Antarctica Quiz Questions Click here for answers 1. Who named the continent Antarctica? a) John George Bartholomew b) James Cook c) Mikhail Lazarev d) Nathaniel Palmer 2. Antarctica has two meanings. One is ‘Opposite to the Arctic’. Which is the second meaning? a) Opposite to the east b) Opposite to the north c) Opposite to…
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Nikola Tesla Quiz
Nikola Tesla Quiz Questions Click here for answers 1. When was Nikola Tesla born? a) 9 March 1964 b) 4 April 1860 c) 10 July 1856 d) 3 October 1852 2. Where was Nikola Tesla born? a) Smiljan b) Belgrade c) Skopje d) Turin 3. Where did Nikola Tesla first see the Gramme dynamo? a)…
Robert Hooke Quiz
Robert Hooke Quiz Questions Click here for answers 1. When was Robert Hooke born? a) 25 June 1638 b) 5 March 1636 c) 18 July 1635 d) 4 October 1632 2. Where was Robert Hooke born? a) Oxford b) Freshwater c) Birmingham d) Sheffield 3. Which college did Robert Hooke attend? a) Wellington College b)…
Albert Abraham Michelson Quiz
Albert Abraham Michelson Quiz Questions Click here for answers 1. When did Albert Abraham Michelson win Nobel Prize for Physics? a) 1912 b) 1907 c) 1904 d) 1916 2. When was Albert Abraham Michelson born? a) 14 February 1856 b) 2 May 1864 c) 19 September 1848 d) 19 December 1852 3. Where was Albert…
Max Von Laue Quiz
Max Von Laue Quiz Questions Click here for answers 1. When did Max von Laue win Nobel Prize for Physics? a) 1922 b) 1925 c) 1914 d) 1918 2. When was Max von Laue born? a) 11 February 1876 b) 31 May 1886 c) 5 July 1884 d) 9 October 1879 3. Where was Max…
Jons Jacob Berzelius Quiz
Jons Jacob Berzelius Quiz Questions and Answers
1. When was Jons Jacob Berzelius born?
a) 6 March 1776
b) 4 April 1778
c) 20 August 1779
d) 18 December 1756
2. Where was Jons Jacob Berzelius born?
a) Linkoping
b) Oslo
c) Copenhagen
d) Dalarna
3. Where did Jons Jacob Berzelius study medicine?
a) Karolinska Institute
b) Uppsala University
c) Umea University
d) St. Mary’s Hospital Medical School
Halley’s Comet Quiz
1) Who in 1705 predicted that the comet seen in 1531, 1607 and 1682 would return in 1758?
a) Nicholas Copernicus
b) Edmund Halley
c) James Pettengill
d) Clyde Tombaugh
2) What is the average period of orbit of Halley’s Comet?
a) 22 years
b) 18 years
c) 76 years
d) 100 years
3) When was the most famous appearance of Halley’s Comet?
a) 1066 – Battle of Hastings
b) 1815 – Battle of Waterloo
c) 732 – Battle of Tours
d) 800 – Coronation of Charlemagne
Henry Cavendish Quiz
Henry Cavendish Quiz Questions
1. When was Henry Cavendish born?
a) 11 March 1733
b) 15 May 1742
c) 12 July 1728
d) 10 October 1731
2. Where was Henry Cavendish born?
a) Ashford
b) Nice
c) Dartford
d) Swale
3. Which academy did Henry Cavendish attend?
a) Hackney Academy
b) Phillips Academy
c) St. Thomas Academy
d) Crusca Academy
Ernesto Orlando Lawrence Quiz
1. When did Ernesto Orlando Lawrence win Nobel Prize for Physics?
a) 1933
b) 1939
c) 1944
d) 1947
2. When was Ernesto Orlando Lawrence born?
a) 7 January 1896
b) 12 May 1898
c) 8 August 1901
d) 5 October 1895
3. Where was Ernesto Orlando Lawrence born?
a) Canton
b) Sacramento
c) Albany
d) Birmingham
Frederick Sanger Quiz
Frederick Sanger Quiz Questions and Answers
1. When did Frederick Sanger first win Nobel Prize for Chemistry?
a) 1958
b) 1952
c) 1948
d) 1960
2. When did Frederick Sanger win Nobel Prize for Chemistry for the second time?
a) 1964
b) 1980
c) 1972
d) 1976
3. When was Frederick Sanger born?
a) 22 February 1914
b) 23 May 1916
c) 13 August 1918
d) 5 December 1922