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1. The vomited concretion of a certain aquatic mammal was once prized for doing what? What is it called? Answered in post 19
2. What creature can taste with it’s feet? Answered in post 32
3. What native African animal can go without drinking water longer than a camel? Answered in post 53
4. Formerly, he received only a primary education yet he developed the modern theory of electromagnetic fields. Beyond his success in the then theoretical branch of physics, this gentleman created a series of lectures aimed at children. Those lectures discussed "The Chemical History of a Candle." Answered in post 19
5. What writer accurately described the two moons of Mars (including size and rotation) more than 100 years before they were discovered?
6. Who said “My dear, descended from the apes! Let us hope it is not true, but if it is, let us pray it will not become generally known”? Answered in post 26
7. What is the longest place name (city/town etc...) in current use? I will accept knowing what country the town is in. Answered in post 55
8. What English word, when written in capital letters, is the same forwards, backwards and upside down? Answered in post 16
9. What is unique about the words month, orange, silver and purple? Answered in post 24
10. William Clark, of the famous Lewis & Clark expedition, was the only one in the expedition to refuse to eat this food. What was it?
11. Who is Samuel Clemens? Answered in post#2
12. What 15th-century artist is credited with inventing oil painting? Answered in post 22
13. How many paintings did Vincent van Gogh sell in his lifetime? Answered in post#10
14. Who was the only person to win the Nobel Prize twice -- in both Physics and Chemistry? Answered in post 20 & 21
15. This Danish born scientist built the most recognized yet inaccurate model of the hydrogen atom. He founded the modern quantum theory of matter and worked under Ernest Rutherford in Manchester, England. In 1939 he was elected president of the Royal Danish Academy of Science and Letters. He also helped in the British-American atomic bomb project at Los Alamos. Answered in post#5
1. The vomited concretion of a certain aquatic mammal was once prized for doing what? What is it called? Answered in post 19
2. What creature can taste with it’s feet? Answered in post 32
3. What native African animal can go without drinking water longer than a camel? Answered in post 53
4. Formerly, he received only a primary education yet he developed the modern theory of electromagnetic fields. Beyond his success in the then theoretical branch of physics, this gentleman created a series of lectures aimed at children. Those lectures discussed "The Chemical History of a Candle." Answered in post 19
5. What writer accurately described the two moons of Mars (including size and rotation) more than 100 years before they were discovered?
6. Who said “My dear, descended from the apes! Let us hope it is not true, but if it is, let us pray it will not become generally known”? Answered in post 26
7. What is the longest place name (city/town etc...) in current use? I will accept knowing what country the town is in. Answered in post 55
8. What English word, when written in capital letters, is the same forwards, backwards and upside down? Answered in post 16
9. What is unique about the words month, orange, silver and purple? Answered in post 24
10. William Clark, of the famous Lewis & Clark expedition, was the only one in the expedition to refuse to eat this food. What was it?
11. Who is Samuel Clemens? Answered in post#2
12. What 15th-century artist is credited with inventing oil painting? Answered in post 22
13. How many paintings did Vincent van Gogh sell in his lifetime? Answered in post#10
14. Who was the only person to win the Nobel Prize twice -- in both Physics and Chemistry? Answered in post 20 & 21
15. This Danish born scientist built the most recognized yet inaccurate model of the hydrogen atom. He founded the modern quantum theory of matter and worked under Ernest Rutherford in Manchester, England. In 1939 he was elected president of the Royal Danish Academy of Science and Letters. He also helped in the British-American atomic bomb project at Los Alamos. Answered in post#5
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