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This famous mural by Leonardo da Vinci depicts Jesus and his disciples during a final meal.
What is "The Last Supper?"
This philosopher said this famous quote at the end of his search to find a statement that could not be doubted: "I think; therefore I am."
Who is Rene Descartes?
This type of business involves selling shares of ownership to the public through a stock exchange.
What is a publicly traded company (or corporation)?
This type of crime involves deliberately setting fire to property.
What is arson?
This mathematical constant, approximately equal to 3.14159, represents the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter.
What is pi?
This art movement, characterized by light brush strokes and vibrant colors, includes artists like Claude Monet and Edgar Degas.
What is Impressionism?
This German philosopher wrote "Thus Spoke Zarathustra" and declared, "God is Dead."
Who is Friedrich Nietzsche?
This economic principle refers to the situation where demand for a product exceeds its supply, often leading to higher prices.
What is scarcity?
This historic Supreme Court case in 1954 declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
This type of triangle has one angle larger than 90 degrees.
What is an obtuse triangle?
This Mexican artist is known for her vivid self-portraits, such as "Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird" and "The Broken Column."
Who is Frida Kahlo?
This ancient Greek philosopher wrote "The Republic," which discusses justice and the ideal society.
Who is Plato?
This type of investment fund pools money from many investors to purchase a diversified portfolio of stocks, bonds, or other securities.
What is a mutual fund?
This term refers to the legal process by which a person becomes a citizen of a country other than the one in which they were born.
What is naturalization?
This property of multiplication states that:
a x b = b x a
What is the commutative property?
This technique refers to using dots of pure color in close proximity to create an image, famously used by Georges Seurat.
What is Pointillism?
This ancient Chinese philosopher is known for his teachings on ethics, relationships, and societal harmony, compiled in the "Analects."
Who is Confucius?
This business strategy is when a manufacturer intentionally designs products to become obsolete or break quickly, with the goal of encouraging consumers to buy new products or upgrades.
What is planned obsolescence?
This term refers to a lawsuit where many individuals join together to sue a defendant, often a corporation.
What is a class-action lawsuit?
This type of integral gives the area under a curve between two points on the x-axis of a graph.
What is a definite integral?
This art movement, emerging in the late Renaissance leading into the Baroque period, is characterized by elongated figures, exaggerated poses, and complex compositions, often departing from classical harmony.
What is Mannerism?
This philosophical problem is concerned with the relationship between thought and consciousness in the mind and body.
What is the Mind-Body Problem?
This term refers to the measure of a company's profitability, calculated as net income divided by shareholder equity.
What is return on equity (ROE)?
Which amendment to the United States Constitution placed a two-term limit on the Presidency?
What is the 22nd Amendment?
This type of series, represented as 1 + 1/2 + 1/3 + 1/4 + 1/5 + ..., is divergent and named after a famous mathematician.
What is the harmonic series?