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Karl Alexander Muller

Karl Alexander Muller Quiz

Posted on by Vincent Augustine D'Souza

5. Which college did Karl Alexander Muller attend?
a) Evangelical College
b) St. Nicholas College
c) St. John’s College
d) Trinity College

6. When did Karl Alexander Muller obtain doctorate from Swiss Federal Institute of Technology?
a) 1955
b) 1961
c) 1958
d) 1967

7. Where did Karl Alexander Muller work in 1959-1963?
a) Massachusetts Institute of Technology
b) Max Planck Institute
c) Caltech
d) Battelle Memorial Institute

8. For what did Karl Alexander Muller win Nobel Prize for Physics?
a) Invention of particle detectors
b) Breakthrough in discovery of superconductivity of ceramic materials
c) Development of neutron spectroscopy
d) Discovery of a new type of pulsar

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Patrick Steptoe Quiz

Posted on by Vincent Augustine D'Souza

Patrick Steptoe was a British obstetrician and gynaecologist. He and Robert Edwards were responsible for developing in vitro fertilization. Edwards was awarded the 2010 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on the development of in vitro fertilization, however because the Nobel Prize is not awarded posthumously, Steptoe was not considered for the award.

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Paracelsus Quiz

Posted on by Vincent Augustine D'Souza

Paracelsus Quiz Questions and Answers

1. What was Paracelsus’ original name?
a) Aulus Cornelius Celsus
b) Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus Von Hohenheim
c) Johann Georg Leopold Mozart
d) Andreas Libavius

2. Where was Paracelsus born?
a) Augsburg
b) Brussels
c) Einsiedeln
d) Sorbonne

3. Where did Paracelsus claim he got his doctorate?
a) Ferrara
b) Villach
c) Tubingen
d) Geneva

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Paul Ehrlich Quiz

Posted on by Vincent Augustine D'Souza

1. When did Paul Ehrlich get Nobel Prize for Medicine?
a) 1906
b) 1909
c) 1905
d) 1908

2. When was Paul Ehrlich born?
a) 5 June 1851
b) 14 March 1854
c) 6 August 1861
d) 1 November 1868

3. Where was Paul Ehrlich born?
a) Strehlen
b) Salzburg
c) Freiburg
d) Bremen

4. From which university did Paul Ehrlich get his medical degree in 1878?
a) Breslau
b) Frankfurt
c) Leipzig
d) Munich

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Milky Way Quiz

Posted on by Vincent Augustine D'Souza

1) What is the Milky Way?
a) Galaxy
b) Star
c) Planet
d) Comet

2) How far is the Sun from the centre of the Milky Way?
a) 2 light years
b) 10 light years
c) 2000 light years
d) 26000 light years

3) What is the centre of the Milky Way called?
a) Centre Point
b) Galactic Centre
c) Eye of the storm
d) Planetary Centre

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Linus Pauling Quiz

Posted on by Vincent Augustine D'Souza

1. When did Linus Pauling win Nobel Prize for Chemistry?
a) 1954
b) 1945
c) 1951
d) 1947

2. When did Linus Pauling win Nobel Prize for Peace?
a) 1958
b) 1962
c) 1960
d) 1957

3. When was Linus Pauling born?
a) 28 February 1901
b) 5 July 1900
c) 15 May 1909
d) 9 December 1902

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Antoine Laurent Lavoisier Quiz

Posted on by Vincent Augustine D'Souza

1. When was Antoine Laurent Lavoisier born?
a) 14 January 1736
b) 7 April 1746
c) 26 August 1743
d) 31 December 1748

2. Where was Antoine Laurent Lavoisier born?
a) Nantes
b) Fontainebleau
c) Paris
d) Versailles

3. What did Antoine Laurent Lavoisier study for three years but did not practise?
a) Architecture
b) Medicine
c) Dentistry
d) Law

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Eagle Quiz

Posted on by Vincent Augustine D'Souza

1) What are eagles?
a) Talking birds
b) Large birds of prey
c) Singing birds
d) Birds of carrying messages

2) To which order eagle belongs?
a) Tinamiformes
b) Craciformes
c) Falconinformes
d) Galliformes

3) Which eagle preys on sloths and monkeys?
a) Harpy eagle
b) Sea eagle
c) Caucasian eagle
d) Serpent eagle

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