What symptom is caused by a bite from the Brazilian wandering spider?

an erection that lasts several hours

Where does the Maillard reaction take place?

in your oven as cookies bake and brown

What is the technical term for brain freeze, like from ice cream?

sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia

a person who illegally exports sheep

Why does letting cookie dough rest before baking improve flavor?

it allows proteins and starches to be assembled by enzymes

What is the definition of lassitude?

a feeling that's a between exhaustion and laziness

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1
What symptom is caused by a bite from the Brazilian wandering spider?
extreme itchiness all over one's body
an erection that lasts several hours
near-immediate death
a strong desire to keep drinking water, people often burst
2
Who was Cloacina?
The Roman goddess of sewers
A dominatrix who blackmailed the royal family of Belgium
The secret sister of King Tut
A Romanian pop star who died in 2003
3
What is the longest recorded time in between two twins being born?
14 days
87 days
a year
48 hours
4
Where does the Maillard reaction take place?
in your oven as cookies bake and brown
in your shoes as your feet begin to smell
on the surface of apples as they brown and shrivel
in space as the composition of astronauts' bodies change
5
What is the technical term for brain freeze, like from ice cream?
thalioneurologic insoliosos
galactal neuralinfratherm
sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia
glossal frigoliasis
6
What is an "owler"?
someone who carves nesting dolls
a person who pretends to fall over/get hurt for attention
a person who illegally exports sheep
someone who raises and trains owls
7
Which country has 37 official languages?
Bolivia
Barbados
Tunisia
Suriname
8
Due to the lag in your brain's neural pathways, how far in the past are we living?
80 milliseconds
3 milliseconds
imperceptibly
95 milliseconds
9
Brown sugar is..(approximate pH)
neutral
slightly basic
slightly acidic
incredibly acidic
10
What did kestrels used to be called?
windfuckers
demon birds
field plovers
day owls
11
Who said: “I love sleep. My life has the tendency to fall apart when I'm awake, you know?”
Oscar Wilde
JK Rowling
Gerald Ford
Ernest Hemingway
12
Why does letting cookie dough rest before baking improve flavor?
it lets hygroscopic ingredients add moisture to the dough
it allows proteins and starches to be assembled by enzymes
it lets the sugar dissolve
it doesn't, that's a myth and no one has time for it
13
What is a kazentklavier?
the part of a suit of armor that covered the crotch
a name for people who regift things
a cat piano
a german snack
14
Which of the following was outlawed in China in 1911?
forks with four prongs
singing
long socks
ponytails
15
Things that are hygroscopic do which of the following?
shoot jets of water out of their butt
swell at high temperatures
absorb moisture from the air
fold in upon themselves
16
During WWI, what was the daily tea ration for British soldiers?
two tea bags
six pints
three cups
a gallon
17
How do the Sami people refer to polar bears to avoid offending them?
"the old man in the fur coat"
"bear gods"
"big snow dogs"
"the lady in white"
18
What is the definition of lassitude?
a SoCal surfer-slang word from the 70s: how cool a thing was
a lack of caring, an aloof manner bordering on rudeness
like longitude and latitude, but diagonal
a feeling that's a between exhaustion and laziness
19
What was the Beatles song "Yesterday" originally titled?
"Breakfast Time"
"Regrets"
"Scrambled Eggs"
"Tomorrow"
20
Of the world's 193 countries, how many have NOT been invaded by the British?
9
16
22
47

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