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What common kitchen spice is often touted for its anti-inflammatory properties?
What is Turmeric?
Turmeric is best known for its use in Indian curry dishes and has become a trendy superfood for its ability to reduce inflammation — a common cause of discomfort and illness. One of the components of turmeric is a substance called curcumin.
100
What hormone, released during exercise, is often referred to as the “feel-good hormone”?
What is Dopamine?
Dopamine: Known as the “feel-good” hormone, dopamine is a neurotransmitter that's an important part of your brain's reward system. It's associated with pleasurable sensations, along with learning, memory, and more.
100
What is the name of the Japanese practice of eating until you are 80% full?
What is Hara Hachi Bun Me?
Hara hachi bun me (腹八分目) (also spelled hara hachi bu, and sometimes misspelled hari hachi bu) is a Confucian teaching that instructs people to eat until they are 80 percent full.
100
Who developed the polio vaccine in the 1950s?
What is Polio Vaccine?
In the early 1950s, the first successful vaccine was created by US physician Jonas Salk. Salk tested his experimental killed-virus vaccine on himself and his family in 1953, and a year later on 1.6 million children in Canada, Finland and the USA.
100
What is the deadliest creature in the world?
What is Mosquitos?
Mosquitos are the deadliest creature in the world because they transmit a number of deadly diseases, the worst of which is malaria. Malaria is a mosquito-borne disease caused by a parasite that results in fever, chills, headache, vomiting and, if left untreated, death.
200
What was the first country to give women the right to vote?
What is New Zealand?
200
What chewy dessert topping is made from tartar and egg whites and often found on pie?
What is Meringue?
Meringue (/məˈræŋ/ mə-RANG, French: [məʁɛ̃ɡ]) is a type of dessert or candy, of French origin, traditionally made from whipped egg whites and sugar, and occasionally an acidic ingredient such as lemon, vinegar, or cream of tartar.
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200
What is the name for the solar event that occurs on March 20th or 21st of each year?
What is Vernal Equinox?
In the Northern Hemisphere the vernal equinox falls about March 20 or 21, as the Sun crosses the celestial equator going north.
200
What country has the highest number of citizens over the age of 65?
What is Monaco?
Countries with the largest percentage of total population over 65 years 2023. In 2023, Monaco was the country with the highest percentage of total population that was over the age of 65 with 36 percent. Japan had the second highest with 29 percent, while Portugal and Bulgaria followed in third with 24 percent
200
In what year was the first birth control pill made available to the public in the U.S.?
What is 1960?
The Food and Drug Administration approved the first oral contraceptive in 1960. Within 2 years of its initial distribution, 1.2 million American women were using the birth control pill, or the "pill," as it is popularly known.
300
What is the most commonly spoken language in the world?
What is Mandarin?
Rank
CHINESE, MANDARIN [CHN]885,000,000
SPANISH [SPN]332,000,0003
ENGLISH [ENG]322,000,000
300
For up to how long do cicadas live underground before emerging above ground for just a few weeks?
What is 17 years?
Shortly after a 17-year cicada nymph hatches from its egg, it burrows into the ground, where it spends—as its name suggests—the first 17 years of its life. When it emerges from the ground, it lives only four to six more weeks—just long enough to mate, fertilize or lay eggs, and start the cycle all over again.
300
Globe and Jerusalem are both types of what?
What is Artichoke?
Although they are both called artichokes, Jerusalem and globe artichokes are completely different – both in how they grow and how they're used in the kitchen. But both are perennial plants, easy to grow – and delicious to eat.
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300
According to Greek mythology, who was the first woman on earth?
Who is Pandora?
Pandora, in Greek mythology, the first woman. According to Hesiod's Theogony, after Prometheus, a fire god and divine trickster, had stolen fire from heaven and bestowed it upon mortals, Zeus, the king of the gods, determined to counteract this blessing.
300
What is the only continent without any active volcanoes?
What is Australia?
Australia is the only continent without any current volcanic activity, but it hosts one of the world's largest extinct volcanoes, the Tweed Volcano. Rock dating methods indicate that eruptions here lasted about three million years, ending about 20 million years ago.
400
What state in the U.S. has only two escalators?
What is Wyoming?
Wyoming has two escalators. Repeating: In its 97,914 square miles, the state of Wyoming only has two escalators (four if you factor in that each has an up and a down).
400
What is the only letter that doesn't appear in any U.S. state name?
What is Q?
400
What is the shortest war in history?
What is Anglo-Zanzibar War?
The Anglo-Zanzibar War was fought between the United Kingdom and the Zanzibar Sultanate on Aug. 27, 1896. The conflict lasted around 40 minutes, and is the shortest war in history.
400
In what country is fermented shark, which smells heavily of ammonia, treated as a national delicacy?
What is Iceland?
Fermented shark is readily available in Icelandic stores and may be eaten year-round, but is most often served as part of a Þorramatur, a selection of traditional Icelandic food served at the midwinter festival þorrablót.
400
What natural wonder is commonly referred to as “the Lungs of the World”?
What is Amazon Rainforest?
The Amazon rainforest is a globally recognized natural wonder and is often referred to as the "lungs of the world" due to its ability to absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and produce oxygen.
500
Who is the youngest person to ever win a Nobel Prize?
Who is Malala Yousafzai?
Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani activist for female education. In 2014, she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. She is the youngest Nobel Prize laureate. She was honored with the Nobel Prize at the age of 17.
Malala Yousafzai initially became famous for her childhood activism against the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan's (TTP's) restrictions on education for girls.
500
What breakfast cereal has been represented by a cartoon toucan mascot since 1963?
What is Froot Loops?
Toucan Sam is the cartoon toucan mascot for Froot Loops breakfast cereal. The character has been featured in advertising since 1963. He exhibits the ability to smell Froot Loops from great distances and invariably locates a concealed bowl of the cereal while intoning, "Follow your nose!
500
What nation has the highest number of time zones in the world?
What is France?
France, including its overseas territories, has the most time zones with 12 (13 including its claim in Antarctica). Many countries have daylight saving time, one added hour during the local summer, but this list does not include that information.
500
What element are human beings predominantly composed of?
What is Oxygen?
500
What is the term for the fear of being without a mobile phone or unable to use it?
What is Nomophobia?
Nomophobia, or fear of being without a mobile phone, can lead to anxiety, depression and isolation, as well as physical problems such as headaches. If we stop to think about what we look at most during the day, the answer would probably not be our family or friends, nor television or books.