General Knowledge
This is the largest ocean on Earth.
Pacific
Cooking food in a small amount of fat over relatively high heat while stirring constantly.
Sauteeing
This is the longest river in the world.
The Nile River
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I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive with wind. What am I?
An echo
This country has the most natural lakes in the world.
Cooking food in liquid that is just below boiling, with small gentle bubbles forming.
Simmering
This country has the most time zones of any nation in the world.
France
If a plane crashes on the border of Canada and the U.S., where are the survivors buried?
Nowhere
I am always in front of you but can never be seen. What am I?
The future
This organ in the human body produces insulin.
Pancreas
This traditional French technique involves cooking food slowly in its own fat at low temperature, often used for duck or pork.
Confit
This mountain range forms a natural border between Europe and Asia.
Ural Mountains
What gets wetter the more it dries?
A towel
I travel all around the world but always stay in the same corner. What am I?
A stamp
This ancient wonder of the world was a massive lighthouse built on the island of Pharos near Alexandria.
Lighthouse of Alexandria?
This chemical reaction between amino acids and sugars is responsible for browning and flavor in cooked food.
Maillard Reaction
This capital city sits on the Bosporus Strait, spanning two continents.
Istanbull
What word is spelled incorrectly in every dictionary?
Incorrectly
I can be cracked, made, told, and played. What am I?
A joke
This treaty ended World War I and placed heavy reparations on Germany.
Treaty of Versailles
This physical phenomenon occurs when a liquid touches a surface significantly hotter than its boiling point, creating an insulating vapor layer that causes droplets to “skate” across the surface. It’s often demonstrated when water dances on a hot pan.
Leidenfrost effect
This desert is the largest hot desert in the world.
The Sahara Desert
If you drop a red stone into the Blue Sea, what does it become?
Wet
If you eat me, my sender will eat you. What am I?
A fish hook