Human Cells that Fuse, Fission or Fail to Fractionate
Pizza
Philosophy and laws of science
Meals with Eggs
Brain
100

A cell that is crucial for body movement that comes from the fusion of many single cells (up to 100) to make a long strand.


Myocytes of skeletal muscle

100

A fruit most commonly used in pizza. Without this fruit it may be impossible to eat a pizza.


Tomato

100

"Be the change you wish to see in this world" is a quote from which famous late Indian activist

Mahatma Gandhi

100

An egg that is boiled in water with the shell intact. Although it is the easiest way to cook an egg, the name of the dish is a synonym for "difficult".

Hard Boiled Egg

100

As our consciousness is derived from the brain/neurons, what should be the fundamental basis of our consciousness/feelings/thoughts?


Electrical

200

A cell that has diverse functions in purifying toxins, creating bile, sugar storage and as we age they do not divide as often and accumulate double or quadruple the normal amount of DNA.


Hepatocyte (liver cell)

200

A type of pizza with olives, mushrooms, bell peppers and onion slices


Vegetarian pizza

200

There is a law of physics stating that all energy is neither created or destroyed but rather transferred to another from. What is this law called?

Law of energy conservation (1st law of thermodynamics)

200

A way to eat an egg that is also an optimistic view on life.


Sunny side up

200

Neuroscientist Donald Hebb mentioned "neurons that fire together wire together" What does this mean?


Neuroplasticity for neurons based on repetition and activation

300

A cell within your bones that dissolves bones. This cell comes from the fusion of 3-20 or more macrophage-type cells.


Osteoclast

300

A type of pizza with pineapple and ham.


Hawaiian Pizza

300

Sir Isaac Newton stated that objects that go in motion stay in motion. What is another name for this statement?

First law of kinematics

300

A way to eat an egg involving boiling an egg and mixing the yolk with mayonnaise, mustard and spices. 

It also sounds like an evil way to eat an egg to a religious person.

Deviled Eggs

300

In the television series House, a main character throughout the show was a neuroscientist. What is their name?


Dr. Eric Foreman (Omar Epps)

400

A cell derived from hematopoeitic stem cells that has many nuclei because it duplicates its DNA without dividing the cell. It will later create platelets by fissioning parts of itself.

Megakaryocyte

400

A type of pizza with tortilla bread, beans, beef and spicy peppers.


Mexican Pizza

400

There are only two ways to learn anything in this universe. the ancient Greek philosopher Plato lived by this way of learning.

Rationalism or a-priori or definition-based reasoning


DAILY DOUBLE: The ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle (Plato's student) lived by this way of learning.

400

An egg is cracked open and boiled in very hot water so that the yolk is still liquid/waxy but the outer region is cooked. What is this egg called?

Poached egg

400

"Kuru" or the "laughing death" is a neuronal disease where humans of a tribe of New Guinea became disabled and laughed before they passed. It was linked with the ritual of eating the brains of their loved ones. But what causes this condition?


-Prions (contagiously misfolded protein)

500

A cell that dissolves bones also breaks into little cells called _____


Osteomorphs

500

If someone was gluten intolerant and wanted a pizza, what is the most common grain that is used in replacement wheat?

-Rice (potato starch tapioca starch, almond starch are lesser but still used)

500

"If you are always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be" Is a quote from which late writer?


Maya Angelou

500

An egg sandwich served on an english muffin, with vegetables or beef or salmon and a special Hollandaise sauce


Eggs Benedict

DAILY DOUBLE: What is Hollandaise sauce made out of?

500

Legendary neuroscientist Dr. Brenda Milner showed that removal of the hippocampus, amygdala and ____________ prevents new semantic memories from developing throughout the neocortex.


Entorhinal cortex