1. What precursor to modern chemistry included mythical, religious, and spiritual practices, with the primary objective of creating precious metals, or the mythical Philosopher's Stone? Alchemy
2. What parasitic plant, responsible for holiday season displays of affection, was once believed to cure epilepsy? Mistletoe
3. With the scientific formula H2O2, what compound is often used to bleach hair? Hydrogen peroxide
4. More famous for writing the Cantebury Tales, Chaucer also coined the name of what Galaxy? Milky Way
5. While universal blood donors have type O blood, universal recipients are blessed with what blood type? AB
6. Once given to convicts to dull their libido, potassium nitrate is a mineral more commonly known as what? Saltpeter
7. Because it's victims cough up blood, what potentially lethal disease has been historically linked to vampires? Tuberculosis
8. The condition argyria (are-jer-ia), which causes a person's skin to tern a hue of blue-grey, is caused by ingesting or improper exposure to what precious metal? Silver
9. In chemistry, what basic unit of measurement is derived from the word molecule? mole
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