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1. This Italian physicist's name has been immortalized for all time, as he relates to a 'mole'. What is his name, familiar to chemists everywhere?
2. Atahualpa, the poor fellow, is well known for being the last emperor of what great civilization?
3. He was the only individual who served as a general on both sides of the American Revolutionary war. What was his last name?
4. Son of Seleucus I, he became emperor of the Seleucids following the death of his father, who was a general with Alexander the Great. A great city in Syria was named for him. Who was he?
5. Albertus Magnus, 'doctor universalis', was the most well known teacher of which great Christian saint and philosopher?
6. This is the last name of a famous American landscape photographer, two American presidents, the British novelist of 'Watership Down', an English astronomer who first deduced the position of Neptune, an opera composer whose works include 'Nixon in China' and 'Heavy Metal', the leader of the Boston Tea Party, a one-time president of Sinn Fein, and a guy who wrote an autobiography about his own education. Type that surname!
7. Two wives of Henry VIII, one Queen of England, one Queen of France, and the Queen consort of English King James I all had which 'A' name?
8. This early Christian saint is often depicted in art as a hermit who suffers through the temptations of Satan. He is commonly considered to be the founder of Christian monasticism, having spent years alone living in the mountainous desert of Egypt. Who was he?
9. This philosopher was known as the 'Stagirite', after his birthplace in Thrace, and his followers were known as the 'Peripatetics'. Who was this ancient philosopher?
10. He is known for his 'principle' and his 'screw'...do you know his name? Eureka!
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