Question 1: Where was coffee first cultivated?
Question 2: If a human mother is Rh negative and the father is Rh positive, what is the condition called that can affect their second child?
Erythroblastosis fetalis occurs when an Rh-negative mother has been sensitized to Rh-positive blood and produces antibodies that attack the red blood cells of her Rh-positive fetus. This typically happens during a second or later pregnancy. A RhoGAM shot can prevent this sensitization if given to an Rh-negative mother after each pregnancy and delivery.
Question 3: Which holy city is considered the spiritual center of the Baha'i Faith?
The Baha'i World Center, the spiritual and administrative center of the Baha'i Faith, is located in Haifa, Israel. The city is home to the Shrine of the Báb, one of the most sacred sites for Baha'is.
Question 4: In the TV show "Friends," what is the name of Phoebe's twin sister?
Lisa Kudrow, who played Phoebe, also portrayed Ursula in both "Friends" and the sitcom "Mad About You." Ursula was a flaky waitress.
Question 5: What crop is the most widely grown in the world?
Wheat is grown on more land area than any other food crop. It provides about 20% of the world's calories and protein. Wheat was one of the first crops to be domesticated, originating in the Fertile Crescent around 10,000 years ago.
Question 6: Where did Apollo 11, the first manned mission to land on the Moon, launch from?
The Apollo 11 mission, crewed by astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins, launched from Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on July 16, 1969. The mission achieved the first manned lunar landing on July 20, 1969.
Question 7: Where was the first man-made object to land on the surface of Mars?
The Viking 1 lander touched down in Chryse Planitia on July 20, 1976, making it the first successful landing on Mars. The lander operated until November 11, 1982, and provided the first color photographs of the Martian surface.
Question 8: Who coined the term "global warming"?
Wallace Broecker, a professor at Columbia University, coined the term "global warming" in a 1975 paper titled "Climatic Change: Are We on the Brink of a Pronounced Global Warming?" His research helped pioneer the study of the ocean's role in climate change.
Question 9: What company became the first to reach a $1 trillion market capitalization?
Apple reached the $1 trillion milestone on August 2, 2018. It was followed by Amazon just a few weeks later on September 4, 2018. Microsoft and Google (Alphabet) also eventually reached the $1 trillion mark in 2019 and 2020 respectively.
Question 10: Who was the main target of the 1950s U.S. Senate hearings led by Senator Joseph McCarthy?
The term "McCarthyism" originated from these controversial hearings, which involved McCarthy making unfounded accusations of subversion and treason against many government employees and citizens, especially those he suspected of having Communist sympathies or ties. The hearings are now widely discredited and seen as a witch hunt that violated civil liberties.
Coffee was first discovered and cultivated in Ethiopia in the 9th century. According to legend, a goat herder named Kaldi noticed his goats became energetic after eating the berries from a certain tree. That tree was the coffee plant.