Famous Scientists and Inventors Quiz

Who developed the first successful polio vaccine?

• Jonas Salk

• Louis Pasteur

• Edward Jenner

• Marie Curie

Which scientist invented the process of pasteurization?

• Louis Pasteur

• Jonas Salk

• Charles Darwin

• Albert Einstein

Which scientist discovered the radioactive elements polonium and radium?

• Marie Curie

• Thomas Edison

• Benjamin Franklin

• Edward Jenner

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Who was the first woman in space?

• Valentina Tereshkova

• Yuri Gagarin

• George Washington Carver

• Jane Goodall

Who is known for their theory of general relativity and the equation E=mc^2?

• Albert Einstein

• Thomas Edison

• Marie Curie

• Benjamin Franklin

Who is famous for their work in environmental conservation and Silent Spring?

• Rachel Carson

• Charles Darwin

• Galileo

• Thomas Edison

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Which scientist is recognized as the founder of modern nursing?

• Florence Nightingale

• Rachel Carson

• Jane Goodall

• Albert Einstein

Which scientist is famous for his laws of motion and universal gravitation?

• Isaac Newton

• Gregor Mendel

• Marie Curie

• Charles Darwin

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Which scientist is known for their research on the theory of evolution?

• Charles Darwin

• Gregor Mendel

• Edward Jenner

• Marie Curie

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Which scientist is known for inventing the light bulb and phonograph?

• Thomas Edison

• Galileo

• Charles Darwin

• Gregor Mendel