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WorksheetsLAU Philosophy Club Trivia Game
Total questions: 75
Worksheet time: 15mins
Which of these is a philosopher?
Stephen Hawking
Plato
Agatha Christie
Stefanos Tsitsipas
Who is the father of quantum mechanics, a branch of Physics?
Richard Feynman
Albert Einstein
Max Planck
Isaac Newton
Which one of these is a feminist Egyptian writer and philosopher?
May Ziadeh
Nadia Al Jondi
Nawal El Saadawi
Wafaa Al Kilani
What is the central idea of existentialism, as expressed by Jean Paul Sartre?
The pursuit of pleasure
The greatest happiness principle
The categorical imperative
The absurdity of Human Existence
In Philosophy of Logic, what is syllogism?
A type of logical argument with two premises and a related conclusion
A type of equation
A mathematical proof
A thought experiment
Who said the quote "I think, therefore I am"
Aristotle
Albert Einstein
Adam Smith
Rene Descartes
Which of these terms refers to "Philosophy of Knowledge"?
Metaphysics
Existentialism
Logic
What is the capital of Uzbekistan?
Tashkent
Kabul
Islamabad
Bern
How much of the human brain is used on a daily basis?
25%
100%
10%
50%
Who is the father of Stoicism?
Aristotle
Marcus Aurelius
Zeno
Bertrand Russel
Who said the quote "God is dead?"
Neitzche
Seneca
John Locke
Albert Camus
What historical event is often considered the start of the Renaissance in Europe?
The Hundred Years' War
The fall of Constantinople
The sack of Rome by the Visigoths
The signing of the Magna Carta
What defense mechanism involves pushing threatening memories out of conscious awareness?
Sublimation
Projection
Denial
Repression
Who is the current CEO of Microsoft
Bill Gates
Steve Jobs
Satya Nadella
Paul Parker
Who won the 2023 FIBA World Cup in Indonesia, Japan, and the Philippines?
USA
Germany
Canada
Cape Verde
Who stole the Mona Lisa on August 21, 1911?
Paulo Maldini
Yvonne Constance
Vincenzo Peruggia
Salvatore Calzone
In epistemology, what term refers to the belief that certain knowledge is not attainable?
Empiricism
Rationalism
Skepticism
None of the above
When was the first iPhone released?
2007
2005
2006
2003
Who was the fourth president of the United States of America?
James Monroe
Thomas Jefferson
Andrew Jackson
James Madison
What part of the brain is often called the "emotional center"?
Frontal Lobe
Temporal Lobe
Amygdala
Hypothalamus
Who wrote the book "Critique of Pure Reason"?
Immanuel Kant
Thomas Hobbes
Socrates
Jean-Paul Sartre
Which of these theories is an ethical theory and studied in Philosophy of Ethics?
Communism
Empiricism
Ontology
Consequentialism
Which ancient Greek school of thought holds that virtue is the only good and that external goods are indifferent?
Utilitarianism
Epicureanism
Stoicism
Cynicism
Who wrote the classic novel "One Hundred Years of Solitude"?
Milan Kundera
Milan Kundera
Haruki Murakami
Gabriel García Márquez
What is the capital city of Australia?
Sydney
Canberra
Melbourne
Wellington
Who wrote the book titled "The Prince"?
John Locke
Ibn Sina
Niccolo Machiavelli
Karl Marx
In what museum is the "Mona Lisa" placed?
Louvre Museum, Paris
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC
Sursock Museum, Beirut
The Prado Museum, Madrid
What is the term for a logical fallacy in which the conclusion of an argument is assumed in one of the premises?
Logic Error
Circular Reasoning
Foot in the Door
Red Herring
Which theoretical physicist authored the groundbreaking book "A Brief History of Time"?
Albert Einstein
Stephen Hawking
Carl Sagan
Richard Feynman
Who is the father of Sociology?
Ibn Khaldoun
Al Farabi
Max Weber
August Comte
What is the term for the method of philosophical questioning used by Socrates?
Ethical questioning
Ethical questioning
Greek question
Socratic Dialogue
What continent has the highest number of countries?
Asia
Europe
Africa
South America
Who is known for the philosophical thought experiment about a brain in a vat, challenging perceptions of reality?
Jean-Paul Sartre
Hilary Putnam
Albert Camus
Martin Heidegger
Who wrote the book "1984"?
J. K. Rowling
Hannah Arendt
George Orwell
Fyoder Dostoevsky
Who said the quote "The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing."
Socrates
Plato
Albert Camus
Ibn Sina
During what year did Charles Darwin publish "The Origin of Species"?
1926
1859
1871
1912
Who is the God of War in Greek Mythology?
Artemis
Apollo
Ares
Zeus
Who designed the thought experiment involving a hypothetical "veil of ignorance" to determine principles of justice?
Immanuel Kant
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Thomas Hobbes
John Rawls
What is the most common gas in the air we breathe?
Oxygen
Hydrogen
Nitrogen
Carbon Dioxide
Who said, “The theory of communism may be summed up in one sentence: Abolish all private property”.
Vladimir Lenin
Karl Marx
Yuri Andropov
Friedrich Engels
Which philosopher said this quote: "The purpose of our lives is to be happy."?
Hannah Arendt
Seneca
Dalai Lama
Georg Hegel
What is the largest organ in the human body?
is 1 a prime number in mathematics?
True
False
How many Oscars does Leonardo DiCaprio have?
3
2
0
1
Where was coffee discovered?
Brazil
Sweden
Sri Lanka
Ethiopia
Who is known for his thought experiment involving a "ticking time bomb"?
Immanuel Kant
Jeremy Bentham
Bertrand Russel
Arthur Schopenhauer
Who won the FIFA 2002 World Cup?
Germany
Brazil
Italy
France
Which philosopher believed that a state is the best expression of human ethical life?
John Stuart Mill
Aristotle
Georg Hegel
Arthur Schopenhauer
What produces the majority of the breathable air on earth?
Trees
Humans
Algae
Oceans
Where was the first Football World Cup played?
Italy
Brazil
Spain
Uruguay
Who is the founder of logotherapy?
Abraham Maslow
Erik Erikson
Burrhus Frederic Skinner
Viktor Frankl
Which of these Computer Scientists designed the Shortest Path between two nodes algorithm?
Edsger Dijkstra
Robert Prim
Alan Turing
Donald Knuth
Who is the founder of Psychology?
Sigmund Freud
Carl Rogers
Wilhelm Wundt
Lev Vygotsky
Which of the following was written by Shakespeare?
Pride and Prejudice
The Animal Farm
Emma
Macbeth
Who directed the movie Interstellar?
Spike Lee
What is the name of the boundary around a black hole beyond which nothing, not even light, can escape?
Event Horizon
Infinity
Singularity
Accretion Disk
In philosophy of mind, the "philosophical zombie" is a thought experiment used to explore:
The nature of unconsciousness
The nature of consciousness.
The limits of the human knowledge
The ethicality of human actions
A bat and a ball cost 1.10$ in total. The bat costs 1.00$ more than the ball. How much does the ball cost?
5 cents
10 cents
1.00$
1.05$
What animal can Professor McGonagall's from Harry Potter transform into?
Owl
Rat
Fish
Cat
What is the logical fallacy where someone attacks the person making an argument rather than addressing the argument?
Straw Man
Man in the middle
Ad hominem
Circular Reasoning
What day did World War II end?
September 2, 1945
September 15, 1945
August 22, 1945
June 3, 1945
What body system do nails belong to?
Endocrine System
Integumentary System
Nervous System
Circulatory System
Which Taylor Swift song is suspected to be about Harry Styles?
Lover
Blank Space
You belong with me
I knew you were trouble
Who is often referred to as the "father of the computer"?
Alan Turing
Charles Babbage
Grace Hopper
John McCarthy
During what year was LAU established?
1932
1894
1924
1954
Who is considered a philosopher of liberalism with the concept of the "invisible hand" in economics?
Thomas Hobbes
Adam Smith
Hannah Arendt
John Keynes
Who was the first female aviator to fly non-stop over the Atlantic Ocean?
Elinor Smith
Amelia Earhart
Jacqueline Cochran
Bessie Coleman
What is the capital city of Nigeria?
Lagos
Kaduna
Abuja
Enugu
What is the highest mountain in Africa?
Atlas Mountains
Ras Dashen
Simien Mountains
Mount Kilimanjaro
Which of these is a computer Programming Language?
Structured Query Language
Mandarin
Hyper Text Markup Language
Matlab
What is it called when people like information that agrees with what they already think?
Conformation Bias
Cognitive Dissonance
Observer-Expectancy effect
Confirmation Bias
Which famous composer is known for his "Moonlight Sonata" and "Fur Elise"?
Ludwig van Beethoven
Johann Sebastian Bach
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Franz Schubert
What is the smallest ocean in the world?
Pacific Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Who is the philosopher associated with the idea of the "Social Contract"?
John Locke
Thomas Hobbes
Søren Kierkegaard
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Who is the historical top goal scorer of the FIFA World Cup?
Miroslav Klose
Ronaldo Nazario
Lionel Messi
David Villa
