Famous Scientists Quiz Challenge - How Much Do You Know? | Scientists & Inventors

This quiz is about scientists who are very dead, and very famous ...

A multiple-choice quiz by xspaceghostx. Estimated time: 2 mins.

Author
xspaceghostx

Time
2 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
10,265

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
5

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
4 / 5

Plays
4331

Last 3 plays: eddy999 (5/5), Guest 50 (1/5), PurpleComet (4/5).

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1. Who stated the theories of special and general relativity? Hint

Isaac Newton

Robert Boyle

Charles Darwin

Albert Einstein

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2. Which of the following is generally known as the 'Father of Modern Chemistry'? Hint

There is no agreement

Robert Wilhelm Bunsen

Henry Cavendish

Jabir Ibn Hayyan

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3. Which scientist explained the mechanism of evolution? Hint

Robert Boyle

Isaac Newton

Albert Einstein

Charles Darwin

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4. Who, in his "Principia" first stated the universal theory of gravitation? Hint

Charles Newton

Isaac Newton

Johannes Kepler

John Couch Adams

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5. Who discovered that the planets revolved around the Sun? Hint

Isaac Newton

Robert Boyle

Albert Einstein

Nicolaus Copernicus

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who stated the theories of special and general relativity?

Answer: Albert Einstein

2. Which of the following is generally known as the 'Father of Modern Chemistry'?

Answer: There is no agreement

Some name Robert Boyle the 'Father of Chemistry', others opt for Antoine Lavoisier, while others prefer to give the title to the polymath and experimental alchemist Jabir Ibn Hayyan (c. 721-815), commonly called Geber in the West.

3. Which scientist explained the mechanism of evolution?

Answer: Charles Darwin

4. Who, in his "Principia" first stated the universal theory of gravitation?

Answer: Isaac Newton

5. Who discovered that the planets revolved around the Sun?

Answer: Nicolaus Copernicus

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