PEOPLE QUIZ NO. 10

[magpie in the 80's]

1. This English astronomer paid for his observatory by selling old (perhaps unusable) gunpowder to the French. Who was he?
A John Flamsteed B Edmund Halley C William Herschel D Tycho Brahe
A John Flamsteed
2. Who first used paper in about A.D. 105?
A Chinese B South Africans C Mayans D Indians
A Chinese
3. What extremely famous inventor was known as 'The Wizard of Menlo Park'?
THOMAS EDISON
4. Who invented the first simple barometer in 1643?
A Galileo Galilei B Evangelista Torricelli C Isaac Newton D Christian Schonbein
B Evangelista Torricelli
5. Who took the earliest known photograph?
A Joseph Niepce B Fox Talbot C Edwin Land D George Eastman
A Joseph Niepce
6. Who discovered X-rays?
A Niels Bohr B Ernest Rutherford C Wilhelm Roentgen D J. J. Thomson
C Wilhelm Roentgen
7. Who used a screw to pump water from the hold of a ship?
A Archimedes B Eratosthenes C Democritus D Ptolemy
A Archimedes
8. Who believed that the Moon must surely be inhabited?
JOHANNES KEPLER
9. Who built a steam-powered airplane caled the Eole?
A Wilbur Wright B Clement Ader C Henry Ford D Cornelius van Drebbel
B Clement Ader
10. Who built the first successful helicopter?
A Igor Sikorsky B John Stapp C Orville Wright D Octave Chanute
A Igor Sikorsky
11. Who first worked out how long a year is?
A Egyptian astronomers B Greek astronomers C Babylonian priests D Mayan mathematicians
C Babylonian priests
12. Who first attempted to measure the speed of light?
A Galileo Galilei B Ole Roemer C Isaac Newton D Hans Lippershey
A Galileo Galilei
13. Who invented the flushing toilet that caught on?
A Joseph Priestley B Joseph Bramah C Vladimir Zworykin D Linus Yale
B Joseph Bramah
14. Who discovered hydrogen?
A Henry Cavendish B Humphry Davy C Joseph Priestley D Dmitri Mendeleyev
A Henry Cavendish
15. Who designed the first computer?
A Andre Ampere B Bill Gates C Charles Babbage D Michael Faraday
C Charles Babbage
16. Who was the first woman to travel into space?
A Sally Ride B Valentina Tereshkova C Marie Curie C Eleanor Chubb
B Valentina Tereshkova
17. Who was the astronomer that invented a diving bell?
A William Herschel B Edmund Halley C Edwin Hubble D Tycho Brahe
B Edmund Halley
18. Who invented the Celsius scale as a way of measuring temperature?
A Gailileo Galilei B Gabriel Fahrenheit C Anders Celsius D Lord Kelvin
C Anders Celsius
19. Who did the most to found modern geology?
A Sir Goldsworth Gurney B Ottmar Mergenthaler C James Lyell D Konstantin Tsiolkovski
C James Lyell
20. Who caught a terrible cold while carrying out an experiment in food preservation?
A John Boyd Dunlop B Peter Heinlein C Thomas Midgley D Sir Francis Bacon
D Sir Francis Bacon

[Interceptor]

3. Edison?
6. C
10. A
12. C
15. C
16. B
18. C
20. D

[magpie in the 80's]

3. Edison?
6. C
10. A
12. C.........INCORRECT
15. C
16. B
18. C
20. D

ALL OTHERS CORRECT INTER

[JAS]

Q4 A. Galileo...isn't it also the name of the replica's they sell now.
Q7 A. Archimedes

Regards
JAS

[magpie in the 80's]

Q4 A. Galileo...isn't it also the name of the replica's they sell now....INCORRECT
Q7 A. Archimedes...CORRECT

Regards
JAS

[Turkeywizz]

Q2 A
Q5 D

[The Ash Man]

4. b

[The Ash Man]

12. b

[magpie in the 80's]

Q2 A.........correct
Q5 D...........incorrect

[magpie in the 80's]

4. b

correct tam

[magpie in the 80's]

12. b

incorrect tam

[magpie in the 80's]

1. This English astronomer paid for his observatory by selling old (perhaps unusable) gunpowder to the French. Who was he?
A John Flamsteed B Edmund Halley C William Herschel D Tycho Brahe
A John Flamsteed
2. Who first used paper in about A.D. 105?
A Chinese B South Africans C Mayans D Indians
A Chinese
3. What extremely famous inventor was known as 'The Wizard of Menlo Park'?
THOMAS EDISON
4. Who invented the first simple barometer in 1643?
A Galileo Galilei B Evangelista Torricelli C Isaac Newton D Christian Schonbein
B Evangelista Torricelli
5. Who took the earliest known photograph?
A Joseph Niepce B Fox Talbot C Edwin Land D George Eastman
A Joseph Niepce
6. Who discovered X-rays?
A Niels Bohr B Ernest Rutherford C Wilhelm Roentgen D J. J. Thomson
C Wilhelm Roentgen
7. Who used a screw to pump water from the hold of a ship?
A Archimedes B Eratosthenes C Democritus D Ptolemy
A Archimedes
8. Who believed that the Moon must surely be inhabited?
JOHANNES KEPLER
9. Who built a steam-powered airplane caled the Eole?
A Wilbur Wright B Clement Ader C Henry Ford D Cornelius van Drebbel
B Clement Ader
10. Who built the first successful helicopter?
A Igor Sikorsky B John Stapp C Orville Wright D Octave Chanute
A Igor Sikorsky
11. Who first worked out how long a year is?
A Egyptian astronomers B Greek astronomers C Babylonian priests D Mayan mathematicians
C Babylonian priests
12. Who first attempted to measure the speed of light?
A Galileo Galilei B Ole Roemer C Isaac Newton D Hans Lippershey
A Galileo Galilei
13. Who invented the flushing toilet that caught on?
A Joseph Priestley B Joseph Bramah C Vladimir Zworykin D Linus Yale
B Joseph Bramah
14. Who discovered hydrogen?
A Henry Cavendish B Humphry Davy C Joseph Priestley D Dmitri Mendeleyev
A Henry Cavendish
15. Who designed the first computer?
A Andre Ampere B Bill Gates C Charles Babbage D Michael Faraday
C Charles Babbage
16. Who was the first woman to travel into space?
A Sally Ride B Valentina Tereshkova C Marie Curie C Eleanor Chubb
B Valentina Tereshkova
17. Who was the astronomer that invented a diving bell?
A William Herschel B Edmund Halley C Edwin Hubble D Tycho Brahe
B Edmund Halley
18. Who invented the Celsius scale as a way of measuring temperature?
A Gailileo Galilei B Gabriel Fahrenheit C Anders Celsius D Lord Kelvin
C Anders Celsius
19. Who did the most to found modern geology?
A Sir Goldsworth Gurney B Ottmar Mergenthaler C James Lyell D Konstantin Tsiolkovski
C James Lyell
20. Who caught a terrible cold while carrying out an experiment in food preservation?
A John Boyd Dunlop B Peter Heinlein C Thomas Midgley D Sir Francis Bacon
D Sir Francis Bacon

QUESTIONS ANSWERED ARE IN RED
QUESTIONS UNANSWERED ARE IN BLUE

END OF QUIZ