GLOBAL CHAMPIONS

The Elite Mentoring_Ms.Linh

1. AMERICAN IN THE 1930s

1. The 'Share Our Wealth' program was a Robin Hood-style program created by which politican?

A.  Huey Long

B.  Herbert Hoover

C. Franklin D. Roosevelt 

D. Theodore Roosevelt

2. FDR's most famous quote 'we have nothing to fear but fear itself' was borrowed from what
19th century figure?

A. Henry David Thoreau

B. Edgar Allan Poe

C. Abraham Lincoln

D. Ulysses S. Grant

3. "The Grapes of Wrath", by John Steinbeck, was about a group of people in very difficult
circumstances. Who were they?

A. Okies

B. mobsters

C. Yankees

D.  hoboes

4. These were FDR's radio talks to the American public. Americans found them reassuring and
educational.

Answer:  ( Two Words)

5. Which African-American athlete performed spectacularly well at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin?

A. Jesse Owens

B. Babe Ruth

C. Joe Louis

D. Max Robinson

6. Which magazine was transformed in the 1930s into an immensely popular, even 'iconic'
illustrated magazine?

A. Life

B. Newsweek

C. Time

D. Playboy

7. This African-American singer was not allowed to sing before the Daughters of the American
Revolution, but was invited by Eleanor Roosevelt to sing at the Lincoln Memorial. Who was she?

A. Billie Holliday

B. Marian Anderson

C. Whitney Houston

D. Mary McLeod Bethune

8. Which of these New Deal 'alphabet soup' programs employed writers and artists?

A. CCC

B. AAA

C. TVA

D. WPA

9. This year of the 1930s saw some amazing films released, such as "Gone With the Wind", "The
Wizard of Oz", and "Wuthering Heights". Which year was it?

A. 1930

B. 1939

C. 1935

D. 1938

10. Which of the New Deal programs below still existed in the 21st century?

A. FHA

B. FDIC

C. All of them

D. SEC

11. What were the most popular names for girls and boys born in the US in the early 1930s?

A. Mary and Robert

B. Barbara and John

C. Shirley and James

D. Wilma and Fred

12. During the 1932-1937 US Supreme Court terms a group of justices were called "The Three
Musketeers" because they were thought to be the most liberal and supportive of President
Roosevelt's New Deal programs. These three judges were Harlan Fiske Stone, Benjamin Cardozo
and which other man?

A. Charles Evans Hughes

B. Warren Cheese Burger

C. Oliver Wendall Holmes

D. Louis Brandeis

2. AUSTRALIA

1. The Australian Aboriginals have survived for thousands of years. How many years,
approximately, have these people existed in Australia?

A. 36,000

B. 4,500

C. 60,000

D. 2,000

2. The Australian Aboriginals had to use methods of population control in order to survive during
prehistoric times. Choose one of the practices that was NOT used for population control.

A. Got rid of babies who were born with a birthmark

B. Got rid of babies if a mother already had another child

C. Got rid of babies who were unable to suckle

D. Left behind the elderly

3. When Aboriginals are 'dreaming' they are getting information from the future.

A. True

B. False

4. According to the Aboriginals the world was brought into existence by?

A. Songs

B. Gods

C. God

D. People

5. When the British colonists came to Australia they called the land 'terra nullius'. What does this
Latin expression mean in English?

A. Land inhabited by people

B. Land that is inhabited and owned by people as well

C. Land owned by none

D. Land surrounded by water

6. What is a 'songline'?

A. A trail of words and musical notes along the line of a totemic ancestor's footsteps

B. A passport/meal ticket

C. The walkabout

D. Your totemic animal's birthplace

7. What happens on a 'walkabout'?

A. An Aboriginal would meet his brother and together they would walk to meet their other brothers

B. An Aboriginal would drive or go by train down the songline of his totemic ancestors

C. An Aboriginal would walk down the songline of his totemic ancestors

D. An Aboriginal would walk to the area where his totemic animal was created

8. According to the Aboriginals, the land must first exist as a concept in the mind, then it must be
sung. Only then it can be said to exist.

A. True

B. False

9. There can be 'dreaming' about almost anything. The Aboriginals of the Kimberlys 'dreamed'
about money, not about an animal. What do you suppose this means?

A. Money existed before the animals did

B. They have adapted to the modern world and adopted money with it

C. Money was more important to them than the animal connection was

D. They just thought they were dreaming of money but it turned out to be a symbol that
represents a certain animal

10. The Aboriginals sacrifice blood as a means of thanksgiving to the earth.

A. True

B. False

3. EGYPTIANS MATH

The ancient Egyptians were possibly the first civilization to practice the scientific arts. Indeed, the
word chemistry is derived from the word Alchemy which is the ancient name for Egypt.

Where the Egyptians really excelled was in medicine and applied mathematics. But although there
is a large body of papyrus literature describing their achievements in medicine, there are no
records of how they reached their mathematical conclusions. Of course they must have had an
advanced understanding of the subject because their exploits in engineering, astronomy and
administration would not have been possible without it.

Hieroglyphic Numbers
The Egyptians had a decimal system using seven different symbols.

• 1 is shown by a single stroke.

• 10 is shown by a drawing of a hobble for cattle.

• 100 is represented by a coil of rope.

• 1,000 a drawing of a lotus plant.

• 10,000 is represented by a finger.

• 100,000  a tadpole or frog

• 1,000,000 figure of a god with arms raised above his head.

3,244 and 21,237

The conventions for reading and writing numbers is quite simple; the higher number is always
written in front of the lower number and where there is more than one row of numbers the reader
should start at the top.

Hieroglyphic Fractions
All ancient Egyptian fractions, with the exception of 2/3, are unit fractions, that is fractions with
numerator 1.

For example 1/2, 1/7, 1/34.

Unit fractions are written additively:


The hieroglyph for ‘R’ was used as the word ‘part’. For example:

Eye of Horus
In one of the ancient stories the god Seth attacked his brother the god Horus and gouged out his
eye and then tore it to pieces. Fortunately for Horus the god Thoth was able to put the pieces
back together and heal his eye.

In honour of this story the ancient Egyptians also used the pieces of Horus’s eye to describe
fractions.

• The right side of the eye = 1/2

• The pupil = 1/4

• The eyebrow = 1/8

• The left side of the eye = 1/16

• The curved tail = 1/32

• The teardrop = 1/64

Problem 1.

If   pyramids have  bricks

How many bricks are needed to build   pyramids?

Problem 2.

(A) – A man borrows   donkeys to use for transporting goods.

To re-pay the loan the man must give the lender   deben of copper every
month per donkey.

The man uses each donkey for   days per month

for transporting goods and earns   deben of copper per donkey per day for this
work.

How many deben of copper does the man make per month?

Problem 3.
Can you find the missing number within three minutes?

Problem 4.

The kings of Megiddo and Kadesh are preparing to invade Egypt. But pharaoh Thutmose III has
decided to cross the Sinai desert and attack his enemies before they are ready.

He is taking   men with him.


It takes him   days to cross the desert and each man needs   litres of water per day.

How much water will he need to take?

4. ANCIENT JAPAN

1. A person, usually wealthy, who takes part in the contemporary social life; a socialite.

A. Samurai

B. Teishin

C. Daimyo

D. Shogun

2. The Japanese word for a feeling of sadness at the death of natural beauty.

A. Haiku

B. Daimyo

C. Shinto

D. Aware

3. A lord of a large estate and supporter of the Shogun.

A. Daimyo

B. Kabuki

C. Regent

D. Samurai

4. Military leaders who ruled under the rulership of the emperor.

A. Aware

B. Kabuki

C. Shogun

D. Courtier

5. A poem with seventeen syllables, five in the first line, seven in the second, and five in the third.

Answer:  ( One Word)

6. Religion that upholds the belief that all things in the natural world are filled with divine spirits.

A. Daimyo

B. Shogun

C. Shinto

D. Aware

7. The blending of two or more energies.

A. Kabuki

B. Aiki

C. Aware

D. Haiku

8. Those who serve.

A. Shinto

B. Shogun

C. Regent

D. Samurai

9. Blend of music, dance, and mime, involving spectactular staging and elaborate costumes.

A. Daimyo

B. Noh

C. Kabuki

D. Haiku

10. The code samurais must follow.

A. Taika

B. Regent

C. Chivalry

D. Bushido

11. What are the native people of Japan called?

A. Gaijin

B. Hindi

C. Ainu

D. Chinese

12. What is the name of the company that produces 'Subaru' cars?

A. Suzuki Motor

B. Toyota

C. Fuji Heavy

D. Honda

13. What is 'Sarutobi'?

A. a monkey

B. a ninja

C. ritual suicide

D. a tea ceremony

14. What does 'kamikaze' literally mean?

A. divine wind

B. crazy god

C. suicide pact

D. perfect death

5. THE VIKINGS
1. What are the main three countries that make up Scandinavia?

 Greenland, Denmark, Norway

 Denmark, Norway, Germany

 Denmark, Norway, Sweden

 Finland, Poland, Iceland

2. Leif Ericson's nickname was" Leif the Lucky".

 True

 False

3. How did Erik the Red earn his nickname?

 he had a red wool hat

 he had a long red beard

 he fought in many bloody battles

 he had a bad temper

4. What is the name of the first European with any kind of claim to have sighted America?

 Bjakei Herjolffson

 Bjader Herjolffson

 Bjarni Herjolffson

 Bjnier Herjolffson

5. Who was the only person to find Vinland and winter there?

 Eric the Red

 Bjader Bjorg

 Roland the Bad

 Leif Ericson

6. What word is used to describe a longer old Icelandic story?

 epic

 yarn

 myth

 saga

7. Where is "L'Anse aux Meadows" located?

 Newfoundland

 Nova Scotia

 New Brunswick

 Labrador

8. What kind of funeral did Viking chieftains have?

 buried or cremated in their backyard

 buried or cremated with his ship

 sky burial

 sent to Hawaii on a raft

9. Who was in charge of the household when the men were away?

 the wife

 the father

 the eldest male child

 the neighbour

10. Which of these renders the original sense of the word "Viking" most closely?

 raider

 Germanic tribesman

 Swedish

 vampire

6. BRAZIL

1. How many teams actually competed in this tournament?

A. 16

B. 13

C. 32

D. 8

2. The tournament was held as a group stage with four groups and the winners of each group
going into a final group, of which the winner would win the tournament. Which four teams made
up the final round group?

A. Brazil, Spain, Sweden and Uruguay

B. Brazil, Spain, Bolivia and Uruguay

C. Brazil, Spain, Sweden and Bolivia

D. Brazil, Sweden, Bolivia and Uruguay

3. Who won the tournament in the end?

Answer:  ( One Word. South America)

4. What was Mexico's goal difference in the First Round?

A. +1

B. -3

C. 0

D. -8

5. Who had the best First Round goal difference?

A. Uruguay

B. Yugoslavia

C. Brazil

D. Spain

6. Who scored Italy's second goal in their 3-2 loss to Sweden in the First Round?

A. Ermes Muccinelli

B. Own goal from Hasse Jeppson

C. Riccardo Carapellese

D. Own goal from Sune Andersson

7. A player scored a hat-trick in Uruguay's 8-0 win over Bolivia.

A. True

D. False

8. How many penalties were scored during the tournament?

A. Three

B. One

C. Four

D. Five

9. How many goals did Brazil score in the tournament?

A. 23

B. 10

C. 22

D. 40

10. Which three players scored four goals in the tournament?

A. Chico, Zarra, and Stan Mortensen

B. Chico, Zarra, and Alcides Ghiggia

C. Chico, Alcides Ghiggia, and Stan Mortensen

D. Zarra, Alcides Ghiggia, and Stan Mortensen

7. ITALY

1. What is the accepted Western definition of renaissance?

A. training

B. rebirth

C. to fly

D. worship of one diety

2. What city-state of Italy is generally considered by historians to be the most influential

Answer:  ( One Word)

3. Which Renaissance artist painted the Arena Chapel (also known as the Scrovegni Chapel) in
Padua, Italy?

A. Petrarch

B. Ghiberti

C. Brunelleschi

D. Giotto

4. In what section of Dante's three part 'Divine Comedy' does the author meet St. Bernard?

A. Inferno

B. Paradiso

C. Medosio

D. Purgatorio

5. What Renaissance author wrote "The Courtier"?

A. Castiglione

B. Machiavelli

C. Dante

D. Petrarch

6. Who was the patriarch of the wealthy Florentine Medici family?

A. Joseph

B. Michele

C. Cosimo

D. Dana

7. What work of art did Brunelleschi create?

A. Designed Bronze doors for the Baptistry

B. Painted the Sistine Chapel

C. Domed the Florence Cathedral

D. Statue of David

8. Which work of art created by Michelangelo is physically described as the Mary holding Jesus?

Answer:  ( One Word. No accent marks!)

9. What artist created the 'School of Athens,' depicting Plato?

A. Raphael

B. Masaccio

C. Da Vinci

D. Donatello

10. Who do historians generally consider to be the true Renaissance Man?

A. Santi

B. Durer

C. Da Vinci

D. Petrarch

EXTRA QUESTIONS

1. These people fought at the battles of Dan-no-Ura and Sekigahara, and one of the last
conflicts in which they played a major role was the Satsuma Rebellion. They were known to
commit seppuku in order to die with honor, which was a part of the warrior code of Bushido
that they followed. For 10 points, give the name for these warriors, who filled a social role
similar to knights in Western Europe, while serving the nobility of Japan.

2. Which other Japanese fighters, who were featured in the James Bond film “You Only Live
Twice”, were experts in reconnaissance, and moving and attacking silently?

3. Which country’s flag was created by combining the crosses of St. Patrick, St. Andrew and
Saint George?

4. This multinational organization was founded in 1967, and by 2011, the combined GDP of
its member nations had surpassed $2 trillion US. Le Luong Minh became its 13th
Secretary General in 2013, and the first from Vietnam. Its first Secretary General was
Hartono Dharsono of Indonesia, while Datuk Ali Bin Abdullah and Ajit Singh of Malaysia
have also held the post. For 10 points, name this organization which in the 1990’s saw Laos
and Cambodia join, and which is named for its location within Asia.

5. This country is home to many tombs called Mastabas. This nation's Siwa Oasis can be found
in its Qattara Depression, which is the second lowest point in all of Africa. The ancient cities of
Thebes and Memphis are located in this present-day nation. For the point, name this country
that once sported the Pharos lighthouse in its city of Alexandria

6. This river’s “Great Bend” and numerous cataracts are results of the uplift of the Nubian Swell.
John Speke attempted to find the source of this river, eventually identifying the source as Lake
Victoria. For the point, name this river around whose floods the ancient Egyptian farming
cycle was planned

7. In a 2003 film, five hundred of these men were led against gatling gun fire by American captain
Nathan Algren, who was played by Tom Cruise. These people fought at the Battle of
Sekigahara and followed the Bushido code. For the point, name these noble warriors in feudal
Japan.

8. A nose and beard are missing from which famous Egyptian sculpture that sits in front of the
pyramids at Giza?

9. This amphitheater built in Rome was the site of gladiator combats

10. Flooding often occurs outside St. Mark’s Cathedral in this city on the Adriatic Sea.

11. Dilma Rousseff, who as president is getting ready for the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics
in Rio