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Question 1 of 10
What phrase can refer to June in Jaipur, or to a warm spell in late autumn in North America?
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Question 2 of 10
What is the barnyard name for crude iron that comes straight out of the blast furnace?
Question 3 of 10
What country's Hudson Bay region actually has lower gravity than the rest of the earth, meaning you weigh a tenth of an ounce less there?
Question 4 of 10
It comes from an Asian evergreen and it's known for its smell. We use it as a moth repellent and in embalming fluid, to protect tools from rust and even in Vicks VapoRub to suppress coughing. What is it?
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Question 5 of 10
Which of these is a type of plier, but not a type of shoe?
Question 6 of 10
Once popular with sailors, the bichon frise's name means "curly lap dog" in the language of what country, where it was a lap dog for royalty?
Question 7 of 10
In 2010, the phrase "I have your yokel" helped newscasters remember the pronunciation of a volcano that disrupted air travel after erupting in what country?
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Question 8 of 10
Formerly available in vinyl, what form of entertainment is now available mostly in a polycarbonate plastic coated in aluminum and layered on one side in lacquer?
Question 9 of 10
Extracted from brine and from seaweed, what halogen (whose name means "violet" is Greek) is used to treat cuts and sanitize water?
Question 10 of 10
In 2009, the University of Maryland School of Medicine looked at 100 strands of rhinovirus RNA, opening the way for somebody curing what common disease?
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