The High Zees Trivia Quiz

Answer: zeatin

Zeatin is a hormone (something that affects cells to achieve certain results) that promotes plant growth. It is the leading active ingredient in coconut milk; scientists used coconut milk in experiments to see if it would help promote more rapid plant growth with success.

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Answer: Zechariah

Zechariah is found in the Old Testament of Christian Bibles.

Answer: zeppelin

This type of craft was first introduced by German Count Ferdinand Von Zeppelin ink the early 20th century. The world's first commercial airline, Deutsch Liftischiffahrts-AG, flew the first for0profit flights of the Zeppelins. This company was the father of modern airlines. The spire of the Empire State Building was first designed as a dock for the Zeppelins and other airships to anchor too (NOT for King Kong). Arguably the most famous one would be the Hindenburg.
Led Zeppelin was a rock band from the 1960s, and part of the popular drug culture in the United States at that time.

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Answer: zeta

Along with being the sixth letter, the name Zeta was given to a tropical storm in 2005. Catherine Zeta Jones is a successful Welsh actress.

Answer: zenith

In America, people often use the term zenith to describe something or someone who has reached its/their greatest level of success. An example of this would be "Hair bands reached their zenith in the late 1990s, giving way to boy bands and rap music".

The astrological term was first thought to have come from a misinterpretation of a Arabic expression that meant the path above the head, prior to the 14 century according to "Webster's Dictionary" (1988).

Answer: zeitgeist

You can identify many unique eras in United States history. Some examples would include the 1920s with its prohibition, flapper styles that accentuated the women's movement, and the economic growth seen; or the 1960s with love and peace, the questioning of governmental power, and the influx of the drug culture.

Answer: zero sum

This is often found as a gaming theory and economic theory. It is also a physiological theory when you consider it from a relationship standpoint (husband-wife, parent-child.)

Answer: Zeus

Here's a short family tree of Zeus:
Father- Cronus
Mother-Rhea
Siblings- Hestia, Hades, Hera, Poseidon, and Demeter
Children- Ares, Athena, Apollo, Artemis, Aphrodite, Dionysus, Hebe, Hermes, Heracles, Helen of Troy, Hephaestus, Perseus, Minos, The Muses, and the Graces

Answer: zener diode

The Zener diode was named for American physicist Clarence M. Zener. Zener died in 1993.

Answer: zealotry

The term zealotry can be traced back to when it was used as the name for the members of a political movement in the 1st century to overthrow the Roman Empire from the Holy Land by armed force. You can find traces of this term in the Christian Bible. The term then went on to describe those who are overly and abundantly devoted to something.