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Scientific Milestones in World History

World History

A collection of questions focusing on the history of scientific discoveries and theories.

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10 Questions Medium Ages 12+ Nov 2, 2026

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1 Which 16th-century astronomer proposed the heliocentric model of the universe, placing the Sun rather than the Earth at the center?

A Nicolaus Copernicus
B Johannes Kepler
C Galileo Galilei
D Tycho Brahe

2 What did Marie Curie discover to be the source of radioactivity in uranium ore during her pioneering research in the early 20th century?

A Polonium and Radium
B Thorium and Actinium
C X-rays and Gamma rays
D Plutonium and Uranium

3 In 1859, Charles Darwin published his foundational work on the theory of evolution by natural selection. What is the title of this book?

A The Descent of Man
B On the Origin of Species
C Principles of Geology
D The Voyage of the Beagle

4 Which scientist is credited with the discovery of penicillin in 1928, a breakthrough that revolutionized the treatment of bacterial infections?

A Louis Pasteur
B Robert Koch
C Alexander Fleming
D Joseph Lister

5 What did the 1919 solar eclipse expedition led by Arthur Eddington provide the first empirical evidence for?

A The Big Bang Theory
B Einstein's General Theory of Relativity
C The existence of black holes
D The expansion of the universe

6 Which ancient Greek mathematician and engineer is known for calculating the value of pi with high accuracy and discovering the laws of buoyancy?

A Archimedes
B Euclid
C Eratosthenes
D Pythagoras

7 The Smallpox vaccine, developed by Edward Jenner in 1796, was based on the observation that immunity could be conferred using which related virus?

A Cowpox
B Chickenpox
C Influenza
D Measles

8 Who is recognized for demonstrating that microorganisms cause fermentation and disease, thereby disproving the theory of spontaneous generation?

A Gregor Mendel
B Louis Pasteur
C Antoine Lavoisier
D Carl Linnaeus

9 Which physicist is responsible for the discovery of the neutron in 1932, a particle vital to the development of nuclear fission?

A Enrico Fermi
B Niels Bohr
C James Chadwick
D Ernest Rutherford

10 What anatomical discovery did William Harvey publish in 1628, fundamentally changing the understanding of human biology?

A The nervous system
B The circulatory system
C The lymphatic system
D The endocrine system

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