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1.Which of the following does NOT act as egg substitute in baking?
Yoghurt
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Vinegar & baking soda
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Ripe banana
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Whipped cream & lemon juice
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Vinegar (from the vinegar & baking soda combo) can be replaced with lemon juice. Whipped cream doesn't do anything though.
2.How long does it take traditional oil paint to completely dry on a canvas?
18 - 24 hours
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longer than 3 months
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2 weeks
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2 days
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It can become dry to the touch in a day or two, but the application of varnish has to take place when everything is completely dry, after 3 months to a year.
3.Which of the following was NOT involved in Yugoslavia in WWII?
Italy
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Britain
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Croatia
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France
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Albania
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Britain was involved during 1943-45. Albania was involved until 1944. Italy was involved from 1941-43, then the Italian Social Republic was involved from 1943-45. Croatia was involved throughout.
4.Where did fortune cookies originate?
USA
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Thailand
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China
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Japan
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https://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/fortune-cookies-2/ TLDR: American-Chinese restaurants took over selling them after WWII because Americans didn't like Japan very much for a while.
5.Which of the following knives is NOT made with 1095 steel?
12.Who was the first person to survive a brain injury?
Jeanna Giese (1989-)
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Phineas Gage (1823-1860)
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Louise Brown (1978-)
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Auguste Deter (1850-1906)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phineas_Gage Giese survived rabies, Brown was the first person to be born using IVF, and Deter was the first person to be diagnosed with Alzheimer's.
13.Which of the following is NOT a leap year?
1800
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2000
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1600
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2400
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Every year that is exactly divisible by four is a leap year, except for years that are exactly divisible by 100, but these centurial years are leap years if they are exactly divisible by 400. For example, the years 1700, 1800, and 1900 are not leap years, but the years 1600 and 2000 are.
14.Which of the following is the least popular website compared to each other (as of August 2020)?