HISTORY 1. It was a policy set forth on March 12, 1947 stating that the U.S.

would support Greece and Turkey with economic and military aid to prevent their falling into the Soviet sphere. Historians often consider it as the start of the Cold War. Truman Doctrine 2. What was the title given to Abu Bakr when he succeeded at the death of Mohammed? caliph 3. He was highly influential in the development of computer science, providing a formalisation of concepts of algorithm and computation with his machine, which played a significant role in the creation of the modern computer. He is widely considered to be the father of computer science and artificial intelligence. Alan Turing 4. After months of disorder, the czar agreed in October, 1905, to the formation of Russias first parliament. He promised that it would represent all elements of the population and guarantee their civil liberties. What was the name of this parliament? Duma 5. What was the name of the emperor who enforced the Hundred Days Reform that was inspired by Kang Yu-wei? It failed because they threated almost everyone in a position of power. On September 21, 1898 he was dethroned by the Dowager Empress. Kuang-hsu 6. In Maya society, priests shared control with ambitious rulers who expanded the religious centers into city-states. What do you call the head of each city-state? The term translates into the true man. halach uinic 7. Incident in Anglo-Indian history: according to tradition, the nawab (ruler) of Bengal confined 146 British prisoners on the night of June 20 1756 in one small room, of whom only 23 allegedly survived. Later research reduced the death count to 43, assigning negligence rather than intention. Black Hole of Calcutta. 8. In 1898, land around Hong Kong was secured by Britain for a lease of how many years? 99years 9. Hereditary Hindu rulers who dominated south-eastern India between the 4th and 9th centuries. The dynastys greatest kings were Simhavisnu and Narasimhavarman I. Their capital was Kanchi, southwest of Madras (now Chennai). Pallava dynasty 10. It was an economic alliance of trading cities and their merchant guilds that dominated trade along the coast of Northern Europe. It stretched from the Baltic to the North Sea and inland during the Late Middle Ages and early modern period. Hanseatic League 11. What do you call the highest rank of the feudal Moscovian, Kievan Russian, Bulgarian, and Moldavian aristocracies? It is second only to the ruling princes (in Bulgaria, tsars) from the 10th century throughout the 17th century. The rank has lived on as a surname in Russia and Finland. Boyar 12. What is the name of the wife of the young pharaoh Tutankhamen? Ankhesenamun

HUMANITIES 1. The flat version of a column, consisting of a slim rectangle projecting from a wall. Often used on shop frontages. - Pilaster

2. Flemish painter who gained in his lifetime a Europe-wide reputation. One of the first painters to use oil paint effectively, he is noted for his meticulous detail and his brilliance of colour and finish. He painted religious scenes like the altarpiece The adoration of the Lamb. John Van Eyck 3. It is the oldest extant chronicle in Japan, dating from the early 8th century and composed by O no Yasumaro at the request of Empress Gemmei. It is a collection of myths concerning the origin of the four home islands of Japan, and the Kami. Along with the Nohon Shoki, the myths contained in it are part of the inspiration behind Shinto practices and myths. Kojiki 4. In classical drama, it was the background building to which the platform stage was connected. It was where costumes were stored and to which the periaktoi (painted panels serving as the background) were connected. - skene 5. It is a form of traditional Japanese comic theatre. It developed alongside Noh, was performed along with Noh as an intermission of sorts between Noh acts, on the same Noh stage and retains close links to Noh in the modern day. Kygen 6. In music, it is a term referring to the rapid sliding scales up and down piano or other instruments. - Glissando 7. Direction on music that strict time need not be observed. Ad lib 8. In paint, the liquid part in which prepared pigment is mixed so that the pain can be brushed or flowed onto a surface. Vehicle 9. A choral composition having choruses, solos, and recitatives which may be either religious, resembling a short oratorio, or secular. It is performed without action, scenery, or costume. Cantata 10. What do you call the raised pulpit from which the Epistle and the Gospel were read in a Christian church? Ambo 11. In music, the displacement of accents in which weak beats are accented or strong beats are not, or both. Jazz is characterized by it. Syncopation 12. The doctrine that human beings are, in an important sense, equal and that it is desirable to remove inequalities by social and political means. It was part of the famous slogan of the French Revolution: Liberty, Equality, Fraternity Egalitarianism

SCIENCE 1. It is the tendency for individuals who observe an emergency to help less when someone else is present than when they are alone. Bystander effect 2. Sharp or burning pain originating in a nerve and spreading over its area of distribution. Neuralgia 3. In medicine, any treatment given to relieve symptoms rather than to cure the underlying cause. Palliative 4. What do you call the waste product that causes the yellow skin in jaundice? Bilirubin 5. What do you call the branch of medicine concerning adolescence? Ephebiatrics

6. What is the other term for spinal adjustment? It is done to relieve tension, pressure, and imbalances in bones, muscles and nerves. Chiropractic adjustment 7. This class of mollusc include pond snails, land slugs, sea butterflies, sea hares, limpets and nudibranchs. They are shell-less or single shelled molluscs that move by using a muscular foot located on the ventral side. - Gastropods 8. It is the substance present in the bark of a tree and makes the cells impervious to water and gases. Suberin 9. What is the process by which an alternating signal is converted to direct signal? Rectification 10. This term refers to the excessive preoccupation of worry about having a serious illness. Hypochondriasis 11. These are memories of emotionally significant events that people often recall with more accuracy and vivid imagery than everyday events. Flashbulb memories 12. It is a type of infection in which a host cell makes copies of the virus indefinitely. Lysogenic infection GENERAL INFORMATION 1. Chinas national name Zhonghua Renmin Gongheguo means what? Peoples Republic of China 2. Japanese word 3. It is the geographic southern tip of Africa and the official dividing point between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. Cape Agulhas 4. What scent is produced from the bark of the commiphora tree? - myrrh 5. Autonomous community of western Spain, on the border with Portugal, comprising the provinces of Badajoz and Caceres; Much of the region is not prosperous, and has suffered from steady emigration. The capital is Merida. Extremadura 6. Alicante, Golden Boy and Piranto are types of what? - Tomato 7. What is the largest invertebrate animal? Giant Squid 8. What French word when translated means kitchen? Cuisine 9. Sikh place of worship and meeting. As well as a room housing the Guru Granth Sahib, the holy book and focus for worship, it contains the langar, a kitchen and eating area for the communal meal. Gurdwara 10. Chiliad is term for a group of how many years? 1000 or 1 millennium 11. From what sport may you have a hog, kiggle, kaggle and pot-lid? Curling 12. What does a copoclephilist collect? Keyrings UST HISTORY 1. 2. 3. 4. What document raised the status of UST to a university?- In supereminenti Who gave the title Royal to the University? King Charles III In what school year was The Faculty Club established? 1931-1932 What was the organ of the Journalism students? Argonaut

5. Who is this Thomasian that was the senate president of the first congress? He finished Masters of Laws from the University. Jose Avelino 6. He was the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery that disappeared under strong assumption that he was taken to Fort Santiago by the Japanese Military. Dr. Bonifacio Mencias 7. When was the Santo Tomas elevated to the status of Pontifical University? September 17, 1902 8. Who raised the status of UST to a Catholic university? Pope Pius XII 9. From where in UST did Angel Locsin graduate? UST Highschool 10. The first chief justice that came from UST was Cayetano Arellano. Who was the second Thomasian to be appointed as Chief Justice? Victorino Mapa 11. According to Fr. Labrador, when did the Department of Public Instruction order the teaching of Japanese in all grades? June 23, 1943 12. What degree did Renato Corona finished in the University of Santo Tomas? Doctorate in Law (Summa Cum Laude) MATHEMATICS 1. Peter is in a corner of a 24x45 ft rectangular field. He saw a cute girl on the opposite corner of the field. If he took the shortest route to reach the girl, how many yards did he run? Ans:17 yards 2. What is the measurement of the short leg of a 30-60 right triangle if its perimeter is 6km? Ans: 3-3 km 3. ABCD is a parallelogram. If A(3,-5) B(4,6) and C(-4,3) find D if D is in the Fourth Quadrant. Ans: (11,-2) 4. Find the exact value of tan(105). Ans: -2 - 3 5. A regular polygon was inscribed in a circle. If the probability of choosing a point inside the circle which is also inside the polygon is 3/, what is the number of sides of the polygon? Ans: 12 6. What is the volume of the solid generated if y= -x/2 + 8 is rotated about the y-axis and is bounded by y= 4 and the x-axis? Ans: 896 7. Express tan(4571 ) in function of only . Ans: - tan 8. A sphere is inscribed in a cylinder. If the surface area of the sphere is -2 - 33 cm2, what is the lateral surface area of the cylinder? Ans: -2 - 33 cm2 9. The slope of the hypotenuse of an isosceles right triangle is 3. Find the slopes of the other sides. Ans: -2 and 10. Find the 30th derivative of x^50. Ans: (50!/20!) (x20 ) (d30x) 11. Find the equation of the circle through the points (-4 ,8), (4,-4) and (3,-9). Ans: (x+9)2 + (y+4)2 = 169 12. Make the curve y=ax^3+bx^2+cx+ pass through (-1,-1) and have at (1,3) an inflection point withg inflectional tangent 4x-y=1. Ans: 2y=-x^3 + 3x^2 +5x -1