World Scholar's Cup (WSC) 2025: Reigniting the Future KEY
TERMS UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers
1. Slice of Life Genre of storytelling that focuses on everyday experiences and mundane events
rather than dramatic action.
2. Cybernetic Aes- A futuristic art and design movement that integrates machines, AI, and digital
thetics interfaces.
3. Neon Noir A modern subgenre of film and literature that combines traditional noir story-
telling with neon-lit cyberpunk visuals.
4. Speculative Fic- A broad category of fiction that explores 'what if' scenarios about the future,
tion including sci-fi, alternate history, and dystopian themes.
5. Metamodernism A cultural movement that blends irony with sincerity, often seen in modern story-
telling, art, and philosophy.
6. Steganography The practice of hiding secret messages within images or text, used in cryptogra-
phy and espionage.
7. Transhumanism A movement that promotes enhancing human abilities through technology, AI,
and genetic engineering.
8. Automated Sto- AI-powered systems that generate narratives, challenging human creativity.
rytelling
9. Anthropocene The current geological era, marked by significant human impact on Earth's envi-
ronment.
10. Cognitive Es- A concept in speculative fiction where familiar reality is slightly altered to provoke
trangement thought.
11. Post-Irony A cultural phase where sincerity and absurdism blur, common in modern internet
culture.
12. Oxidation
, World Scholar's Cup (WSC) 2025: Reigniting the Future KEY
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A chemical reaction where a substance combines with oxygen, often releasing
energy.
13. Ignition The process of starting a fire or combustion reaction.
14. Combustion A chemical process in which a substance burns in oxygen to release heat and light.
15. Convection The transfer of heat through fluids (liquids or gases).
16. Flash point The lowest temperature at which a substance can ignite.
17. Fire Triangle The three elements required for fire: heat, fuel, and oxygen.
18. Fire Tetrahedron The fire triangle plus a chemical chain reaction, making the fire self-sustaining.
19. Flame A visible part of combustion, representing destruction, purification, and renewal.
, World Scholar's Cup (WSC) 2025: Reigniting the Future KEY
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20. Fuel Any material that burns to produce energy (e.g., wood, coal, gasoline).
21. Exothermic Reac- A chemical reaction that releases energy (e.g., combustion, explosions, conden-
tion sation).
22. Endothermic Re- A chemical reaction that absorbs energy (e.g., melting ice, evaporation, photosyn-
action thesis).
23. Fire by Friction Rubbing two objects together to generate heat.
24. Hand Drill Rolling a wooden spindle between your hands against a fireboard.
25. Bow Drill A bow is used to spin a spindle, generating heat and igniting tinder.
, World Scholar's Cup (WSC) 2025: Reigniting the Future KEY
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26. Fire Plough A stick is repeatedly scraped against a groove in a fireboard.
27. Pump Drill A weighted spindle is spun using a cord and wooden crossbar.
28. Fire by Percus- Striking materials to create sparks.
sion
29. Flint and Steel Striking steel against flint (or quartz) produces sparks to ignite tinder.
30. Iron Pyrite and A prehistoric alternative to modern steel and flint.
Flint
31. Fire Striker A tool that creates sparks when struck against metal.
32. Fire Piston Air is rapidly compressed in a cylinder, heating up enough to ignite a small piece
of tinder.
TERMS UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers
1. Slice of Life Genre of storytelling that focuses on everyday experiences and mundane events
rather than dramatic action.
2. Cybernetic Aes- A futuristic art and design movement that integrates machines, AI, and digital
thetics interfaces.
3. Neon Noir A modern subgenre of film and literature that combines traditional noir story-
telling with neon-lit cyberpunk visuals.
4. Speculative Fic- A broad category of fiction that explores 'what if' scenarios about the future,
tion including sci-fi, alternate history, and dystopian themes.
5. Metamodernism A cultural movement that blends irony with sincerity, often seen in modern story-
telling, art, and philosophy.
6. Steganography The practice of hiding secret messages within images or text, used in cryptogra-
phy and espionage.
7. Transhumanism A movement that promotes enhancing human abilities through technology, AI,
and genetic engineering.
8. Automated Sto- AI-powered systems that generate narratives, challenging human creativity.
rytelling
9. Anthropocene The current geological era, marked by significant human impact on Earth's envi-
ronment.
10. Cognitive Es- A concept in speculative fiction where familiar reality is slightly altered to provoke
trangement thought.
11. Post-Irony A cultural phase where sincerity and absurdism blur, common in modern internet
culture.
12. Oxidation
, World Scholar's Cup (WSC) 2025: Reigniting the Future KEY
TERMS UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers
A chemical reaction where a substance combines with oxygen, often releasing
energy.
13. Ignition The process of starting a fire or combustion reaction.
14. Combustion A chemical process in which a substance burns in oxygen to release heat and light.
15. Convection The transfer of heat through fluids (liquids or gases).
16. Flash point The lowest temperature at which a substance can ignite.
17. Fire Triangle The three elements required for fire: heat, fuel, and oxygen.
18. Fire Tetrahedron The fire triangle plus a chemical chain reaction, making the fire self-sustaining.
19. Flame A visible part of combustion, representing destruction, purification, and renewal.
, World Scholar's Cup (WSC) 2025: Reigniting the Future KEY
TERMS UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers
20. Fuel Any material that burns to produce energy (e.g., wood, coal, gasoline).
21. Exothermic Reac- A chemical reaction that releases energy (e.g., combustion, explosions, conden-
tion sation).
22. Endothermic Re- A chemical reaction that absorbs energy (e.g., melting ice, evaporation, photosyn-
action thesis).
23. Fire by Friction Rubbing two objects together to generate heat.
24. Hand Drill Rolling a wooden spindle between your hands against a fireboard.
25. Bow Drill A bow is used to spin a spindle, generating heat and igniting tinder.
, World Scholar's Cup (WSC) 2025: Reigniting the Future KEY
TERMS UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers
26. Fire Plough A stick is repeatedly scraped against a groove in a fireboard.
27. Pump Drill A weighted spindle is spun using a cord and wooden crossbar.
28. Fire by Percus- Striking materials to create sparks.
sion
29. Flint and Steel Striking steel against flint (or quartz) produces sparks to ignite tinder.
30. Iron Pyrite and A prehistoric alternative to modern steel and flint.
Flint
31. Fire Striker A tool that creates sparks when struck against metal.
32. Fire Piston Air is rapidly compressed in a cylinder, heating up enough to ignite a small piece
of tinder.
