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Question 1 of 10
Ptomaine, which is Greek for corpse, used to be a common word for what potentially deadly ailment?
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Question 2 of 10
In Halifax, Nova Scotia, Abraham Gesner developed something he called coal oil. What do the rest of us call it?
Question 3 of 10
Expressing his objection to quantum physics, who said, "God does not play dice," to which Neils Bohr apparently replied, "Stop telling God what to do"?
Question 4 of 10
Sloppy chemist Constantine Fahlberg was working on coal-tar derivatives, but discovered what sweet product, which he tasted after some got it on his fingers?
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Question 5 of 10
Famous for its WWI planes, what British aviation firm uses such animal names as Pup, Dolphin and Camel?
Question 6 of 10
In 1997, where did 38 nations sign a treaty to reduce emissions of six greenhouse gases?
Question 7 of 10
In the comics, it turned Reed Richards and his fellow astronauts into the Fantastic Four. In real life, it grounded astronaut Donald Thomas. What?
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Question 8 of 10
The village of Woods Hole, Massachusetts, is best known for a scientific institute. What does it study?
Question 9 of 10
What current, the world's strongest, is also the only current to circle the earth?
Question 10 of 10
Out in Africa, big game safari hunters want to bag the Big Five. Two of them are elephants and rhinos, of course. Which of these is not one of the other three?
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