16373 Hard Trivia Questions

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Health

Which blood type is known as the universal donor for red blood cell transfusions?

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O negative

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Health

What is the name of the smallest bone in the human body, found in the ear?

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Stapes

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What is the name of the small fluid-filled sac that cushions and reduces friction around a joint?

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Bursa

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Health

What is the greenish digestive fluid produced by the liver that helps break down fats?

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Bile

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What is the name of the microscopic functional filtering unit of the kidney?

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Nephron

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Health

Which part of the brain is mainly responsible for balance and coordination of movement?

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Cerebellum

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What is the medical term for difficulty or discomfort in swallowing?

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Dysphagia

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What is the name of the heart's natural pacemaker that sets the rhythm of the heartbeat?

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Sinoatrial node

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What is the anatomical name for the shoulder blade?

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Scapula

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Health

Which Scottish scientist discovered the antibiotic penicillin in 1928?

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Alexander Fleming

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What is the common name for the condition medically known as myopia?

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Nearsightedness

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What is the largest part of the human brain?

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Cerebrum

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Health

What tiny air sacs in the lungs are where oxygen enters the blood?

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Alveoli

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Golf

Whose famous albatross on the 15th hole at the 1935 Masters became known as 'the shot heard round the world'?

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Gene Sarazen

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Golf

Which golfer shot a record-low round of 58 on the PGA Tour in 2016?

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Jim Furyk

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Golf

Who won the very first Open Championship, held at Prestwick in 1860?

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Willie Park Sr.

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Golf

Which golf course architect designed Augusta National alongside Bobby Jones?

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Alister MacKenzie

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Who was the first golfer to complete the career Grand Slam of the modern professional majors?

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Gene Sarazen

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Golf

Which amateur golfer won all four of his era's major championships in a single year, 1930?

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Bobby Jones

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Golf

In what year was the first Open Championship played?

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1860

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Gilmore Girls

On "Gilmore Girls", what is the name of Sookie and Jackson's firstborn son?

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Davey

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On "Gilmore Girls", what is the first name of Paris Geller's boyfriend and fellow journalist at Yale?

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Doyle

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On "Gilmore Girls", what are the names of Lane and Zack's twin sons?

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Steve and Kwan

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On "Gilmore Girls", what is the name of the student newspaper Rory works on at Chilton?

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The Franklin

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On "Gilmore Girls", what is the full name of April's mother, who had a relationship with Luke?

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Anna Nardini

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Gilmore Girls

On "Gilmore Girls", what is the name of Logan Huntzberger's newspaper-mogul father?

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Mitchum Huntzberger

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Gilmore Girls

On "Gilmore Girls", what is the diner owner Luke Danes's full first name?

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Lucas

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On "Gilmore Girls", what is the name of the band that Lane Kim plays drums in?

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Hep Alien

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Fitness

The sheet of connective tissue that surrounds muscles and other structures throughout the body, targeted in 'myofascial release', is called what?

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Fascia

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Fitness

Fartlek, a Swedish running method that mixes fast and slow paces, translates into English as what two words?

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Speed play

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Fitness

The Mr. Olympia bodybuilding contest, first held in 1965, was created by which fitness publisher and promoter?

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Joe Weider

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The phase of a lift in which the working muscle shortens as it contracts, such as raising the bar in a biceps curl, is called the what phase?

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Concentric

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The maximum rate at which your body can take in and use oxygen during intense exercise is called your what?

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VO2 max

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Fitness

The large muscle spanning the upper back and neck, forming a diamond shape across both shoulders, is called the what?

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Trapezius

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Fitness

The interval protocol of 20 seconds of hard work followed by 10 seconds of rest is named after which Japanese scientist, Izumi ___?

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Tabata

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Fitness

The largest, most prominent muscle at the back of the lower leg, forming the bulge of the calf, is called the what?

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Gastrocnemius

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Fitness

The medical term for the wasting or shrinking of muscle tissue from disuse is muscle what?

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Atrophy

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Fitness

How many calories does one gram of carbohydrate or protein provide?

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4

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Fitness

In muscle, the thin filament protein that slides against myosin to produce contraction is called what?

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Actin

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Fitness

The energy-carrying molecule that powers muscle contraction, abbreviated ATP, stands for what?

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Adenosine triphosphate

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Fitness

Kegel exercises strengthen which group of muscles that support the bladder and bowel?

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Pelvic floor

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Fitness

Pain radiating down the leg caused by pressure on a large nerve running from the lower back is called what?

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Sciatica

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Fitness

The Cooper fitness test measures how far a person can run in how many minutes?

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12 minutes

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Fitness

Relative to its size, which chewing muscle of the jaw is often called the strongest muscle in the human body?

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Masseter

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Fitness

The muscle soreness felt a day or two after unfamiliar exercise is abbreviated as what?

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DOMS

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Fitness

"BMR," the energy your body uses while completely at rest, stands for what?

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Basal Metabolic Rate

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Fitness

Greg Glassman co-founded which branded high-intensity fitness program in the year 2000?

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CrossFit

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Fitness

VO2 max measures the maximum amount of which gas the body can use during exercise?

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Oxygen

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Fashion

Which British designer pioneered punk fashion using tartan, safety pins and torn fabrics?

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Vivienne Westwood

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Fashion

Mohair is a textile fibre obtained from which animal?

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Angora goat