Josiah Wedgwood

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1. What were the names of Josiah Wedgwood's mother and father? Thomas and Mary Michael and Mary Thomas and Jane George and Martha

2. At the age of 12, Josiah Wedgwood recovered from a serious illness. What is the name of this illness? Smallpox Polio Pneumonia Measles

3. Who did Josiah Wedgwood marry in January, 1764? Martha Jefferson Sarah Wedgwood Harriet Beecher Stowe Florence Nightingale

4. Josiah Wedgwood had a famous grandson. Who was he? Captain James Cook Charles Darwin Sir Joseph Banks Lord Byron

5. In which year was the Wedgwood Company founded? 1859 1759 1659 1709

6. In 1774, Josiah Wedgwood perfected fine, unglazed vitreous stoneware that can be stained with different colours to provide a suitable background for classical white reliefs or portraits. What is the name of this type of stoneware? Onyxware Malachite Stoneware Jasperware

7. The logo of the Wedgwood company is a silhouette of which piece of pottery? The Michigan Vase The Oregon Vase The Portland Vase The Washington Vase

8. What was the name of the original Cameo Glass vase that Josiah Wedgwood reproduced in 1790? Medici Vase Chopin Vase Vivaldi Vase Barberini Vase

9. Who commissioned Josiah Wedgwood in 1773 to supply a unique 952-piece Queen's Ware service, to be painted by hand with 1,244 views of Great Britain? It came to be popularly named the 'Frog' Service. Queen Elizabeth 1 Queen Anne Catherine II, Empress of Russia Queen Charlotte

10. For what invention was Josiah Wedgwood elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1783? Odometer Hygrometer Barometer Pyrometer