1. Accounting for one-fifth of all land in the country, which is the largest state in the US?
2. The very first patent issued in Thomas Edison's name was for what?
3. The first cervical vertebra in the spine is named Atlas. Why?
4. Alexander Graham Bell disliked the use of 'Hello' as a greeting on the telephone. What did he prefer to use instead?
5. What's the difference between the hypocentre and the epicentre of an earthquake?
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May 15, 2007
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Iqbal Mohammed is Head of Innovation & Strategy at a digital innovation agency serving the DACH and wider European markets. He is the winner of the WPP Atticus Award for Best Original Published Writing in Marketing & Communication.You can reach him via email.