William Hyde Wollaston Quiz

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William Hyde Wollaston Quiz Questions

1. When was William Hyde Wollaston born?
a) 14 February 1784
b) 5 May 1772
c) 6 August 1766
d) 8 November 1755

2. Where was William Hyde Wollaston born?
a) East Dereham
b) Cambridge
c) Glasgow
d) Bogota

3. Which school did William Hyde Wollaston attend?
a) St. Thomas School
b) Charterhouse School
c) Harrow School
d) St. Mary’s School

4. Which college did William Hyde Wollaston attend?
a) Christ Church College
b) Merton College
c) Trinity College
d) Caius College

5. When did William Hyde Wollaston discover palladium?
a) 1814
b) 1802
c) 1808
d) 1810

6. Which metal did William Hyde Wollaston discover in 1804?
a) Polonium
b) Radium
c) Tin
d) Rhodium

7. What made William Hyde Wollaston a rich man?
a) Sale of pure platinum
b) Medical practice
c) Writing novels
d) Ship building

8. When did William Hyde Wollaston invent camera lucida?
a) 1811
b) 1805
c) 1807
d) 1801

9. When did William Hyde Wollaston die?
a) 20 January 1836
b) 12 June 1838
c) 15 July 1823
d) 22 December 1828

10. Where did William Hyde Wollaston die?
a) Dublin
b) London
c) Rochester
d) Plymouth

1. When was William Hyde Wollaston born?
c) 6 August 1766

2. Where was William Hyde Wollaston born?
a) East Dereham

3. Which school did William Hyde Wollaston attend?
b) Charterhouse School

4. Which college did William Hyde Wollaston attend?
d) Caius College

5. When did William Hyde Wollaston discover palladium?
b) 1802

6. Which metal did William Hyde Wollaston discover in 1804?
d) Rhodium

7. What made William Hyde Wollaston a rich man?
a) Sale of pure platinum

8. When did William Hyde Wollaston invent camera lucida?
c) 1807

9. When did William Hyde Wollaston die?
d) 22 December 1828

10. Where did William Hyde Wollaston die?
b) London