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What is "competitive eating"?
a contest among cooks
eating while running
The same as "speed eating"
a way to lose weight
When and where is Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest held?
January 1, Tokyo
July 4, New York
September 22, London
May 7, Chicago
According to legend, why did the contest start?
A family had bought too many hot dogs and needed to use them
Two people wanted the prize
Four people were arguing about who loved Ireland more
Four people were arguing about who loved America more
Who is the former Nathan's Contest champion?
Satoshi Nakamura
Paulie Walnuts
Joey Chestnut
Takeru Kobayashi
What does Kobayashi say food fighters consider themselves?
unhealthy
athletes
hungry
fat
Which food was not mentioned as part of competitive eating contests?
pizza
chili peppers
hamburgers
fried chicken
What is capsaicin?
A cold remedy
The chemical in chili peppers that makes them "hot"
The ingredient in hot dogs that makes them delicious
Another name for chocolate
What is a Scoville Heat Unit?
A temperature scale used in cooking
A kind of chili pepper
A way to heat a room using chili peppers
A measurement for the hotness of chili peppers
Which of these is NOT mentioned as a benefit of eating Capsaicin
It keeps your teeth healthy
It makes your body burn more calories
It helps keep you breathe better
It makes you feel less hungry
How does Anandita Dutta Tamuly feel about eating chilies?
She cannot tolerate them
She likes them but they burn her too much
She is worried about the effects
It is a great way to stay healthy
When we say that your body "burns calories" it means ________.
You have a fever
You are storing food energy as fat
you are using the energy from the food you eat
You are wasting food
What could we say instead of "worked out" in "Finally they worked out a way to decide."
used a lot of energy
figured out
exercised
were confused about
