Unit 70-74
#70: “Wangari Maathai”
What is the difference between rights and privileges?
Rights are the basic freedoms people should have protected by our laws / some are freedom of speech, religion, work, education, healthcare, vote. Rights apply to all citizens. A privilege can be given and taken away and consists of special advantages that are available only to certain people.
#75: “The Skull and Bones Society”
What is this society and what college is it found at?
It is an organization, at Yale University, whose activities are done privately and membership is restricted to certain people, family, class.
#80: “Schizophrenia”
What is schizophrenia? Who has the highest chance of getting schizophrenia?
A mental disorder in which people interpret reality abnormally / it affects the way a person thinks, acts, expresses emotions, perceives reality. Identical twins are at most risk
#85: “Doctors Without Borders”
What is the original name for Doctors Without Borders and what country created it?
Médecins Sans Frontières (France)
#90: “Tae Kwon Do”
What is Tae Kwon Do and how many rounds are there in a match and how many minutes is each round?
A form of martial arts characterized by punching and kicking techniques (3 rounds x 2 minutes)
#71: “Hollywood Bombs”
What is a "Hollywood Bomb?"
A highly anticipated movie that makes really low revenue, especially less than the budget for producing it / unprofitable and unsuccessful movie
#76: “Amphibian Collapse”
What are amphibians and why is it important for scientists to "keep an eye" on the health of their population?
Amphibians are cold-blooded vertebrates (animals with backbones) that don't have scales / able to live in water and on land. It is important for scientists to be aware of amphibian populations because they are considered "indicator species" which are animals that are highly sensitive to environmental changes (helps us predict if something is wrong with our environment)
#81: “Endocrine Disruptors”
What are endocrine disruptors and what foods are they found in?
Endocrine disruptors are natural or man-made chemicals that changes or harms the body's hormones and functions / blocks the hormones to do their normal jobs. They are found in farmed meats and fish raised on an un-natural diet (cow eating corn) / plants exposed to pesticide or insecticide / processed food with artificial ingredients
#86: “Fencing”
What is Fencing? Who is Korea's fencing Olympic gold medalist (men)?
The art or practice of attack and defense with the foil, épée, or saber.
Oh Sang-Uk
#91: “Two Chimps”
What are characteristics of a gibbon, chimp, and gorilla, and orangutan?
Gibbon (stand almost straight) / Chimps (skull and brain size) / gorilla (long legs) / orangutan (jaw structure)
#72: “Martha Graham”
Who is Martha Graham and what is she famous for?
Martha Graham is an American dancer and choreographer who began her dancing career much later than normal professional dancers. She is famous for her contributions towards shaping modern dance by developing a technique that is a highly expressive style that challenges the structured dance technique of classical ballet
#77: “Edogawa Rampo”
Who is Edogawa Rampo and who inspired this writer's pen-name?
Edogawa Rampo is a famous Japanese author who writes detective stories, horror fiction, and science fiction. The famous American author Edgar Allen Poe is the inspiration for Edogawa Rampo's style of writing.
#82: “Nostradamus”
Who is Nostradamus and what country is he from?
Nostradamus is a French astrologer and "seer" and is famous for his prophecies
#87: “Talking to the Dead”
What ritual do some people hold when they try to talk to the dead and who are the people who hold these rituals?
Where did this practice derrive from?
Seance
Mediums are people who have a special gift allowing them to see ghosts or talk to the dead.
Came from a joke by two sisters
#92: “Claustrophobia”
What is claustrophobia?
Abnormal fear of being in closed or narrow spaces
#73: “Body Heat Energy”
What is body heat energy and what country was mentioned in this passage?
Heat produced from within the body of a (warm-blooded) animal as opposed to absorbed from the environment / usually by crowding in large numbers. Sweden's Stockholm Central Station utilizes body heat energy.
#78: “Tropical Cyclones”
What are tropical cyclones and what else are they known as?
Tropical cyclones are wind storms that rotate around a center of low atmospheric pressure / moves forward at a speed 30 to 50 kilometers an hour / and often brings heavy rain.
Also known as Hurricanes - North Atlantic Ocean and Northeast Pacific / Cyclones are formed over the South Pacific and Indian Ocean
#83: “OCD Sufferer”
What does OCD stand for and what are symptoms of it?
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a habit of unwanted thoughts and fears (obsessions) that lead you to do repetitive behaviors
#88: “Social Interaction”
What are social interactions?
Any communication that occurs between two or more people. This includes gesture, conversation, debate and public speaking
#93: “Center of the Earth”
What kind of areas/communities are the heaviest places on Earth and why?
Urban areas - the numerous concrete buildings, skyscrapers and roads weigh a lot, and the human population is incredibly dense
#74: “Fluency”
What does it mean to be fluent in a language? How do you know if you are fluent?
Being fluent in a language means having the ability to speak or write a foreign language easily and correctly
You know if you are fluent when you speaking skills have strong: flow, speed, accent, idioms usage, and your writing skills have strong grammar, spelling, and vocabulary usage
#79: “Cheerleading”
What is cheerleading and why is it important for sports?
Cheerleading is a form of dance and acrobatics combined with shouted slogans. Its purpose is to entertain the crowd at sporting events and to encourage fans to motivate their home team
#84: “Health Anxiety”
What is the name for "health anxiety" and what is the difference between OCD and people who have health-related anxiety? What country worries about health the most?
Hypochondria is an anxiety disorder in which a person worries too much about becoming sick even though there are no physical symptoms.
People with OCD have obsessions that relate to a variety of themes (contamination, religion, or fear of harm) / hypochondria deals with health
Hungary
#89: “Pencils of Promise”
Who founded Pencils of Promise and what country was he in when he thought of this organization?
Adam Braum - India
#94: "Language"
How many language families are there? If possible, what are the names of 2 of them?