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In French, “bonjour” is commonly used to say this.
What is hello or good day?
This gas makes bread dough rise when yeast ferments sugar.
What is carbon dioxide?
This explorer's 1492 voyage crossed the Atlantic under the Spanish crown.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
“A stitch in time saves” this number.
What is nine?
This is the closest star to Earth.
What is the Sun?
The Spanish word “gracias” means this.
What is thank you?
This protein network gives bread dough elasticity and chew.
What is gluten?
This Venetian traveler wrote about journeys through Asia and the court of Kublai Khan.
Who is Marco Polo?
“Too many cooks spoil” this.
What is the broth?
This planet is famous for its prominent ring system.
What is Saturn?
The Italian word “ciao” can mean both hello and this.
What is goodbye?
Browning on seared meat is largely caused by this chemical reaction between amino acids and sugars.
What is the Maillard reaction?
This Portuguese explorer reached India by sea around the Cape of Good Hope.
Who is Vasco da Gama?
“Don't count your chickens before they” do this.
What is hatch?
The Milky Way is this type of astronomical structure.
What is a galaxy?
The German word “Schadenfreude” describes pleasure at someone else's this.
What is misfortune?
This process uses heat to destroy harmful microorganisms in milk.
What is pasteurization?
This Norwegian explorer became the first to reach the South Pole.
Who is Roald Amundsen?
“People who live in glass houses shouldn't” do this.
What is throw stones?
This star is traditionally used to help locate north in the Northern Hemisphere.
What is Polaris, or the North Star?
The Japanese word “ikigai” is often translated as a reason for this.
What is being or living?
This term describes the stable mixture of two liquids, such as oil and water, that normally separate.
What is an emulsion?
This British explorer led the Endurance expedition to Antarctica.
Who is Ernest Shackleton?
“You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it” do this.
What is drink?
This galaxy is the nearest large galaxy to the Milky Way.
What is the Andromeda Galaxy?