Human Body
Which vitamin promotes healthy eye function?
A
To what language group does English belong? In other words, from where does English originate? (prior to England)
Germanic (Central Europe).
In one decade in the 20th century there were dozens of medical advances made in the world, including penicillin. Among these discoveries, vaccines were developed for diphtheria, tuberculosis, and tetanus. In what decade did this occur? 20s, 50s, 80s, 90s.
1920s
The top 9 coffee drinking countries in the world are all from one continent. Which continent is it?
Europe. By contry, 4.9-9.6 kg of coffee per capita per year. For reference, in Korea people drink 2.5 kg per capita.
What is the first known written language? Or, rather, in what ancient civilization invented it, or to what current country(s) does that civilization geographically belong?
Sumerian (Ancient Sumer). Iraq, Kuwait.
What is the largest organ of the human body?
Skin
There are only 4 countries in which English is the only official language. What are they?
Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States
In what century were bifocals invented? 2nd, 4th, 15th, 18th.
18th C, Benjamin Franklin
What are 3 of the top 5 countries with the most tourists per year?
France, USA, Spain, China, Italy
Is s-v-o (like English), v-s-o (like Arabic), s-o-v (like Korean), or v-o-s (like Fijian) the most common format of languages?
s-o-v accounts for 45% of all languages (ex, Japanese, Hindi). s-v-o accounts for 42% (ex, French, Malay). v-s-o is rarer at 9% (Filipino, Irish). v-o-s is very rare.
What part of the brain controls anger, fear, and body temperature?
Hypothalamus
How many countries have English as one of the official languages
54 sovereign states, 27 non-sovereign states (50-81)
In what century was insulin first isolated? 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st
20th C. 1921
Name 3 Asian countries that drive on the left hand side of the road.
India, Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan, Malaysia, Thailand
In how many countries is Chinese (Mandarin, Cantonese) an official language?
5: China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore
What percentage of body weight do muscles account for?
Between approx. 30-50%
There are 4 countries in Asia where English is an official language. Name 3 of them.
India, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore
When was anesthesia for surgery first developed (century)? 6th C, 4th C, 17th C, 19th C
19th C, 1846 Morten and Warren
According to the most recent data, can you name one of the top three countries in terms of life expectancy?
Japan, Switzerland, Singapore
How many active languages are there?
6,500-7,000. approx. 2,000 of them has 1000 speakers or less.
How many chromosomes does a human cell contain?
46
How many Canadians speak English as their first language (percentage)?
approx. 75%
What famous painter made medical advances (especially in Anatomy) by dissecting corpses?
Da Vinci
How many countries in total have students in this class visited? This does not include me. Everyone should write down their total number and we can count.
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Can you name three of the top four languages by number of speakers?
Mandarin, Hindi, Spanish, English