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General Mix47 Trivia Quiz

A mixed bag of famous founders, to interesting inventions. Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by thejazzkickazz. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
thejazzkickazz

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
26,208

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
736

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What inventor inspired Herman Hollerith to invent the punch-card system, used in the US census of 1880? Hint

Edison

Jacquard

Tesla

Marconi

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Question 2 of 10

2. Annie Besant was the first woman to speak of contraception, vegetarianism, and the first President of the Indian National Congress. Which writer of left-wing politics did she date?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 3 of 10

3. Kieselguhr, made from fossilized plankton, was the main ingredient of margarine and dynamite.

True

False

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who was known as the 'Pope of German Medicine', and the main inspiration for Hoffmann's Tales? Hint

Virchow

Heinlein

Vesalius

Muller

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who painted the 'Marilyn Diptych'? Hint

Titian

Rembrant

van Eyck

Warhol

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who was the father of Social-physics, or population statistics?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 7 of 10

7. What sport was outlawed by King James 2, in 1457? Hint

cricket

golf

tennis

rugby

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Question 8 of 10

8. What plant does aspirin come from? Hint

meadowsweet

passion flower

belladonna

morning glory

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who was the Father of Mushrooms, coining the word 'Symbiotes'? Hint

Charles Darwin

Linnaeus

Anton de Bary

Buffon

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who did George Bernard Shaw model the professor from Pygmalion? Hint

Hodges

Sour

Sweet

Hudson

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What inventor inspired Herman Hollerith to invent the punch-card system, used in the US census of 1880?

Answer: Jacquard

2. Annie Besant was the first woman to speak of contraception, vegetarianism, and the first President of the Indian National Congress. Which writer of left-wing politics did she date?

Answer: shaw

3. Kieselguhr, made from fossilized plankton, was the main ingredient of margarine and dynamite.

Answer: True

4. Who was known as the 'Pope of German Medicine', and the main inspiration for Hoffmann's Tales?

Answer: Virchow

5. Who painted the 'Marilyn Diptych'?

Answer: Warhol

6. Who was the father of Social-physics, or population statistics?

Answer: Quetelet

7. What sport was outlawed by King James 2, in 1457?

Answer: golf

8. What plant does aspirin come from?

Answer: meadowsweet

9. Who was the Father of Mushrooms, coining the word 'Symbiotes'?

Answer: Anton de Bary

10. Who did George Bernard Shaw model the professor from Pygmalion?

Answer: Sweet

Source: Author thejazzkickazz

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