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People: Mixed People: Mixed People: He, Too, Was A Jew !

1	Born in New York City in 1914, this gentleman had planned to study law, but a science class so intrigued him that he devoted his life to it. Who went on to give the world a polio vaccine in 1955?

Sergei Kominski

Eric von Leeuwenhoek

Louis Mercator

Jonas Salk

Geography: Geography - Miscellany: Geography - Miscellany: Here Be Dungeons

2	Chillon Castle, whose dungeons were immortalized in a poem by Lord Byron, entitled "The Prisoner of Chillon", can be found on the shores of which large Swiss lake?

Lake Baikal

Lake Ladogo

Lake Como

Lake Geneva

Humanities: Words N - Z: Words N - Z: P's and Q's

3	Which much-maligned "Ps and Qs" word refers to a story that fills in what happened prior to a known story?

Postquel

Postquest

Prequest

Prequel

Celebrities: Celebrities M-P: Celebrities M-P : The Life of Dana Plato

4	Who played Dana's TV father?

Andy Griffith

Carol O'Connor

Bill Cosby

Conrad Bain

Sports: Rules of Baseball: Rules of Baseball : Brush up on Baseball 101

5	What does a 'double header' mean?

Two games played on the same day

Two doubles in the same game

Two hits in the same game

Two doubles in consecutive games

Animals: Artiodactyls- Deer, Antelopes, Pigs etc.: Artiodactyls- Deer, Antelopes, Pigs etc.: What's so Boaring about Pigs?

6	Pigs aren't afraid to get a little dirty. They are known for their love of wallowing in the mud, but what is the important physiological reason they do this?

pigs are unable to sweat so they use the mud to help cool off

pigs cant sleep unless they are covered in mud

pigs need a special nutrient from the mud so they can digest their food

there is no reason except that its really fun

Movies: Name the Player: Players - Easy: Name that Actor, Too!

7	Who played Jack in "Titanic" (1997) and Frank in "Catch Me If You Can" (2002)?

Gene Hackman

Tommy Lee Jones

Clint Eastwood

Leonardo DiCaprio

Music: Music from 1982: Music from 1982: Pop Music Hits of 1982

8	In 1982, the song "I Ran (So Far Away)" became a hit for the British group (A) Flock of ____________.

Seagulls

Bluebirds

Crows

Robins

Hobbies: Crafts: Crafts: Introduction to Stained Glass

9	Why do stained glass artists grind the edges of the cut pieces of glass?

All of these

To allow the copper foil to stick to the edges of the glass

To keep from cutting themselves when working on the piece

To adjust the fit of the piece in the project

General: Thematic 10Q Average: Thematic Supernatural: The Gnome and Gnothing But the Gnome

10	According to folklore, gnomes are the guardians of hidden ______.

treasure

easter eggs

anxieties

images

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