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1. When did Edward Victor Appleton get Nobel Prize for Physics? a) 1954 b) 1947 c) 1945 d) 1948 2. When was Edward Victor Appleton born? a) 3 January 1890 b) 8 May 1894 c) 6 September 1892 d) 20 November 1896 3. Where was Edward Victor Appleton born? a) Lochfield b) Bradford c) Bristol d) Plymouth

1. What did Humphry Davy invent? Telephone Miner’s safety lamp Electric bulb Picture tubeCorrect Answer: Miner’s safety lamp 2. When was Humphry Davy born? 17 February1773 4 May 1776 24 August 1784 17 December 1778Correct Answer: 17 December 1778 3. Where was Humphry Davy born? Manchester Bristol Penzance DoverCorrect Answer: Penzance 4. Which gas did Humphry Davy inhale to test a claim that it caused diseases? Helium Nitrous oxide Neon OzoneCorrect Answer: Nitrous oxide 5. When did Humphry Davy discover sodium and potassium? 1807 1804 1796 1792Correct Answer: 1807 6. Which metals did Humphry Davy discover in 1808? Alkali Noble ... Read more

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) ... Read more

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.

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

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

John Burdon Sanderson Haldane (Photo credit: Wikipedia) John Burdon Sanderson Haldane Quiz Questions Click here for answers 1. When was John Burdon Sanderson Haldane born? a) 10 January 1898 b) 27 May 1896 c) 25 August 1894 d) 5 November 1892 2. Where was John Burdon Sanderson Haldane born? a) Oxford b) Eton c) Cambridge d) Berkeley 3. Which idea did John Burdon Sanderson Haldane suggest in Daedalus? a) Nuclear bomb b) Robot c) Test tube baby d) Telecast 4. When did John Burdon Sanderson Haldane write publish The Inequality of Man? a) 1924 b) 1912 c) 1928 d) 1932 ... Read more

11. Where was Thomas Young born? Milverton Edinburgh Crompton DoverCorrect Answer: Milverton 12. Which college did Thomas Young attend? St. Peter’s College King’s College Emmanuel College Imperial CollegeCorrect Answer: Emmanuel College 13. When did Thomas Young marry Eliza Maxwell? 24 January 1802 4 June 1804 22 September 1806 12 December 1803Correct Answer: 4 June 1804 14. Which principle did Thomas Young establish? Natural Selection Survival of the fittest Correlation versus Causation Interference of lightCorrect Answer: Interference of light 15. What name did Thomas Young give to the major language group he identified? Anglo-Indian Indo-European Gaelic EskimoCorrect Answer: Indo-European 16. When ... Read more

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