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Two things on the brink of extinction.

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Name the gender-specific 'rite of passage' in Filipino culture which happens to be an anagram of the four most common letters in the title of this course.

Tuli

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The belief that people, goods and information should not be confined by borders.

Globalism

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The process of urban development in which a neighborhood or portion of a city develops rapidly during a short time.

Gentrification

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Abbreviate the term (matching the following definition) in order to describe a polite, or well-mannered, male in British English: The transformation of a city neighborhood from low value to high value.

Gent

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From 1912 to 1948, the Olympic Games held competitions in the fine arts. Medals were given for literature, architecture, sculpture, painting, and music. True or false?

True

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Which religion used a hatfer in its branding until 1938, when they realised it stood for everything they opposed in mainstream media?

To keep your head warm! Haha!! GOT YA!!! I WIN!!!! YOU LOOOOOSE x INFINITY!!!!!! LOOOOOOOOOSER!!!!!!!!!!!! ...ugh, just take the points.

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Napoleon was viciously attacked by a horde of bunnies.

True

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FYI, there is a pandemic sweeping the globe. The virus itself is called _____________, but the actual illness is officially titled ____________.

coronavirus, covid19.

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Which example of onomatopoeia is hidden in the term described below? A strategy aiming to resonate with ordinary people who feel that their problems are ignored by the existing elite.

Pop

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Name three countries beginning with 'I' that share the same colour scheme on their 'tricolor' national flags. You have 15 seconds.

Ireland, Ivory Coast, India

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What is the difference between Patriotism and Nationalism?

Patriotism celebrates the values within one's nation. Nationalism denigrates the values beyond one's nation.

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Who won the Oscar for Best Actress this year? Good, that's the first part done. Now tell me which fictional protagonist she played in a trilogy of movies? Ok, tell me the construction hidden in that character's first name.

Bridge.

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"The United States is definitely ahead in culture of innovation. If someone wants to accomplish great things, there is no better place than the U.S." Who said this? Elon Musk or Michelle Obama?

Elon Musk

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"I view myself as being the average woman. I'm a product of pop culture. I'm a consumer of pop culture, and I know what resonates with people." Who? Lady Gaga or Michelle Obama

Michelle Obama

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"The problem is when that fun stuff becomes the habit. And I think that's what's happened in our culture. Fast food has become the everyday meal." Michelle Obama or Warren Buffett

Michelle Obama

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Jacinda Ardern, Boris Johnson, and Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo are leaders of their respective nations. Give me the adjective from each country.

New, Great, and Equatorial.

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