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Appliances Trivia

From exploding eggs in the first microwaves to the 'Golden Ratio' of your morning brew, prove you're more than just a person who never cleans their lint filter.

EXAMPLE QUESTIONS

Compared to traditional top-loaders, which orientation of washing machine is consistently rated as more energy and water-efficient by organizations like ENERGY STAR?

Front-load

Which major U.S. city prohibited the use of food waste disposals for decades, only lifting the ban in 1997?

New York City

According to the legend of Kaldi, a 9th-century Ethiopian goat herder, which animals first discovered the effects of coffee after they 'danced' from eating red berries?

Goats

Historically, what was toasting bread originally intended to revive by improving its flavor and texture?

Stale bread

By reversing the standard vapor-compression refrigeration cycle, what is produced for a home or building’s climate control?

Heat