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Forensic Scientists

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Fun Trivia : Quizzes : Forensic Science
Forensic Scientists game quiz
"So, you think you know about forensic science. See if you know about the scientists that were involved in its interesting evolution."

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. Who wrote the first treatise on the use of scientific methods in the field of criminal investigations?
    Paul Jesrich
    Edmond Locard
    Hans Gross
    Francis Galton


2. Who was the person that developed fundamental principles of questioned document examination?
    Hans Gross
    Albert Osborn
    August Vollmer
    Paul Uhlenhuth


3. Who is considered the father of modern toxicology?
    Alphonse Bertillon
    Alfred Dreyfus
    Rudolf Adler
    Mathieu Orfila


4. Who is the person that is credited with revolutionizing the field of firearm examination by advancing the use of comparison microscopy?
    James Marsh
    William Nichol
    Edmund Locard
    Calvin Goddard


5. Who studied the use of fingerprints for personal identification as well as developing the methodology for classifying them?
    Calvin Goddard
    Leone Lattes
    Walter Specht
    Francis Galton


6. Who was the figure who developed a method for determining the ABO blood type of a dried bloodstain?
    Hans Gross
    Leone Lattes
    Paul Jesrich
    Alfred Dreyfus


7. Who set up the criminalistics program at the University of California at Berkeley in 1937?
    Paul Kirk
    Walter Specht
    Robert Oppenheimer
    Albert Osborn


8. Who developed the acid phosphatase test for semen?
    Francis Galton
    Frank Lundquist
    Edmund Locard
    Calvin Goddard


9. Who first used the services of a scientist at a criminal trial in 1907?
    Paul Kirk
    August Vollmer
    Clarence Darrow
    Vincent Hnizda


10. Who developed the absorption-elution test for ABO blood typing of stains in 1923?
    James Marsh
    Calvin Goddard
    Vincent Hnizda
    Vittorio Siracusa

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