Foreign Food II
What country invented mozzarella cheese?
Itlay
This is the common symbol for medical aid.
A red cross
Who originally wrote these films: The Shawshank Redemption, Stand by Me, Carrie, and The Green Mile have in common?
Stephen King
This state lies between New York and New Hampshire.
Vermont
Where was paper, gunpowder and the compass invented?
China
What is the national dish of Canada?
Poutine
This is a family of viruses spread primarily by rodents (urine, droppings, saliva) that cause severe, often fatal, respiratory or renal illnesses in humans.
Hantavirus
The first Mickey Mouse film from 1928 entered the public domain in 2024. What is the name of that movie?
Steamboat Willie
The island of Nantucket is owned by this state.
Massachusetts
Where is the Great Barrier Reef located?
Off the Coast of Australia
This famous type of breakfast typically consists of bacon, sausages, eggs, tomatoes, mushrooms, toast, and beans.
British Breakfast
Gaining popularity as weight loss treatments, Ozempic and Wegovy are GLP-1 receptor agonists that are mainly used to treat what chronic medical condition?
Diabetes (specifically type 2)
What was the first feature film to be fully computer animated?
Toy Story
In what state does the Mississippi River exit into the Gulf of Mexico?
Louisiana
What do koalas eat?
Eucalyptus leaves
What is the difference between ice cream and gelato?
Gelato has less fat and air than ice cream.
Lixte is a biotechnology company dedicated to discovering drugs and more effective treatments for what endemic “C” disease?
Cancer
Which 2004 indie film inspired a yearly festival held in the Idaho town where it was filmed, featuring a tater tot eating contest?
Napoleon Dynamite
Chicago is located on this Great Lake.
Lake Michigan
Philly's Mutter Museum is the place to see thousands of medical oddities, including pieces of the brain of what scientific genius who died in 1955?
Albert Einstein
Which spice is derived from the Crocus flower and is one of the most expensive spices in the world?
Saffron
Biopharming is the process of producing edible pharmaceuticals in plants and domestic animals, such as what “V” medical method of causing a person to develop antibodies against a disease without direct exposure to that illness?
Vaccines
Which actor plays themselves in the movie Zombieland?
Bill Murray
This state capital is the highest city by elevation at over 7000 feet above sea-level.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
What's the smallest human organ?
The pineal gland, in the brain, is only about 5 to 7 millimeters big.