A Day In My Life Trivia Quiz

Answer: Café Latte

A cappuccino is similar to a café latte, except that it is made with 1/3 espresso, 1/3 steamed milk, and 1/3 foam (sprinkling with cocoa or cinnamon is optional). An Americano is a shot of espresso diluted with hot water. Cafe au Lait can be considered a French version of a café latte (which is Italian).

It is made with strong, dark-roast coffee and warm milk, and is generally served in a large, bowl-like mug, to help warm the hands and make it easy to dip your croissant!

Answer: Orchids

There are two basic types of orchids, epiphytes (air plants) and terrestrials (earth plants). The epiphytes generally grow on trees and are the easiest orchids to keep as house plants. The growing conditions vary from plant to plant, but the general rule is to try to reproduce the environment they are native to.

They are not as difficult to care for as commonly believed. Buy a phalaenopsis and a good orchid book and jump in!

Answer: Magic 8 Ball

A Magic 8 Ball is a large plastic ball, about 4 inches in diameter, that resembles the 8 ball used in pool. It was invented by Abe Bookman of Alabe Crafts in 1946, and was later acquired by Tyco, which was then bought out by Mattel. It is filled with liquid and holds a 20 sided polygon, with each side containing a phrase. You ask a question, shake the ball, then view the answer through a clear plastic window.

These responses can include: "outlook good", "cannot predict now", "don't count on it", etc.

Answer: Baltic Sea

Rostock is located in the northeast of Germany on the Baltic coast, which lies about two hours north of Berlin. The Baltic Sea also borders Russia, Finland, Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Sweden and Denmark. Bodensee is located on the border between Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. The North Sea borders on Germany's northwest coast and the Ural Sea is in Russia.

Answer: Servus

Arnold Schwarzenegger, a.k.a. the Governator, is from the small mountain village of Thal, Austria. "Servus" is a colloquial Austrian greeting. "Grüezi" is Swiss-German for "hello", while "Salu" is used in the German region of Saarland, and "Moin moin" is used in the north of Germany.

Answer: Bayesian Statistician

Bayesian statistics is based on the work of Rev. Thomas Bayes (1702-1761) on calculating inverse probabilities, a.k.a. Bayes' Theorem. While this predates Fisher's work (founder of the more commonly taught classical statistics), it was computationally challenging, not taking off in popularity until the invention of the computer. Through the 1980's, Bayesian statistics was still seen as controversial for its inclusion of prior information in the posterior model for the parameter of interest, allowing calculation of direct probabilities rather than p-values.

In recent times, it has gained a lot in popularity, and can now be considered a mainstream method of statistical analysis.

Answer: All That You Can't Leave Behind

"Beautiful Day" and "Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of" are the first two songs on the album "All That You Can't Leave Behind". Both songs are also included on "The Best of 1990-2000" album. Formed in 1976, these Dubliners have risen to international stardom, while spending considerable time on charity work. Their latest album is "How to Dismantle an Atom Bomb".

Answer: Poussins Farcis aux Abricots et Figues Sèches

Poussins Farcis aux Abricots et Figues Sèches is young chicks with apricot and fig stuffing. Canard au Miel de Lavande is duck with lavender honey. Pintade aux Choux et Marrons is Guinea fowl with cabbage and chestnuts. Coq au Vin is chicken with wine.

Answer: Transplanted stem cells would not be rejected by a patient's immune system

Just as with organ transplants, stem cells must come from a donor that matches the recipient close enough that the cells won't be regarded as intruders. Stem cells are cells that can develop into any kind of cell in the body. They are found in bone marrow and developing fetuses.

Many scientists believe that stem cells could be used to grow organs for transplant and cure diseases and injuries caused by damaged bone or tissue. Opponents argue that life begins at conception and using fetal tissue is akin to killing children for experimentation.

There are also scientists who believe cures for the above mentioned problems can be obtained more quickly using other methods.

Answer: LaTeX

LaTeX is the standard typesetting program for scientific and technical documents. It is available for free, but can be a bit overwhelming for those who are not technically inclined. Corel Ventura is typically used for non-scientific books or other long, multi-chaptered publications. Adobe Pagemaker is more often used by engineers and designers. Microsoft Word is a word processing program, not a typesetting program.

Answer: Sesamoiditis

Sesamoiditis is an inflammation of the sesamoid apparatus. Pain and difficulty in bending develops gradually, while with a stress fracture, the pain appears immediately. There is usually no redness, swelling, or bruising of the toe. Gout is a build-up of uric acid in one or more joints, often the big toe joint.

The onset of pain is quick and intense, and touching or moving the toe can be incredibly painful. It can be accompanied by redness, swelling and stiffness. Symptoms of a stress fracture include pain with activity that goes away while resting, then returns with further activity, and pain when the site of the fracture is pressed. Swelling is common, but there is typically no bruising. RSD is a neurological disorder affecting the skin, muscles, joints, and bones of a single limb, and possibly spreading to other limbs in time. Symptoms include a burning feeling, swelling, sensitivity to touch, joint pain, and reddish or bluish skin color changes.

Answer: Amazon backwater

A biotope aquarium is set up to mirror a specific natural environment and is often required for some species to procreate. It is best to have a large tank and fewer fish than normally seen in community aquariums. Blackwater extract is an extract of peat. Backwater biotopes can often require the addition of blackwater extract because these environments have very slow-moving water, allowing the decay of plants. An Allepy creek biotope simulates conditions in a Southeast Asian creek and is stocked with gouramis, danios, and loaches. Lake Malawi biotopes contain African cichlids from Lake Malawi.

Answer: Mai kao chai

Spelling of the English phonetic equivalents of Thai syllabic phrases are often different from person to person, because there is no agreed upon standard. "Mai kao chai" means "I don't know" in Thai. Rad na is stir-fried wide rice noodles topped with brown gravy and chinese broccoli. Ped kra prao is crispy duck with chili pepper, garlic, and basil. Pla rad prik is crispy whole fish in sweet chili sauce.

Answer: Dandelion greens, romaine lettuce, clover, and half an orange

Rabbits are vegetarians, so meat is out, as are sweets, although mine have been known to make suicidal dives onto cake slices. Raw lima beans, potatoes, milkweed, tomatoes and parsnips are all poisonous to rabbits, along with apple and pear seeds. Raisins are high in sugar and should only be given as occasional treats, and iceberg lettuce has no nutritional value. All the other listed foods are good for rabbits.

Answer: Reuben

A French dip is roast beef on French bread with jus for dipping. A Monte Cristo is a ham, turkey and cheese sandwich that is battered and fried. A true Philly Cheesesteak can only be made with Italian rolls from eastern Pennsylvania, sauteed onions, sauteed rib eye sliced to 1/16th of an inch, and cheese whiz (American or Provolone will also do in a pinch).

Answer: Use "Head & Shoulders" dandruff shampoo

"Coma et scapuli" translates as "head and shoulders". Since I want to wear a black top, I would surely want to avoid having dandruff, as it would easily show. While washing the sweater and laying it out to dry would rid it of any previous dandruff (assuming I hadn't already washed it), it would never be dry in time to wear the next morning.

The other two options, while nice, are not especially required to wear a black sweater.

Answer: 313.15 degrees Kelvin

The Réaumur scale was established in 1730 by René-Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur, with zero set as the freezing point of water and 80 as the boiling point of water. To convert it into degrees Celsius, you would multiply by 5/4. It is no longer in use.

The Rankine scale was established by William John Macquorn Rankine in 1859. It is an absolute temperature scale, meaning 0 degrees Rankine corresponds to absolute zero, the point where molecular energy is at a minimum. The degrees of the Rankine scale are the same as the Fahrenheit scale and it is sometimes used by engineers.

The Kelvin temperature scale is the more commonly used absolute temperature scale. It was proposed by William Thomson Kelvin in 1848 and has the same degree size as the Celsius temperature scale.

Answer: Lost

'Lost' is the story of the survivors of an airplane crash who find themselves on a mysterious tropical island. People appear and disappear, monsters and polar bears crash threateningly through the jungle, and there is a creepy little kid (isn't there always one?) that might just be the cause of everything.

Answer: Centaurus

In Greek myth, the half-man, half-horse Centaurus grouped the stars into constellations and taught humans to use the stars. Centaurus is a southern circumpolar constellation, meaning that it can be seen year-round in the southern hemisphere. Cepheus is a northern hemisphere circumpolar constellation, while Lynx and Eridanus are visible in the northern hemisphere winter sky.

Answer: Lonesome Dove

Seeking the promise of a new frontier, land up for grabs, and green grass as far as the eye can see, former Texas Rangers Gus McCrae and Woodrow Call pull up stakes and begin a long arduous cattle drive from the Rio Grande to Montana. Along the way, they meet outlaws, love, and tragedy in this incredible Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Larry McMurtry.