Famous Geniuses Who Disappeared

Famous Geniuses Who Disappeared

Assessment

Interactive Video

Mathematics

9th - 10th Grade

Hard

Created by

Nancy Jackson

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7 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was Dr. Gregory Perelman known for proving?

The Riemann Hypothesis

The Poincaré Conjecture

The Goldbach Conjecture

Fermat's Last Theorem

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was unique about William James Sidis's early education?

He was a chess grandmaster at age 10

He invented a new language

He was a self-taught musician

He graduated from college at age 16

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did J.D. Salinger do to maintain his privacy?

Stopped writing altogether

Changed his name

Built a high fence around his property

Moved to a remote island

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which novel by Thomas Pynchon was adapted into a film?

Bleeding Edge

Inherent Vice

Gravity's Rainbow

Against the Day

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happened to Barbara Newhall Follett after a fight with her husband?

She became a famous actress

She disappeared without a trace

She moved to Europe

She published another novel

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was Margie Profet's field of study?

Astrophysics

Evolutionary Biology

Psychology

Quantum Mechanics

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did David Thorne escape the attention he received for his architectural work?

He stopped designing buildings

He moved to another country

He became a teacher

He changed his name