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Quiz about Louis Pasteur
Quiz about Louis Pasteur

Louis Pasteur Trivia Quiz


Lets see how much you know about one of the greatest scientists of all times.

A multiple-choice quiz by Piecrust. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
Piecrust
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
41,233
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
7 / 15
Plays
1029
Last 3 plays: Guest 198 (6/15), Guest 185 (6/15), Guest 154 (2/15).
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Question 1 of 15
1. What year was Louis Pasteur born? Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. What university did Pasteur attend first? Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. What was Pasteur's first scientific discovery? Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. How many children did Pasteur have? Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. How many of his children died of typhoid fever while they were still children? Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. Who was the first person to get treated for rabies with the rabies vaccine? Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. Was the Pasteur Institute founded before or after his death?

Answer: ((before or after))
Question 8 of 15
8. What was Pasteur's last major accomplishment? Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. What year did Pasteur die? Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. How old was he when he suffered a stroke? Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. From 1800 to 1900, what percentage of women died in childbirth? Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. Pasteur found that tartaric and ___ acid have the same chemical makeup. Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. What conflict usually came about when Pasteur met a new person? Hint


Question 14 of 15
14. What was his wife's name? Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. In what month was Pasteur's wedding anniversary? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What year was Louis Pasteur born?

Answer: 1822

The exact date is December 27, 1822.
2. What university did Pasteur attend first?

Answer: Ecole Normale Superieure

The other universities Pasteur either attended as a student or were places where he taught.
3. What was Pasteur's first scientific discovery?

Answer: discovery of molecular asymmetry

4. How many children did Pasteur have?

Answer: 5

He had 4 girls and a boy.
5. How many of his children died of typhoid fever while they were still children?

Answer: 3

Jeanne died first, at age 9, Camille died second at age 2, and Cecile died third at age 13.
6. Who was the first person to get treated for rabies with the rabies vaccine?

Answer: Joseph Meister

He was nine when he got the vaccine.
7. Was the Pasteur Institute founded before or after his death?

Answer: before

8. What was Pasteur's last major accomplishment?

Answer: discovery of rabies vaccine

9. What year did Pasteur die?

Answer: 1895

10. How old was he when he suffered a stroke?

Answer: 46

In October of 1868, Pasteur suffered a stroke resulting in a partial paralysis on his left side of his body.
11. From 1800 to 1900, what percentage of women died in childbirth?

Answer: 5 per cent

From 1800 to 1850 it was estimated at 5%, based on records in 15 different parishes in England. After the Registrar General started to record maternal deaths in 1837, the death rate from 1850 to 1900 fluctuated between 40 and 60 deaths per 1,000 births.

It then fluctuated between 35 and 45 until 1930, when it started to fall. It fell steadily until 1970 when it was regularly below 1 death per 1,000 births.
12. Pasteur found that tartaric and ___ acid have the same chemical makeup.

Answer: racemic

A solution of tartaric acid in water bent polarized light while racemic acid did nothing at all to polarized light.
13. What conflict usually came about when Pasteur met a new person?

Answer: he wouldn't shake people's hands

He wouldn't shake anyone's hand, not even royalty. He was afraid of contracting germs from people.
14. What was his wife's name?

Answer: Marie Laurent

15. In what month was Pasteur's wedding anniversary?

Answer: May

He got married to Marie Laurent on May 29, 1848.
Source: Author Piecrust

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