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Culture and Civilisation: The Game Show!

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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
  • "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
  • 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.
  • "An economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state."
    Capitalism
  • What did Sean say about penguins earlier?
    "They cannot be trusted, they are soulless mutants and undoubtedly cowards."
  • "A theory which advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole."
    Socialism
  • 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
  • FYI, there is a pandemic sweeping the globe. The virus itself is called _____________, but the actual illness is officially titled ____________.
    coronavirus, covid19.
  • What is the difference between Patriotism and Nationalism?
    Patriotism celebrates the values within one's nation. Nationalism denigrates the values beyond one's nation.
  • Name the potential essay (due NEXT WEEK) topic hidden in the title of this artwork.
    Media (coMEDIAn)
  • 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
  • The process of urban development in which a neighborhood or portion of a city develops rapidly during a short time.
    Gentrification
  • Which word did Sean shout out earlier?
    MICROWAVE!
  • 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
  • There are 7 birds in a tree. A hunter shoots 1 down. How many remain in the tree?
    0. Guns are loud.
  • 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
  • The belief that people, goods and information should not be confined by borders.
    Globalism
  • 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.
  • Napoleon was viciously attacked by a horde of bunnies.
    True
  • "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
  • 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.
  • “If art is to nourish the roots of our culture, society must set the artist free to follow his vision wherever it takes him… We must never forget that art is not a form of propaganda; it is a form of truth.” Which US figurehead said this?
    John F Kennedy
  • LOOK OUT! It's a demon car!! What an 'unethical auto'!!! But, more importantly, can you tell me which Romanian viral sensation is an anagram of 'unethical auto'?
    Inoata Chelutu
  • "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