Campus Connections
What is the name of the FASS canteen?
The Deck
Which part of the world is Edward Said’s post-colonial theory of Orientalism critiquing?
In the movie Mean Girls, the main character Cady Heron has a culture shock as she acclimatises to American high school life. From which continent did she move from?
Africa
What is the full name of the fox protagonist in the movie Zootopia?
Nick Wilde
Name one thing that the Sociologist Emile Durkheim, and the Anthropologist Bronislaw Malinowski, have in common.
They are both functionalists in their theoretical analyses
What animal is NUS’ mascot, LiNUS?
Lion
In a prominent research methodology we use when studying people, the researcher actively participates in the activities of the people studied. What method is this called?
Participant observation
The Bee Movie depicts bee society. The main protagonist Barry Benson defies what cultural norms?
Communicating with humans / Getting with a human / The division of honey labour
The Fox Pokemon Vulpix was introduced in which generation?
Generation 1
What prize do you get for winning this?
Honor/ Bragging Rights
NUS has various options for on-campus housing. Name 3 residential options.
HALL: sheares, kr, raffles, eusoff, king edward, temasek
HOUSE: helix, lighthouse, valour, pioneer
RC: capt, tembu, rvrc, rc4, nusc, acacia
RESIDENCE: pgp, utown
Which social category does Judith Butler theorise as performative?
Gender
In My Hero Academia, people with powers (quirks) are treated differently from those without. What social concept does this reflect?
Discrimination / Social inequality / Stratification
What clothing does Swiper from Dora the Explorer wear?
Bandana / Mask, Gloves
How many members are there in FOP O'Comm?
20
How many of the following are the result of something officially described as a "merger": NUSC, CHS, CDE
1 (CHS)
Which thinker argued that society is shaped by class struggles between the bourgeoisie and the proletariat?
Karl Marx
What is George Orwell’s Animal Farm an allegory for?
Communism / Class Politics / Totalitarianism / Power / The Russian Revolution
In Roald Dahl’s Fantastic Mr Fox, name three things that the titular Mr Fox steals from the farmers to eat.
Chickens, Ducks, Geese, Turkeys, Cider, Apples, Ham, Sausage, Squabs/Pigeons
What does the fox say?
Ring-ding-ding-ding-dingeringeding
Wa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pow!
Hatee-hatee-hatee-ho!
Tchoff-tchoff-tchoffo-tchoffo-tchoff!
Chacha-chacha-chacha-chow!
Fraka-kaka-kaka-kaka-kow!
A-hee-ahee ha-hee!
Name one shuttle bus you can take from FASS to get to Kent Ridge MRT
A2 / K
What is ethnocentrism?
Judging another culture (usually as lesser than) using the standards of your own culture
Films like Indiana Jones and The Mummy have been criticized for reproducing colonial narratives. What term describes the extraction and display of cultural artifacts without consent?
Cultural Appropriation / Imperialist Archaeology / Epistemic Violence
What is the name of the artist that released “The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?)”?
Ylvis
Whose birthday is it today?
Josiah