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Which Korean dish's name means 'mixed rice'?

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  1. 1 Easy

    What birds do farmers set loose in rice paddies to eat weeds?

    Answer: Ducks

    Why: Japanese farmers call it the aigamo method, after the cross between wild and domestic ducks they release.

  2. 2 Medium

    Roughly what share of all human calories comes from rice?

    Answer: About a fifth

    Why: FAO figures put wheat close behind rice at about 19% of the world's dietary energy, with maize far behind at about 5%.

  3. 3 Hard

    Which bacterium causes 'fried rice syndrome'?

    Answer: Bacillus cereus

    Why: Its spores survive cooking, so UK food safety agencies advise cooling cooked rice within an hour and eating it within a day.

  4. 4 Easy

    How does the rice change per square in the chessboard legend?

    Answer: Doubles

    Why: Doubling from one grain across all 64 squares adds up to more than 18 quintillion grains of rice.

  5. 5 Medium

    Which country is jollof rice originally from?

    Answer: Senegal

    Why: Jollof takes its name from the Wolof people and their Jolof Empire, a medieval state in what is now Senegal.

  6. 6 Hard

    Which 1966 'miracle rice' launched Asia's Green Revolution?

    Answer: IR8

    Why: Short, stiff stems let IR8 hold heavy, well-fertilized grain heads upright, where tall traditional varieties toppled over.

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