Author Biography: YOMD39

This is a quiz about calendars, years, months, days and ends with 2 questions involving distance.

A few questions about that all important human heart upon whose function human life is entirely dependent. Unless you know your cardio-vascular anatomy this will be tough. Hopefully the explanations will be informative.

The cranial nerves provide us with sight, smell, taste, hearing, equilibrium and other important sensations. They also control the muscles of the face and neck. They originate in the brain.

Endocrine glands and their hormones (or decrease thereof) can cause serious diseases. This quiz is the 'tip of the iceberg' regarding endocrine diseases. It's difficult but possibly worth a try.

A previous quiz was 'It's Your Heart'. The heart is the pump that forces BLOOD throughout the body. Thus, this is a quiz about human blood.Probably a little tough but explanations may be interesting.

The exocrine glands produce catalysts that are essential for the digestion of foods. They also have some other applications. This quiz is about the most important human enzymes.

Fifteen rarer diseases or medical problems in alphabetical order from 'A' to 'O'. A few are medicalese for common conditions. A medical dictionary may be helpful. Important to know what most of don't have.

Vitamins are 'amines' that can not be manufactured by the body. However, they are absolutely 'vital' for a healthy prolonged life. Therefore, these 'Vital-Amines' became known as vitamins. They can be supplied by ingested foods or supplements.

In an effort to recognize the anniversary of D-Day, I have prepared this short quiz. This doesn't do justice to the events of D-Day but we shouldn't forget that date in our history.

Do you know the middle names of our U. S. Presidents? Not all of the middle names of the following are as well known as that for Franklin (Delano) Roosevelt.

These are the Nobelest Women in the World. For the first 13 questions of this quiz all correct names and incorrect names are actual Nobel Laureates. Extensive biographies are included for most correct answers.

Ten questions about liver diseases and a limited discussion of treatments.

These are just a few of the pioneers of medicine and surgery. These pioneers developed hormones, anesthetics, antiseptics and antibiotics and more. I hope the biographies are interesting and informative.

This is a quiz about a few of the inventors of medical devices and equipment in the 19th and 20th centuries. Most have been improved and are still in use today. The incorrect choices are also inventors and their inventions are noted.

This is mixed bag of questions about the State of Minnesota. Good luck.

There is little, if anything, that connects these ten questions. The quiz is a complete mix of mostly unrelated subjects. Not too difficult.

Ten celebrities whose features, deeds, jobs or special experiences resulted in artificial titles for each. Example John Gotti was given the title of 'Teflon Don'

These are a few of the Presidents' Ladies, either as their wives in the White House, or as other Ladies who assisted Presidents who were widowers or unmarried.

One of my previous quizzes dealt with 'Great Women'. The correct answers to these 10 trivia questions includes 11 'Great Men', all recipients of the Nobel Peace prize.

There are so many 'ands, ifs and buts' involved with the U.S.G.A. Rules that I may be exposing myself to a lot of critical mail with different interpretations. I've tried to provide the best interpretations possible for me.

Genetic Sex. Boy, Girl or Other? In addition to the normal male and normal female genetic sex chromosome patterns, there are abnormal patterns and also body cell deficiencies that result in OTHER SEXES.

Cancers and tumors can involve almost any body organ and can be benign or malignant. This quiz includes ten unusual and often rare forms of cancer and or tumors.The questions deal with the primary organ involved for each cancer or tumor. Good luck.

The scientific advances in genetic technology raises many formidable medical, social, moral and ethical questions. This quiz covers a few areas of genetic engineering. How far should we go?

During the 18th and 19th Centuries the Politicians and Political Parties of the United States created some of the most important and often volatile changes in our history. This is a small sample of some events during that period of time.

This quiz highlights some of Minnesota's famous authors, illustrators and a tribute to a very special cartoonist. Some questions may prove a little difficult.(You should know who gave us Charlie Brown, Lucy, Linus, Schroeder, Snoopy and the Peanuts Gang.

This is a second trivia quiz that involves a small sample of the U.S. national politicians and political parties.

Some highlights of four U. S. Government scandals during the period from the 1870s through the early 1970s.

This is a limited sample of questions dealing with the Vatican City State, the smallest independent sovereign State in the world. Not too difficult and possibly a little informative.

On August 18, 1920 the 19th amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified and granted women the right to vote. This quiz is a sample of some of the suffragettes who toiled for more than 70 years to achieve that goal.

This quiz involves identifying the person who made a famous statement, or possibly a not so well known statement.