Trivia questions and answers, drawn fresh from the well

• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• Famous Scientific Experiments

In Gregor Mendel’s pea-plant experiments, which type of inheritance did his results establish as a mathematical pattern?

Answer

Particulate inheritance

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• Easy Easy difficulty.
• Famous Scientific Experiments

In Isaac Newton’s prism experiment, what did sunlight split into when it passed through the glass prism?

Answer

Colors

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• Easy Easy difficulty.
• Famous Scientific Experiments

In Galileo Galilei’s inclined-plane experiment, which quantity did he show increases uniformly with time during a falling object’s motion?

Answer

Speed

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• Middle Eastern Cuisine

What is the North African and Middle Eastern dish of eggs poached in spiced tomato sauce called?

Answer

Shakshuka

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• Easy Easy difficulty.
• Middle Eastern Cuisine

What is the traditional Moroccan cooking vessel with a tall conical lid called?

Answer

Tagine

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• Easy Easy difficulty.
• Middle Eastern Cuisine

Which spice most traditionally flavors Arabic coffee in Gulf and Levantine cuisine?

Answer

Cardamom

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• Hard Hard difficulty.
• Middle Eastern Cuisine

What is the date-filled Arabic cookie traditionally associated with Eid called?

Answer

Ma'amoul

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• Middle Eastern Cuisine

What is the traditional Palestinian flatbread topped with olive oil and za'atar called?

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Manakish

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• Middle Eastern Cuisine

What is the Persian rice dish layered with meat, vegetables, or fruit and cooked until fluffy called?

Answer

Polo

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• Easy Easy difficulty.
• Middle Eastern Cuisine

What is the Egyptian and Levantine semolina cake soaked in syrup commonly called?

Answer

Basbousa

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• Easy Easy difficulty.
• Middle Eastern Cuisine

Which cool yogurt drink is a staple of Turkish cuisine and is often served with kebabs?

Answer

Ayran

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• Easy Easy difficulty.
• Middle Eastern Cuisine

What cheese-filled Middle Eastern pastry is traditionally topped with shredded wheat or semolina and soaked in syrup?

Answer

Kunafa

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