Snack Size Stumpers
What is the oldest major national brand of soft drink in America?
Answer: Dr Pepper (1885)?
What is the clear, outer layer at the front of the eye that covers the iris and pupil?
Answer: Cornea
Which of our core values focuses on prioritizing the care, safety, and satisfaction of the people walking through our doors above all else?
Answer: Patient Focused
Which of the following is considered the fastest-moving muscle group in the human body?
a. Heart muscles
b. Eyelid muscles (Orbicularis oculi)
c. Calf muscles
d. Jaw muscles
Answer: b. Eyelid muscles (Orbicularis oculi)
They allow an eye blink to happen in just 100 to 150 milliseconds!
Which edible food is famous for never spoiling or expiring if stored properly?
a. Peanut butter
b. White rice
c. Honey
d. Salted butter
Answer: c. Honey
True or False: Doritos were invented at Disneyland?
Answer: True.
1966 at Casa de Fritos, a restaurant located inside Disneyland (Frontierland) wanted to avoid throwing away stale tortillas. They cut them into triangles, fried them, and added basic seasonings.
True or False: The colored part of the eye that controls how much light enters the pupil is called the iris?
a. Lens
b. Retina
c. Sclera
d. Cornea
Answer: b. Retina
When a clinic is short-staffed, team members jump across roles to support each other and achieve a shared goal. Which core value specifically highlights this "win together" mindset?
a. Continuous Innovation
b. One Team
c. Results Driven
d. Patient Focused
Answer: b. One Team
How does staring at a computer screen affect how often you blink?
a. You blink twice as much
b. You blink about half as much
c. Your blinking stays the same
d. You stop blinking entirely
Answer: b. You blink about half as much
Screen focus reduces average blinking from 15–20 times per minute down to 5–7 times!
Which everyday condiment was actually bottled and sold as medicine to treat stomach ailments in the 1830s?
a. Ketchup
b. Yellow mustard
c. Mayonnaise
d. Soy sauce
Answer: a. Ketchup
How many teaspoons are in a tablespoon?
a. 3
b. 4
c. 5
d. 6
Answer: a. 3
True or False: The colored part of the eye that controls how much light enters the pupil is called the iris?
Answer: True
The iris contracts and expands to adjust the size of the pupil.
Demonstrating empathy, active listening, and treating every individual with warmth and dignity best aligns with which core value?
a. Results Driven
b. Integrity
c. Continuous Innovation
d. Compassion & Kindness
Answer: d. Compassion & Kindness
Why do our eyes naturally blink when a sudden burst of air or a fast-moving object approaches our face?
a. To lubricate the cornea
b. As an involuntary protective reflex
c. To reset our focus depth
d. To clear excess light from the retina
Answer: b. As an involuntary protective reflex
Specifically, the corneal reflex protects the eye from potential mechanical trauma or debris.
What is widely considered by historians and botanists to be the oldest cultivated vegetable in human history?
a. Carrot
b. Pea
c. Onion
d. Potato
Answer: b. Pea
Archaeologists in Thailand found 11,000-year-old preserved peas.
What is considered to be the oldest vegetable?
a. Potatoes
b. Peas
c. Onions
d. Figs
Answer: b. Peas
Archeological digs (like those at Spirit Cave in Thailand) uncovered pea remains dating back nearly 10,000 to 11,000 years.
Which condition occurs when the clear lens inside the eye becomes cloudy, leading to blurred or dimmed vision?
a. Glaucoma
b. Astigmatism
c. Cataract
d. Macular Degeneration
Answer: c. Cataract
Which core value encourages us to actively seek better ways of doing things, embrace change, and adopt modern tools or processes to improve our care and work?
a. Continuous Innovation
b. One Team
c. Results Driven
d. Integrity
Answer: a. Continuous Innovation
On average, how many times does an adult human blink in a single minute under normal conditions?
a. 5 to 8 times
b. 15 to 20 times
c. 35 to 40 times
d. 50 to 60 times
Answer: b. 15 to 20 times
Note: Computer use can drop this rate by up to 50%!
Which iconic brand holds the title of the most popular and best-selling carbonated soft drink in the world?
a. Pepsi
b. Coca-Cola
c. Dr Pepper
d. Sprite
Answer: b. Coca-Cola
That is 1,000,000,000 drinks of regular Coke every single day—or about 11,500 cans cracked open every second.
What is the segment inside an orange called?
Answer: Carpel.
The botanical term for each individual segment.
What is the specific name of the small, central area of the retina responsible for sharp, clear, detailed central vision?
Answer: Macula (or fovea)
Which core value specifically highlights holding ourselves accountable to high ethical standards and doing what is right, even when no one is watching?
Answer: Integrity
What is the specific term for the rapid, involuntary micro-movements our eyes make multiple times per second to prevent static images from fading on our retina?
a. Saccades
b. Nystagmus
c. Strabismus
d. Accommodation
Answer: a. Saccades (specifically microsaccades)
Pronunciation
Phonetic: suh-KAHDS
Sounds like: "suh-CODS"
Everyday function: You make roughly 3 saccades every second—whether reading a line of text, scanning a room, or recognizing a face.
Which popular tropical food combination was actually created in Ontario, Canada, in 1962 by a Greek immigrant?
a. Pina Colada
b. Hawaiian Pizza
c. Mango Salsa
d. Key Lime Pie
Answer: b. Hawaiian Pizza
Sam Panopoulos put canned pineapples on pizza at his restaurant in Chatham, Ontario in 1962.