FunTrivia Hobbies Mix: Vol 3 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Long life

Pancit is a dish that includes beef, pork, chicken, shrimp, vegetables, and sauce with stir-fried noodles. The long noodles represent the hope for a long life.

Question by player PootyPootwell

Answer: They didn't contain any nickel

The nickel five cent piece was first struck in 1866, eventually replacing an earlier silver coin called a half dime. The coin was called a "nickel" because it was made of an alloy of 25% nickel and 75% copper. When the United States entered WWII, nickel was deemed to be a highly important strategic metal, so early in 1942 the alloy was changed to 56% copper, 35% silver, and 9% manganese (some 1942 nickels were produced using the old alloy).

These so-called "war nickels" are seldom found in circulation, because their high silver content makes them worth more than their face value. Canada also removed the nickel from its five cent coins during WWII.

Question by player daver852

Answer: Mensa

Mensa was set up in England in 1946 by two lawyers, Roland Berrill and Dr. Lance Ware, for people with Intelligence Quotients (IQs) measured in the top 2% of the population. It now exists in over 40 countries with more than 100,000 members, who have included novelist Isaac Asimov, actors Geena Davis and Steve Martin, and soldier Norman Schwarzkopf. Mensa incorporates both the Latin words for 'mind' ('mens') and for 'table' ('mensa').

Question by player dsimpy

Answer: Florence Knoll

Florence Knoll was an award winning interior and furniture designer who revolutionized office interiors. She is known for designing open spaces, clean lines, color and modernist furniture. For her work, she became the first woman to receive the Gold Medal for Industrial Design from the American Institute of Architects in 1961.

She helped make the field of interior design a professional one instead of one undertaken mainly by hobbyists.

Question by player ramonesrule

Answer: corn silk

As one of the answers suggests, that stringy substance is called "corn silk". Interestingly, corn silk is considered to have "demulcent properties" and is often used in herbal remedies. A demulcent is defined as an agent that forms a film over mucous membranes and is sometimes used to relieve minor pain and swelling of certain membranes.

Herbal demulcents made from corn silk are mostly used in the manufacture of certain cough remedies.

Question by player mayneeyak

Answer: paprika

Goulash is a delicious spicy soup or stew usually made from beef, onions, vegetables, and is of course, seasoned with paprika. The name originates from the Hungarian gulyás, the word for a cattle stockman or herdsman.

Question by player Flamis

Answer: Lye

Lutefisk actually means "lye fish". Typically whitefish are used to prepare lutefisk, which is a labor intensive undertaking. Initially the fish is soaked in water for four to six days. The water is changed once a day for the duration. During this process the fish swell up and proteins breakdown resulting in a gelatinous texture.

As if this doesn't sound tasty enough (gulp!) the fish is then saturated with lye and undergoes another four to six day water bath with attendant water changes. Finally, the fish is boiled in salted water and served with either a butter or white sauce.

This dish is considered a Scandinavian Christmas Eve tradition or a special meal for religious holidays and/or entertaining guests.

Question by player DR.NO

Answer: 0.5%

Kambucha tea has a slight alcohol content due to the fermentation process. Most bottled varieties contain less than 0.5% and are legal for minors to purchase. Some varieties may have a higher alcohol content and will be labeled as such, so minors are not legally able to purchase them.

Question by player scansade

Answer: checking to see if the back is hinged

Many postage stamps may look similar at first glance, but with a careful analysis using a perforation gauge and watermark fluid you may tell the difference. This may mean the difference between a stamp being worth 15 cents or up to thousands of dollars.

Question by player bandolero909

Answer: layout

A layout can be either the completed page, or the plan for a completed page. A planned page can also be referred to as a template or sketch.

Question by player ESNQueen