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Chillies Quiz!

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are heat receptors called?

a)

Polymorphic Nociceptors

b)

Trimodal Morphiceptors

c)

Polymorphic Triceptors

d)

Polymodal Nociceptors

2.

True or False?: Chilliness is a taste

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Which two peppers are the hottest chilli peppers in the world?

a)

Pepper Spray & Mongolian Red Snapper

b)

Trinidad Moruga Scorpion & Carolina Reaper

c)

Ghost Chilli Pepper & Carolina Reaper

d)

Trinidad Moruga Scorpion & Ghost Chilli Pepper

4.

What scale is used to measure the chilliness of a pepper?

a)

Degrees Celsius Scale

b)

Heat Scale

c)

Scoville Scale

d)

Pepper Scale

5.

What chemical triggers a response from the heat receptors in chilli peppers?

a)

Tobasco

b)

Chilli

c)

Capsicum

d)

Capsaicin

6.

Why do you start to sweat when eating chillis?

a)

Response to exercise

b)

Response to global warming

c)

Response to a change in pressure in the arteries

d)

Response to a dangerous heat source

7.

Alkylamides are ...

a)

Small, lighter molecules found in spicy foods like mustard

b)

Small, heavier molecules found in spicy foods like wassabi

c)

Small, heavier molecules found in spicy foods like chillies

d)

Small, lighter molecules found in spicy foods like tabasco

8.

Isothiocyanates are ...

a)

Small, lighter molecules found in spicy foods like mustard

b)

Small, heavier molecules found in spicy foods like wassabi

c)

Small, heavier molecules found in spicy foods like chillies

d)

Small, lighter molecules found in spicy foods like tabasco

9.

In which body part do you feel the burning sensation when eating alkylamides?

a)

Nose

b)

Mouth

c)

Nose & Mouth

d)

Throat

10.

In which body part do you feel the burning sensation when eating isothiocyanates?

a)

Nose

b)

Mouth

c)

Nose & Mouth

d)

Throat

11.

What does the bell pepper score on the scoville scale?

a)

0 scoville heat units

b)

1,200 - 2,400 scoville heat units

c)

5,600 - 7,500 scoville heat units

d)

1.5 - 2 million scoville heat units

e)

2 - 2.25 million scoville heat units

12.

What does tobasco score on the scoville scale?

a)

0 scoville heat units

b)

1,200 - 2,400 scoville heat units

c)

5,600 - 7,500 scoville heat units

d)

1.5 - 2 million scoville heat units

e)

2 - 2.25 million scoville heat units

13.

What do the Trinidad Moruga Scorpion pepper and the Carolina Reaper score on the scoville scale?

a)

0 scoville heat units

b)

1,200 - 2,400 scoville heat units

c)

5,600 - 7,500 scoville heat units

d)

1.5 - 2 million scoville heat units

e)

2 - 2.25 million scoville heat units

14.

What does pepper spray score on the scoville scale?

a)

0 scoville heat units

b)

double the amount of tobasco

c)

double the amount of the carolina reaper

d)

tripple the amount of the ghost chilli

e)

quadruple the amount of the trinidad moruga scorpion pepper

15.

Why is milk the best way to soothe the pain of a chilli pepper?

a)

Lipids in the milk produce a coating which is anti-inflamatory, reducing the burning sensation

b)

A protein called casein present in dairy helps to break up the capsaicin and offer some relief from its effects.

c)

Startch in the milk produces a coating which is anti-inflamatory, reducing the burning sensation

d)

Cows are the answer to everything