Public Health
I’m Sweating
Flora and fauna
Insider Info
It’s all Greek to Me
100
What type of microorganism causes COVID-19?
(corona)virus
100
How many miles is a marathon?
26.2
100
This crusty creature, related to shrimps and lobsters, has blue blood.
Horseshoe crab
100
This fist-sized ball of muscle pumps blood throughout your body, and doesn’t ever stop pumping until you die.
Heart
100
How do you say “Hi” in Korean?
An Ñong
200
The small particles of saliva and mucus that are expelled out of the mouth and nose when talking, coughing, or sneezing are called:
droplets
200
In the sport of boxing, what does K.O. stand for?
Knockout
200
This carnivorous plant is native to North and South Carolina and traps insects by snapping its mouthlike leaf shut.
Venus Flytrap
200
These two spherical objects in your head have specialized cells in them that detect light and color.
The eyes
200
How do you say “Hi” in Spanish?
Hola
300
An outbreak of disease that affects a large number of people within a community, population, or region is called:
an epidemic
300
In how many minutes was the fastest mile ever run?
3:43 by Morrocan dude Hicham El Guerrouj,
4:12 by Ethiopian Dutch woman Sifan Hassan
300
This flat, wormlike creature can regenerate a whole new body from just a fragment of its old body.
flatworm
300
This organ, which is also a gland, plays a role in regulating blood sugar levels by releasing insulin when blood sugar is high and glucagon when blood sugar is low.
Pancreas
300
How do you say “Thank you” in Korean?
Gam Sa Hap Ni Da
400
An epidemic that is spread over multiple countries or continents is called:
a pandemic
400
How many yards or meters is one lap around a football field?
400
400
This common insect is very high in protein, has a pleasant, nutty flavor, and is eaten by many areas around the world, including in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico.
Grasshoppers or chapulines
400
This type of cell found in the blood attacks foreign bodies in the bloodstream and helps fight infections.
White Blood Cells
400
How do you say “Thank you” in Spanish?
Gracias
500
Can viruses multiply by themselves?
No
500
Due to repeated impacts to the head, football players and boxers often end up permanently damaging this vital organ:
the brain
500
In the Netherlands, police train and employ these highly intelligent rodents to detect gunpowder residue.
Rat
500
Breaking this large bone in the lower body can cause a person to lose around a liter of blood.
The femur, aka thighbone
500
What’s the most-spoken language in Koreatown by number of speakers?
Spanish