeff Bezos - The founder and executive chairman of Amazon has an estimated net worth of $198 billion.
Mark Zuckerberg - The CEO of Meta Platforms (formerly Facebook) has a net worth of about $166 billion.
Larry Ellison - Co-founder and chairman of Oracle Corporation, Ellison's net worth is approximately $146 billion
What does CD stand for?
(DOUBLE SCORE BONUS: What does MD stand for?)
Compact Disc. (MiniDisc)
Which important global agreement did countries reaffirm their commitment to in November 2022?
The Paris Agreement.
The more of this there is, the less you see. What is it?
Darkness
(Or smoke, haze, smog...)
Name the five AoKs in TOK.
Which pop icon broke barriers in the music industry with hits like 'Billie Jean'?
Michael Jackson
Which fashion trend made a comeback in 2023, inspired by 1990s style?
Baggy jeans.
Which tech company unveiled its first-ever AR/VR headset in 2023?
(DOUBLE POINT BONUS: What is the specific product name of the headset?)
Apple (Apple Vision Pro)
This keeps running even though it has no legs. This doesn't need to sleep even though it has a bed. This doesn't save money even though it has banks.
A river.
Name three of the five optional themes in TOK.
(DOUBLE SCORE BONUS: Name all FIVE optional themes in TOK.)
Who is the founder of Bytedance?
Zhang Yiming
A portable cassette player was introduced in 1979. The first of its kind.
Name the company that created it and the name of the product.
Sony's Walkman.
Which city will host the 2028 Olympics?
(DOUBLE POINT DELETION BONUS: Historically, which city held the most profitable Olympics event?)
Los Angeles.
Los Angeles: The 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, USA, are often cited as one of the most profitable Olympic events.
Los Angeles managed to turn a profit largely due to its reliance on existing venues and heavy corporate sponsorships.
Which movie franchise do the following titles belong to: The Meltdown, Dawn of the Dinosaurs and Continental Drift?
The Ice Age Franchise
Name the famous experiment on obedience that involved participants delivering electric shocks to others.
(DOUBLE SCORE BONUS: Name the decade and the university the experiment was conducted in.)
The Milgram's Experiment (1960s; Yale University)
Which billionaire was rejected from every job he applied to after college, even KFC?
(DOUBLE POINT DELETION BONUS: Name three billionaires today who did not complete their college education.)
Jack Ma.
- Bill Gates - dropped out of Harvard.
- Mark Zuckerberg - dropped out of Harvard.
- Steve Jobs - dropped out of Reed College.
- Richard Branson - (Virgin Group) dropped out of school at age 16.
- Michael Dell - (Dell Technologies) dropped out of the University of Texas at Austin.
What was the name of the handheld digital pet toy that became a craze in the late 1990s?
(DOUBLE POINT DELETION BONUS: Name the company that first introduced this handheld digital pet toy.)
Tamagotchi. (Bandai)
Which country became the first to approve the sale of lab-grown meat in 2023?
The United States
Take away four letters from this five-lettered word, and it would still sound the same.
Queue.
What's the term for mental shortcuts or rules of thumb that people use to make decisions and solve problems quickly and efficiently?
Heuristics are often intuitive and may be based on general principles rather than specific empirical evidence. Consequently, the use of heuristics can cause biases to occur in knowledge processes.
Who is the youngest person ever to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, known for her advocacy of girls' education?
(You need to spell the name in full on the board.)
Malala Yousafzai
Each episode of this popular animation TV series is famously created in just six days from start to finish, which is incredibly fast for an animated show of its time.
This quick turnaround allows the creators to satirize current events and pop culture trends almost in real-time.
South Park.
Non-wage benefit: Which nation passed a law in 2023 making it mandatory for companies to provide menstrual leave for women?
Spain.
Which country has the smallest population in the world?
(SCORE DELETION BONUS: State the population size to the closest 100s.)
Vatican City, the smallest internationally recognized independent state in the world, has the lowest population of just 764 as of 2024.