Food Safety
True or False : There is nothing wrong with using the same knife for cutting vegetables that you use for raw meats, poultry, seafood, and eggs?
False : Cross Contamination - disease causing organisms are transferred from one type of food to another.
How many colors are in the rainbow?
Seven
What is the heaviest organ in the human body?
The Liver
What is the political term for belief in government by divine guidance?
Theocracy
The name of which 2-word disorder comes from Greek & Latin words meaning "without appetite" & "nervous"
Anorexia Nervosa
True or False : You can always smell, see, or taste harmful bacteria in food that can cause illness.
False
What is the name of the tallest grass on earth?
Bamboo
Which blood type is the rarest in humans?
AB Negative
Known as chadaree in Afghanistan, a veil that conceals the entire face and body is more commonly known as what religious garment that is traditionally worn by Muslim women?
Burka
Which medical term comes from the Greek word for "Without breathing" and is included in the name of a condition where a person experiences brief pauses in breathing while they're asleep?
Apnea
How should you thaw perishable food? a. In the microwave b. In a sink of hot water c. Under cold running water
c. Under cold running water or in the refrigerator
What is the study of mushrooms called?
Mycology
How many bones are in the human body?
206
In the Catholic Church, the Bishop of Rome is a title more commonly known as what?
Pope
What is the medical term for a sideways curvature of the spine which most commonly occurs in young adults during a growth spurt?
Scoliosis
Hot foods should be maintained at a temperature of ___ degrees Fahrenheit or higher. a. 100 b. 120 c. 135 or d. 140
D. 140
The concept of gravity was discovered by which famous physicist?
Sir Isaac Newton
What part of the human body serves the purpose of maintaining balance?
The ears
The phrase "sacred cow" to describe a person or thing immune from criticism comes from what religion that in fact does revere cows as holy animals?
Hindu
Including naproxen and ibuprofen, the class of pain relievers knows as NSAIDs stands for non-WHAT anti-inflammatory drugs?
Steroidal
Which of the following process kills harmful bacteria in milk? a. Sterilization b. Preservation c. Pasteurization d. Fermentation
C. Pasteurization
True of False : Electrons are smaller than Atoms?
True
What is the name of the substance that the body over-produces in an allergic reaction to pollen?
Histamine
The 600-mile-long plain between the Tigris and Euphrates Valleys was home to the city-state of Sumer, which was the first in a succession of what "M" civilizations?
Mesopotamia
Known for his serpent-entwined staff, who was the ancient Greek God of medicine?
Asclepius