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The Story of Invention  
| This quiz contains short excerpts from the lives of ten great scientists. Each excerpt provides an insight into the lives of the people who have made this world what it is. |
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Average
10 qns |
4266 plays |
Nov 12 04 |
Shrivats
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The Story of Invention II 
| As they say, Science is eternal. Here's one more quiz on the lives of great scientists of the past, who have changed the way we lead our lives. Each question contains a short excerpt from the life of a great scientist. |
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Tough
10 qns |
2922 plays |
Dec 16 04 |
Shrivats
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The Death of a Mathematician 
| In addition to interesting proofs and theorems, mathematics has been the scene of many interesting deaths, some of which have become lost in the fabric of legend. |
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Difficult
10 qns |
2100 plays |
Jul 25 02 |
kevinatilusa
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Scottish Inventors  
| Many of the great inventions of the world have been inspired by the ingenuity of the Scots. Everyone has heard of Alexander Graham Bell and John Logie Baird with the telephone and television, but how about some of the lesser known achievements ... |
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Tough
10 qns |
324 plays |
Jun 25 09 |
BillMcC
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Cecilia Helena Payne-Gaposchkin 
| Cecilia Helena Payne-Gaposchkin is another female astronomer that is relatively unknown. Take this quiz to learn about her contributions. |
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Tough
10 qns |
108 plays |
Mar 02 07 |
almach
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Edwin Powell Hubble 
| Edwin Powell Hubble was born on November 29, 1889 in Marshfield, Missouri. Most people have heard of the Hubble Space Telescope. What do you know about the man it is named after? |
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Tough
10 qns |
147 plays |
Feb 19 07 |
ALMACH
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Astronomer Annie Jump Cannon 
| Annie Jump Cannon was born on December 11, 1863 and died on April 13, 1941. She was a very famous astronomer who is unfortunately, not well known. Hopefully, this quiz will help to change that. |
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Tough
10 qns |
141 plays |
Feb 02 07 |
almach
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I Don't Mean to Bragg ...  
| William Henry and William Lawrence Bragg were two pioneering scientists who jointly won the Nobel Prize. Take this quiz to learn more about their lives and work. |
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Tough
10 qns |
117 plays |
Jan 10 09 |
NatalieW
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Telescope Builders, Alvan Clark & Sons  
| Alvan Clark and his two sons, Alvan Graham and George Bassett, were responsible for building quality telescopes during the last half of the 19th century and into the 20th century. What do you know about them? |
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Average
10 qns |
120 plays |
Feb 06 07 |
almach
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The Lobotomist  
| What do you know about Dr. Walter Freeman, "The Henry Ford of Lobotomy?" The information is taken from the PBS program "The Lobotomist." |
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Average
10 qns |
186 plays |
Mar 25 09 |
ponycargirl
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Amazing Inventors of Ordinary Things  
| A quiz for those who made life so much easier and made us think, 'Why didn't I think of that?' |
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Average
15 qns |
1065 plays |
Nov 01 07 |
Oddball
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The Greatest Canadian Invention  
| In January 2007, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) showed the television series "The Greatest Canadian Invention". The top 50 inventions were shown. This quiz outlines those inventions. Good luck! |
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Tough
15 qns |
318 plays |
Aug 05 07 |
apathy100
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The Life of Jane Goodall  
| Jane Goodall has greatly impacted the world with her research and contribution to the world. How much do you know of her life before and after her trip to Africa? |
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Average
10 qns |
261 plays |
Jan 07 07 |
polly5
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Fred Lawrence Whipple  
| Fred Lawrence Whipple was the son of a farmer. He was born in Red Oak, Iowa, on November 5, 1906. He died on August 30, 2004. He was a famous American astronomer. Take the quiz to learn more about him. |
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Tough
10 qns |
126 plays |
Mar 06 07 |
almach
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Sir Clive Sinclair  
| Sir Clive Sinclair is a British entrepreneur and inventor. How much do you know about this electronic wizard? |
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Tough
10 qns |
132 plays |
Jan 21 09 |
Lord_Digby
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Famous Mathematicians and Scientists  
| This quiz will test your knowledge of famous mathematicians and their contribution to our knowledge. It also includes some information about their writings in general. |
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Average
10 qns |
507 plays |
Apr 22 09 |
DavidGordon
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Louis Braille  
| How much do you know about the man who invented a method of reading and writing for the blind? |
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Difficult
10 qns |
237 plays |
Oct 05 07 |
urlybird
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Sir Joseph Lister  
| Sir Joseph Lister is called the father of modern antisepsis. (April 5, 1827 - Feb. 10, 1912) |
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Tough
10 qns |
225 plays |
Oct 13 07 |
myrab51
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Who Deserves Credit?  
| While scientists like Darwin, Galileo and Watt get all the credit in the history books, the individuals below live in relative obscurity. This quiz gives some true innovators a chance to shine...see if you can identify them! |
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Very Difficult
10 qns |
549 plays |
Aug 03 03 |
thejazzkickazz
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Nobel Prizes in Physics  
| X-Radiation and the Nobel Prize in Physics |
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Average
10 qns |
222 plays |
Aug 12 08 |
UncleHern
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The Story of Invention III  
| Sir Isaac Newton attributed his greatness to the fact that he "stood on the shoulders of giants." The world today, is truly what the efforts of the men and the women of science of the the past have made it. Let us honour them. |
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Tough
10 qns |
492 plays |
Jan 06 05 |
Shrivats
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W T G Morton: the man who invented ether  
| Once Charles Darwin was asked what was the most important discovery in the nineteenth century. He replied, it was 'the painless surgery'. The advent of anaesthesia has revolutionized modern medicine. This quiz is a tribute to the man who started it all. |
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Tough
10 qns |
117 plays |
Oct 29 08 |
shamroc
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Math's Greatest Minds  
| Working with a infinitely large set of numbers, mathematicians are able to prove some of the most insane concepts. See if you know the great minds behind some of the concepts we learn of and use today. |
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Difficult
10 qns |
630 plays |
Apr 23 07 |
dijonmustard
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Scientists Who Changed the World  
| Random facts about scientists who made a big impact on the way we live today. |
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Average
10 qns |
1377 plays |
Apr 17 07 |
candii-dreamz
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Behind the Constants  
| These ten physical and mathematical constants shape our world, but the minds behind them are less well-known. If there's one thing that's constant in all this, it's that famous scientists don't lead boring lives! |
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Average
10 qns |
570 plays |
Nov 08 05 |
CellarDoor
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Famous Poles I: Nicholas Copernicus  
| Hello everyone! This is my first quiz of a planned long series of famous Poles! This one is on Copernicus, one of the fathers of astronomy. |
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Average
10 qns |
204 plays |
Jun 18 07 |
PolskaMan
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The Father of FM Radio  
| A 'rite of passage' in my youth was going to "The Haunted House" near the Amstrong tower in Alpine, NJ. But who was E.H. Armstrong? And why is he such a big part of your life?
If you like the quiz, please rate it. If not, please let me know why. |
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Tough
10 qns |
177 plays |
May 27 07 |
CariM0952
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Scientists are Human too  
| Scientists and natural philosophers throughout the ages have discovered some amazing things, but every now and then some of them come up with something strange and out of the blue or suffered the at wicked hand of irony. After all they are human, too. |
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Tough
10 qns |
531 plays |
Aug 13 08 |
skilburn
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The Story of Invention: IV  
| "History is the essence of innumerable biographies".
In this, the fourth edition of "The Story of Invention", identify the scientist in each question, on the basis of a short excerpt from his life. |
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Tough
10 qns |
303 plays |
Dec 18 05 |
Shrivats
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Fun with Famous Scientists
| Intended for laypersons. A light quiz on the discoveries of famous scientists, moderately easy but varied. One answer from each question is for fun only. Enjoy! |
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Average
20 qns |
3240 plays |
Jun 30 00 |
dr_vitz
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