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History of Science & Language

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these scientists was also a great artist ?

a)

Marie Curie

b)

Robert Boyle

c)

Michael Faraday

d)

Leonardo da Vinci

2.

Which of these scientists discovered gravity ?

a)

Richard Feynman

b)

Isaac Newton

c)

Thomas Edison

d)

Alexander Graham Bell

3.

Who was the first woman to win a Nobel prize ?

a)

Marie Curie

b)

Rosalind Franklin

c)

Rachel Carson

d)

Ada Lovelace

4.

Stephen Hawking is an expert in which of these areas ?

a)

Primates

b)

Black holes

c)

Germs

d)

Genetics

5.

Which scientist discovered the four biggest moons of Jupiter ?

a)

Isaac Newton

b)

Nicolaus Copernicus

c)

Archimedes

d)

Galileo Galilei

6.

Which of these scientists helped to develop vaccines?

a)

Nicolas Copernicus

b)

Tim Berners-Lee

c)

Louis Pasteur

d)

Stephen Hawking

7.

Which of these scientists invented the telephone ?

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

Alessandro Volta

c)

Michael Faraday

d)

Alexander Graham Bell

8.

Which of these scientists discovered how to make electricity ?

a)

Nikola Tesla

b)

Nicolas Fahrenheit

c)

Thomas Edison

d)

Michael Faraday

9.

In which century was the bicycle invented ?

a)

1900s

b)

1200s

c)

1600s

d)

1800s

10.

What were the world's first wheels used for ?

a)

To pull carts

b)

To pull war chariots

c)

In toys

d)

To help potters shape clay

11.

What is the name of this ancient counting machine ?

a)

Abacus

b)

Anubis

c)

Addis Ababa

d)

Abracadabra

12.

Which of these is an instrument that makes distant object appear bigger ?

a)

Microspcopes

b)

Telescope

c)

Battery

d)

Compass

13.

What produces the most oxygen?

a)

House plants

b)

Agricultural plants

c)

Marine life

d)

The Green Barrier (in Algeria)

14.

Hieroglyphs are an early form of writing invented in which country ?

a)

Egypt

b)

China

c)

Norway

d)

Mesopotamia

15.

Which three of these are natural materials?

a)

Wood

b)

Plastic

c)

Sponge

d)

Ivory

16.

In science, a theory means a ____

a)

Supposition

b)

Guess

c)

Idea you can't prove

d)

Certainty that we didn't see happen

17.

Which of these objects is absorbant ?

a)

Diamond

b)

Rain boots

c)

Aluminium foil

d)

Towel

18.

How much does a cloud weigh?

a)

+ 500.000 kilograms

b)

+ 5.000 kilograms

c)

+ 500 kilograms

d)

Zero kilograms

19.

What is heavier? A kilogram of___

a)

Gold

b)

Potatoes

c)

Sponge

d)

Feathers

e)

All the same

20.

Technology is ___ for the world

a)

Mostly Good

b)

Mostly Bad

21.

Which two of these are man-made materials ?

a)

Wood

b)

Stone

c)

Glass

d)

Gold

e)

Plastic

22.

What is an alloy ?

a)

A pure metal

b)

A person on the same team as you

c)

A mixture of metals

d)

A light metal

23.

What word describes materials that light passes through easily ?

a)

Opaque

b)

Redundant

c)

Translucent

d)

Transparent

24.

What is the hardest substance in nature ?

a)

Chocolate

b)

Diamond

c)

Iron

d)

Your ex's heart

25.

Which color absorbs most of the light that hits it ?

a)

Black

b)

Red

c)

White

d)

Blue

26.

What is the term for the band of colors seen in a rainbow ?

a)

Plectrum

b)

Spectrum

c)

Specter

d)

Prism

27.

What word describes animals that can produce light inside their bodies ?

a)

Nocturnal

b)

Fossil

c)

Biological

d)

Bioluminescent

28.

Which of these is the main source of light on the moon ?

a)

The sun

b)

Proxima Centauri

c)

The earth

d)

Sonelgaz

29.

What type of rays from the sun cause sunburn ?

a)

UV rays

b)

Cosmic rays

c)

X-rays

d)

Gamma rays

30.

What is it called when heat travels through air or space ?

a)

Conversation

b)

Conduction

c)

Conversion

d)

Radiation

31.

Who invented the biscuits?

a)

The Americans

b)

The English

c)

The Persians

d)

The Arabs

32.

What is the lowest possible temperature known as ?

a)

The Death Zone

b)

The Great Red Spot

c)

Total eclipse

d)

Absolute zero

33.

What is the name of this machine?

a)

Blender

b)

Washing machine

c)

Microwave

d)

Lawn Mower

34.

Who is the father of medicine?

a)

Pierre & Marie Curie

b)

Hippocrates

c)

Aristotle

d)

Zeryab

35.

Penicillin was discovered in 1928 by

a)

Sir Alexander Fleming

b)

Dr. Philippe Pinel

c)

Sigmund Freud

d)

Pierre & Marie Curie

36.

Which policy led to the creation of European colonies in Africa?

a)

apartheid

b)

assimilation

c)

imperialism

d)

nationalism

37.

From which European country did Kenya and Nigeria gain their independence?

a)

Belgium

b)

France

c)

Great Britain

d)

the Netherlands

38.
What year was it when the first person went into space?
a)
1959
b)
1960
c)
1961
d)
1962
39.
What country was the first to put a man into space?
a)
USA
b)
Canada
c)
Russia
d)
England
40.
What was the name of the first satellite to orbit Earth?
a)
Sputnik
b)
Skylab
c)
Challenger
d)
Curiosity
41.

Who was the first man in space?

a)

Neil Armstrong

b)

Yuri Gagarin

c)

Leonov

d)

Aldrin

42.

What percentage of the world does not speak English?

a)

50%

b)

25%

c)

75%

d)

10%

43.

The first people to invent the alphabet were....

a)

The Egyptians

b)

The Hebrews and the Phoenicians

c)

The Greeks and the Persians

d)

The Assyrians

44.

The very oldest surviving written records come from which region ?

a)

South America

b)

India

c)

Mesopotamia

d)

China

45.

which countries speak English?

a)

United kingdom

b)

Jamacia

c)

Singapore

d)

New Zealand

46.

What weapon has killed more people?

a)
b)
47.
How many languages are there in the world?
a)
about 7,000
b)
about 1,000
c)
about 3,000
d)
about 5,000
48.
Which language does NOT use an alphabet?
a)
Arabic
b)
Chinese
c)
Russian
d)
Finnish
49.
Which language is spoken in Pakistan?
a)
Dutch
b)
Portuguese
c)
Polish
d)
Urdu
50.

Which African nation has Spanish as it's official language?

a)

Papua New Guinea

b)

Equatorial Guinea

c)

Guinea-Bissau

d)

Guinea

51.

Which country is NOT in South America?

a)

Uruguay

b)

Paraguay

c)

Bolivia

d)

Guatemala

52.

How do you prefer to learn languages?

a)

Watching movies

b)

Listening to music

c)

Taking courses

d)

Reading books

53.

What is the Immortal creature?

a)
b)
c)
d)
54.

High heels were first used by ___

a)
b)
c)
d)
55.

What do you do after Iftar?

a)

Relax

b)

Eat sweets

c)

Learn something

d)

Watch movies/series

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