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WSC 2025 Questions and Correct Answers
Big Dig Ans: — A large Boston highway project aimed at reducing
traffic by burying roads underground; known for major delays and
budget overruns.
Channel Tunnel Ans: — A tunnel under the English Channel
linking the UK and France by rail; major engineering feat.
California High-Speed Rail Ans: — An ambitious train project
connecting Californian cities; delayed and over budget.
Sejong City Ans: — A planned South Korean city built to
decentralize government from Seoul.
Hambantota Ans: — A Sri Lankan port project funded by China;
later leased to China due to debt.
NEOM Ans: — A futuristic smart city planned in Saudi Arabia;
promises innovation but faces skepticism.
Khazar Islands Ans: — An unfinished Azerbaijani luxury
development on artificial islands, modeled after Dubai.
Three Gorges Dam Ans: — The world's largest hydroelectric dam
in China; highly powerful but controversial.
Hong Kong-Zhuhai Bridge Ans: — A long sea bridge connecting
Hong Kong, Macau, and Zhuhai; built to boost trade.
New Eurasia Land Bridge Ans: — A transcontinental rail system
connecting China to Europe under the Belt and Road Initiative.
Australia's fiber internet plan Ans: — A national plan to provide
high-speed internet, later downgraded and still incomplete.
Canada's high-speed rail Ans: — A project that was rebranded as
"high-frequency" rail after failing to meet speed goals.
WHO (World Health Organization) Ans: — Declared loneliness a
global health crisis in 2023.
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Japan's loneliness tech Ans: — Includes robots and digital
companions to reduce isolation among the elderly.
UN Development Programme Ans: — Reported worsening living
conditions in 90% of countries in 2021.
Podcasts Ans: — Audio shows that surged in popularity during the
pandemic, becoming a social outlet for many.
Charles Guiteau Ans: — The assassin of U.S. President Garfield
who believed they shared a personal bond.
Parasocial relationships Ans: — One-sided emotional bonds
formed with media personalities or influencers.
Algorithms Ans: — Code that controls what users see online; can
promote harmful content for engagement.
Moore's Law Ans: — The idea that computing power doubles
regularly; often cited in tech-driven future predictions.
"Counting Up to Twenty" Ans: — A musical piece mentioned as an
example of past optimism about the future.
Robert Browning Ans: — Poet known for the phrase "The best is
yet to be," often quoted to inspire hope.
Nostradamus Ans: — A 16th-century French seer known for vague
yet enduring predictions.
Horace - "Ode I.11" Ans: — A Roman poet urging people to
embrace the present instead of predicting the future.
William Butler Yeats - "The Second Coming" Ans: — A symbolic
poem about chaos and change, not literal prophecy.
Robert Frost - "Fire and Ice" Ans: — A metaphorical reflection on
how the world might end—desire (fire) or hate (ice).
Emily Dickinson - "The Future—never spoke" Ans: — A brief poem
emphasizing the unknowability of the future.
Comparative horoscopy Ans: — Matching horoscopes across
people or events to find patterns.
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Haruspicy Ans: — Reading the entrails of sacrificed animals for
omens.
Ornithomancy Ans: — Divining the future by observing bird
behavior.
Alectryomancy Ans: — Using a rooster's pecking to choose letters
or answers.
Pyro-osteomancy Ans: — Interpreting cracks in heated bones.
Oneiromancy Ans: — Interpreting dreams as omens or messages.
Bibliomancy Ans: — Opening a book (often religious) to a random
page for guidance.
Hydromancy Ans: — Divination using water—ripples, flow, or
reflections.
Astragalomancy Ans: — Casting animal knucklebones to predict
outcomes.
Scyphomancy Ans: — Reading signs in cups, often involving water
or wine.
Astrology Ans: — Belief that planetary positions influence human
lives.
Palmistry Ans: — Reading palm lines to predict personality and
fate.
Physiognomy Ans: — Judging character based on facial features.
Ceromancy Ans: — Pouring wax into water and interpreting the
shapes.
Tasseography Ans: — Reading tea leaves or coffee grounds.
Cartomancy Ans: — Using cards (like tarot) to predict the future.
Fortune teller Ans: — A general term for someone claiming to
predict your fate.
Oracle Ans: — A prophetic figure or place where divine advice is
given.
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Soothsayer Ans: — An older term for a person claiming future
knowledge.
Shaman Ans: — A spiritual figure who may perform healing and
divination.
Witch Ans: — A person believed to have magical or prophetic
powers.
Clairvoyant Ans: — Someone who claims to perceive events
beyond normal senses.
Ifá Ans: — A West African system of divination involving rituals
and oral wisdom.
Jyotish Ans: — Hindu astrology, focused on planetary positions
and karma.
I Ching Ans: — An ancient Chinese divination text using
hexagrams.
Bazi Ans: — A Chinese fortune-telling method based on birth date
and time.
Jiaobei Ans: — Chinese wooden blocks tossed to get yes/no
answers from deities.
Omikuji Ans: — Japanese fortune slips drawn at shrines.
Ouija Ans: — A board used to "communicate" with spirits by
spelling messages.
Crystal ball Ans: — A clear orb used to "see" visions of the future.
Fortune cookies Ans: — Mass-produced treats with printed
predictions inside.
Horoscopes Ans: — Daily or monthly zodiac-based predictions
often in media.
Michio Kaku Ans: — A physicist who writes about future
technology and society.
Caravaggio - The Fortune Teller Ans: — A painting showing a
young man being deceived by a gypsy fortune teller.
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WSC 2025 Questions and Correct Answers
Big Dig Ans: — A large Boston highway project aimed at reducing
traffic by burying roads underground; known for major delays and
budget overruns.
Channel Tunnel Ans: — A tunnel under the English Channel
linking the UK and France by rail; major engineering feat.
California High-Speed Rail Ans: — An ambitious train project
connecting Californian cities; delayed and over budget.
Sejong City Ans: — A planned South Korean city built to
decentralize government from Seoul.
Hambantota Ans: — A Sri Lankan port project funded by China;
later leased to China due to debt.
NEOM Ans: — A futuristic smart city planned in Saudi Arabia;
promises innovation but faces skepticism.
Khazar Islands Ans: — An unfinished Azerbaijani luxury
development on artificial islands, modeled after Dubai.
Three Gorges Dam Ans: — The world's largest hydroelectric dam
in China; highly powerful but controversial.
Hong Kong-Zhuhai Bridge Ans: — A long sea bridge connecting
Hong Kong, Macau, and Zhuhai; built to boost trade.
New Eurasia Land Bridge Ans: — A transcontinental rail system
connecting China to Europe under the Belt and Road Initiative.
Australia's fiber internet plan Ans: — A national plan to provide
high-speed internet, later downgraded and still incomplete.
Canada's high-speed rail Ans: — A project that was rebranded as
"high-frequency" rail after failing to meet speed goals.
WHO (World Health Organization) Ans: — Declared loneliness a
global health crisis in 2023.
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Japan's loneliness tech Ans: — Includes robots and digital
companions to reduce isolation among the elderly.
UN Development Programme Ans: — Reported worsening living
conditions in 90% of countries in 2021.
Podcasts Ans: — Audio shows that surged in popularity during the
pandemic, becoming a social outlet for many.
Charles Guiteau Ans: — The assassin of U.S. President Garfield
who believed they shared a personal bond.
Parasocial relationships Ans: — One-sided emotional bonds
formed with media personalities or influencers.
Algorithms Ans: — Code that controls what users see online; can
promote harmful content for engagement.
Moore's Law Ans: — The idea that computing power doubles
regularly; often cited in tech-driven future predictions.
"Counting Up to Twenty" Ans: — A musical piece mentioned as an
example of past optimism about the future.
Robert Browning Ans: — Poet known for the phrase "The best is
yet to be," often quoted to inspire hope.
Nostradamus Ans: — A 16th-century French seer known for vague
yet enduring predictions.
Horace - "Ode I.11" Ans: — A Roman poet urging people to
embrace the present instead of predicting the future.
William Butler Yeats - "The Second Coming" Ans: — A symbolic
poem about chaos and change, not literal prophecy.
Robert Frost - "Fire and Ice" Ans: — A metaphorical reflection on
how the world might end—desire (fire) or hate (ice).
Emily Dickinson - "The Future—never spoke" Ans: — A brief poem
emphasizing the unknowability of the future.
Comparative horoscopy Ans: — Matching horoscopes across
people or events to find patterns.
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Haruspicy Ans: — Reading the entrails of sacrificed animals for
omens.
Ornithomancy Ans: — Divining the future by observing bird
behavior.
Alectryomancy Ans: — Using a rooster's pecking to choose letters
or answers.
Pyro-osteomancy Ans: — Interpreting cracks in heated bones.
Oneiromancy Ans: — Interpreting dreams as omens or messages.
Bibliomancy Ans: — Opening a book (often religious) to a random
page for guidance.
Hydromancy Ans: — Divination using water—ripples, flow, or
reflections.
Astragalomancy Ans: — Casting animal knucklebones to predict
outcomes.
Scyphomancy Ans: — Reading signs in cups, often involving water
or wine.
Astrology Ans: — Belief that planetary positions influence human
lives.
Palmistry Ans: — Reading palm lines to predict personality and
fate.
Physiognomy Ans: — Judging character based on facial features.
Ceromancy Ans: — Pouring wax into water and interpreting the
shapes.
Tasseography Ans: — Reading tea leaves or coffee grounds.
Cartomancy Ans: — Using cards (like tarot) to predict the future.
Fortune teller Ans: — A general term for someone claiming to
predict your fate.
Oracle Ans: — A prophetic figure or place where divine advice is
given.
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Soothsayer Ans: — An older term for a person claiming future
knowledge.
Shaman Ans: — A spiritual figure who may perform healing and
divination.
Witch Ans: — A person believed to have magical or prophetic
powers.
Clairvoyant Ans: — Someone who claims to perceive events
beyond normal senses.
Ifá Ans: — A West African system of divination involving rituals
and oral wisdom.
Jyotish Ans: — Hindu astrology, focused on planetary positions
and karma.
I Ching Ans: — An ancient Chinese divination text using
hexagrams.
Bazi Ans: — A Chinese fortune-telling method based on birth date
and time.
Jiaobei Ans: — Chinese wooden blocks tossed to get yes/no
answers from deities.
Omikuji Ans: — Japanese fortune slips drawn at shrines.
Ouija Ans: — A board used to "communicate" with spirits by
spelling messages.
Crystal ball Ans: — A clear orb used to "see" visions of the future.
Fortune cookies Ans: — Mass-produced treats with printed
predictions inside.
Horoscopes Ans: — Daily or monthly zodiac-based predictions
often in media.
Michio Kaku Ans: — A physicist who writes about future
technology and society.
Caravaggio - The Fortune Teller Ans: — A painting showing a
young man being deceived by a gypsy fortune teller.
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