Brazilian History
Where were the main colonizers of Brazil from?
Portugal
What is the key phrase in the Power Rangers theme song?
Go Go, Power Rangers!
What is the Arabic-derived name of a popular plant-derived, temporary tattoo?
Henna tattoos (henna is the name of the dye)
In which country was Karl Marx born?
Modern-day Germany, then Prussia
What is the US state with the most banned books?
Florida, at 1,406 books according to the World Population review
What was the Oscar-winning documentary Ainda Estou Aqui (I'm Still Here) about?
Torture and human rights crimes under the military dictatorship of 1964-85
Otherwise normal teenagers with an "attitude," what process allows them to become Power Rangers?
"Morphing." When "morphed," they become superheroes with superhuman abilities
Who is often historically credited with being the first ones to tattoo themselves?
Egyptians
What is the main system that Marx criticized in his works?
Capitalism
The Roman emperor Caligula tried to suppress a story in AD 35 because it "expressed Greek ideals of freedom", which was not acceptable when Rome occupied Greece. To which story did Caligula object?
Homer's "The Odyssey" epic poem
Brazil has the highest population of which nationality's descendants?
Japanese
What is a "Zord"? (each Power Ranger has one)
Colossal (bio-)mechanical robots
What is the most tattoed gender in the US and likely worldwide?
Female
What was Karl Marx's day job?
Journalist
Which books by George Orwell were banned by Stalin?
Animal Farm and 1984
What is the name of an Afro-Brazilian martial arts, created by enslaved Africans as a symbol of resistance, that blends dance, acrobatics, and combat?
Capoeira
What is the name of the superhero franchise that the American "Power Rangers" franchise is based on?
Super Sentai Series (スーパー戦隊シリーズ, Sūpā Sentai Shirīzu), a Japanese superhero team media franchise
The word tattoo is traced back to the Tahitian word "tatu" or "tatau." What does it mean?
Mark
What was the name of Marx's less-well-known writing partner, co-author of The Communist Manifesto?
Friedrich Engels. He was really wealthy and subsidized Marx's work when he was in financial trouble
According to The Guardian, which book(s) were the most challenged of 2001 and 2002 for being "anti-family", "occult/Satanist," and "violent"?
The Harry Potter series
What is the name of Brazil's largest corruption scandal, which involved the mostly state-owned oil giant Petrobras and even soccer stadiums?
Operação Lava Jato (Operation Car Wash)
What is the name of the robot assistant in the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers series?
Alpha 5
What is the most tattooed country in the world? (Highest percentage of the population having tattoos)
Italy
Though primarily known as a political theorist and economist, what subject did he also write extensively about, and was useful for his famous work, Capital: A Critique of Political Economy?
Math! By the 1870s, Karl Marx had filled dozens of notebooks with studies of mathematics that would later become known as the Mathematical Manuscripts.
Name one of the top 5 books most banned in the 2023-2024 US school year
All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson, Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe, The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison, The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky, Tricks by Ellen Hopkins (American Library Association)