16373 Hard Trivia Questions
16373 public questions at this depth. How many can you answer?
In pancake sorting, which American geometer first discussed the original problem?
Answer
Jacob E. Goodman
Which math sequence gives the maximum pieces made by n straight cuts in a pancake?
Answer
Lazy caterer's sequence
Under what name did Bill Gates publish his pancake-sorting paper?
Answer
William Gates
Which plum compote traditionally accompanies Kaiserschmarrn?
Answer
Zwetschgenröster
Appam batter is traditionally cooked in what deep wok-like pan?
Answer
Appachatti
What Polish thin pancake is commonly filled with cheese or jam?
Answer
Nalesniki
What grain is traditionally used for buckwheat galettes in Brittany?
Answer
Buckwheat
Which 1992 Supreme Court case upheld damages for Taco Cabana over restaurant trade dress?
Answer
Two Pesos v. Taco Cabana
Which mineral is traditionally used as the alkaline agent in nixtamalization?
Answer
Calcium hydroxide
What alkaline process is used to prepare corn for masa and tortillas?
Answer
Nixtamalization
Which New Jersey restaurant began a Taco Tuesday promotion on February 6, 1979?
Answer
Gregory's Restaurant & Bar
What pita-style bread is used for tacos árabes?
Answer
Pan árabe
Which nematode was the first multicellular organism to have its whole genome sequenced, aided by HGP-era research?
Answer
Caenorhabditis elegans
Who advised Jim Kent on the first rough human-genome assembly?
Answer
David Haussler
Which Moroccan chicken dish is cooked with preserved lemon?
Answer
Djaj mqalli
What Moroccan couscous variation is topped with onions, raisins, cinnamon, and almonds?
Answer
Couscous tfaya
Which chef opened the Paris Moroccan restaurant Mansouria?
Answer
Fatéma Hal
Which journal published Alexander Fleming's original 1929 paper describing penicillin?
Answer
British Journal of Experimental Pathology
Which Fleming student first used penicillin successfully to treat an eye infection in 1930?
Answer
Cecil George Paine
Which Belgian microbiologist described Penicillium rubens in 1923?
Answer
Philibert Biourge
Which researcher duplicated Fleming's original penicillin result in 1966?
Answer
Ronald Hare
Which institution used X-rays on NRRL 1951 to create the penicillin-producing strain X-1612?
Answer
Carnegie Institution of Washington
Which eye infection did Cecil George Paine successfully treat with penicillin in babies?
Answer
ophthalmia neonatorum
Which Sendai restaurant invented hiyashi chūka in 1937?
Answer
Ryutei
What fan nickname is used for devoted Ramen Jiro customers?
Answer
Jirorian
Taiwan mazesoba was popularized in 2008 by which ramen chain?
Answer
Menya Hanabi
Steen's cane syrup has been made since 1910 in which Louisiana city?
Answer
Abbeville