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September 10, 2021
As of 2021, what percentage of Wikipedia biographies in English are about women?
A) 7.2%
B) 15.5%
C) 18.1%
D) 28.3%
Answer: C. From The women who appear in Dante’s ‘Divine Comedy’ are finally getting their due, 700 years later
September 3, 2021
When did Wicca come to America?
A) 1880s
B) 1940s
C) 1960s
D) 1980s
Answer: C. From What is Wicca? An expert on modern witchcraft explains.
August 27, 2021
Poisons made up what percentage of drugs in the Chinese pharmacopeia in the imperial era?
A) 5%
B) 20%
C) 30%
D) 50%
Answer: B. From Poison or cure? Traditional Chinese medicine shows that context can make all the difference.
August 20, 2021
According to the Health Nutritional Index, eating one hot dog costs a person how many minutes of “healthy” life?
A. 27
B. 36
C. 60
D. 103
Answer: B. From Individual dietary choices can add – or take away – minutes, hours and years of life
August 18, 2021
When you sneeze, what’s the top speed of mucus particles expelled from your nose?
A. 20 mph
B. 40 mph
C. 60 mph
D. 100 mph
Answer: D. From A pediatric nurse explains the science of sneezing
June 24, 2021
How many calories does a top Tour de France cyclist burn on a day of mountain racing?
A. 4,000
B. 6,000
C. 8,000
D. 10,000
Answer: C. From Tour de France: How many calories will the winner burn?