WorksheetsKnow Thy World?
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 12mins
Who wrote his equations in Poetry and discovered properties of zero?
Brahmagupta
Ramanujan
Sofia Koveleskaya
Galois
Which Mathematician said "It is not enough to have a good mind, the main thing is to use it well."
Rene Descartez
Katherine Johnson
Audrey Maclean
James Escalantes
Which woman mathematician was denied warm clothes and fire to prevent her from studying by her parents?
Sophia Kovelaskaya
Audrey Maclean
Hypatia of Alexandria
Sophia Germain
Who said "An equation for me has no meaning, unless it represents a thought of God."
Braumgupta
Ramanujuan
Galois
Newton
The first female computer programmer, Ada Lovelace, was born in a year which is an odd number,
a multiple of 5 and the digit total is 15.
When was Ada Lovelace born?
1915
1882
1815
1923
Marjorie Lee Browne was one of the first African-American women to receive a PhD in mathematics.
She died at the age of 65, in 1979.
In which year was she born?
1924
1914
1916
1926
The equal (=) sign was invented by the eldest mathematician from the 4 below.
Who invented the equal (=) sign?
Isaac Newton, born in 1642.
John Milnor, born in 1931.
Stephen Smale born in 1930.
Robert Recorde born in 1512.
Mary Somerville was born in 1780.
She published her first scientific paper, On the Magnetizing Power of the More Re-frangible Solar Rays, in 1826.
How old was she when she published her first scientific paper?
40 years
42 years
43 years
46 years
Grigori Perelman, is one of the greatest modern mathematicians.
He refused to accept a 1 million dollar prize by questioning the fairness of the awards.
1 million is a 6-digit number.
True or False?
True
False
Built models to determine that DNA was a double helix shape with base pairs A-T and G-C in rungs between the sugar/phosphate backbone of DNA.
Watson & Crick
Franklin
Wilkins
Pauling
Chargaff
Provided clear x-ray crystallography images of DNA
Watson & Crick
Franklin
Wilkins
Pauling
Chargaff
Which German chemist discovered nuclear fission and was awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1944?
Albert Einstein
Otto Hahn
Antoine Lavoisier
Michael Faraday
Which Scottish scientist formulated the classical theory of electromagnetic radiation?
James Prescott Joule
James Watson
James Watt
James Clerk Maxwell
Which French nobleman is widely considered the "father of modern chemistry"?
Blaise Pascal
Dmitri Mendeleev
Antoine Lavoisier
Louis Pasteur
Gregor Mendel's experiments established many of the rules of heredity. Which plant did he predominantly use?
Peas
Beans
Broccoli
Potatos
Which New Zealand-born British physicist conducted research that led to the first "splitting" of the atom in 1917?
Niels Bohr
Ernest Rutherford
Albert Einstein
Michael Faraday
Which Danish physicist proposed that electrons in atoms jump from one orbit to another?
Niels Bohr
Otto Hahn
James Watson
Nikola Tesla
Nations policy of refusing to ally with either the United States or the Soviet Union.
Belligerent
Non-judgmental
Nonalignment
Socialism
Pakistani General, he overthrew the elected government in Pakistan in 1999 and became president.
Anwar Sadat
Menacham Begin
Muammar Gaddafi
Pervez Musharraf
What is the correct logo of Apple brand?
What is the correct picture of this brand?
What is the correct logo of Instragram?
Flag of
Hawaii
Russia
Germany
Flag of
Israel
Turkey
UK
Flag of
Turkey
Spain
China
Where Is The "Statue Of Unity" Located?
India
China
Malaysia
United States Of America
Where Is The "Kremlin" Located?
Portugal
Spain
China
Russia
Who Gave The "Statue Of Liberty" To The United States Of America?
Russia
Spain
France
Canada
Which One Of These Pictures Is "Moai On Easter Island?"
What is China's Currency?
Yen
Ruble
Yuan Renminbi
Euro
Which cuisine has meals centered around grains and vegetables with meats as an accent?
Italian
Mexican
American
Japanese
