Edward Jenner Quiz Questions Answers

Edward Jenner Quiz Questions

Edward Jenner (1749-1823) — Edward Jenner (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

1. What did Edward Jenner discover?
a) Aspirin
b) Vaccination for cholera
c) Penicillin
d) Vaccination for smallpox

2. When was Edward Jenner born?
a) 7 March 1745
b) 17 May 1749
c) 12 September 1738
d) 29 December 1742

3. Where was Edward Jenner born?
a) Berkley
b) Liverpool
c) Plymouth
d) Chelsea

4. How many years was Edward Jenner an apprentice to a surgeon?
a) Four
b) Three
c) Six
d) Eight

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5. Under whom was Edward Jenner house pupil?
a) William Cheselden
b) William Hunter
c) John Hunter
d) Charles Darwin

6. Whom did Edward Jenner inoculate with cowpox matter on 14 May 1796 and chickenpox matter on 1 July 1796?
a) Richard Mather
b) James Phipps
c) Ann Cotton
d) Henry Cavendish

7. When did Edward Jenner publish An Inquiry into the Causes and Effects of the Variolae Vaccinae?
a) 1790
b) 1785
c) 1798
d) 1780

8. Who tried to take credit away from Edward Jenner for the discovery of vaccination for smallpox?
a) Sarah Nelmes
b) George Pearson
c) Henry Cline
d) William Woodwille

9. When did Edward Jenner die?
a) 26 January 1823
b) 30 June 1824
c) 18 August 1828
d) 24 November 1826

10. Where did Edward Jenner die?
a) Eton
b) Berkeley
c) Harrow
d) London