Interesting tidbits
This everyday tool’s name comes from the Dutch word for “little nail."
What is a staple?
I light the way at night, vanish in daylight, and change shape without moving.
The moon
This ancient trade route connected China to Europe and helped spread noodles, spices, and cultures.
What is the Silk Road?
I tell you everything about a patient without speaking a word, yet I don’t exist until you create me.
The nursing note/charting
This U.S. state is the only one made entirely of islands.
What is Hawaii?
It’s the only U.S. state that grows coffee commercially at scale.
What is Hawaii?
I can be cracked, played, written, or solved, yet I’m never broken.
A code
This grain, eaten by over half the world’s population, was first grown in China over 9,000 years ago.
What is rice?
I save lives but get ignored until the last minute, especially by doctors.
The nurse (RN humor 😉)
Mount Everest lies between Nepal and this large Asian country.
What is China?
The body’s primary long-term energy storage form.
What are triglycerides (fat)?
What has cities with no people, mountains with no earth, and oceans with no water?
A map
This root vegetable, now central to Irish cuisine, actually originated in South America.
What is the potato?
I’m the only thing that goes up faster than blood pressure during visiting hours.
A nurse’s workload
This drink, first discovered in Ethiopia, is now one of the world’s most consumed beverages.
What is coffee?
This “father of genetics” worked with pea plants.
Who is Gregor Mendel?
I turn once, what is out stays out. I turn again, what is in stays in.
A key
This fermented dairy food is believed to have originated in Central Asia over 7,000 years ago.
What is yogurt?
I show up before the doctor, after the symptoms, and only disappear when someone finally documents me.
Chief complaint
This 14th‑century pandemic drastically changed European society and food labor markets.
What is the Black Death?
This Japanese seasoning is a paste of fermented soybeans, salt, and koji.
What is miso?
I’m measured in degrees but never get hot.
Angles
This type of grain, common in North Africa, is made from steamed semolina.
What is couscous?
I change rooms more often than patients, break at the worst times, and somehow charge myself only when no one’s looking.
A portable charting computer
This Middle Eastern sea is so salty that swimmers float effortlessly.
What is the Dead Sea?