World Scholar's Cup 2023 -
Reconstructing the Past
Dioramas - Answer- Freeze-framed vignettes of animals and people in their habitats.
[ ] take months to complete, and require consulting botanists, zoologists,
anthropologists and archaeologists.
Akeley method - Answer- A method developed in 1890 which involved creating a
custom artificial environment for a complete display of a specimen in its natural
habitat.
Aseptic rows of glass cabinets - Answer- Used to display taxidermized animals until
the development of the Akeley method in 1890
Carl Akeley - Answer- Developed the method used today to display taxidermized
specimens. [ ] was both a hunter and conservationist.
Aaron Delehanty - Answer- Used to build dioramas for the Field Museum in Chicago.
[ ] gathered specimens of striped hyenas from Somaliland taxidermized by "the
father of modern taxidermy." [ ] had every detail checked by biologists and botanists.
[ ] now works at the Rochester Museum and Science Center
Poble Espanyol - Answer- An open-air history museum in Barcelona built originally
for the 1929 World's Fair. [ ] is designed like an Iberian village with small streets, a
monastery, and a town hall, and covers approximately 50,000 square meters in area.
[ ] was meant to be demolished after the fair, but it became so popular that the
populace successfully prevented its destruction. Tourists can watch craftsmen and
glassblowers perform their traditional work.
Puig i Cadafalch - Answer- An architect who, with an art critic, his students, and a
painter, made notes and plans for an open-air museum for the 1929 World Fair in
Barcelona.
Heritage Park - Answer- Located in Calgary, it is the largest living history museum in
Canada. It displays the lifestyle of settlers in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Heritage Park Square - Answer- A free admission section of the largest living history
museum in Canada.
Millennium City Park - Answer- A historical cultural theme park in Kaifeng on the
western shore of Longting Lake and along the Bianhe river. It brings to life the
culture of the Northern Song dynasty, depicted originally by artist Zhang Zeduan . [ ]
features an imperial tree garden, a flat bluestone passage, and many pavillions
Zhang Zeduan - Answer- An artist from the Northern Song Dynasty who painted the
Millennium City Park, which was used as the reference for the creation of the cultural
theme park in Kaifeng.
,Frontierland - Answer- A park in Disneyland originally themed around depicting the
American frontiers like the "Wild West era" of the midwest in the 18th and 19th
centuries. It has evolved to include more of Mexican culture in its many shops, and
attractions. It has two boats, which are depictions of a smaller ferry, and a larger
more dedicated travel ship
Mark Twain Riverboat - Answer- Named after the pen name of Samuel Langhorne
Clemens, it is a replica of the smaller vessels that would ferry settlers up and down
the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers found in Frontierland.
Columbia Sailing Ship - Answer- A replica found in Frontierland of the first ship to
circumnavigate the globe.
Pirate's Lair on Tom Sawyer Island - Answer- An attraction found in Frontierland of
an attempt to replicate the lair of outlaws Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn.
Plimoth Plantation - Answer- The original name for a living history museum found in
Plymouth, Massachusetts, depicting the first settlements of Europeans coming to
America, and their journey to the New World.
Wampanoag Homesite - Answer- A recreation of the Native American Wampanoag
that lived int the area during the time of the Pilgrim's arrival to the New World,
including traditional "wetu" huts made of wattle and daub.
Mayflower II - Answer- A replica of the ship that the Pilgrims sailed to Plymouth in
1620 displayed in the Plimoth Plantation. It carried over 100 people for 10 weeks
across the Atlantic.
Pilgrims - Answer- A group of English settlers who founded the Plymouth colony in
the New World in the traditional lands of the Wampanoag peoples.
Wampanoag - Answer- An Algonquian indigenous group whose decendents called
for a boycott of the Plimoth Patuxet Museums, stating that it has not lived up to its
promise of creating a bi-cultural museum.
Plimouth Patuxet Museum - Answer- The current name of a living history museum in
Plymouth, Massachusetts. [ ] promised to depict both Indigenous and European
perspectives equally, but has been criticized for failing at this goal. The low wages
and poor working conditions coupled with the poor maintenance and low authenticity
that the museum could have avoided caused most indigenous staff to leave.
Yitzchak Jaffe - Answer- An anthropological archaeologist specializing in ancient
China. [ ] gathered an excavated cooking pot from the Siwa culture, and with the
help of Karine Taché, determined the food that the pot contained. They, along with
Raymond Childs, recreated an impression of the dish, although having added many
ingredients that they guessed would have been readily available at the time.
,Karine Taché - Answer- An anthropologist who worked with Yitzchak Jaffe to
determine the contents of a clay cooking pot. Using, gas chromatography and mass
spectrometry, [ ] determined the contents to be millet, due to it having a biomarker
Biomarker - Answer- A molecule only found in a small group of organisms.
Cholesterol - Answer- A biomarker of animals and animal remains.
Thermopolium - Answer- An ancient Roman snack bar (literally, hot shop), it included
a small room open on the street equipped with a masonry counter, marble slabs.
Food was displayed in wall paintings
Paleo diet - Answer- A diet specifically avoiding processed foods on the theory that it
is healthier to eat like our ancestors did 10,000 years ago, in order to lower the risk
of a chronic disease spreading.
Caupona - Answer- An ancient Roman establishment similar to a thermopolium,
except including sleeping areas and a shelter to customers' horses.
Isicia omentata - Answer- An ancient Roman dish considered the ancestor to the
hamburger.
Medieval Times - Answer- A restaurant chain in the US that attempts to serve food in
a fashion similar to the time of the Middle Ages in Europe. Many anachronistic and
inaccuracies were shown a review.
RMS Titanic - Answer- A cruise ship that was on a voyage across the Atlantic from
Southampton to New York City, and on April 15, 1912, collided with an iceberg and
sank 2 miles to the ocean floor. It served a 10 course meal to first-class customers
on the final day.
The Balmoral - Answer- A cruise ship that sailed the same voyage that the RMS
Titanic originally was planned for. It was made as the 100-year anniversary following
the sinking of the Titanic in 1912, and it sold a 7 course recreation of the original final
meal on its predecessor.
Ulster American Folk Park - Answer- A park in Northern Ireland that allows visitors to
experience the lives of Irish people who moved to the United States over the 18th
and 19th centuries, both during their journeys, and their arrivals.
Tomorrowland - Answer- A park in Disneyland themed around the future, technology,
sci-fi, discovery, and the cosmos. This park was not intended for education, but
rather entertainment for a large audience of park-goers.
Museum of the Future - Answer- A museum in Dubai whose main goal is to promote
technological development and innovation, specifically in the fields of AI and
robotics. [ ] is meant to be an educational exhibit.
"World of Tomorrow" - Answer- Held in Queens, New York City in 1939, it was a
world fair centered around lifting America out of the Great Depression, and
, showcasing new technologies like air-conditioning, voice boxes, and the early
beginnings of robotics. [ ] was meant to showcase humanity's progress in a positive
light.
Crystal Palace - Answer- Housed the Great Exhibition in London in 1851. The
exhibition was relocated to Penge Place just six months later. Displayed over
100,000 items from over 15,000 suppliers, and featured an exhibition for many parts
of the world, including a Canadian exhibition, and even an African exhibition at a
time of colonialism.
American National Exhibition - Answer- An exhibition of American art, technology,
and innovations that was opened in 1959 in Moscow, at the height of the Cold War. It
was claimed to have been created to showcase technology and improve relations
between the two superpowers, however, critics often state that it was a "propaganda
strategy" by the Americans to "enlighten" the oppressed people in the Soviet Union.
Historical reenactment - Answer- An activity in which a group of people follow some
plan to recreate aspects of a past event or period, usually for the purpose of
education or entertainment.
Military reenactment - Answer- An activity in which a group of people recreate or act
out a part of history, usually a single battle, but may encompass a more broad war.
Renaissance fair - Answer- Outdoor gatherings where costumes, food, props, and
decor are set to be as close to the Renaissance period, around the 15th and 16th
centuries, although many [ ] present later or earlier periods. These surged in
popularity after WWII, when there was a growth in interest in medieval and
renaissance culture.
Renaissance Pleasure Fair - Answer- Often cited as the first Renaissance fair, [ ]
was held in Los Angeles as a class activity by Phyllis and Ron Patterson, and [ ] still
operated today.
Operation Sherlock - Answer- A 1986 novel by Bruce Coville where six teenagers
learn about history through playing historical simulations on computers, as their
parents are developing the first AI on an uninhabited desert island.
Bruce Coville - Answer- Wrote Operation Sherlock in 1986, a novel that tells the
story of six teenagers who learn about history through playing historical simulations
on computers, meanwhile their parents are rogue scientists who are developing the
first AI on an otherwise uninhabited island.
Ubisoft - Answer- Developed and published the Assassin's Creed franchise
Viking Age - Answer- A free add-on to Assassin's Creed: Valhalla, meant to depict
early Viking Britain, which according to its creator Ubisoft, is all "curated by historians
and experts."
The Oregon Trail - Answer- A game developed in 1971 and published in 1974 by
Paul Dillenberger meant to educate students in an engaging way about the American
