Josiah Wedgwood

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

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

3. Who did Josiah Wedgwood marry in January, 1764? Sarah Wedgwood Harriet Beecher Stowe Martha Jefferson 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? 1709 1859 1759 1659

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 Jasperware Stoneware Malachite

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

8. What was the name of the original Cameo Glass vase that Josiah Wedgwood reproduced in 1790? Medici Vase Barberini Vase Vivaldi Vase Chopin 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 Anne Catherine II, Empress of Russia Queen Charlotte Queen Elizabeth 1

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