Random Knowledge

Question 1

Fill in the blank:

When you have a brother who only has one biological parent in common with you, he is your ______-brother.

Answer 1

half

For example, if your father had kids from a previous marriage, those kids would be your half-siblings.

Question 2

Fill in the blank:

If your father remarries, his wife is now your ______.

Answer 2

stepmother

And his new wife’s mother would be your step-grandmother, etc.

Question 3

Fill in the blank:

The children of your stepmother are your ______.

Answer 3

stepsiblings

(stepbrothers and stepsisters)

Note that stepsiblings share no biological parents (even if one of each of their parents have married each other), while half-siblings share one biological parent.

Question 4

Fill in the blank:

The children of your sister’s children are your ______.

Answer 4

grand-nephews/nieces

(or great-nephews/nieces)

And you would be their great uncle or aunt.

Question 5

What are the children of your first cousins to you?

Answer 5

first cousins once removed

The “removed” refers to a generation removed, and has nothing to do with “by marriage”.

Also note that if you had kids, then your kids and the children of your first cousin would be second cousins (not removed) since they are of the same generation.

Question 6

What award ceremony recognizes excellence within various areas of television and emerging media?

Answer 6

The Emmy Awards

(The Emmys)

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Question 7

Which award ceremony recognizes excellence in live Broadway theatre?

Answer 7

The Tony Awards

(The Tonys)

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Its official name is “The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Broadway Theatre”.

Question 8

What is the most prestigious award directors can receive at the Cannes Film Festival?

Answer 8

Palme d’Or

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Literally the “golden palm”, a Palme d’Or trophy is made of 18-carat yellow gold and placed on a rocky crystal cushion on which the golden palm leaf rests.

Question 9

What annual award program recognizes creative excellence and innovation in advertising, design, and communication?

Answer 9

The Clio Awards

(The Clios)

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The award program was established in 1959 and judges the participants with an international panel of advertising professionals.

Question 10

Fill in the blank:

The ______, also called The Academy Awards, is an award ceremony which recognizes artistic and technical merit in the film industry.

Answer 10

Oscars

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The Oscars are seen by many as the most prestigious award one can win in the entertainment industry.

Question 11

What British award ceremony recognizes and rewards excellence in the art of the moving image (film, television, and video games)?

Answer 11

BAFTA

(British Academy of Film and Television Arts)

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The BAFTA is the British equivalent of the Oscars, yet the BAFTA also recognizes international talent.

Question 12

What award ceremony recognizes outstanding achievement in the music industry of the USA?

Answer 12

The Grammy Awards

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The event is held annually, and the award is a trophy depicting a gilded gramophone.

Question 13

How would you calculate a 20% tip on a restaurant bill that is $72.83?

Answer 13

Move the decimal one place to the left, then multiply by 2.

$72.80 –> $7.28 x 2 = $14.56

In the U.S., it is generally customary to pay servers a 20% tip at a restaurant or more for exceptional service.

Question 14

When you are sitting in a car going 70 mph, the kinetic energy you and the car create is [the same / different].

Answer 14

different

Kinetic energy (KE = ½ m v²) depends on both mass and velocity.
Although you and the car have the same velocity, the car’s much greater mass means it has far more kinetic energy.