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Famous Scientists

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is this?

a)

Albert Einstein

b)

Isaac Newton

c)

Nicolaus Copernicus

d)

Alexander Graham Bell

2.

Who discovered the vaccine for smallpox?

a)

Marie Curie

b)

Charles Darwin

c)

Edward Jenner

d)

Stephen Hawkings

3.

Who discovered gravity?

a)

Albert Einstein

b)

Sir Isaac Newton

c)

Thomas Edison

d)

Aristotle

4.

What is Mary Anning known for?

a)

Being the first woman in space

b)

Her work regarding forces (mainly air resistance)

c)

Her work gaining insight to the Jurassic past

d)

Gaining insight into marine life

5.

Which ship did Charles Darwin sail on to the Galapagos islands?

a)

HMS Beagle

b)

HMS Titanic

c)

HMS Poodle

d)

HMS Victory

6.

Which two scientists are famous for exploring the theory of evolution and the process of natural selection (PICK 2 ANSWERS)

a)

Sir Issac Newton

b)

Galileo Galilei

c)

Charles Darwin

d)

Alexander Fleming

e)

Alfred Wallace

7.

Who is this woman, known for her work on radioactivity and treatment for cancer?

a)

Jane Goodall

b)

Rosalind Franklin

c)

Marie Curie

d)

Mary Anning

8.

Which classes of animal did Carl Linnaeus create? (PICK THREE ANSWERS).

a)

Mammals

b)

Toads

c)

Birds

d)

Worms

e)

Snakes

9.

Which two scientists were awarded the 2010 Nobel Prize for Physics?

a)

Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoslov

b)

Charles Darwin and Alfred Wallace

c)

Caroline and William Herschel

d)

Francis Crick and James Dewey Watson

10.

Who was known as 'the father of optics'?

a)

Charles Babbage

b)

Brain Cox

c)

Leonardo Da Vinci

d)

Alhazen

11.

What area of Science is Professor Brian Cox famously known for?

a)

Biology

b)

Chemistry

c)

Physics