The Ultimate Pizza Quiz

The word ‘bankrupt’ comes the Italian ‘banca rotta’, which literally means ‘broken bench’. This refers to the early days of banking in Italy, where the public marketplace would take place literally at the bench. If the banker ran out of money or behaved badly, his bench would be smashed to smithereens.

Carrots help you see! A diet of carrots won't give a blind person 20/20 vision. But the vitamins found in the vegetable can help promote overall eye health. Carrots contain beta-carotene, a substance that the body converts to vitamin A, an important nutrient for eye health.

Japanese schools are famous for providing children with daily lunch – known as ‘kyushokku’. Education authorities ensure all children are fed a varied and healthy diet on a daily basis. Popular dishes include natto (fermented soy-beans, an acquired taste), miso soup, Japanese curry and on special occasions – whale meat!