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Quiz about Famous Scientists
Quiz about Famous Scientists

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This quiz is over a few famous scientists. I tried to keep out some of the very obvious ones that every quiz has, like Einstein and Sir Isaac Newton.

A multiple-choice quiz by mcfan321. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
mcfan321
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
21,684
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
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Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
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3150
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Question 1 of 10
1. This man devised the Periodic Table of Elements. Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Who developed the pasteurization process?

Answer: (One Word, Starts with a 'P')
Question 3 of 10
3. _____________ discovered penicillin in 1928. It was used in World War II. Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. This scientist discovered barium, calcium, magnesium, potassium, and sodium, and was the first to isolate strontium during 1807-1808. Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. This astronomer discovered Uranus and many of its moons. Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Greek astronomer that compiled a book called the 'Almagest', which provided the basis of astronomy for over 1,000 years. Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. This scientist was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize. With her husband, she discovered the elements polonium and radium.

Answer: (Last name)
Question 8 of 10
8. This German physicist is best known for his discovery of the uncertainty principle, which states that it is impossible to measure the exact position and the momentum of a given body at the same time. Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. This scientist discovered hydrogen in 1766. Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. A telescope is named after this man, who made great advances in the study of galaxies. He discovered many objects beyond the Milky Way.

Answer: (Last Name, He was American.)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. This man devised the Periodic Table of Elements.

Answer: Dmitri Mendeleyev

Dmitri Mendeleyev was Russian and lived from 1834-1907. Mendeleyev was born in Tobolsk, Siberia.
2. Who developed the pasteurization process?

Answer: Pasteur

He also pioneered a rabies vaccine. He was French and lived from 1822-1895. He is considered one of the founders of microbiology.
3. _____________ discovered penicillin in 1928. It was used in World War II.

Answer: Alexander Fleming

Alexander Fleming was Scottish and lived from 1881-1955.
4. This scientist discovered barium, calcium, magnesium, potassium, and sodium, and was the first to isolate strontium during 1807-1808.

Answer: Sir Humphrey Davy

Sir Humphrey Davy was British and lived from 1778-1829.
5. This astronomer discovered Uranus and many of its moons.

Answer: Sir William Herschel

Originally named Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel, he was born in Hanover, Germany. Later, he went to England. He lived from 1738-1822.
6. Greek astronomer that compiled a book called the 'Almagest', which provided the basis of astronomy for over 1,000 years.

Answer: Ptolemy

Ptolemy lived from about 120A.D.-180A.D.
7. This scientist was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize. With her husband, she discovered the elements polonium and radium.

Answer: Curie

Marie Curie, a Polish-born French chemist, lived from 1867-1934. She died from exposure to radiation.
8. This German physicist is best known for his discovery of the uncertainty principle, which states that it is impossible to measure the exact position and the momentum of a given body at the same time.

Answer: Werner Heisenberg

Heisenberg's work earned him the 1932 Nobel Prize in physics. He lived from 1901-1976.
9. This scientist discovered hydrogen in 1766.

Answer: Henry Cavendish

Henry Cavendish was British and lived from 1731-1810.
10. A telescope is named after this man, who made great advances in the study of galaxies. He discovered many objects beyond the Milky Way.

Answer: Hubble

Edwin Hubble lived from 1889-1953.
Source: Author mcfan321

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