Spot the Im-Pasta
Human
Animal
Lab
Emergency Preparedness and Response
100

voiello, vermicelli, veloce

What is veloce (fast)?

100

One unverified origin story of this guiding principal credits the Mongol ruler Genghis Khan and his "Khan Rule" for food that was too special to be spoiled by a brief moment on the floor.

What is the 5-second rule?

100

This picky eater's diet consists mainly of gum leaves, a less-common name for a plant that's toxic to most other animals.

What is a Koala?

100

PA RRT Coordinator, Kelly Kline, has two dogs that share their names with these two Muppet characters named after common laboratory items.

Who are Bunsen and Beaker?

100

In 2003, a disgruntled supermarket employee in Grand Rapids, MI contaminated 250 pounds of ground beef with an insecticide containing this active ingredient, causing over 92 reported illnesses.

What is nicotine?

200

conchiglie, colleghi, cappelletti

What are colleghi (colleagues)?

200

Enteric disease epidemiologists Shannon McGinnis and Bevin Durant Fidler attended the same university with this animal as their mascot. The great horned variety is one of the skunks only natural predators. 

What is an owl?
300

fideo, febbre, fregula

What is febbre (a fever)?

400

manifatturi, maltagliati, mostaccioli

What are manifatturi (factories)?

500

guanti, gigli, girandole

What are guanti (gloves)?