William Meredith showed that one of these objects named for Paul Hiller is not authentic and actually belonged to an Ashkenazi woman. For 10 points each:
[10m] Identify these objects, which also include ones named Stumpff and Halm–Thayer. Based on stories from an Anton Schindler biography, the unusually high concentrations of lead in these objects likely came from lead acetate added to cheap wine.
ANSWER: locks of Ludwig van Beethoven’s hair [accept Beethoven’s locks; prompt on locks of hair by asking “from whom?”]
[10h] Analysis of Beethoven’s hair revealed he was infected by this virus with partially-double-stranded DNA. Barry Blumberg won the 1976 Nobel Prize for discovering the “Australia antigen” that led to a vaccine for this virus.
ANSWER: Hepatitis B virus [accept Hep B; prompt on hepatitis virus]
[10e] Beethoven’s lead intake may also have come from this material in the wine kettle. John Franklin’s 1845 Arctic expedition failed due to leached lead from this material, which is melted to join two metal surfaces.
ANSWER: leaded solder
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