1. The 'Sleeping Beauty' is a popular fairy tale about a girl who fell asleep and was woken with a kiss. What is the original story actually about? The very first recorded vegetative state patient A girl in a coma A girl who was raped by a passing stranger, who then left An animal that hibernated

2. Thomas Edison had a bitter feud with George Westinghouse, over the AC/DC current, but what was the 'product' they were arguing about? The lightbulb The electric chair An electric generator Copper wire

3. What was the most potent ingredient in Coca-Cola in 1886? Cocaine Caffeine Syrup Phosphoric acid

4. Charles Goodyear discovered vulcanization by chance. It transformed rubber, and consequently we have Goodyear tyres. How much money did Charles Goodyear make from this invention? He became a millionaire Nothing, he died in debt to the tune of $200,000 He made $500,000 A modest income as he gave the rest to charity

5. Where did the guillotine orginate? France America Germany Scotland

6. Many painters over the last two millennia have painted the 'Last Supper', but every one of these painters has made a mistake regarding the painting. Do you know what it is? The disciples ate the last supper lying down The seating arrangements are incorrect The number of disciples present is incorrect There was no food on the table

7. During the 1700s, what was used to clean the teeth? Dirt and water Wine Urine Sand ( formed into a paste)

8. In 1983, thieves broke into a church in Viterbo in Italy and stole a 'holy' relic, what was it? Jesus's sandals A lock of Jesus's hair A fragment of Jesus's clothing Jesus's foreskin

9. Alfred Nobel lent his name to the Nobel peace prize, and he also had other awards created in the scientific field. He also had 305 patents, but what were his very first inventions? DNA cells and molecular structures Analgesics Gene pooling Dynamite, blasting caps and smokeless gelatin

10. Christopher Columbus is famous for his travelling, but what else was he? Naming several discovered countries Introducing voodoo in Haiti Discovered gold and diamonds in Spain The first slave trader in the New World