"Danger of a Single Story" and "Two Kinds"

Question 1

Impressible, Affected, Feeling

Answer 1

Impressionable

Question 2

Current, Typical, Everyday

Answer 2

Conventional

Question 3

Private, Family, Domiciliary

Answer 3

Domestic

Question 4

Fiber from leaves of palm tree

Answer 4

Rafia

Question 5

Indulge, Favor, Look Down On

Answer 5

Patronize

Question 6

Mystifying, Baffling, Puzzling

Answer 6

Incomprehensible

Question 7

English novelist, short-story writer, poet, and journalist. Some stories include, Jungle Book dilogy, Kim, and short stories, The Man Who Would Be King.

Answer 7

Rudyard Kipling

Question 8

Accuracy, Correctness, Credibility

Answer 8

Authenticity

Question 9

Cheat, Defraud, Overcharge

Answer 9

Fleece

Question 10

Wretched, Low, Worthless

Answer 10

Abject

Question 11

Evict, Eject, Expel

Answer 11

Dispossess

Question 12

Allowance, Divide, Share

Answer 12

Ration

Question 13

Pattern, Average

Answer 13

Stereotypes

Question 14

Nigerian movie industry, in Lagos

Answer 14

Nollywood

Question 15

Original, New, Inventive

Answer 15

Innovative

Question 16

Fix Up, Modernize, Remodel, Redo

Answer 16

Refurbishing

Question 17

Evil, Harmful, Malevolent, Sinister

Answer 17

Malign

Question 18

Was an American actress, singer, dancer, and diplomat, was a child actress. United States ambassador to Ghana and Czechoslovakia, and also served as Chief of Protocol of the United States.

Answer 18

Shirley Temple

Question 19

A neighborhood in San Francisco, one of the oldest neighborhoods. Derived from Mission San Francisco de Asís, built in 1776 by the Spanish.

Answer 19

Mission District

Question 20

James Matthew Barrie wrote the Novel, in 1911. Became movie in 1953.

Answer 20

Peter Pan

Question 21

Injustice, Insult, Dishonor

Answer 21

Indignity

Question 22

Disgrace, Abuse, Condemnation, Shame

Answer 22

Reproach

Question 23

Capitol of Kenya (means place of cool waters)

Answer 23

Nairobi

Question 24

Means ‘Yahweh is judge, has judged’
Was son of Asa, and the fourth king of the Kingdom of Judah, in succession to his father.

Answer 24

Jehoshaphat

Question 25

A device making a loud, deep sound as a warning to ships in fog.

Answer 25

Foghorns

Question 26

The Ed Sullivan Show was an American television variety show that ran on CBS from June 20, 1948, to March 28, 1971, and was hosted by New York entertainment columnist Ed Sullivan.

Answer 26

Ed Sullivan Show

Question 27

Fascinate, Hypnotize, Control

Answer 27

Mesmerize

Question 28

Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer and pianist. His works rank among the most performed of the classical music repertoire and span the transition from the Classical period to the Romantic era in classical music.

Answer 28

Beethoven

Question 29

Contemplation, Fantasy, Meditation, Dreaming

Answer 29

Reverie

Question 30

Clashing, At Odds, Different, Opposite

Answer 30

Discordant