part 1
Who started the Ig Nobel Prizes?
a) Alfred Nobel
b) Marc Abrahams
c) Amy Green
b
Wasabi based alarm system ( g s )(o f ) wasabi gas in case of fire.
gives off
How many new nominations are there for the Ig Nobel Prizes every year?
9,000
笑う
laugh
once a year
annually
Marc Abrahams is ( 1 ) of a humorous magazine about ( 2 ).
a) 1. a writer 2. art
b) 1. an editor 2. science
c) 1. a photographer 2. Alaska
b
How many days did mice with heart transplants normally stay alive after the operation?
7 days
What are given to the Ig Nobel Prize winners.
a) prize money
b) transportation costs to attend the ceremony
c) a handmade award
c
実験
experiment
This is a smell, especially one that is unpleasant.
odor
How many achievements are given the Ig Nobel Prizes every year?
Ten achievements are.
The mice listening to ( 1 ) lived longer than those listening to ( 2 ).
1. Italian Opera
2. Mozart
Where is the Ig Nobel ceremony held?
It is held at Harvard University.
腐った
rotten
This is a standard which something is judged by.
criterion
( ) Prize was given to Italian and British researchers in 2008.
Nutrition
Why do people in a deep sleep wake up when we use wasabi gas?
The gas ( s s)(n s) in the nose.
The gas stimulates nerves in the nose.
Who hands out the Ig Nobel Prizes to the winners ?
Genuine Nobel Prize winners
神経
nerve
This is a system for carrying people from one place to another using vehicles.
transportation
( mustn't / the door / you / open / leave ).
You mustn't leave the door open.
あなたはトムが来るまでどのくらい待っていたのですか？
( )( )( )( )( )( ) for Tom until he came?
(How)(long)(had)(you)(been)(waiting) for Tom until he came?
What is the criterion for winning an Ig Nobel Prize?
It is whether or not .....................and then .............................
It is whether or not people laugh at first and then a week later still want to tell their friends about it.
障害
disability
a prize or an amount of money that is given to someone following an official decision
award