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Quiz about Do You Know Who I Am
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Do You Know Who I Am? Trivia Quiz


This quiz will test how well you can match famous scientific concepts/inventions with the people who are most associated with them. Due to my love of movies I have also included movies in which they were portrayed in the notes.

A multiple-choice quiz by airplane68. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
airplane68
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
358,736
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Easy
Avg Score
9 / 10
Plays
2544
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Chloe4770 (10/10), magijoh1 (9/10), Guest 97 (10/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. I am most famous for my work in the field of physics and especially for the equation E=MC2. Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Although I was a professor of entomology and zoology, I am most well known for writing "Sexual Behavior in the Human Male." Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. I wrote a book known by the shortened title of "On the Origin of Species," about my research while traveling in the Pacific Ocean. Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. I was a scientist and an inventor, interestingly, most of my research dealt with the peanut. Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. I created the word that became the focus of my research - radioactivity. Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Even though I am the inventor of the telephone, I never had one in my study. Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. I was an astronomer and cosmologist. I hosted the show "Cosmos", and famously said, "Billions Upon Billions of Stars." Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Do you like music and movies? If yes, then you should thank me for inventing the phonograph and the popularizing the motion picture camera. Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Although I worked in many scientific fields, my most famous contribution was in electricity where I helped to design a working alternating current supply system. Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. My research was in the field of physiology, but you will find my name in many psychology textbooks next to a picture of a salivating dog. Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. I am most famous for my work in the field of physics and especially for the equation E=MC2.

Answer: Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein (1879-1955) was born in Ulm, Kingdom of Wuttenberg, Germany. In the 1994 movie "I.Q.", Einstein was portrayed by Walter Matthau.
2. Although I was a professor of entomology and zoology, I am most well known for writing "Sexual Behavior in the Human Male."

Answer: Alfred Kinsey

Alfred Kinsey (1894-1956) was born in Hoboken, NJ. In addition to "Sexual Behavior of the Human Male", he also wrote "Sexual Behavior in the Human Female", which together are known as the Kinsey Reports. He was played by Liam Neeson in the 2004 movie "Kinsey".
3. I wrote a book known by the shortened title of "On the Origin of Species," about my research while traveling in the Pacific Ocean.

Answer: Charles Darwin

Charles Darwin (1809-1882) was born in The Mount, Shrewsbury, United Kingdom. In the movie "Creation" (2004), Paul Bettany took on the role of Charles Darwin.
4. I was a scientist and an inventor, interestingly, most of my research dealt with the peanut.

Answer: George Washington Carver

George Washington Carver (~1864-1943) was born in Diamond, MO. While looking for another crop to rotate with cotton, he focused on peanuts as a possible solution, coming up with several recipes for peanuts and multiple other uses for them. George Washington Carver was played by Ed Cambridge in the 1991 movie "Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey".
5. I created the word that became the focus of my research - radioactivity.

Answer: Marie Curie

Madame Marie Curie (1867-1934) was born in Warsaw, Kingdom of Poland. In addition to discovering the two elements polonium and radium, she was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize as well as two Nobel Prizes, and the only person to win in multiple categories. Sadly, Madame Curie passed away of aplastic anemia due to radioactive exposure. Greer Garson portrayed her in the 1943 movie "Madame Curie".
6. Even though I am the inventor of the telephone, I never had one in my study.

Answer: Alexander Graham Bell

Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922) was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. Both his mother and his wife were deaf. Don Ameche played Bell in the 1939 movie "The Story of Alexander Graham Bell", and for a time, the telephone was known as the Ameche.
7. I was an astronomer and cosmologist. I hosted the show "Cosmos", and famously said, "Billions Upon Billions of Stars."

Answer: Carl Sagan

Carl Sagan (1934-1996) was born in Brooklyn, NY. Well known for the phrase "Billions upon billions of stars," Sagan was the host of "Cosmos: A Personal Voyage" and the author of "Contact", which was the basis of the 1997 movie "Contact". In the 1988 movie "My Stepmother is an Alien" he was played by comedian Harry Shearer.
8. Do you like music and movies? If yes, then you should thank me for inventing the phonograph and the popularizing the motion picture camera.

Answer: Thomas Alva Edison

Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931) was born in Milan, OH. Edison was portrayed in two movies in 1940, by Mickey Rooney in "Young Tom Edison" and by Spencer Tracy in "Edison, the Man".
9. Although I worked in many scientific fields, my most famous contribution was in electricity where I helped to design a working alternating current supply system.

Answer: Nikola Tesla

Nikola Tesla (1856-1943) was born in Smiljan, Austrian Empire. Famous for work on the alternating current (AC) supply system, he worked in x-rays and radio controlled devices. Tesla was played by David Bowie in "The Prestige" (2006).
10. My research was in the field of physiology, but you will find my name in many psychology textbooks next to a picture of a salivating dog.

Answer: Ivan Pavlov

Ivan Pavlov (1849-1936) was born in Ryazan, Russia. While studying salivation in dogs he discovered that the association of food and a bell could cause a dog to salivate while solely hearing a bell, also known as a conditioned reflex. Aleksandr Borisov played Pavlov in the 1949 move "Ivan Pavlov".
Source: Author airplane68

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