WSC Scholar's Challenge 4

Where would you most likely find a plastic fingerprint?

• After dusting a surface

• On a LEGO figure

• In butter

• Around a bloody crime scene

Someone believes that the 1950s was the best time period ever. What would you say in response?

• “Yeah, it was great… if you love living with the threat of nuclear war.”

• “I agree, it was awesome! The US was dominating the Space Race!”

• “It was the American dream. Small businesses flourished so much!”

• “The 1950s were wonderful! Every demographic lived in peace and unity!”

Which of the following might “luddites” agree with?

• Teachers complaining about the constant use of phones on campus

• Lawsuits against Facebook and TikTok for destroying the youth

• Poison Ivy in Joel Schumacher’s 1997 movie, Batman & Robin

• All of the above

How did the Iberian Ibex go extinct?

• Robert, the last one, died of food poisoning.

• Celia, the last one, had a tree fall on her.

• Logan, the last one, was killed by poachers.

• Painted Warrior, the last one, died at Yale.

What is "World of Tomorrow" (1939)

• Historical Movie

• Living museum

• Nostalgic song

• Time capsule

Who is Ben Kingsley?

• A British actor who played Gandhi in a famous film

• An Indian actor who played Gandhi in a famous film

• A British politician who supported Gandhi's movement for independence

• An British philosopher who influenced Gandhi's ideas

Who is Bas Uterwijk?

• An AI artist who updates old portraits and sculptures

• A historical figure who was never photographed

• A modern-day sculptor who uses AI to create his works

• An ancient artist who created sculptures of the Iceman Otzi

When was a statue of FDR (American president F. D. Roosevelt) in a wheelchair added to the FDR Memorial in Washington?

• Shortly after FDR's death in 1945.

• During the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s.

• After the Americans with Disabilities Act was passed in the 1990s.

• After a long campaign by disability advocates, in 2001

What is the premise of the television series For All Mankind?

• a documentary about the Apollo moon landing missions.

• a sifi TV series where the Soviet Union landed the first person on the moon

• a science fiction series about a mission to Mars.

• a biographical series about the life of Neil Armstrong.

Which of the following sources is written by someone else about a person's life?

• Memoir

• Autobiography

• Biography

• Diary