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People: Scientists & Inventors: Scientists & Inventors: Eureka!

1	The story goes that while Archimedes was working for King Hiero II to determine the gold content of an item, he was getting ready to do something when it occurred to him how he could solve the problem. What was Archimedes getting ready to do?

Eat supper

Take a bath

Go to the marketplace

Go into battle

Movies: Degrees of Separation: Degrees of Separation: 10 Degrees of Keira Knightley

2	Claire Danes and Leonardo DiCaprio star together in the 1996 interpretation of a classic love story of two people who are in love, but are unable to be together because of their families' rivalry.

Romeo + Juliet

A Midsummer Night's Dream

As You Like It

Macbeth

History: UK History: UK History: Life in an English Workhouse

3	As years went by life in the workhouse became much more tolerable for the inmates. By the 1880s the rules were starting to be more relaxed. What luxuries were inmates allowed to have from 1880 onwards?

Tea brewing facilities

Toys for the children

All of these

Snuff for the elderly

Sports: Laws of the Game: Laws of the Game : Soccer for Starters

4	This is an important rule in soccer. What part of your body may you not play the ball with (unless you are the goalkeeper)?

Head

Hands

Feet

Knees

Hobbies: Scrabble: Scrabble: Proper Names That Can Be Used In Scrabble [2]

5	This boy's name: As a noun: a visible impression or trace on a surface. As a verb: to make such an impression or trace.

bill

mark

tony

bart

Geography: USA - Cities: USA - Cities: USA Alphabetically - Part H

6	Which state capital is nicknamed the "Insurance Capital of the World"?

Helena

Harrisburg

Honolulu

Hartford

Humanities: Borrowed Words and Phrases: Borrowed Words and Phrases: Common Foreign Words And Phrases 9

7	The French phrase FEMME FATALE means:

Dangerous liason

Favourite

Freedom lover

Seductive woman

General: Mixed: Mixed 15 Q. Tough: The Joy Of Knowledge 4

8	Name the North American bird famous for its vocal imitation.

Frogmouth

Hooded crow

Nutcracker

Mockingbird

Music: Music Grab Bag: Music Grab Bag: Puzzling Pop

9	Who had a hit with 'Girls Just Wanna Have Fun!' before Lolly did?

Lolly's Mum

Shania Twain

Alanis Morrisette

Cyndi Lauper

Sci / Tech: General Botany: General Botany: Plant Basics

10	Which tree gives us a juicy fruit?

An Oak Tree

A Pear Tree

A Lilac

A Chrysanthemum

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