Big History Quiz

In some regions of Japan, traffic lights are red, yellow and blue instead of green. This is due to the Japanese language where for centuries, the same word, “ao”, was used to describe blue and green. A word for green has evolved later, but Japanese traffic law still uses the archaic term.

Math can be downright interesting! For example, most mathematical equations were written in words before the 16th century! Could you imagine what that must have looked like?! Speaking of which, did you know that ‘Forty’ is the only number that is spelled with the letters arranged in alphabetical order?

Glasses correct our vision by bending the light that enters our eyes. Most people have eyes with different needs; each eye requires a different prescription. The perfect glasses work by focusing the image onto the retina, not only allowing you to see more, but by reducing eye strain as well.