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Famous Scientists for Kids Trivia Quiz

I love science and admire scientists a lot. So here are some famous scientists that you might be familiar with. Match the scientist to the correct information given about them. Good luck! :)

A matching quiz by LoveAnimals555. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Developed the theory of relativity

Answer: Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein was born on 14 March 1879 in Ulm, Kingdom of W�rttemberg, German Empire. He has received Nobel Prize for Physics in the year 1921 for his contributions in physics. He passed away on 18 April 1955 (aged 76) in Princeton, New Jersey, USA.

2. Credited with inventing the electric light bulb

Answer: Thomas Edison

Thomas Alva Edison was born on 11 February 1847 in Milan, Ohio, USA. He is also credited with the discovery of the phonograph and motion picture camera. He passed away on 18 October 1931 (aged 84) in West Orange, New Jersey, USA.

Interestingly, Thomas Edison has 1,093 US patents in his name.

3. Developed the theory of gravity

Answer: Isaac Newton

Isaac Newton was born on 4 January 1643 at Woolsthorpe, Lincolnshire, England. He is also famous for his Three Laws of Motion. He passed away on 31 March 1727 (aged 84) in Kensington, Middlesex, England.

4. Worked on radioactivity, won the Nobel Prize twice

Answer: Marie Curie

Marie Curie was born on 7 November 1867 in Warsaw, Congress Poland, Russian Empire. She was the first person to win the Nobel Prize twice. She died on 4 July 1934 (aged 66) in Passy, Haute-Savoie, Third French Republic. The cause of her death was aplastic anemia, due to the exposure to radiation through her work.

Interestingly she won two Nobel Prizes in two different fields: Chemistry and Physics.

5. Famous for his experiments on pea plants

Answer: Gregor Mendel

Mendel was born on 20 July 1822 in Heinzendorf bei Odrau, Silesia, Austrian Empire (now Hynčice, Czech Republic). He passed away on 6 January 1884 (aged 61) in Br�nn, Austria-Hungary (now Brno, Czech Republic).

Mendel worked for 7 years between 1856 to 1863 conducting various experiments on pea plants and came up with rules of heredity.

6. Credited with the invention and patenting of the telephone

Answer: Alexander Graham Bell

Bell was born on 3 March 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Bell also founded the American Telephone and Telegraph Company in the year 1885. He passed away on 2 August 1922 (aged 75) in Beinn Bhreagh, Nova Scotia, Canada.

7. Discovered the four largest moons of Jupiter

Answer: Galileo Galilei

Galileo Galilei was born on 15 February 1564 in Pisa, Duchy of Florence. He is also known for his telescopic viewing of the phases of Venus, observation of Saturn's ring system (he did not observe it clearly enough at the time to tell about its true nature). He passed away on 8 January 1642 (aged 77) in Arcetri, Grand Duchy of Tuscany, Italy.

8. Developed the theory of natural selection

Answer: Charles Darwin

Darwin was born on 12 February 1809 in The Mount, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. The basic part of his Theory of Natural Selection was the idea of 'survival of the fittest'. He passed away on 19 April 1882 (aged 73) in Down House, Downe, Kent, England.

9. Discovered the first antibiotic substance penicillin

Answer: Alexander Fleming

Fleming was born on 6 August 1881 in Darvel, East Ayrshire, Scotland. He is also credited with the discovery of the enzyme lysozyme in the year 1923. Fleming was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in the year 1945 for his contributions. He passed away on 11 March 1955 (aged 73) in London, England.

10. Proved the existence of electromagnetic waves, his last name is also the unit of frequency

Answer: Heinrich Hertz

Hertz was born on 22 February 1857 in Hamburg, German Confederation. He was awarded with the Matteucci Medal in the year 1888 for his contributions in physics. He passed away on 1 January 1894 (aged 36) in Bonn, German Empire.

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Questions		Choices
1. Developed the theory of relativity		Alexander Graham Bell
2. Credited with inventing the electric light bulb		Thomas Edison
3. Developed the theory of gravity		Charles Darwin
4. Worked on radioactivity, won the Nobel Prize twice		Alexander Fleming
5. Famous for his experiments on pea plants		Albert Einstein
6. Credited with the invention and patenting of the telephone		Isaac Newton
7. Discovered the four largest moons of Jupiter		Galileo Galilei
8. Developed the theory of natural selection		Gregor Mendel
9. Discovered the first antibiotic substance penicillin		Marie Curie
10. Proved the existence of electromagnetic waves, his last name is also the unit of frequency		Heinrich Hertz