Quiz on Prophecies and Predictions_Scholars Bowl 2

Who is known for their prophecies that people still remember 500 years later?

• Nostradamus

• Horace

• William Butler Yeats

• Robert Frost

Which poet wrote “The Second Coming” in 1919?

• William Butler Yeats

• Robert Frost

• Emily Dickinson

• Horace

Which ancient divination technique involves the study of the stars and planets?

• Hydromancy

• Astrology

• Oneiromancy

• Alectryomancy

Which profession involves predicting future events using methods like palmistry and cartomancy?

• Scientist

• Diviner

• Theologian

• Economist

What is the name of the ancient divination technique that involves interpreting dreams?

• Oneiromancy

• Pyromancy

• Hydromancy

• Astrologer

Who is a theoretical physicist known for predicting the future through books such as *Physics of the Future*?

• Albert Einstein

• Michio Kaku

• Stephen Hawking

• Neil deGrasse Tyson

Which artwork by Georges de la Tour depicts a fortune teller?

• *The Fortune Teller* (c. 1630)

• *The Fortune Teller* (c. 1595)

• *Dreams of Rasputin* (1968)

• *Woman in a Yellow Dress* (1926)

Which of the following is a method of prediction that involves reading patterns in the movement of birds?

• Ornithomancy

• Hydromancy

• Alectryomancy

• Bibliomancy

What method of prediction involves interpreting the shapes and patterns in melted wax?

• Ceromancy

• Tasseography

• Palmistry

• Astrology

What was the ancient Chinese agricultural calendar based on?

• Observations of weather and celestial bodies

• The lunar phases

• Agricultural crop yields

• Historical events