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Question 1: If you were visiting the set of the popular sitcom Friends, which city would you be in?
Question 2: What legendary creature is said to live in the Himalayan mountains?
The Yeti, also known as the Abominable Snowman, is a mythical ape-like creature said to inhabit the Himalayan region of Nepal, India and Tibet. Despite many alleged sightings and footprints, its existence remains unproven.
Question 3: What is the largest company in the world by market capitalization as of 2023?
Apple became the first U.S. company to reach a $1 trillion market cap in 2018 and $2 trillion in 2020. As of early 2023, its market cap exceeds $2.5 trillion, making it the most valuable company globally.
Question 4: Why does Swiss cheese have holes?
The bacteria used in making Swiss cheese, Propionibacter shermani, consume the lactic acid in the cheese and release carbon dioxide gas, which slowly forms bubbles that become the holes.
Question 5: Why does cilantro taste soapy to some people?
Scientists have found that some people carry a gene called OR6A2 that enables them to strongly perceive the aldehydes in cilantro leaves as a soapy smell and flavor. This genetic quirk is more common in certain ethnicities. An estimated 4-14% of people experience this soapy taste from cilantro.
Question 6: Why is Beyoncé's full name Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter?
Beyoncé kept her maiden name Knowles after marrying Jay-Z, whose real name is Shawn Carter, in 2008. She then added his last name to hers, becoming Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter.
Question 7: What is the most abundant metal in the Earth's crust?
Despite being the most abundant metal in the Earth's crust, aluminum was not discovered and isolated until 1825 by Danish chemist Hans Christian Ørsted. Before then, aluminum was considered more precious than gold or silver due to the difficulty in extracting it from ores.
Question 8: In George Orwell's novel "1984", what is the name of the fictional language spoken in the totalitarian state of Oceania?
Newspeak is a controlled language created by the totalitarian state as a tool to limit freedom of thought and concepts that pose a threat to its rule, such as freedom, self-expression, individuality, and peace.
Question 9: What famous ancient Greek temple is located on the Acropolis in Athens?
The Parthenon was built between 447-432 BCE and is considered the most important surviving building of Classical Greece. It was dedicated to the goddess Athena, whom the people of Athens considered their patron.
Question 10: Who was the last pharaoh of ancient Egypt?
Cleopatra VII ruled Egypt from 51 to 30 BC. She was a member of the Ptolemaic dynasty, a family of Greek origin, and served as the last active ruler of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt. After her death, Egypt became a province of the Roman Empire.
Although Friends was set in New York City, the show was actually filmed on a studio lot at Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, California from 1994 to 2004.