Things Named After People (Who Didn't Ask)
This food item was named after an 18th- century English earl who reportedly wanted a quick meal during card games.
What is a sandwich (Earl of Sandwich)
This country has more land borders with other nations than any other country in the world
What is Russia and tied with China
This is the only metal that is liquid at standard room temperature.
What is mercury?
This legendary Studio 54 nightclub took its name from its address on this Manhattan street.
What is 54th Street
Despite its name, this fruit is not a berry, but the banana actually is one.
What is a strawberry
This raincoat-style garment is named after a Scottish chemist who invented the waterproofing process in the 1820s.
What is a mackintosh?
This is the smallest country in the world both by area and population?
What is Vatican City
This term describes an animal that is primarily active at dawn and dusk?
What is "crepuscular"
What is seven
This "nut" that flavors many desserts is actually a legume that grows underground?
What is a peanut
This dance move/exercise craze is named after a U.S president known for doing it at parties, decades before it became a workout trend.
What is the "Twist"
This is the only sea in the world with no land border at all?
What is the Sargasso Sea
This blood type is known as the "universal donor"
What is O-negative
This 1648 treat which ended the Thirty Years' War, is actually two treaties signed in two German cities.
What is the Peace of Westphalia
This orange vegetable was actually purple until Dutch growers bred it orange in the in the 1600s, allegedly to honor royalty.
What is a carrot
This minced-meat dish, often served with gravy and mashed potatoes, is named after a 19th- century physician who prescribed a low-card meat diet.
What is Salisbury steak
This European country has more time zones than any other, thanks to its overseas territories.
What is France
This is the name of the boundary where Earths crust meets the mantle.
What is Mohorovičić discontinuity (the "Moho")
This element, atomic number 79, gets its symbol "Au" from its Latin name, aurum.
What is gold
This "champagne" from a certain region of Italy is technically not champagne at all, but rather a sparkling wine made using different method.
What is Prosecco
This sweet, carbonated soft drink was named after a confederate general, chosen because the company's founder liked the sound of his name.
What is Dr. Pepper
This African country is home to more than 60% of the world's remaining mountain gorillas.
What is Uganda
This is the only internal human organ capable of regenerating lost tissue.
What is the liver
This famous equation, published by Einstein in 1905, relates energy, mass, and the speed of light squared.
What is E=mc²
This popular sushi fish, often labeled "white tuna" on menus, s frequently a completely different, less appetizing species that can cause digestive issues.
What is escolar