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• Easy Easy difficulty.
• Alan Turing

What honour was awarded to Alan Turing in 1946?

Answer

OBE

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• Easy Easy difficulty.
• Alan Turing

Which Cambridge college was Alan Turing a fellow of?

Answer

King's College

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• Hard Hard difficulty.
• The Periodic Table Of Elements

Which element was first synthesized in 1996 at the GSI in Germany?

Answer

Copernicium

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• The Periodic Table Of Elements

Which element is the densest naturally occurring metal?

Answer

Osmium

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• The Periodic Table Of Elements

Which noble gas with atomic number 36 is used in some flash lamps?

Answer

Krypton

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• The Periodic Table Of Elements

Which element with atomic number 26 is essential for blood?

Answer

Iron

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• The Periodic Table Of Elements

Which element has the highest melting point of all metals?

Answer

Tungsten

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• Hard Hard difficulty.
• The Spanish Inquisition

What was the term for the period of grace during which heretics could voluntarily confess?

Answer

Edict of Grace

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• Hard Hard difficulty.
• The Spanish Inquisition

How many consejeros served on the Supreme Council of the Spanish Inquisition?

Answer

Six

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• Hard Hard difficulty.
• The Spanish Inquisition

What symbols flanked the cross on the Spanish Inquisition's seal?

Answer

Sword and olive branch

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• The Spanish Inquisition

What was the title of the Inquisition's prosecutor?

Answer

Fiscal

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• The Spanish Inquisition

In which city did the largest auto-da-fé in history take place in 1680?

Answer

Madrid

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