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Know Thy World?

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who wrote his equations in Poetry and discovered properties of zero?

a)

Brahmagupta

b)

Ramanujan

c)

Sofia Koveleskaya

d)

Galois

2.

Which Mathematician said "It is not enough to have a good mind, the main thing is to use it well."

a)

Rene Descartez

b)

Katherine Johnson

c)

Audrey Maclean

d)

James Escalantes

3.

Which woman mathematician was denied warm clothes and fire to prevent her from studying by her parents?

a)

Sophia Kovelaskaya

b)

Audrey Maclean

c)

Hypatia of Alexandria

d)

Sophia Germain

4.

Who said "An equation for me has no meaning, unless it represents a thought of God."

a)

Braumgupta

b)

Ramanujuan

c)

Galois

d)

Newton

5.
What mathematical tool did Blaise Pascal invent in 1642?
a)
Slide Rule
b)
Protractor
c)
Compass
d)
Mechanical Calculator
6.

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?

a)

1915

b)

1882

c)

1815

d)

1923

7.

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?

a)

1924

b)

1914

c)

1916

d)

1926

8.

The equal (=) sign was invented by the eldest mathematician from the 4 below.


Who invented the equal (=) sign?

a)

Isaac Newton, born in 1642.

b)

John Milnor, born in 1931.

c)

Stephen Smale born in 1930.

d)

Robert Recorde born in 1512.

9.

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?

a)

40 years

b)

42 years

c)

43 years

d)

46 years

10.

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?

a)

True

b)

False

11.

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.

a)

Watson & Crick

b)

Franklin

c)

Wilkins

d)

Pauling

e)

Chargaff

12.

Provided clear x-ray crystallography images of DNA

a)

Watson & Crick

b)

Franklin

c)

Wilkins

d)

Pauling

e)

Chargaff

13.

Which German chemist discovered nuclear fission and was awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1944?

a)

Albert Einstein

b)

Otto Hahn

c)

Antoine Lavoisier

d)

Michael Faraday

14.

Which Scottish scientist formulated the classical theory of electromagnetic radiation?

a)

James Prescott Joule

b)

James Watson

c)

James Watt

d)

James Clerk Maxwell

15.

Which French nobleman is widely considered the "father of modern chemistry"?

a)

Blaise Pascal

b)

Dmitri Mendeleev

c)

Antoine Lavoisier

d)

Louis Pasteur

16.

Gregor Mendel's experiments established many of the rules of heredity. Which plant did he predominantly use?

a)

Peas

b)

Beans

c)

Broccoli

d)

Potatos

17.

Which New Zealand-born British physicist conducted research that led to the first "splitting" of the atom in 1917?

a)

Niels Bohr

b)

Ernest Rutherford

c)

Albert Einstein

d)

Michael Faraday

18.

Which Danish physicist proposed that electrons in atoms jump from one orbit to another?

a)

Niels Bohr

b)

Otto Hahn

c)

James Watson

d)

Nikola Tesla

19.
All plants are made of cells.  This was discovered by....
a)
Matthias Schleiden
b)
Rudolf Virchow
c)
Robert Hooke
d)
Aristotle
20.

Nations policy of refusing to ally with either the United States or the Soviet Union.

a)

Belligerent

b)

Non-judgmental

c)

Nonalignment

d)

Socialism

21.

Pakistani General, he overthrew the elected government in Pakistan in 1999 and became president.

a)

Anwar Sadat

b)

Menacham Begin

c)

Muammar Gaddafi

d)

Pervez Musharraf

22.

What is the correct logo of Apple brand?

a)
b)
c)
d)
23.

What is the correct picture of this brand?

a)
b)
c)
d)
24.

What is the correct logo of Instragram?

a)
b)
c)
d)
25.

Flag of

a)

Hawaii

b)

Russia

c)

Germany

26.

Flag of

a)

Israel

b)

Turkey

c)

UK

27.

Flag of

a)

Turkey

b)

Spain

c)

China

28.
Many Jewish people celebrate 
a)
Zwanaa
b)
Ramadan
c)
Hanukkah
29.
What bright red flowers do people in Mexico decorate with at Christmas time?
a)
poinsettia
b)
rose
c)
tulip
d)
holly
30.
What is the name of the elf-like  being who delivers presents to the children in Sweden?
a)
Tomten
b)
Mr. Souza
c)
Santa Claus
d)
Buddy the Elf
31.

Where Is The "Statue Of Unity" Located?

a)

India

b)

China

c)

Malaysia

d)

United States Of America

32.

Where Is The "Kremlin" Located?

a)

Portugal

b)

Spain

c)

China

d)

Russia

33.

Who Gave The "Statue Of Liberty" To The United States Of America?

a)

Russia

b)

Spain

c)

France

d)

Canada

34.

Which One Of These Pictures Is "Moai On Easter Island?"

a)
b)
c)
d)
35.

What is China's Currency?

a)

Yen

b)

Ruble

c)

Yuan Renminbi

d)

Euro

36.

Which cuisine has meals centered around grains and vegetables with meats as an accent?

a)

Italian

b)

Mexican

c)

American

d)

Japanese