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

4. Which college did Henry Cavendish attend?
a) Christ College
b) Mary Magdalene College
c) Peterhouse College
d) Balliol College

5. What did Henry Cavendish produce by dissolving metals in acids?
a) Argon
b) Hydrogen
c) Nitrogen
d) Oxygen

6. What did Henry Cavendish produce by dissolving alkalis in acids?
a) Neon
b) Phosgene
c) Carbon dioxide
d) Ozone

7. When did Henry Cavendish publish a paper on eudiometry?
a) 1783
b) 1785
c) 1779
d) 1781

8. What is Cavendish experiment?
a) Experiment to measure the height of the mountain
b) Experiment to weigh the earth
c) Experiment on atomic particles
d) Experiment on light rays

9. When did Henry Cavendish die?
a) 24 February 1814
b) 3 June 1815
c) 6 September 1821
d) 14 November 1810

10. Where did Henry Cavendish die?
a) Oxford
b) London
c) Cambridge
d) Tavistock

Henry Cavendish Quiz Questions with Answers

1. When was Henry Cavendish born?
d) 10 October 1731

2. Where was Henry Cavendish born?
b) Nice

3. Which academy did Henry Cavendish attend?
a) Hackney Academy

4. Which college did Henry Cavendish attend?
c) Peterhouse College

5. What did Henry Cavendish produce by dissolving metals in acids?
b) Hydrogen

6. What did Henry Cavendish produce by dissolving alkalis in acids?
c) Carbon dioxide

7. When did Henry Cavendish publish a paper on eudiometry?
a) 1783

8. What is Cavendish experiment?
b) Experiment to weigh the earth

9. When did Henry Cavendish die?
a) 24 February 1814

10. Where did Henry Cavendish die?
b) London