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Scientists In Suits?! Trivia Quiz

This quiz deals with ten scientists, all of whom have an SI unit (metric system unit used for scientific measurements) named after them. See if you can identify them with the help of nationalities and which measurement their unit is used for.

A multiple-choice quiz by reeshy. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
reeshy

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
330,997

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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Top 10% Quiz

Question 1 of 10

1. Alkali stone

Answer: (Two Words, First name AND surname, Serbian-born, unit of magnetic flux density)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Larva loadstones

Answer: (Two words, First name AND surname, Italian, unit of voltage)

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Question 3 of 10

3. Malaria day chef

Answer: (Two Words, First name AND surname, British (English), unit of capacitance)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Aconite swan

Answer: (Two Words, First name AND surname, British (English), unit of force)

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Question 5 of 10

5. Capable sails

Answer: (Two Words, First name AND surname, French, unit of pressure)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Home grog

Answer: (Two Words, First name AND surname, German, unit of resistance)

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Question 7 of 10

7. Rich hither zen

Answer: (Two Words, First name AND surname, German, unit of frequency)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Birch leer queen

Answer: (Two Words, First name AND surname, French, unit of radiation)

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Question 9 of 10

9. Laced sunrises

Answer: (Two Words, First name AND surname, Swedish, unit of temperature (derived))

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Question 10 of 10

10. Tamest jaw

Answer: (Two Words, First name AND surname, British (Scottish), unit of power)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Alkali stone

Answer: Nikola Tesla

Nikola Tesla was born in 1856 in what was then the Austrian Empire, now Croatia, to Serbian parents. He was an inventor and engineer, and his SI unit, the tesla, is the unit of magnetic flux density.

2. Larva loadstones

Answer: Alessandro Volta

Alessandro Volta was born in 1745 in the Duchy of Milan, in present day Italy. He was a physicist who developed the first electrical cell. His SI unit, the volt, is used for electromotive force, or voltage. It is also used to measure electric potential difference.

3. Malaria day chef

Answer: Michael Faraday

Michael Faraday was born in 1791 in England, UK. He was both a chemist and physicist. His SI unit, the farad, measures capacitance.

4. Aconite swan

Answer: Isaac Newton

Isaac Newton was born in 1643 in England, UK. Among other things he was a physicist, astronomer and mathematician. He is famous for developing calculus - Gottfried von Leibniz also developed calculus independently from Newton, so both share the credit. His SI unit, the newton, is used for force.

5. Capable sails

Answer: Blaise Pascal

Blaise Pascal was born in 1623 in France. He was a mathematician, physicist and writer. He is known for inventing the first mechanical calculator. His SI unit, the pascal, measures pressure.

6. Home grog

Answer: Georg Ohm

Georg Ohm was born in 1789 in Germany. He was a physicist, and worked on Volta's electrochemical cell, deriving Ohm's Law - the relationship between voltage, current, and resistance. His SI unit, the ohm, is used for electrical resistance.

7. Rich hither zen

Answer: Heinrich Hertz

Heinrich Hertz was born in 1857 in Germany. He was a physicist. He worked a lot on the electromagnetic theory of light. His SI unit, the hertz, is used for frequency.

8. Birch leer queen

Answer: Henri Becquerel

Henri Becquerel was born in 1852 in France. He was a physicist and Nobel laureate, who worked closely with Marie and Pierre to discover radiation. His SI unit, the becquerel, is used to measure radiation.

9. Laced sunrises

Answer: Anders Celsius

Anders Celsius was born in 1701 in Sweden. He was an astronomer, best known for his temperature scale, which bears his name and SI unit, degrees Celsius. Degrees Celsius is a derived SI unit rather than a base, but both are considered standard. A degree Celsius is equivalent in magnitude to a degree Kelvin.

10. Tamest jaw

Answer: James Watt

James Watt was born in 1736 in Scotland, UK. He was an inventor and engineer, best known for his work on steam engines. His SI unit, the watt, is used for power.

Source: Author reeshy

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