Medical History
Who is generally credited with creating the first bifocal?
Benjamin Franklin
What is the name for an unsolved case which is no longer investigated.
A Cold Case
What is the name for French pancakes?
Crêpes
Which brand’s logo is a swoosh?
Nike
What are the vertical supports of a building called?
Columns
Who is the person widely recognized as the founder of modern nursing?
Florence Nightingale
Arrested for the murders of Nicole Brown and Ronald Goldman, the "trial of the century" lasting 11 months ended with the jury delivery a verdict to acquit both charges after four hours of deliberation.
O.J. Simpson
This is the time lunch is usually consumed.
12:00pm-2:00pm
Name of the rubber part on the bottom of a shoe.
Outsole
What is the curved structural element that spans an opening.
An arch.
Elizabeth Blackwell led the charge for women to become this profession.
Physician (Doctor)
What was the name of the 11-year-old boy abducted from a small town in Minnesota?
Jacob Wetterling
This is the time dinner is usually eaten.
Dinner is typically eaten between 7:30 PM and 9:00 PM, with 8:00 PM being the most common time for locals.
What brand is known for the trademark red lacquered outsole on many of its heels?
Christian Louboutin
The name of the structural element that holds the exterior of a Gothic Building.
Flying Buttress
Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen was a physicist who received the first Nobel Prize for Physics, in 1901, for his discovery of _____.
X-Rays
What is the title given to the person researching the remains (bones)?
Forensic Anthropologist
The fattened liver of a specially raised duck or goose, it is often poached in a terrine mold, or cut raw into slices and sautéed.
Foie Gras
What is “motion control” footwear designed to do?
Reduce excessive foot/ankle motion during running or walking.
This is the glass or clay detailing in Arabic architecture. (Name a pattern used in the designs).
Arabesque patterns, geometric patterns, or floral patterns.
René Laënnec was a French physician who invented the _______.
Stethoscope
The ratio of foot length to height.
The foot length to height ratio (FHR) is typically around 0.15, meaning the foot length is about 15% of a person’s height, though it can vary between 0.13 and 0.17 depending on population and individual factors.
A technique by which a liquid, usually wine, is added to a pan that has been used to roast or sauté, in order to pick up the bits that have caramelized on the bottom of the pan. This term is often the first step in making a pan sauce.
Deglazing
What does “drop” mean in running shoes (e.g., 8mm drop)?
The height difference between the heel and the forefoot.
This period is best known for its mosaics and the creation of the dome.
The Byzantine Period (& Hagia Sophia's Dome)