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Buddhism
China
Japan
Emery/Weiner
Miscellaneous
100
When a Buddhist chooses to punish themselves physically to deny themselves material happiness, they are living as a(n)
What is an ascetic?
100
After Mao came to power, China became known as this.
What is The People's Republic of China?
100
Japan is made up of a group of several small islands, known as this.
What is an Archipelago?
100
Geographically, the Emery/Weiner School is located to the ______ and ______ within the city of Houston.
What is the south and west (or southwest)?
100
In the year 2010, this artist had the Billboard #1 song of the year with "Tik Tok".
Who is Ke$ha?
200
The Name and Title of the God who tempted Siddhartha with fame and fortune to live as a King.
What is Mara, Goddess of Desire?
200
Mao proposed people live on self-sustaining communes, isolated from trade with the rest of the world, in a failed program known as this.
What is The Great Leap Forward?
200
Ziabatsu, these kinds of businesses, were weakened and often replaced after the American intervention following World War II.
What are family-owned neighborhood businesses?
200
To the nearest 100, this is how many students are currently enrolled at Emery/Weiner.
What is 500? (492)
200
This baseball team won the MLB World Series in 2012, defeating the Detroit Tigers.
Who are the San Francisco Giants?
300
Upon birth, Siddhartha was forecast to follow one of two paths in life. They are:
What are King/Ruler or Spiritual Seeker?
300
To determine their life path, Chinese teenagers take an exam known as this.
What is The Gao Kao?
300
Japan split their large estates into smaller settlements allowing for increased middle class home ownership as part of this initiative.
What is land reform?
300
These first names are shared by more than one EWS 8th grader.
What are Zoe, Zach, Sara and Madeline?
300
Before releasing 1989, Taylor Swift has had 8 top 10 Billboard singles. Name 5 of them.
What are Red, Today Was a Fairytale, Back to December, Mine, We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together, I Knew You Were Trouble, Love Story, and You Belong With Me?
400
The Four Noble Truths all revolve around the Buddhist belief in this concept:
What is suffering?
400
Children join the Communist Party of China through this program.
What is The Young Pioneers?
400
A country that needs to trade its resources for those it cannot produce on its own is engaging in this kind of relationship.
What is interdependence?
400
In this year, The Emery/Weiner School became a 6-12 school, adding a high school for the first time.
What is 2001?
400
This actor played the teacher, Mr. Simonet, in the 1999 movie Pay It Forward.
Who is Kevin Spacey?
500
Siddhartha lives as an ascetic until this event occurs.
What is the kind young girl brings him some rice?
500
These, known as The Four Olds, make up the components Mao was trying to get rid of in China:
What are Old Ideologies, Old Customs, Old Thoughts and Old Habits?
500
Until 1945, this was the dominant religion in Japan. Its followers believed that spirit life played a significant role in our day-to-day world.
What is Shinto?
500
This Emery/Weiner middle school teacher is married to a former professional athlete.
Who is Ms. Savarese?
500
This is the year that Katy Perry released her #1 hit Hot 'N Cold?
What is 2008?