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Quiz about Interesting Facts about Famous Scientists

Interesting Facts about Famous Scientists Quiz

Enjoy these various tidbits on your favorite scientists...

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

Author
thejazzkickazz

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
13,445

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
5

Difficulty
Very Difficult

Avg Score
2 / 5

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653

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Question 1 of 5

1. Cai Lun, Chinese inventor of paper, used what material in his paper making process? Hint

bamboo

silk

rice

balsa

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Question 2 of 5

2. What scientist discovered that ether had anesthetic properties? Hint

Bacon

Paracelsus

Morton

Jackson

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Question 3 of 5

3. Which African American inventor deserves credit for his work with Edison on many of the latter's inventions? Hint

Matzeliger

Banneker

Latimer

Carver

4. One was the joint inventor of cordite (with Dewar), another discovered adrenaline, the last demonstrated that the quintic equation did not have an algebraic solution....what was their common last name? Hint

Abel

Adams

Alvarez

Andre

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Question 5 of 5

5. Everyone associates the quote 'I think, therefore I am' with Descartes...but someone said it more than 1200 years earlier...who was it? Hint

Boethius

St. Augustine

Bede

Marcus Aurelius

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Cai Lun, Chinese inventor of paper, used what material in his paper making process?

Answer: bamboo

Cai Lun was an official in the imperial court of the Han, and is credited with inventing paper around 105 A.D. He was not the actual inventor of paper, though...but rather improved the paper-making process greatly.

2. What scientist discovered that ether had anesthetic properties?

Answer: Paracelsus

Jackson wrote about ether as having possible surgical value, and Morton was the one who first put it into practice, but Paracelsus had first discovered the anesthetic properties of the substance several hundred years prior.

3. Which African American inventor deserves credit for his work with Edison on many of the latter's inventions?

Answer: Latimer

Lewis Latimer was an associate of Edison, and headed up the installation of street lighting in New York City.

Answer: Abel

There's something about the name 'Abel' that makes people very 'able'. (You may proceed to slam me for the bad pun!) The cordite inventor was Frederick, the discoverer of adrenaline John and the quintic equation guy was Niels.

5. Everyone associates the quote 'I think, therefore I am' with Descartes...but someone said it more than 1200 years earlier...who was it?

Answer: St. Augustine

St. Augustine was not a scientist, but rather a clergyman and philosopher of ancient Roman times. Descartes was indeed a scientist, and a plagiarizer it appears! (No, only kidding...Descartes said the same thing, but not in exactly the same way!) Thanks for playing the quiz...I hope you enjoyed it!

Source: Author thejazzkickazz

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