Monday JAZZ

What is the name of the world’s second longest river?

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Answer explanation

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_river_systems_by_length

What’s the heaviest organ in the human body?

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Answer explanation

The first heaviest organ is the skin with a mass of four to five kg. The liver is the second heaviest organ in the body, which discharges bile. The weight of the liver is about 1.5 kg. The brain is the third heaviest organ with an approximate mass of 1.5 kg.

What is the only food that cannot go bad?

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Answer explanation

Honey's low moisture content keeps bacteria from surviving. And without bacteria at work, honey just doesn't spoil. Plus, honey is acidic enough to ward off most of the bacteria and organisms that spoil other food. What's more, the bees add their own enzymes to honey, and these enzymes produce hydrogen peroxide.

Where is the largest Cocoa producer in the world?

• Nigeria

• Ivory Coast

• Indonesia

• Ghana

Answer explanation

About 70 percent of the world’s cocoa beans come from four West African countries: Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria and Cameroon. The Ivory Coast and Ghana are by far the two largest producers of cocoa, accounting for more than 50 percent of the world´s cocoa. In 2021, the Ivory Coast alone produced approximately 2.1 million metric tons of cocoa beans.

Where does "Wall Street," shorthand for America's financial epicenter, get its name?

• The walnut tree in lower Manhattan where trades first congregated.

• The wall that was built to protect the city from invaders.

• The Wall Street Journal

• Garret D. Wall (1783-1850), U.S. senator from New Jersey

Answer explanation

The street's name refers to a long-gone wall that was erected in the 17th Century by Dutch settlers intent on keeping out the British and pirates.

Which country recently overtook the UK to be the world's 5th largest economy?

• Brazil

• India

• France

• South Korea

Answer explanation

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/09/india-uk-fifth-largest-economy-world#:~:text=India%20overtakes%20UK%20as%20the,largest%20economy%20%7C%20World%20Economic%20Forum

• India’s economy is forecast to grow by 7% this year, making it the 5th largest in the world, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) says.

• It was the world’s 11th largest economy a decade ago.

• The IMF sees India having the world's 4^th highest GDP by 2027.

What is the world's surface temperature change for 2021 (Degree Celsius) ?

• 1.1

• 0.6

• -0.2

• 1.4

Answer explanation

https://climatedata.imf.org/pages/climatechange-data#cc1