True-False
Independence date?
28 November 1912
Most spoken language internationally?
English
What is the cell?
Smallest unit of organism
Name a classic childhood movie.
Shrek
Cloudy with a chance of Meatballs, etc.
Good for you in Turkish?
Aferin sana!
Name at least one good source of Vitamin C.
Pineapples, chilis, kiwis, lemons, oranges etc.
What do the root letters K-T-B mean in Arabic?
To write (words like "kitab", "maktab", "taktubu" etc.)
Most calorie dense macronutrient?
Fat (9 calories per gram)
This actor played in Ace Ventura as the main character.
Jim Carrey
Name a famous historical dictator (at least one).
Caesar, Fabius, Stalin, etc.
Why do languages loan words?
To express new ideas that they don't have a word for.
a) Broccoli is not a flowering plant.
b) Fungi feed on decomposing material.
c) Plants usually store energy as starch/sugar.
d) Tomatoes, potatoes and tobacco are related.
In Rush Hour 2, who did Carter and Jackie try to save?
The daughter of the Chinese diplomat.
Are English, Welsh, Albanian and Farsi related?
Yes (all are Indo-European)
Name at least one good and one bad Roman personality.
Good:
Augustus, Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Aurelian, Scipio, etc.
Bad:
Tiberius, Caracalla, Nero, Caligula, etc.
Name at least one example of a Latin-derived word in English.
Vinegar, Year, Card (to name a few)
Which muscles often do pushing work?
Pecs (chest), front delts (shoulders), triceps (arms)