1. What word describes a person who only eats food grown or produced locally within a limited area?
Locavore
2. From what fruit is the liquor Kirsch derived?
Cherry
3. What was Professor Stephen Salter’s 1974 invention Edinburgh Duck used for?
Converting wave energy to electricity
4. In what unit is cloud cover of the sky usually reported?
Octa. It ranges from 0 to 8, 0 being clear blue sky and 8 fully overcast sky
5. What is the term used to describe sailors who have not crossed the equator?
Pollywog
6. What is the popular name of the trophy awarded to the winner of the British Open Golf Championships?
Claret Jug
7. What protein in banana is responsible for producing the neurotransmitter Serotonin?
Tryptophan
8. Name the alternative rock band that in 1988 produced the album Daydream Nation, widely regarded by critics as a milestone of the 1980s underground music.
Sonic Youth
9. What recently became the one millionth word of English language?
Web 2.0
10. What is Polysomnography used for?
To study sleep related disorders
Locavore
2. From what fruit is the liquor Kirsch derived?
Cherry
3. What was Professor Stephen Salter’s 1974 invention Edinburgh Duck used for?
Converting wave energy to electricity
4. In what unit is cloud cover of the sky usually reported?
Octa. It ranges from 0 to 8, 0 being clear blue sky and 8 fully overcast sky
5. What is the term used to describe sailors who have not crossed the equator?
Pollywog
6. What is the popular name of the trophy awarded to the winner of the British Open Golf Championships?
Claret Jug
7. What protein in banana is responsible for producing the neurotransmitter Serotonin?
Tryptophan
8. Name the alternative rock band that in 1988 produced the album Daydream Nation, widely regarded by critics as a milestone of the 1980s underground music.
Sonic Youth
9. What recently became the one millionth word of English language?
Web 2.0
10. What is Polysomnography used for?
To study sleep related disorders
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