Tournament of Champions 2025 WSC
UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
What is a living history museum? - CORRECT ANSWER- They're a type of museum which
recreates historical settings to stimulate the past time period → Provides visitors with an
experiential interpretation of history (ex. Actors dress, talk and do things as they did in the past)
Where is the Spanish Village located? - CORRECT ANSWER- Barcelona
How many artist's work are there at the Spanish Village? - CORRECT ANSWER- 300
Who are the artists who have their work displayed at the Spanish Museum? - CORRECT
ANSWER- Picasso, Salvador Dalí and Joan Miró
How many traditional factories are there at the Spanish Museum? - CORRECT ANSWER-
20
What year was the Spanish Museum built and for what reason? - CORRECT ANSWER-
built in 1929 for the world fair in Barcelona
Who designed the blue prints for the Spanish Village? - CORRECT ANSWER- Puig i
Cadafalch → Representative of Modernisme
Who worked on the construction of the Spanish Village? - CORRECT ANSWER- Francesc
Folguera, Ramón Reventós, Miquel Utrillo (Art critic) and Xavier Nogués (Painter who traveled
through around 1600 villages to capture the true essence of Spanish Architecture)
In short, what is the Spanish Village? - CORRECT ANSWER- It's a large, full scale diorama
of the diversity of buildings of Spain from traditional eras → People can efficiently inspect 49
000 square meters of historical buildings and tilt at old slides with Don Quixote
,What is the label of Heritage Park? - CORRECT ANSWER- The largest living park in
Canada
Where is Heritage park located? - CORRECT ANSWER- In Calgary, Alberta, Canada
How many exhibits and attractions does Heritage Park have? - CORRECT ANSWER- 200
What is the money accumulated from Heritage Park used for? - CORRECT ANSWER-
preserve the park (registered as a charity)
What year is Heritage Park set in? - CORRECT ANSWER- 1905
In short, what is Heritage Park? - CORRECT ANSWER- It's located in Calgary and it's a
stop for photos and to eat 19th century ice cream with traditionally dressed actors/employees
Where is Millennium Park located? - CORRECT ANSWER- Located on the western shore
of Longting Lake in Kaifeng
When was Millennium Park founded? - CORRECT ANSWER- Founded in July 1992
When was Millennium Park opened to the public? - CORRECT ANSWER- Oct. 28th 1998
What is the Millennium Park in short? - CORRECT ANSWER- Located in Kaifeng, the park
offers hundreds of acres of life in the Northern Song Dynasty
In short, what is the American Frontierland? - CORRECT ANSWER- It's a land or territory
that forms the furthest extent of a country's settled or inhabited regions → Home to cowboys,
pioneers, salons → Along with a Disney theme park
,What is the Plymouth Patuxent in Massachusett? - CORRECT ANSWER- Its a recreation of
a 17th century English Village
What year does Plymouth Patuxent in Massachusett recreate and for how many months a year? -
CORRECT ANSWER- Year 1627 for 7 1/2 months
Since what year was Plymouth Patuxent in Massachusett operating? - CORRECT ANSWER-
1947
What global effort is Plymouth Patuxent in Massachusett part of? - CORRECT ANSWER-
The museum is part of a global effort to save old and endangered species
What boat can be found at the Plymouth Patuxent in Massachusett? - CORRECT ANSWER-
The Mayflower II
What year did pilgrims sail? - CORRECT ANSWER- in 1620
When was the replica of the Pilgrim's ship built? - CORRECT ANSWER- 1950s
In short, what is Plymouth Patuxent in Massachusett? - CORRECT ANSWER- Located in
Massachusetts, it's a controversial colonial village where visitors explore the early pilgrimage →
However it has been criticized for not being a bicultural museum → They don't pay attention to
the indigenous people who were innately displaced and give smallpox by the pilgrims
What were museums doing to animals? - CORRECT ANSWER- Museums are breeding
animals to look like their ancestor counterparts like making dogs look more like wolves for
example.
How were old recipes recovered? - CORRECT ANSWER- Most recipes were on a tablet or
on paper but to help researchers understand the diet of our ancestors, they would scrap off some
bits of ancient pieces of crud from the bottom of a pot
, What was the base ingredient in old recipes? - CORRECT ANSWER- Millet
What is the Paleo Diet? - CORRECT ANSWER- It's avoiding processed food → The idea
we should eat no processed food like our ancestors 10 000 years ago when their life expectancy
was 35 years
What is the Paleolithic Diet? - CORRECT ANSWER- Also known as the "caveman" diet, is
a way of eating based on food our ancient ancestors at during the Paleolithic Era → which lasted
approx 10 000 years → the main idea of the diet is that you don't eat processed food like grains,
dairy products, legumes and refined sugars, which are foods that weren't accessible during the
Paleolithic Era, therefore your body digests what it was genetically adapted to eat like protein
from meat, fish fruits, vegetables and nuts → However the diet has gotten major criticism since
at the time, our ancient ancestors' average life span was around till the age of 35 years old
(considered a young age to die)
The New York Institute for the Study of the Ancient World hosted a tasting called _______ -
CORRECT ANSWER- Appetite for the Past
Who attended the tasting hosted by The New York Institute for the Study of the Ancient World?
- CORRECT ANSWER- Among those who attended the tasting were Chefs, Archeologists
and other researchers who all researched about the diet of those in past eras
How did researchers find these old recipes? - CORRECT ANSWER- researchers also find
these lost recipes during an excavation like finding a stone slab with some engravings on it or
with the remains of cooking tools and vessels like pots
A team of archeologists excavated a site of Ancient China where they found an ancient pot used
for cooking during which time period? - CORRECT ANSWER- the Song Dynasty
Who is Pia Sorensen? - CORRECT ANSWER- Of the University of Harvard → worked on
Babylonian dishes
UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
What is a living history museum? - CORRECT ANSWER- They're a type of museum which
recreates historical settings to stimulate the past time period → Provides visitors with an
experiential interpretation of history (ex. Actors dress, talk and do things as they did in the past)
Where is the Spanish Village located? - CORRECT ANSWER- Barcelona
How many artist's work are there at the Spanish Village? - CORRECT ANSWER- 300
Who are the artists who have their work displayed at the Spanish Museum? - CORRECT
ANSWER- Picasso, Salvador Dalí and Joan Miró
How many traditional factories are there at the Spanish Museum? - CORRECT ANSWER-
20
What year was the Spanish Museum built and for what reason? - CORRECT ANSWER-
built in 1929 for the world fair in Barcelona
Who designed the blue prints for the Spanish Village? - CORRECT ANSWER- Puig i
Cadafalch → Representative of Modernisme
Who worked on the construction of the Spanish Village? - CORRECT ANSWER- Francesc
Folguera, Ramón Reventós, Miquel Utrillo (Art critic) and Xavier Nogués (Painter who traveled
through around 1600 villages to capture the true essence of Spanish Architecture)
In short, what is the Spanish Village? - CORRECT ANSWER- It's a large, full scale diorama
of the diversity of buildings of Spain from traditional eras → People can efficiently inspect 49
000 square meters of historical buildings and tilt at old slides with Don Quixote
,What is the label of Heritage Park? - CORRECT ANSWER- The largest living park in
Canada
Where is Heritage park located? - CORRECT ANSWER- In Calgary, Alberta, Canada
How many exhibits and attractions does Heritage Park have? - CORRECT ANSWER- 200
What is the money accumulated from Heritage Park used for? - CORRECT ANSWER-
preserve the park (registered as a charity)
What year is Heritage Park set in? - CORRECT ANSWER- 1905
In short, what is Heritage Park? - CORRECT ANSWER- It's located in Calgary and it's a
stop for photos and to eat 19th century ice cream with traditionally dressed actors/employees
Where is Millennium Park located? - CORRECT ANSWER- Located on the western shore
of Longting Lake in Kaifeng
When was Millennium Park founded? - CORRECT ANSWER- Founded in July 1992
When was Millennium Park opened to the public? - CORRECT ANSWER- Oct. 28th 1998
What is the Millennium Park in short? - CORRECT ANSWER- Located in Kaifeng, the park
offers hundreds of acres of life in the Northern Song Dynasty
In short, what is the American Frontierland? - CORRECT ANSWER- It's a land or territory
that forms the furthest extent of a country's settled or inhabited regions → Home to cowboys,
pioneers, salons → Along with a Disney theme park
,What is the Plymouth Patuxent in Massachusett? - CORRECT ANSWER- Its a recreation of
a 17th century English Village
What year does Plymouth Patuxent in Massachusett recreate and for how many months a year? -
CORRECT ANSWER- Year 1627 for 7 1/2 months
Since what year was Plymouth Patuxent in Massachusett operating? - CORRECT ANSWER-
1947
What global effort is Plymouth Patuxent in Massachusett part of? - CORRECT ANSWER-
The museum is part of a global effort to save old and endangered species
What boat can be found at the Plymouth Patuxent in Massachusett? - CORRECT ANSWER-
The Mayflower II
What year did pilgrims sail? - CORRECT ANSWER- in 1620
When was the replica of the Pilgrim's ship built? - CORRECT ANSWER- 1950s
In short, what is Plymouth Patuxent in Massachusett? - CORRECT ANSWER- Located in
Massachusetts, it's a controversial colonial village where visitors explore the early pilgrimage →
However it has been criticized for not being a bicultural museum → They don't pay attention to
the indigenous people who were innately displaced and give smallpox by the pilgrims
What were museums doing to animals? - CORRECT ANSWER- Museums are breeding
animals to look like their ancestor counterparts like making dogs look more like wolves for
example.
How were old recipes recovered? - CORRECT ANSWER- Most recipes were on a tablet or
on paper but to help researchers understand the diet of our ancestors, they would scrap off some
bits of ancient pieces of crud from the bottom of a pot
, What was the base ingredient in old recipes? - CORRECT ANSWER- Millet
What is the Paleo Diet? - CORRECT ANSWER- It's avoiding processed food → The idea
we should eat no processed food like our ancestors 10 000 years ago when their life expectancy
was 35 years
What is the Paleolithic Diet? - CORRECT ANSWER- Also known as the "caveman" diet, is
a way of eating based on food our ancient ancestors at during the Paleolithic Era → which lasted
approx 10 000 years → the main idea of the diet is that you don't eat processed food like grains,
dairy products, legumes and refined sugars, which are foods that weren't accessible during the
Paleolithic Era, therefore your body digests what it was genetically adapted to eat like protein
from meat, fish fruits, vegetables and nuts → However the diet has gotten major criticism since
at the time, our ancient ancestors' average life span was around till the age of 35 years old
(considered a young age to die)
The New York Institute for the Study of the Ancient World hosted a tasting called _______ -
CORRECT ANSWER- Appetite for the Past
Who attended the tasting hosted by The New York Institute for the Study of the Ancient World?
- CORRECT ANSWER- Among those who attended the tasting were Chefs, Archeologists
and other researchers who all researched about the diet of those in past eras
How did researchers find these old recipes? - CORRECT ANSWER- researchers also find
these lost recipes during an excavation like finding a stone slab with some engravings on it or
with the remains of cooking tools and vessels like pots
A team of archeologists excavated a site of Ancient China where they found an ancient pot used
for cooking during which time period? - CORRECT ANSWER- the Song Dynasty
Who is Pia Sorensen? - CORRECT ANSWER- Of the University of Harvard → worked on
Babylonian dishes
