Eastern Trivia
This Asian country has the largest population in the world.
What is China? It has around 1.43 billion people. India has the second-highest population with around 1.36 billion.
Instead of a cold compress, you can put slices of this salad vegetable on your eyes to reduce puffiness.
What is cucumber? Water evaporation from the cucumber slices causes the temporary effect. The caffeine in wet tea bags has the same effect.
You can hang this on a Christmas tree strand by strand, or you can throw handfuls onto the tree.
What is tinsel (or icicles)? This tradition originated in Germany in the 1600s, and real silver strands were originally used.
This country is known for its mango exports.
What is India? It exports 14 million tons of mangos per year.
If you don’t have salt to melt the ice on your doorsteps, you can rinse them with hot water and this.
What is soap? Dishwashing liquid won’t allow the water to refreeze.
“[Repeated word] on the wall, who is the fairest of them all?”
What is mirror? It’s “Mirror, mirror, on the wall” in the original Brothers Grimm tale, but Disney changed it to “Magic mirror, on the wall.”
More than 4,000 children in this country were named Aoyun, which means “Olympic Games,” after the 2008 Summer Games were hosted there.
What is China? Beijing hosted the Summer Olympics in 2008 and will host the Winter Olympics in 2020.
If your tortilla chips are stale, you can bring them back to life by doing this.
What is bake them in the oven? All they need is 10 minutes at 375 degrees
This type of leather used to be worn only from Easter to Labor Day.
What is patent? Patent leather is now worn throughout the year. Real patent leather starts with a leather base.
This country has the third-largest economy in the world.
What is Japan? The first- and second-largest economies in the world are the United States and China, respectively, followed by Germany, the United Kingdom, and India. Canada is in the top 10.
Do this if you’re coughing hard and can’t stop.
What is raise your hands above your head?
These little, round embellishments on clothing serve no function but are used to add sparkle to garments.
What are sequins?
This country is the world’s largest archipelago and is located near the equator between the Pacific and the Indian Oceans.
What is Indonesia? It’s made up of around 17,000 islands, including Bali and the western half of Papua New Guinea.
To make your own ice packs, add this to water in a zipper bag.
What is rubbing alcohol? The proper ratio is one part alcohol to three parts water.
It is a child’s toy that propels itself down the stairs after a little nudge.
What is Slinky? It was developed by accident, hit the Christmas market in 1945, and has earned a spot in the National Museum of Play.