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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

Go into battle

Go to the marketplace

Take a bath

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.

As You Like It

Macbeth

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Romeo + Juliet

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?

Toys for the children

Tea brewing facilities

Snuff for the elderly

All of these

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.

mark

tony

bill

bart

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

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

Harrisburg

Helena

Hartford

Honolulu

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

7	The French phrase FEMME FATALE means:

Seductive woman

Freedom lover

Dangerous liason

Favourite

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

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

Frogmouth

Mockingbird

Nutcracker

Hooded crow

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

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

Shania Twain

Lolly's Mum

Cyndi Lauper

Alanis Morrisette

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

10	Which tree gives us a juicy fruit?

A Pear Tree

A Lilac

An Oak Tree

A Chrysanthemum

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