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WorksheetsChillies Quiz!
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What are heat receptors called?
Polymorphic Nociceptors
Trimodal Morphiceptors
Polymorphic Triceptors
Polymodal Nociceptors
True or False?: Chilliness is a taste
True
False
Which two peppers are the hottest chilli peppers in the world?
Pepper Spray & Mongolian Red Snapper
Trinidad Moruga Scorpion & Carolina Reaper
Ghost Chilli Pepper & Carolina Reaper
Trinidad Moruga Scorpion & Ghost Chilli Pepper
What scale is used to measure the chilliness of a pepper?
Degrees Celsius Scale
Heat Scale
Scoville Scale
Pepper Scale
What chemical triggers a response from the heat receptors in chilli peppers?
Tobasco
Chilli
Capsicum
Capsaicin
Why do you start to sweat when eating chillis?
Response to exercise
Response to global warming
Response to a change in pressure in the arteries
Response to a dangerous heat source
Alkylamides are ...
Small, lighter molecules found in spicy foods like mustard
Small, heavier molecules found in spicy foods like wassabi
Small, heavier molecules found in spicy foods like chillies
Small, lighter molecules found in spicy foods like tabasco
Isothiocyanates are ...
Small, lighter molecules found in spicy foods like mustard
Small, heavier molecules found in spicy foods like wassabi
Small, heavier molecules found in spicy foods like chillies
Small, lighter molecules found in spicy foods like tabasco
In which body part do you feel the burning sensation when eating alkylamides?
Nose
Mouth
Nose & Mouth
Throat
In which body part do you feel the burning sensation when eating isothiocyanates?
Nose
Mouth
Nose & Mouth
Throat
What does the bell pepper score on the scoville scale?
0 scoville heat units
1,200 - 2,400 scoville heat units
5,600 - 7,500 scoville heat units
1.5 - 2 million scoville heat units
2 - 2.25 million scoville heat units
What does tobasco score on the scoville scale?
0 scoville heat units
1,200 - 2,400 scoville heat units
5,600 - 7,500 scoville heat units
1.5 - 2 million scoville heat units
2 - 2.25 million scoville heat units
What do the Trinidad Moruga Scorpion pepper and the Carolina Reaper score on the scoville scale?
0 scoville heat units
1,200 - 2,400 scoville heat units
5,600 - 7,500 scoville heat units
1.5 - 2 million scoville heat units
2 - 2.25 million scoville heat units
What does pepper spray score on the scoville scale?
0 scoville heat units
double the amount of tobasco
double the amount of the carolina reaper
tripple the amount of the ghost chilli
quadruple the amount of the trinidad moruga scorpion pepper
Why is milk the best way to soothe the pain of a chilli pepper?
Lipids in the milk produce a coating which is anti-inflamatory, reducing the burning sensation
A protein called casein present in dairy helps to break up the capsaicin and offer some relief from its effects.
Startch in the milk produces a coating which is anti-inflamatory, reducing the burning sensation
Cows are the answer to everything
