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World Scholar's Cup 2024 Exam Study
Guide with Complete Solutions
"There are decades where nothing happens" - Ans:✔✔-Soviet Leader- Vladmir Lenin
"there's no time like the present" - Ans:✔✔-usually meant as a counter to procrastination,
but is the present a unique point in history?
"Those who do not study history are doomed to repeat it" - Ans:✔✔-those who study history like to
repeat it , but is it possible that those who do study history are doomed to absorb the things we like
least about it?
If you walked out of your home without knowing you'd accidentally time traveled into the past, how
would you know? - Ans:✔✔-By observing the varying fonts
Microsoft fonts - Ans:✔✔-Calibri < Aptos
The London Underground's Font Update - Ans:✔✔-Updated in 2016 to Johnston Sans for a modern look
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Difference between Serif and Sans Serif fonts - Ans:✔✔-Sans Serif fonts don't have the fancy tails in their
font.
United States Department of State - Font Change - Ans:✔✔-Courier < Times New Roman < Calibri
After 20 years + It sparked 36 points of controversy
Forensic Font Expert - Ans:✔✔-Dating and identifying fonts and the technology used to print them.
Self-Checkout Machines - Ans:✔✔-Walmart, Costco and other companies rethink self-checkout, since
there hard to work out.
A supermarket in 1963 - Ans:✔✔-Where the clerk would have to type in all the prices of an item, one at
a time
+
This coveted skill could win you prizes like a free trip to Hawaii.
Adoption of the Barcode - Ans:✔✔-Invented by Joe Woodland in the 1960's.
Savant - Ans:✔✔-A very talented or distinguished person (in a certain field)
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Reimagine in-person shopping without any form of checkout. - Ans:✔✔-Reimagined - Amazon Go stores:
The 'Just walk out' cashier-less tech stores.
QR Codes - Ans:✔✔-Change everyday experiences from debate tree distribution (sometimes) to
accessing restaurant menus.
World's Earliest Record-Keeping - Ans:✔✔-Credited to the Sumerians or the Egyptians.
Cuneiform vs. Hieroglyphics - Ans:✔✔-Cuneiform- Sumerians (Mesopotamia)
Hieroglyphics- Egyptians (Egypt)
Petroglyphs - Ans:✔✔-Rock Carvings
Cuneiform - Ans:✔✔-Writing on a wedge shaped clay tablet
Nsibidi - Ans:✔✔-Writing system of symbols associated with the people of Nigeria.
Quipus - Ans:✔✔-Knotted tally cords used by the Incans
Dispilio Tablet - Ans:✔✔-Wooden Greek tablets with inscriptions
Oracle Bones - Ans:✔✔-Animal bones used in divination ceremonies in ancient China.
Cylcons - Ans:✔✔-A cylindrical stone marked with incisions, used by Aboriginal Australians.
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World Scholar's Cup 2024 Exam Study
Guide with Complete Solutions
"There are decades where nothing happens" - Ans:✔✔-Soviet Leader- Vladmir Lenin
"there's no time like the present" - Ans:✔✔-usually meant as a counter to procrastination,
but is the present a unique point in history?
"Those who do not study history are doomed to repeat it" - Ans:✔✔-those who study history like to
repeat it , but is it possible that those who do study history are doomed to absorb the things we like
least about it?
If you walked out of your home without knowing you'd accidentally time traveled into the past, how
would you know? - Ans:✔✔-By observing the varying fonts
Microsoft fonts - Ans:✔✔-Calibri < Aptos
The London Underground's Font Update - Ans:✔✔-Updated in 2016 to Johnston Sans for a modern look
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Difference between Serif and Sans Serif fonts - Ans:✔✔-Sans Serif fonts don't have the fancy tails in their
font.
United States Department of State - Font Change - Ans:✔✔-Courier < Times New Roman < Calibri
After 20 years + It sparked 36 points of controversy
Forensic Font Expert - Ans:✔✔-Dating and identifying fonts and the technology used to print them.
Self-Checkout Machines - Ans:✔✔-Walmart, Costco and other companies rethink self-checkout, since
there hard to work out.
A supermarket in 1963 - Ans:✔✔-Where the clerk would have to type in all the prices of an item, one at
a time
+
This coveted skill could win you prizes like a free trip to Hawaii.
Adoption of the Barcode - Ans:✔✔-Invented by Joe Woodland in the 1960's.
Savant - Ans:✔✔-A very talented or distinguished person (in a certain field)
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Reimagine in-person shopping without any form of checkout. - Ans:✔✔-Reimagined - Amazon Go stores:
The 'Just walk out' cashier-less tech stores.
QR Codes - Ans:✔✔-Change everyday experiences from debate tree distribution (sometimes) to
accessing restaurant menus.
World's Earliest Record-Keeping - Ans:✔✔-Credited to the Sumerians or the Egyptians.
Cuneiform vs. Hieroglyphics - Ans:✔✔-Cuneiform- Sumerians (Mesopotamia)
Hieroglyphics- Egyptians (Egypt)
Petroglyphs - Ans:✔✔-Rock Carvings
Cuneiform - Ans:✔✔-Writing on a wedge shaped clay tablet
Nsibidi - Ans:✔✔-Writing system of symbols associated with the people of Nigeria.
Quipus - Ans:✔✔-Knotted tally cords used by the Incans
Dispilio Tablet - Ans:✔✔-Wooden Greek tablets with inscriptions
Oracle Bones - Ans:✔✔-Animal bones used in divination ceremonies in ancient China.
Cylcons - Ans:✔✔-A cylindrical stone marked with incisions, used by Aboriginal Australians.
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