Scholar's Bowl - WSC Workshop

Scientists predict that in about 5 billion years, the sun will expand into a red giant. If you were to describe this using a popular metaphor, which would be the most accurate?

• "The sun will go out like a candle in the wind." 
  

• "The sun will rage like a volcano before collapsing." 
  

• "The sun will puff up like a balloon before deflating." 
  

• "The sun will freeze like ice before shattering." 
  

• "The sun will sink like a stone in the ocean of space."

If the history of electric cars were a movie, what would be the most fitting title? 

• "The Fast and the Fuel-Efficient" 
  

• "Gone in a Century"

• "From Horsepower to Battery Power" 
  

• "The Age of the Diesel Dinosaur"

• "How to Train Your Tesla"

Which of the following phrases best describes how an internal combustion engine starts a car? 

• "A spark ignites a controlled explosion, pushing pistons to generate motion." 
  

• "A powerful magnet pulls the engine into action, spinning the wheels." 
  

• "Compressed hydrogen reacts with oxygen, releasing energy to start the car." 
  

• "The battery directly powers the crankshaft, making the car move instantly."

• "Solar panels collect energy and send it directly to the pistons." 

Which artist would MOST understand Taylor Swift’s decision to re-record her albums? 

• Vincent van Gogh

• Franz Kafka

• Emily Dickinson

• Otis Redding

• Nick Drake

Which exiled historical figure had a second act that was MOST successful? 

• Leon Trotsky

• Dante Alighieri

• Napoleon Bonaparte

• Jimmy Carter

• Confucius

Which historical figure's comeback was MOST similar to Aragorn’s return in The Return of the King?

• Napoleon Bonaparte

• Louis XVIII

• Henry VII

• Juan Carlos I

• Richard the Lionheart

Which of the following historical empires is known for being a revival or continuation of an earlier empire? 

• The Byzantine Empire 
  

• The Mongol Empire 
  

• The Aztec Empire 
  

• The Incan Empire

• The Ottoman Empire

Which famous poet wrote "The Second Coming," a poem often interpreted as predicting future chaos and destruction?

• Emily Dickinson 
  

• Robert Frost

• William Butler Yeats 
  

• Horace

• T.S. Eliot

Which of the following is a well-known ancient method of predicting the future? 

• Pyro-osteomancy

• Cybermancy

• Biochemistry

• Quantum physics

• Augury

Which work is thematically MOST similar to the idea of digital cloning?

• Frankenstein

• Ghost in the Shell 

• Charlotte’s Web

• The Great Gatsby

• Don Quixote