Who is credited with developing the first battery?

Alessandro Volta

Thomas Alva Edison

Alexander Graham Bell

Nikola Tesla

Isaac Newton

Which of these parts of the battery is responsible for preventing a short circuit?

Anode

Circuit breaker

Separator

Electrode

Electrolyte

What is the anode in most batteries commonly made of?

Manganese dioxide

Copper

Aluminium

Zinc

Lithium

Which part of the battery contains ions?

Anode

Cathode

Separator

Contact cap

Electrolyte

What functions differently in rechargeable batteries?

The materials are often less metallic

The anode and cathode return to their original state

The anode and cathode always touch each other

The electrolyte is able to create new ions

All of the above

In which of these devices would you most likely expect to see nickel-metal hydride batteries?

Phone
Computer

Electric Car

Alexa

Vacuum Cleaner

Which of the following concepts do wireless chargers use?

Electromagnetic induction

Convection heating

Direct contact electricity

Motor generators

All of the above

Which of these phone brands most likely has the highest number of wireless-charging compatible models?

Huawei

Samsung

Apple

Sony

Motorola

Which of these devices was most notorious for exploding batteries?

Apple 2008 Macbook

Wireless headphones

Samsung Galaxy Note 7

Logitech wireless mouse

Dyson vacuum cleaner

Which of these companies purposefully designed their products with exploding batteries?

Hoover

Dyson

Samsung

Apple

Beats

What has been the cause of most Lithium-Ion battery explosions?

A breached separator

Poor cathode construction quality

Impure metallic parts

Too much pressure on the battery

A flammable electrolyte

Which of these devices once contained radioactive elements?

Lightbulbs

Phones

Computers

Watches

Toothbrushes

Which of these materials might see future use in battery anodes?

Carbon

Cobalt Lithium Oxide

Silicon

Plastics

Aluminium

Where might a company focus it's efforts if it were trying to increase the safety of batteries?

The storage material

The anode

The cathode

The electrolyte

The separator

The biobattery of the future may be made of what material?

Steel

Plastic

Paper

Wood

Radium

Which of the following bacteria might be used in batteries?

Exoelectrogens

Cyanobacteria

Acidobacteria

Electroplasma

All of the above

Which of the following technologies has led to a decrease in stove-related electricity surges in the UK?

Streaming services

Social media

Magnetic stoves

Hairdryers

Wireless chargers

In which of these cities would companies find the "ultimate test" for their home heaters?

Vladivostok

Nuuk

Oymyakon

New York City

Beijing

If you were in the market for a common air purifier, which of these models would you most likely buy?

HEPA filter

Ionizing filter

Ozone filter

Activated Carbon filter

Photonic filter

An Ionizing filter wouldn't be ideal for someone with...

Carbon-related sicknesses

Ozone allergies

Cramped indoor space

A budget

All of the above

In which of these WSC Global Round sites would you most likely find an air purifier in your hotel room?

Manila

The Hague

Astana

Beijing

Melbourne

What were vacuum cleaners first called?

Dusters

Hoovers

Carpet sweepers

Vacuum boxes

None of the above

Who is often credited with inventing the concept of a vacuum cleaner?

Ives McGaffey

Daniel Hess

John Thurman

Hubert Booth

James Spangler

Who created the vacuum cleaner model that we know today?

Daniel Hess

John Thurman

Hubert Booth

James Spangler

Ives McGaffey

Which of these companies was the first to mass-produce vacuum cleaners?

Hoover

Dyson

Raytheon

General Electric

Miele

At which event was the dishwasher publicly unveiled?

St. Louis World Fair

Centennial Exposition

Chicago World Fair

Exposition Universelle

None of the above

Most of the development for cleaning technologies came after what event?

WW1

Great Depression
Cold War

WW2

Fall of the Berlin Wall

Which of the following US cities has contributed the most to the development of cleaning appliances?

New York

Ohio

Washington D.C

Chicago

Massachusetts

Which of these inventions was the result of an accident?

Dishwasher

Microwave

Vacuum Cleaner

Rice Cooker

Coffee Maker

Someone who understood radio waves would be better at explaining the mechanics of which technology?

Magnetic Stove

Microwave

Convection Oven

Hairdryer

Wireless Charger

Which of these household appliances got it's start in Britain?

Vacuum cleaner

Microwave

Toothbrush

Toaster

Coffee Maker

Which of the following persons added springs and timers to toasters?

George Schneider

Albert Mash

Alan MacMasters

Thomas Alva Edison

Charles Strife

Which material was created specifically for the purpose of toasting?

Lithium-Ion

Iron Wiring

Bamboo Filament

Nichrome

Copper-Bronze Solution

How might one best distinguish a convection oven from a normal one?

The presence of a fan and exhaust at the back

The presence of magnetrons in the walls

The size of the oven module

The amount of electricity being used

The time taken for baking

Which of these countries first began developing the rice cooker?

South Korea

China

Japan

Britain

Vietnam

What component do batteries and rice cookers share?

Transistor

Filament

Electrolyte

Electrode

Separator

A company looking to make rice cookers safer would most likely be...

Trying to decrease the electricity outage

Finding a better material for the pot

Increasing the capacity of rice

Adding more ways to cook rice

All of the above

Which country invented the "drip-brewing" method of coffee making?

Turkey

USA

Italy

France

Britain

If you were looking for the first model of a kitchen appliance, which technology would you most likely find?

Vacuum Cleaner

Convection Oven

Juicer

Coffee Maker

Pressure Cooker

If Nicolas Appert and Denis Papin appeared in your study notes, which of the following devices would you most likely be
studying?

Batteries

Rechargeable Batteries

Magnetic Stoves

Pressure Cookers

Coffee Makers

If you were on a budget to buy household appliances, which of these devices would you most likely not buy?

Coffee Maker

Pressure Cooker

Rice Cooker

Vacuum Cleaner

Washing Machine

Why do Moscow inhabitants have their hot water shut off in the summer?

Because of old Soviet systems

Because the city has a limited water reserve

Because the capitalists stole all the water heaters

Because they agreed to it in their housing lease

All of the above

If someone claimed that Henry Ford invented the assembly line, which of these would you most likely say to correct them?

"He didn't invent the assembly line, he merely stole the idea"
"He invented the moving assembly line, but wasn't the first to use it"

"Ransom Eli Olds was an employee who proposed the idea to him"

"Ford only made the assembly line without a conveyor belt"

You'd say nothing, they're correct

The first prosthetic was for what?

The right arm

A shoulder

A left hand

A big toe

A foot

The most famous example of ancient prosthetics came from what civilisation?

Ancient Egypt

Ancient Rome

Ancient Greece

Sumeria

Incas

Hearing aids were initially called what?

"Tools for deaf hearing"

"Cochlear Implants"

"Ear trumpets"

"Hearing implants"

None of the above

Carbon transmitters were originally used with what device?

Telephone

Radio

Recording Boxes

Gramophones

Lightbulbs

If you were looking at the company who put transistors in hearing aids, what other enabling technology might you encounter?

Rice cooker

Vacuum Cleaner

Wheelchair
Microwave

Dish washer

Which of these enabling technologies has evolved the least since it's invention?

Wheelchairs

Hearing aids

Voice to text conversion

Eyeglasses

Walkers

Which of these inventors would come to dominate the market on wheelchairs?

John Dawson

Herbert Everest

George Klein

Harry Jennings

Stephen Farfler

At which olympics were the first paralympics (involving racing wheelchairs!) held?

Rome 1960

Berlin 1936

Munich 1972

Montreal 1976

London 2012

Which of these wars first sparked an increase in prosthetic development?

World War 1

World War 2

American Civil War

War of 1812

Crimean War

Which European country was noted for it's skill in producing eyeglasses?

Germany

France

Italy

Switzerland

Austria
Which US figure made innovations to eyeglasses?

Abraham Lincoln

Benjamin Franklin

Theodore Roosevelt

JFK

George Washington

What is the main hurdle for those developing sign-language to speech conversion software?

Finding the correct recording angle

Developing the sign language database

Programming an AI to instantaneously translate

Creating a microphone that speaks the sign language

All of the above

The "optophone" relied on which element to function?

Carbon

Manganese

Selenium

Radium

Mercury

What prevented the optophone from being mass-produced?

The rarity of the materials required

The need for it in the world

The lack of public interest

The inefficiency of the model

All of the above

Which of these countries might benefit most from 3D printed houses?

Nigeria

India

Mexico

Haiti

Iran

What is an obstacle for genetically-engineered meat to overcome?

The uncanny value

The time taken to make it

Driving costs down

The inability to mass-produce it

All of the above

Medical Tricorders may soon come in the form of...

Handheld devices

Medical tools for hospitals

Smartphone apps for everyone

Internet databases

Robot doctors

"Office in a Small City" is set in what city?

New York

Chicago
 London

New Orleans

Any American city

How might one best describe "Office in a Small City" in one word?

Cynical

Isolation

Wishful

Depressing

Hopeful

Which of these cities has Liu Bolin not appeared (or disappeared) in?

Beijing

Venice

London

New York

None of the above

Liu Bolin first began his artwork after what?

The demolition of an artist street

The boycott of the Beijing Olympics

The propagandistic brainwashing of China's government

The rise in vegetable prices

The construction of new skyscrapers

"Papilla-Estelar" roughly translates to what in English?

Star creator

Star maker

Papilla Star

Star room

None of the above

Where did Remedios Varo paint "Papilla-Estelar"?

Paris

Madrid

Mexico City

London
 New York

Why did Remedios Varo leave her home country?

A civil war

An exile by her government

The nazis invaded

Economic crash

Artistic inspiration seeking

"Here We Are" sends what message?

We are not actually here

The boundaries that divide should be destroyed so we can unite

Gouache is an excellent medium for impressionist paintings

Society is at it's best when it's confusing

All of the above

Where would one find "Untitled (Cobweb/Crossing)"?

Rio De Janeiro

Manchester

Mumbai

Montreal

38th Parallel

What is "Untitled (Cobweb/Crossing)" meant to conserve?

Nationalist ideals

Equality

Priceless works of art

Colonial history

Urban Planning

Who inspired "Open Border"?

Donald Trump

Kim Jong-Un

Theresa May

Bernie Sanders

Justin Trudeau
On what does "Open Border" lie?

River

Skating Trail

An actual border

Housing complex

Entrance to the White House

A historian studying art during WW2 would most likely appreciate the work of...

David Hopper

Kushana Bush

Reena Saini Kallat

Felix Nussbaum

Vik Muniz

Gustav Mahler was largely inspired by what for "Songs of a Wayfarer no. 2"?

His own love life

A collection of German poetry

Mozart symphonies

World politics

His travels through Europe

"Viva la Vida" is sung from the perspective of a...

Deposed king

Former slave

Everyday Joe

Spanish revolutionary

Jewish POW

Which of these is not a sign sung about in "Signs"?

A job application restriction

A trespassing warning

Restaurant etiquette rules

Church invitation

None of the above

"Motorcycle Drive-By" focuses on...

A slave-master relationship
 A failed love interest

A bitter relationship

Being hidden from society

None of the above

What major effort does the singer of "Motorcycle Drive-By" undertake initially?

Living with his crush

Learning to drive a motorcycle

Moving from San Francisco to New York

Asking his crush for her love

Washing away his sorrows

The main character of "Amour" has what profession?

Chimney sweeper

Civil servant

Factory worker

He does not have a job

Receptionist

"Amour" contains a hidden reference to what other literary work?

The Raven

Les Miserables

Around the World in 80 days

Superman #1

Bicentennial Man

"Woman Ironing" was also painted by which artist?

Pablo Picasso

Felix Nussbaum

Vincent Van Gogh

Leonardo Da Vinci

Max Liebermann

The background of "Woman Ironing" is composed of...

Watercolour strokes

Collaged pictures

Blank canvas
 Landfill trash

All of the above

Which of these works is older in terms of their context?

"Woman Ironing"

"Fourth Estate"

"Seodang"

"Free Period in the Amsterdam Orphanage"

"Stag at Sharkey's"

Which other artist might Max Liebermann have been best friends with?

Giuseppe Pellizza de Volpedo

Felix Nussbaum

George Bellows

Edward Hopper

Vincent Van Gogh

"Free Period in the Amsterdam Orphanage" sends a message about...

The stereotypical role of woman in society

The ignorance of society to orphans

The segregation between man and woman

The oppression of free will in Amsterdam

All of the above

"The Fourth Estate" is most likely set in what country?

Italy

Argentina

Guatemala

Mexico

Russia

"The Fourth Estate" is about the...

Political turmoil in the 20th century

Power of striking workers

Transition from slavery to peasanthood

Diversity of housing options

None of the above

"Stag at Sharkey's" is set in...

New York City

London's East End

Parisian commune

San Francisco

None of the above

"Stag at Sharkey's" depicts a...

Typical bar scene

Boxing match

Construction site

Slave trade ship

Animal hunting scene

Which of these quotes might best fit "Stag at Sharkey's"?

"Survival of the strongest"

"The tables have turned"

"Political power in numbers"

"Times change, and with them conventions"

"New York in the 20th century was brutal"

Which US President would've most enjoyed viewing "Stag at Sharkey's"?

Abraham Lincoln

Theodore Roosevelt

John F. Kennedy

Woodrow Wilson

Thomas Jefferson

"Potato Eaters" depicts the...

Ignorance of the nobility

Brutality of slavery

Hard-earned meals of the common folk

Marginalisation of farmers

None of the above

Which position did Sophie Calle take in order to create "Hotel, Room 47"?
 Manager

Receptionist

Butler

Chambermaid

Chef

The lines in "Pacific" are created by..

Paint

Fingers

Ants

Trash

Marker

Which of these countries is not featured in "Pacific"?

China

Britain

Bhutan

Indonesia

Chile

What notable achievement does "Me and the Sky" focus on?

First woman to fly to Canada from America

First woman to pilot a plane

First woman to fly across the Atlantic

First woman to pilot a major commercial airline

Operation Yellow Ribbon

Clara Schumann would've probably been good friends with....

Gustav Mahler

Nannerl Mozart

Renata Flores Rivera

Ludwig Van Beethoven

All of the above

Who originally sang "The Way You Make Me Feel"?

Michael Jackson

Elvis Presley
 John Lennon

Paul Mccartney

Renata Flores Rivera

"Follow the Drinkin' Gourd" was created for what (theorised) purpose?

To help those thirsty find water

To help slaves in the southern states escape

To help spies find their way north

To help blacks find safe communities

To help hobos find places to eat

If "Follow the Drinkin' Gourd" was to be followed, what would've been the final destination of the slaves?

Alabama

Washington D.C

North Carolina

Kentucky

Pennsylvania

"Mbube" was originally written in what language?

Afrikaaner

Quecha

Zuni

Zulu

English

When was "Annie" set?

Post war London

Pre-war Germany

Great Depression America

Cold War USSR

French Revolution

Annie belongs to what group?

Blacks

Jews

Asian immigrants

Orphans
 Mentally-disabled

Who sings "Little People" in "Les Miserables"

Jean Valjean

Javert

Gavroche

Cosette

Fantine

Why might "Black Man" be frowned upon today?

It looks at specific examples instead of general histories

It only focuses on American minorities

It uses a colour-based terminology

It paints whites as oppressors

It's singer was black

The first verse of "Black Man" does not include which of the following?

Crispus Attucks

Native Americans

Pedro Alonso Nino

Chinese immigrants

None of the above

"The Awakening Slave" is a famous example of which art style?

Non-finito

Impresionist

Sculpting

Realist

Abstract

What is the "Isleworth Mona Lisa" named after?

It's creator

It's current owner

The place where it hung

The location in which it was discovered

The island where the painter is from

"Woman-Ochre" stands out from all the other artworks in what way?
 It was painted by a famous person

It depicted a woman

It had some controversy

It was stolen

It's based on a real-life experience

"Mike the Headless Chicken" actually hailed from where?

Colorado

Massachusetts

Arizona

New York

Virginia

What has mainly delayed the completion of the "Sagrada Familia"?

The death of the architect

The destruction of the models

Government regulations

Construction worker shortages

Protests

Where was Mozart's "Symphony no. 10" first performed when it was finally completed?

Berlin

Vienna

Salzburg

London

Paris

What is odd about Schubert's "Unfinished Symphony"?

He left it for 6 years

He only gave part of it to his friend

His friend never revealed he had it

Pages of his manuscript for it were torn out

All of the above

Which of these works is the longest in terms of length?

"Unfinished Symphony"

"Symphony no. 10"

 "Requiem in D Minor"

"Songs of a Wayfarer"

"Three Romances for Piano and Violin"

Jack Bradley photographed a person with what condition?

Deafness

Blindness

Autism

Mute

None of the above

Htein Lin probably took inspiration from which other artist's work for her piece?

Giuseppe Pellizza da Volpedo

Vincent Van Gogh

David Herrera

Cynthia Decker

Max Liebermann

"Is This the World That We Created" was sung at the same concert as...

Signs

We Are the World

YMCA

Wavin' Flag

All of the above

Queen wrote "Is This the World That We Created" after what event?

Haiti eathquake

Ethiopian Famine

Cuban Missile Crisis

Berlin Wall

Bosnian War

"Streets of London" was originally going to be called...

"Market in Croydon"

"European Countryside"

"Beggars of England"

"Streets of Paris"
 "People of London"

In which of these places would you most likely find the work of a concept artist?

Art gallery

History museum

Movie press release

Video game artbook

Musical album release