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Medical Folklore
Europe
Firsts
20th Century
100

1977 film for which the light saber was invented. 

What is Star Wars?

100

It's said you sleep best on this side of your body. 

What is the right side?

100

This nation's official name is the Hellenic Republic. 

What is Greece?

100

The Romans were the 1st to use this jewelry for wedding ceremonies. 

What are wedding rings?

100

In 1969, over 1/2 of the world's phones were in this country. 

What are the United States?

200

The electrical device called a torch in England is called this in America. 

What is a flashlight?

200

Some try to cure heartburn by sucking on this black mineral. 

What is coal?

200

Citizens of this small country aren't "neutral" about anyone littering there. 

What is Switzerland?

200

In 1912, over St. Louis, Capt. Albert Berry was 1st to use this successfully to get down from a plane. 

What is a parachute?

200

In 1953, just months after the U.S., this country exploded its 1st hydrogen bomb.

Who is Russia (the Soviet Union)?

300

Optical device used by Newton to show light was composed of all colors in spectrum. 

What is a prism?

300

The Sioux regard these Ursidae as the chief of the healing animals. 

What are bears?

300

This country's city of Sheffield has been an iron & steel-making center since the 14th century. 

What is England?

300

Opened to the public in 1863, the 1st one ran under London.

What is a subway (the Underground)?

300

In an attempt to return it to its native Italy, this painting was stolen from the Louvre in 1911. 

What is the Mona Lisa?

400

In dim light, the dilator muscle makes it open wide. 

What is the pupil?

400

To cure a look from this, an egg was rubbed all over the naked body. 

What is the evil eye?

400

This country that has many satellites built a monument to its 1st satellite. 

What is Russia?

400

1st U.S. stamps with these were issued in 1857, making them a lot easier to get apart.

What are paper separations (perforations)?

400

Year U.S. evacuated Saigon, ending 2 decades of military involvement in Vietnam.

What is 1975?

500

Engineering unit for measuring illumination, not light per se. 

What is a lumen (per square foot or foot-candle)?

500

Eating half a roasted mouse supposedly cures this, enuresis. 

What is bedwetting?

500

Real Bohemians aren't artists but residents of this Eastern European nation. 

What is Czechoslovakia (The Czech Republic)?

500

Launched by the Ministerial Assoc. & YMCA of Spokane, this June holiday was 1st celebrated in 1910. 

What is Father’s Day?

500

In 1985, when this infamous fugitive was declared dead, there was a $2,375,000 reward for his capture. 

Who is Josef Mengele?

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