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Louis Pasteur Trivia Quiz

Lets see how much you know about one of the greatest scientists of all times.

A multiple-choice quiz by Piecrust. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
Piecrust

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
41,233

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
7 / 15

Plays
1058

Last 3 plays: Guest 49 (15/15), Guest 106 (2/15), Guest 86 (1/15).

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Question 1 of 15

1. What year was Louis Pasteur born? Hint

1836

1800

1813

1822

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Question 2 of 15

2. What university did Pasteur attend first? Hint

Lille University

Ecole Normale Superieure

Sorbonne University

Arbois Academy

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Question 3 of 15

3. What was Pasteur's first scientific discovery? Hint

discovery of anthrax vaccine

discovery of molecular asymmetry

discovery of germs

disproving the spontaneous generation theory

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Question 4 of 15

4. How many children did Pasteur have? Hint

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Question 5 of 15

5. How many of his children died of typhoid fever while they were still children? Hint

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Question 6 of 15

6. Who was the first person to get treated for rabies with the rabies vaccine? Hint

Vallery Radot

His assistant Roux

Patrice Debre

Joseph Meister

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Question 7 of 15

7. Was the Pasteur Institute founded before or after his death?

Answer: ((before or after))

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Question 8 of 15

8. What was Pasteur's last major accomplishment? Hint

discovery of rabies vaccine

makes pasteurization process

discovery of chicken cholera vaccine

makes a silkworm disease vaccine

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Question 9 of 15

9. What year did Pasteur die? Hint

1886

1895

1871

1914

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Question 10 of 15

10. How old was he when he suffered a stroke? Hint

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Question 11 of 15

11. From 1800 to 1900, what percentage of women died in childbirth? Hint

66 percent

25 percent

5 per cent

50 percent

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Question 12 of 15

12. Pasteur found that tartaric and ___ acid have the same chemical makeup. Hint

acryllic

racemic

nitrogen

atom

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Question 13 of 15

13. What conflict usually came about when Pasteur met a new person? Hint

he was arrogant and liked to boast about his career

he would hug the unsuspecting people

he wouldn't engage in conversations with people he didn't know

he wouldn't shake people's hands

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Question 14 of 15

14. What was his wife's name? Hint

Lucille Dumas

Zoey Roux

Cloe Tonois

Marie Laurent

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Question 15 of 15

15. In what month was Pasteur's wedding anniversary? Hint

March

December

May

October

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What year was Louis Pasteur born?

Answer: 1822

The exact date is December 27, 1822.

2. What university did Pasteur attend first?

Answer: Ecole Normale Superieure

The other universities Pasteur either attended as a student or were places where he taught.

3. What was Pasteur's first scientific discovery?

Answer: discovery of molecular asymmetry

4. How many children did Pasteur have?

Answer: 5

He had 4 girls and a boy.

5. How many of his children died of typhoid fever while they were still children?

Answer: 3

Jeanne died first, at age 9, Camille died second at age 2, and Cecile died third at age 13.

6. Who was the first person to get treated for rabies with the rabies vaccine?

Answer: Joseph Meister

He was nine when he got the vaccine.

7. Was the Pasteur Institute founded before or after his death?

Answer: before

8. What was Pasteur's last major accomplishment?

Answer: discovery of rabies vaccine

9. What year did Pasteur die?

Answer: 1895

10. How old was he when he suffered a stroke?

Answer: 46

In October of 1868, Pasteur suffered a stroke resulting in a partial paralysis on his left side of his body.

11. From 1800 to 1900, what percentage of women died in childbirth?

Answer: 5 per cent

From 1800 to 1850 it was estimated at 5%, based on records in 15 different parishes in England. After the Registrar General started to record maternal deaths in 1837, the death rate from 1850 to 1900 fluctuated between 40 and 60 deaths per 1,000 births.

It then fluctuated between 35 and 45 until 1930, when it started to fall. It fell steadily until 1970 when it was regularly below 1 death per 1,000 births.

12. Pasteur found that tartaric and ___ acid have the same chemical makeup.

Answer: racemic

A solution of tartaric acid in water bent polarized light while racemic acid did nothing at all to polarized light.

13. What conflict usually came about when Pasteur met a new person?

Answer: he wouldn't shake people's hands

He wouldn't shake anyone's hand, not even royalty. He was afraid of contracting germs from people.

14. What was his wife's name?

Answer: Marie Laurent

15. In what month was Pasteur's wedding anniversary?

Answer: May

He got married to Marie Laurent on May 29, 1848.

Source: Author Piecrust

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