1. Who invented the flush toilet? Thomas Crapper Alexander Cummings Anthony Lieu Henry VIII

2. Who won the 1949 Nobel Prize for his 'apple corer' technique for prefrontal lobotomies? James Watts Hasir Kamut Walter Freeman Egas Moniz

3. In 1364, a man named Thomas du Buisson was hired to paint red crosses in the Louvre and its surrounding gardens to prevent what? Stonings Graffiti Hangings Public urination

4. What was so unusual about Pope Stephen VII's interrogation of Pope Formosus in 897 A.D.? Formusus was dead Formosus was interrogated without being tortured Formosus was completely deaf Stephen was aged only six

5. What was the most common medical cure-all used in Renaissance France? Eucalyptus cream Leeches Cow dung Enemas

6. The word 'narcotics' comes from the Greek word for what? To numb Cat's claw Pain killer Heavy stone

7. In ancient India, it was common practice for adulterers to have their ____________ cut off. Ears Noses Lips Tongues

8. In 1685, King Louis XIV helped advance surgical practices by having a doctor, rather than a barber remove what? An ingrown nail from his toe A thorn from his side A fistula from his rectum A goiter from his neck

9. Pope John XXI wrote many medical texts before becoming Pope. What did he suggest may be used as an effective eyewash? Dog's feces Goat's milk Baby's urine Mother's milk

10. How did Catherine the Great die? Poisoned Trampled by a horse A stroke Stabbed

11. Why was Napoleon's hand always tucked into his jacket? He only had four fingers He had nervous itching His hand was always cold His chest was uneven

12. Where did the phrase 'the third degree' originate? Pope Innocent IV's degrees of torture Henry VII's degrees of purging Cotton Mather's degrees of heresy Marie Antoinette's degrees of poverty

13. Where did bulldogs and bull terriers get their names? Bullfighting in Medieval Spain A lost Bible passage A famous English tavern called the Bull Inn Bullbaiting in Elizabethan times

14. Who were the "castrati"? Wet nurses Kings without heirs Toothless prostitutes Opera Singers

15. The Four Humors consisted of blood, phlegm, black bile, and ____________. Vomit Green bile Urine Yellow bile

16. In the earliest known version of the fairy tale 'Cinderella', the Egyptian 'Rhodopis', the title character is a ____________. Pile of dust Young man Prostitute She-wolf

17. Although today in the United States, brothels are only legal in Nevada, about 100 years ago which two other cities experimented with legalized prostitution? Chicago and Philadelphia New Orleans and San Francisco New York and New Orleans New Orleans and St. Louis

18. In 13th century France, one would often hear the cry 'gare a l'eau!' to warn people of what? An outbreak of plague A chamber pot's contents being thrown from a window A criminal wandering the streets Poison in the water supply

19. George Washington's dentures were made partly from the ivory of what animal? Hippopotamus Walrus Elephant Manatee

20. In 1913, a New York woman named Caresse Crosby designed the first bra and sold the rights for $1,500 to what company? Playtex Corset Company Warner Brothers Corset Company Erotic Accessories Corporation Lily of France