The Cape Colony's chief gemologist said that Schalk van Niekerk's diamond was just a pebble. Where was he?
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Three tiny bones called ossicles are nicknamed the hammer, anvil and stirrup. And they are indispensable. To what?
Question 3 of 10
What element shares its name with a planet ? even though we don't think that element is found anywhere on that planet?
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Question 4 of 10
In Africa and Arabia you have addaxes, impalas, gazelles, duikers, springboks, black bucks, oryxes and gnus. What are they?
Question 5 of 10
What are the first organisms to return to an area devastated by a major disaster?
Question 6 of 10
In Scotland, firths are U-shaped depressions flooded by an ocean. What are they called in Norway?
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Question 7 of 10
Hanami are viewing parties for the blossom of what tree, associated with samurai?
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As Superman's secret identity would know, the abbreviations of chlorine, argon and potassium--respectively elements 17, 18 and 19--spell out his first name. What is it?
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Question 9 of 10
If someone kicks you in the tibia, where has their foot landed?
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Roughly how big is each of your kidneys?
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History Quizzes
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Who Sang These Songs?
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Who Sang These Songs?
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Food and Beverage Quiz
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Food and Beverage Quiz
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