Scissors, pliers, wheelbarrows and even fishing poles are all variations on which of the simple machines?
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Question 2 of 10
Who gave the theory of relativity a new spin when he married Elsa Lowenthal, his first cousin on his mother's side and second cousin on his father's side?
Question 3 of 10
What storm gets its name from the Arabic for "season winds"?
Question 4 of 10
In addition to there being a Kennedy Airport in New York, there is also one in what Bolivian capital?
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Question 5 of 10
What radioactive element was named for a planet discovered eight years before the element was?
Question 6 of 10
What supposed anticancer drug was usually actually amygdalin and made from crushed apricot pits in Mexico?
Question 7 of 10
If my wedding ring is twelve karats, what percentage of the ring is actually gold?
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Question 8 of 10
In addition to being the comet guy, Edmund Halley realized that the transit of what planet, between us and the Sun, would allow us to use the parallax effect to calculate the distance between us and the Sun?
Question 9 of 10
In 1990, Eric Lechner and Nathan Zohner started a campaign at Santa Cruz against dihydrogen monoxide, which erodes soil, corrodes metal, is fatal if inhaled and is found in cancerous tumors. What is dihydrogen monoxide?
Question 10 of 10
Which of the following is NOT true of static magnetic fields?
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History Quiz
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Music Quizzes
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Science Quizzes
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10 Science Questions
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Take this really hard science test and share if you owned it.
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Can you handle a defeat? Then you can take this Science Quiz!
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General Knowledge Quizzes
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Are You Brave Enough?
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Literature Quizzes
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What book are you currently reading or have most recently been reading?
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Literature quiz
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Do you remember it all? Take the literature quiz.
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Movie Quizzes
Movie Quiz
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Quiz About Movies
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Are you as smart as an academic?
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