Do you remember enough from your days in high school to pass this test? Find out... 1. What part of the cell is commonly referred to as "the powerhouse of the cell"? Via stemcellsinc.com The nucleus Correct Incorrect The nucleus The cytoplasm Correct Incorrect The cytoplasm Golgi apparatus Correct Incorrect Golgi apparatus The mitochondria Correct Incorrect The mitochondria Correct! Wrong! Mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell. 2. Carl Benda is a scientist best known for what? Via en.wikipedia.org Curing polio Correct Incorrect Curing polio Discovering Pluto Correct Incorrect Discovering Pluto Inventing the practical transformer Correct Incorrect Inventing the practical transformer Naming the mitochondria, commonly referred to as "the powerhouse of the cell" Correct Incorrect Naming the mitochondria, commonly referred to as "the powerhouse of the cell" Correct! Wrong! Mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell. 3. Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States, was renowned for his knowledge in the maths, classics, and law. Despite being so smart, what is something he didn't know? Via en.wikipedia.org The Earth is round Correct Incorrect The Earth is round How to play the violin Correct Incorrect How to play the violin The implications of John Locke's The Second Treatise of Civil Government Correct Incorrect The implications of John Locke's The Second Treatise of Civil Government That the mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell Correct Incorrect That the mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell Correct! Wrong! Mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell. 4. One train leaves Chicago's Union Station at 1 p.m. and another leaves New York's Penn Station at 3 p.m. At what point do they discover that mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell? Via commons.wikimedia.org They never do Correct Incorrect They never do Around 4 p.m. Correct Incorrect Around 4 p.m. Tomorrow Correct Incorrect Tomorrow 1894, the same year Richard Altmann formally discovered mitochondria aka the powerhouse of the cell Correct Incorrect 1894, the same year Richard Altmann formally discovered mitochondria aka the powerhouse of the cell Correct! Wrong! Mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell. 5. Julius Caesar set fire to the Library of Alexandria in 48 B.C., leading to the library's eventual decay and destruction over the next few centuries. What does "Alexandria" rhyme with? Via immortalmuse.com Gattaca Correct Incorrect Gattaca Stylographical Correct Incorrect Stylographical Jymold Correct Incorrect Jymold Mitochondria, the powerhouse of the cell Correct Incorrect Mitochondria, the powerhouse of the cell Correct! Wrong! Mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell. 6. Gabriel García Márquez is an immensely influential author who primarily published his works in Spanish. What is a sentence that never appeared in any of his books? Getty "Ojito que no somos broma" Correct Incorrect "Ojito que no somos broma" "A los demonios no hay que creerles ni cuando dicen la verdad" Correct Incorrect "A los demonios no hay que creerles ni cuando dicen la verdad" "El amor se hace más grande y noble en la calamidad" Correct Incorrect "El amor se hace más grande y noble en la calamidad" "Las mitocondrias son las centrales eléctricas de las células." Correct Incorrect "Las mitocondrias son las centrales eléctricas de las células." Correct! Wrong! Mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell. 7. Sports are to baseball as mitochondria are to what? Via totalsportscomplex.com A pool Correct Incorrect A pool 1966's "The Battle of Algiers" Correct Incorrect 1966's "The Battle of Algiers" John F. Kennedy Jr. Correct Incorrect John F. Kennedy Jr. Powerhouse of the cell Correct Incorrect Powerhouse of the cell Correct! Wrong! Mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell. 8. What shape is this? Via en.wikipedia.org A square Correct Incorrect A square A rhombus Correct Incorrect A rhombus Some sort of rectangle Correct Incorrect Some sort of rectangle Mitochondria shaped, which is to say it is shaped like the powerhouse of the cell Correct Incorrect Mitochondria shaped, which is to say it is shaped like the powerhouse of the cell Correct! Wrong! Mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell. 9. Often a jail or prison might have a backup generator to keep power on in case of emergency. What are these generators called? Via ccmrental.com Weapons Correct Incorrect Weapons Delicious treats Correct Incorrect Delicious treats Sold for hard currency Correct Incorrect Sold for hard currency The powerhouses of the cells Correct Incorrect The powerhouses of the cells Correct! Wrong! Much like mitochondria, powerhouse of the cell. 10. And finally: Why do we do the things we do? For love Correct Incorrect For love For country Correct Incorrect For country For money Correct Incorrect For money For the mitochondria, powerhouse of the cell Correct Incorrect For the mitochondria, powerhouse of the cell Correct! Wrong! Mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell.
