Answers to Quiz - 85

1. What cooking process, usually applied to meats, involves covering the item partially in liquid and simmering at low heat for long period of time?

Braising

2. What kitchen tool is used to obtain perfectly uniform slices of vegetables and fruits?

Mandoline

3. What term inspired by a famous 17th Century Flemish painter is used to describe the process of cutting a decorative zigzag pattern around the circumference of fruits and vegetables?

Vandyke

4. What is the term for the outermost coloured part of the peel of citrus fruits that is often used to flavour dishes with their essential oils?

Zest

5. What do the XXX marks on a box of confectioner’s sugar indicate?

The degree of fineness

6. What Japanese dish has small pieces of chicken skewered and grilled?

Yakitori

7. With its origin in Provence region of France, what is the name of the popular vegetable stew of aubergine, tomatoes, bell peppers, onions etc and seasoned with green herbs?

Ratatouille

8. What cooking procedure has alcohol being splashed on the food and ignited to create a dramatic visual presentation?

Flambé

9. Often described as liquid salad, what cold uncooked vegetable soup originated in the Andalusian region of Spain?

Gazpacho

10. What long-handled, shovel like tool is used to move bread or pastries into and out of an oven?

Baker’s Peel

QUIZ - 85

Ten questions about cooking and food

1. What cooking process, usually applied to meats, involves covering the item partially in liquid and simmering at low heat for long period of time?

2. What kitchen tool is used to obtain perfectly uniform slices of vegetables and fruits?

3. What term inspired by a famous 17th Century Flemish painter is used to describe the process of cutting a decorative zigzag pattern around the circumference of fruits and vegetables?

4. What is the term for the outermost coloured part of the peel of citrus fruits that is often used to flavour dishes with their essential oils?

5. What do the XXX marks on a box of confectioner’s sugar indicate?

6. What Japanese dish has small pieces of chicken skewered and grilled?

7. With its origin in Provence region of France, what is the name of the popular vegetable stew of aubergine, tomatoes, bell peppers, onions etc and seasoned with green herbs?

8. What cooking procedure has alcohol being splashed on the food and ignited to create a dramatic visual presentation?

9. Often described as liquid salad, what cold uncooked vegetable soup originated in the Andalusian region of Spain?

10. What long-handled, shovel like tool is used to move bread or pastries into and out of an oven?

Answeers to Quiz - 84

1. If you suffer from Gelotophobia what would you fear?

Fear being laughed at

2. What Islamic sect is based on the principle that the religion should be practiced as per the generation of Prophet Muhammad and the two succeeding generations after them?

Salafis

3. Christopher Columbus named these islands Las Tortugas after the numerous sea turtles found there. But they owe their present name to Sir Francis Drake who used the local word for alligators. Name these British ruled islands in the Caribbean Sea.

Cayman Islands

4. In Greek mythology who are the sea nymphs living in the Aegean Sea that helped sailors during stormy weather?

Nereids

5. What term is used to describe minerals or rocks that are rich in Magnesium and Iron?

Mafic

6. The flattest parts of earth are found deep under water on the ocean floor. What is the term used for this geographical feature?

Abyssal Plains

7. Who was the ‘spirit guide’ with whom Carl Jung had imaginary conversations?

Philemon

8. One of the oldest root crops in the world, it was first cultivated in the tropical Americas and it has a taste that is more like nuts than potatoes. By what name is it known in Cuba, where it is extremely popular?

Malanga

9. The island, its inhabitants and the language they speak are all known as Rapa Nui. By what more popular name do we know this island?

Easter Island

10. What controversial political movement was founded by the Egyptian choolteacher Hassan al-Banna in 1928?

Muslim Brotherhood

QUIZ - 84

1. If you suffer from Gelotophobia what would you fear?

2. What Islamic sect is based on the principle that the religion should be practiced as per the generation of Prophet Muhammad and the two succeeding generations after them?

3. Christopher Columbus named these islands Las Tortugas after the numerous sea turtles found there. But they owe their present name to Sir Francis Drake who used the local word for alligators. Name these British ruled islands in the Caribbean Sea.

4. In Greek mythology who are the sea nymphs living in the Aegean Sea that helped sailors during stormy weather?

5. What term is used to describe minerals or rocks that are rich in Magnesium and Iron?

6. The flattest parts of earth are found deep under water on the ocean floor. What is the term used for this geographical feature?

7. Who was the ‘spirit guide’ with whom Carl Jung had imaginary conversations?

8. One of the oldest root crops in the world, it was first cultivated in the tropical Americas and it has a taste that is more like nuts than potatoes. By what name is it known in Cuba, where it is extremely popular?

9. The island, its inhabitants and the language they speak are all known as Rapa Nui. By what more popular name do we know this island?

10. What controversial political movement was founded by the Egyptian choolteacher Hassan al-Banna in 1928?

Answers to Quiz - 83

1. During middle ages there was a curious practice in which Arabs used to carve a pair of ‘Friendly Numbers’, one on each fruit. They would eat one and offer the other to their lover as an aphrodisiac. What were these 2 special numbers?

220 and 284, the simplest pair of ‘Friendly Numbers’

2. Second only to the Bible in the number of editions published, ‘Elements’ is the most influential textbook ever and has been used to teach geometry for more than 2000 years. Who wrote this book?

Euclid

3. What new world record did Professor Yasumasa Kanada and his team create at Information Technology Center of Tokyo University using a Hitachi supercomputer for 400 hours in September 2002?

Computation of the mathematical constant pi to 1.24 trillion decimal places

4. Which famous 18th Century mathematician was referred to as ‘Mathematical Cyclops’ by Frederick the Great because he became blind in one eye?

Leonhard Euler

5. Name the French Pope who at the turn of the last millennium was instrumental in introducing the Arab numerals 1,2,3…to the Western World.

Pope Sylvester II

6. Proposed by a German mathematician in 1859 what is considered as the Holy Grail of mathematics?

The Riemann Hypothesis

7. He was a lawyer by profession and pursued mathematics as a hobby in his spare time. But his work in number theory is of such exceptionally high quality that he is considered as one of the greatest mathematicians of all times. Name this ‘prince of amateurs’ as he was referred to by E.T. Bell in his well known book on the history of mathematics.

Pierre de Fermat

8. Name the British mathematician who finally proved the famous Fermat’s Last Theorem in 1995

Andrew Wiles

9. Name the ancient Greek philosopher who founded a secret society with an inner circle of followers known as ‘mathematikoi’ (priests of mathematicians) who were allowed no personal possessions and were vegetarians.

Pythagoras

10. Which famous ancient Greek mathematician, sometimes known as ‘the father of algebra’ has an algebraic riddle carved on his tombstone to calculate his age?

Diophantus

QUIZ - 83

1. During middle ages there was a curious practice in which Arabs used to carve a pair of ‘Friendly Numbers’, one on each fruit. They would eat one and offer the other to their lover as an aphrodisiac. What were these 2 special numbers?

2. Second only to the Bible in the number of editions published, ‘Elements’ is the most influential textbook ever and has been used to teach geometry for more than 2000 years. Who wrote this book?

3. What new world record did Professor Yasumasa Kanada and his team create at Information Technology Center of Tokyo University using a Hitachi supercomputer for 400 hours in September 2002?

4. Which famous 18th Century mathematician was referred to as ‘Mathematical Cyclops’ by Frederick the Great because he became blind in one eye?

5. Name the French Pope who at the turn of the last millennium was instrumental in introducing the Arab numerals 1,2,3…to the Western World.

6. Proposed by a German mathematician in 1859 what is considered as the Holy Grail of mathematics?

7. He was a lawyer by profession and pursued mathematics as a hobby in his spare time. But his work in number theory is of such exceptionally high quality that he is considered as one of the greatest mathematicians of all times. Name this ‘prince of amateurs’ as he was referred to by E.T. Bell in his well known book on the history of mathematics.

8. Name the British mathematician who finally proved the famous Fermat’s Last Theorem in 1995

9. Name the ancient Greek philosopher who founded a secret society with an inner circle of followers known as ‘mathematikoi’ (priests of mathematicians) who were allowed no personal possessions and were vegetarians.

10. Which famous ancient Greek mathematician, sometimes known as ‘the father of algebra’ has an algebraic riddle carved on his tombstone to calculate his age?

Answers to Quiz - 82

1. When the word "red" is printed in blue identifying the colour of the word takes longer and is more prone to errors than when the word is congruent with its ink colour. Name this paradox based on which a popular cognitive test has been devised to gauge the psychological capacity of a person.

The Stroop Effect after John Ridley Stroop who first reported it in 1935

2. Name the famous 18th Century English litterateur, who earned the disparaging epithet of
‘Great Convulsionary’ because of his facial tics and twitches

Dr. Samuel Johnson

3. Name the management consultant who coined the term ‘servant Leadership’ in his 1970 essay ‘the servant as leader’?

Robert K Greenleaf

4. Literally meaning “Hummingbird of the South”, what was the name of the chief god of the Aztecs?

Huitzilopochtli

5. What medical term, named after the pioneering French neurologist who in 1885 first described this condition in an 86-year-old French noblewoman, is used for the neurological disorder characterised by repetitive, stereotyped, involuntary movements and vocalisations called tics?

Tourette syndrome after Dr. Georges Gilles de la Tourette

6. Who painted ‘The Milkmaid’, considered as the best attraction of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam?

Johannes Vermeer

7. What was the capital city of the Aztec culture?

Tenochtitlan

8. What is the name of the traditional horn used during Jewish religious services?

Shofar

9. What treaty signed on 7 February 1992 created the European Union and the Euro?

The Maastricht Treaty signed in Maastricht, Netherlands

10. Which famous football club is known by its nickname of Red Devils?

Manchester United

QUIZ - 82

1. When the word "red" is printed in blue identifying the colour of the word takes longer and is more prone to errors than when the word is congruent with its ink colour. Name this paradox based on which a popular cognitive test has been devised to gauge the psychological capacity of a person.

2. Name the famous 18th Century English litterateur, who earned the disparaging epithet of ‘Great Convulsionary’ because of his facial tics and twitches

3. Name the management consultant who coined the term ‘servant Leadership’ in his 1970 essay ‘the servant as leader’?

4. Literally meaning “Hummingbird of the South”, what was the name of the chief god of the Aztecs?

5. What medical term, named after the pioneering French neurologist who in 1885 first described this condition in an 86-year-old French noblewoman, is used for the neurological disorder characterised by repetitive, stereotyped, involuntary movements and vocalisations called tics?

6. Who painted ‘The Milkmaid’, considered as the best attraction of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam?

7. What was the capital city of the Aztec culture?

8. What is the name of the traditional horn used during Jewish religious services?

9. What treaty signed on 7 February 1992 created the European Union and the Euro?

10. Which famous football club is known by its nickname of Red Devils?

Answers to Quiz - 81

1. South African surgeon Christiaan Barnard performed the first human heart transplant on 3rd December 1967. Name the Cape Town grocer who received the transplant.

Louis Washkansky

2. She was the first woman to be named as the ‘Person of the year’ by Time Magazine in 1936. Her memoir is titled ‘The Heart has its Reasons’. Who is this controversial American lady to marry whom English King Edward VIII abdicated his throne in 1936?

Wallis Simpson

3. Name the physician who invented the Heart Lung Machine in 1937

John Heysham Gibbon

4. Named after the 19th Century Bohemian Physiologist, what are the specialised fibres of the cardiac muscle that conduct the electrical stimulus and enable the heart to contract in a coordinated fashion?

Purkinje Fibres

5. What term is used to describe the 2 sounds that are heard during each heart beat?

Lub Dub

6. What term describes the medical condition in which the heart beats at a rate that is below the normal of 65 beats per minute?

Brachycardia

7. For what invention did Willem Einthoven receive the Nobel Prize for medicine in 1924?

Electrocardiograph

8. Stents are devices used to open up blocked coronary artery during an angioplasty. What alloy of Nickel and Titanium is usually used to make stents because of its ‘shape memory’ property?

Nitinol

9. If the tricuspid valve separates the right atrium and the right ventricle, what valve, named after its resemblance to a bishop’s hat, separates left atrium and left ventricle?

Mitral valve

10. Who is the author of the 1948 novel ‘The Heart of the Matter’, which was once included by Time magazine in the 100 best English language novels?

Graham Greene