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#1. The Peace symbol is made using the letters N and D for Nuclear Disarmament in what form often used to communicate on ships?
#2. Artwork made from carvings of bones and ivory is called what?
#3. Starting with A, what is the legal term for a voluntary written statement under oath?
#4. What is the name for the Japanese dish of deep fried vegetables and seafood?
#5. What is the hammer a courtroom judge uses called?
#6. What is the study of people’s efficiency in their working environment?
#7. What is the Japanese healing technique based on the idea that therapists can channel good energy into a patient's body by touch in order to heal them?
#8. L.Ron Hubbard was a science fiction writer which gave birth to which religion?
#9. Starting with z what is the name of the movement that aims to protect Israel as the homeland of Judaism?
#10. Starting with e what is the term given for when someone who has been convicted of a crime has a later date been proven innocent?
#11. In 1997 former number 1 chess player Garry Kasparov famously lost a chess game against an IBM computer called what?
#12. In 2014 Facebook bought which company that made a virtual head mount display product?
#13. Starting with a, what term refers to someone who believes nothing is or can be known about god?
#14. A robot made with human appearance is called a what?
#15. What is Esperanto?
#16. What was the first film with sound?
#17. The word eskimo can be considered offensive, starting with the letter i, what is an alternative politically correct term for eskimos?
#18. Starting with H what is the branch of engineering that deals with the mechanical properties of liquids?
#19. What did Joseph Priestley discover in 1774?
#20. Who famously once said “Veni, vidi, vici” which translates to ‘I came, I saw, I conquered’?
FULL QUESTION AND ANSWER LIST
The Peace symbol is made using the letters N and D for Nuclear Disarmament in what form often used to communicate on ships? Semaphore symbols Artwork made from carvings of bones and ivory is called what? Scrimshaw Starting with A, what is the legal term for a voluntary written statement under oath? Affidavit What is the name for the Japanese dish of deep fried vegetables and seafood? Tempura What is the hammer a courtroom judge uses called? A gavel What is the study of people’s efficiency in their working environment? Ergonomics What is the Japanese healing technique based on the idea that therapists can channel good energy into a patient's body by touch in order to heal them? Reiki L.Ron Hubbard was a science fiction writer which gave birth to which religion? Scientology Starting with z what is the name of the movement that aims to protect Israel as the homeland of Judaism? Zionism Starting with e what is the term given for when someone who has been convicted of a crime has a later date been proven innocent? Exoneration In 1997 former number 1 chess player Garry Kasparov famously lost a chess game against an IBM computer called what? Deep Blue In 2014 Facebook bought which company that made a virtual head mount display product? Oculus Starting with a, what term refers to someone who believes nothing is or can be known about god? Agnostic A robot made with human appearance is called a what? Android What is Esperanto? Esperanto is a language (it is the widest spoken international language) What was the first film with sound? The Jazz Singer The word eskimo can be considered offensive, starting with the letter i, what is an alternative politically correct term for eskimos? Inuit Starting with H what is the branch of engineering that deals with the mechanical properties of liquids? Hydraulics What did Joseph Priestley discover in 1774? Oxygen Who famously once said “Veni, vidi, vici” which translates to ‘I came, I saw, I conquered’? Julius Caesar
