Medical Myths
Book trivia
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Lingo of the Ages
CAT-egory
100
This common myth claims that humans only use 10% of this vital organ.
Brain
100
The Da Vinci Code opens with a murder in this famous art museum.
The Louvre
100
This harbinger of the American Revolution supplied most of the copper for the first U.S. pennies to be minted.
Paul Revere
100
If you read an article about someone getting "zotzed," then you're reading an article about this felony.
Murder
100
This classic cartoon cat is fat, loves lasagna, and HATES Mondays.
Garfield
200
People used to say that you shouldn't fall asleep in case you had one of these. This is because the only way to gauge responsivity was by... well... being awake.
Concussion
200
This dystopian novel by George Orwell told of life in a future totalitarian state dominated by “Big Brother”.
1984
200
In 1791, this Founding Father established the Bank of the United States... I think I've heard a song about it...
Alexander Hamilton
200
A man who is a whiskbroom is known for being able to grow this, or is someone who is able to hide a flask of whiskey. Maybe they would hide it in what they grew?
Whiskers (facial hair)
200
A cat named Tardar Sauce is famously known for having this demeanor, even having a meme created after her, though her signature look is actually due to an underbite paired with dwarfism.
Grumpy (Grumpy Cat)
300
Blowing this into the ear of a child was once said to clear up ear infections. In reality, it doesn't do anything other than increase a parent's risk for lung disease.
smoke
300
C.S. Lewis based the protagonist of his Space Trilogy on his friend, this author.
J.R.R. Tolkien
300
The Coinage Act also states that this phrase must be put on all currency issued by the U.S. Mint.
"In God We Trust"
300
Despite the name, a Missouri Hummingbird is not a bird, but a slang name for this beast of burden.
Mule
300
A cat named Oscar, more famously known as Unsinkable Sam, is a cat who survived the sinking of 3 different warships in this war.
World War II
400
Johnny Carson even perpetuated this myth that these continue to grow, even after death.
Hair and fingernails
400
James Joyce wrote parts of Ulysses and Finnegans Wake using these writing utensils because severe eye diseases left him nearly blind
crayons
400
This denomination of an American bill is the most counterfeited bill in the world.
$20 bill
400
In 1926, if you ordered "Adam's Ale" at a restaurant, you were actually asking for this.
Water
400
Church was the ironic name of the late... not late... uhhh... the beloved pet cat of the Creed Family in this 1983 horror novel, later adapted into a movie in 1989 (then remade in 2019).
Pet Sematary (by Stephen King)
500
People used to claim that wearing a bracelet made of this common metal could cure arthritis. It, in fact, does not.
copper
500
Fluid Concepts and Creative Analogies: Computer Models of the Fundamental Mechanisms of Thought by Douglas Hofstadter was the first book ever sold on this popular website; software developer John Wainwright purchased the hardcover book for $27.95 on April 3, 1995, during an early beta test of the site.
500
This First Lady was the first woman to appear on modern U.S. currency in the 1886.
Martha Washington
500
You were probably rolling in money if you bought a "cake basket" in the 1920's, which was slang for this vehicle.
Limousine
500
This CATS character is a magical, clever black cat who serves as the "Original Conjuring Cat" in T.S. Eliot's 1939 poetry book Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats.
Mr. Mistoffelees
