Short Quiz IV
5.4.10
1) Founded in 1979 by ______ and his wife Cindy, the award is funded by the ______ and is considered to be one of the world's premier architecture prizes. Often referred to as the Nobel of architecture, it is awarded "irrespective of nationality, race, creed, or ideology". The recipients receive US$100,000, a citation certificate, and a bronze medallion. There is a Latin inscription on the reverse of the medallion— firmitas, utilitas, venustas (durability, utility, and beauty). Before 1987, a limited edition Henry Moore sculpture accompanied the monetary prize.
Pritzker Prize
2)Some believe that X's flight ran out of fuel and fell into the sea. This is known as the crash and sink theory while many believe that the flight ended in Phoenix Island (The Gardner Island Hypothesis). The latter is "the most confirmed theory" of X's disappearance. The movie Flight for Freedom furthered a myth that X was spying on the Japanese in the Pacific at the request of the Roosevelt administration. Who?
Amelia Earhart
3)X is sent back in time by Nobita Nobi's great-great grandson to improve Nobita's circumstances so that his descendants may enjoy a better future. In the original timeline, Nobita experienced nothing but misery and misfortune throughout his life. As a result of this, Nobita's failures in school and subsequently, his career, have left his family line with financial problems. In order to alter history, The great-great grandson sent him X,a robot. Id X.
Doraemon
4) When Pokemon game was released in 1998 by Nintendo, this city was renamed in honour of Pikachu for a day as this city was the site for the launch. As a part of April Fool's hoaxes, Google announced that it would change its name to ______ to honor ______'s "name change" to Google . Which city?
Topeka, Kansas
5) This pic depicts "death" coming to take away a man's life. What is the name for this kind of depiction of death?
The Grim Reaper
6) This word originates from a character's name in Federico Fellini's La Dolce Vita. Fellini took the name from an Italian dialect that describes a particularly annoying noise, that of a buzzing mosquito. Which word?
Paparazzi
Pritzker Prize
2)Some believe that X's flight ran out of fuel and fell into the sea. This is known as the crash and sink theory while many believe that the flight ended in Phoenix Island (The Gardner Island Hypothesis). The latter is "the most confirmed theory" of X's disappearance. The movie Flight for Freedom furthered a myth that X was spying on the Japanese in the Pacific at the request of the Roosevelt administration. Who?
Amelia Earhart
3)X is sent back in time by Nobita Nobi's great-great grandson to improve Nobita's circumstances so that his descendants may enjoy a better future. In the original timeline, Nobita experienced nothing but misery and misfortune throughout his life. As a result of this, Nobita's failures in school and subsequently, his career, have left his family line with financial problems. In order to alter history, The great-great grandson sent him X,a robot. Id X.
Doraemon
4) When Pokemon game was released in 1998 by Nintendo, this city was renamed in honour of Pikachu for a day as this city was the site for the launch. As a part of April Fool's hoaxes, Google announced that it would change its name to ______ to honor ______'s "name change" to Google . Which city?
Topeka, Kansas
5) This pic depicts "death" coming to take away a man's life. What is the name for this kind of depiction of death?
The Grim Reaper
6) This word originates from a character's name in Federico Fellini's La Dolce Vita. Fellini took the name from an Italian dialect that describes a particularly annoying noise, that of a buzzing mosquito. Which word?
Paparazzi
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