1. In 1962 what did Warren Thomas, director of Lincoln Park zoo in Oklahoma, and researchers Louis West and Chester Pierce do in the name of scientific discovery? Fed a female sloth a kilo of cannabis to see if she would become less active Fed a bull elephant 1.5 kilos of cannabis see if it would trigger 'musth', a state where a bull elephant becomes aggressive Tried to teach a bull elephant to play a trumpet Shot a dart containing 2297 mils of L.S.D into and elephant to see if it would trigger 'musth', a state where a bull elephant becomes aggressive

2. Stubbins Ffirth, a trainee doctor in the 19th century, set out to prove that yellow fever was not a contagious disease. Using fresh black vomit from a patient, what did Ffirth do to prove this? Cut his arm and rubbed it in Swallowed it undiluted Dribbled it into his eyes All answers are correct

3. In 1954 Soviet surgeon Vladimir Demikhov surgically created what animal that shocked the world? A sheep with 6 legs A two headed dog A two headed Parrot A dog that could survive in a vacuum.

4. In the 1930?s, Robert Cornish, researcher at Berkeley, California thought he had discovered how to raise the dead, however his experiments on fox terrier dogs caused such outrage he was asked to leave. By 1947, after continuing work at home, Cornish announced he was ready to attempt a resurrection on a human. Who volunteered? No one! His wife A man on Death Row Harry Houdini

5. In 1942 a psychologist from William & Mary College in Williamsburg, stood in the dark repeating one sentence over and over all night to a group of young boys sleeping in a cabin. What was he saying? "My fingernails taste bitter" "I will not see boogie men standing in my room at night"! "I will not stutter when I wake up" "I can play baseball like Babe Ruth"

6. In the 1960's Martin Schein and Edgar Hale, from the Pennsylvania State University, discovered what about turkey mating behaviour? Female turkeys peck their males into submission Male turkeys are only attracted to mature females A turkey head stuck on a balsa wood stick will attract a male turkey Male turkeys are shy and find it difficult to perform while other males are around

7. In the 1960's, ten soldiers were the unwitting subjects of an experiment to see the effect of stress on their performance. In this case they were told that the plane they were on had lost all power and the pilot was going to attempt to ditch in the ocean. What task were they asked to complete? Fill out their annual tax form To write a list of unfinished jobs around their home To sing "Land of Hope and Glory" Fill out an insurance form

8. All emotions evoke facial expressions, but are they unique to each individual or characteristic to the particular stimuli we are shown? In 1942, Carney Landis conducted an experiment hoping to answer this question. What did he ask his subjects to do at the climax of the study? Decapitate a live rat Eat live earth worms Lay in a bath of live maggots Put a ferret down their trousers

9. Some people can sleep through almost anything. In 1960, Ian Oswald wanted to know just how much stimuli is needed to keep someone awake. After asking his three volunteers to lie on a couch, what did he do next? Taped their eyes open All of these are correct Placed a set of flashing lights 50 centimetres away Attached electrodes to their legs which delivered regular shocks.

10. Clarence Leuba, a professor at Antioch College in Ohio, wanted to find out if laughter caused by tickling was a learned or innate response. Which very unsuitable place did he use as the setting for his experiment? The local orphanage The local animal shelter His laboratory His Home