Scientific Discoveries and Innovations Quiz - Discover Major Breakthroughs in Science

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Who is credited with the discovery of penicillin?

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Alexander Fleming

Louis Pasteur

Joseph Lister

Robert Koch

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What was the first successful vaccine developed for?

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Polio

Smallpox

Measles

Influenza

Question 3 of 33

Who developed the theory of general relativity?

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Isaac Newton

Galileo Galilei

Albert Einstein

Niels Bohr

Question 4 of 33

What element is essential for the formation of hemoglobin in red blood cells?

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Iron

Calcium

Potassium

Sodium

Question 5 of 33

What discovery is Marie Curie famous for?

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Radioactivity

DNA structure

Quantum mechanics

Theory of relativity

Question 6 of 33

Which scientist is known for formulating the laws of motion and universal gravitation?

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Isaac Newton

Galileo Galilei

James Clerk Maxwell

Michael Faraday

Question 7 of 33

Who is known for the discovery of the structure of DNA?

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Francis Crick and James Watson

Rosalind Franklin

Gregor Mendel

Charles Darwin

Question 8 of 33

What is the primary function of the mitochondria in a cell?

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Protein synthesis

Energy production

Cell division

DNA replication

Question 9 of 33

Who is considered the father of modern chemistry?

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Antoine Lavoisier

Dmitri Mendeleev

Robert Boyle

John Dalton

Question 10 of 33

Which innovation is Alexander Graham Bell best known for?

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The telephone

The light bulb

The airplane

The microscope

Question 11 of 33

What major scientific breakthrough is attributed to Isaac Newton's work with light?

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Theory of relativity

Law of universal gravitation

Theory of colors

Discovery of electromagnetism

Question 12 of 33

Which physicist is known for the uncertainty principle?

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Werner Heisenberg

Niels Bohr

Erwin Schrödinger

Max Planck

Question 13 of 33

What scientific device did James Clerk Maxwell’s equations help to develop?

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The radio

The television

The telephone

The computer

Question 14 of 33

Which scientist is famous for developing the first polio vaccine?

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Jonas Salk

Albert Sabin

Louis Pasteur

Edward Jenner

Question 15 of 33

Who proposed the theory of evolution by natural selection?

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Charles Darwin

Gregor Mendel

Jean-Baptiste Lamarck

Alfred Russel Wallace

Question 16 of 33

What was the primary contribution of Dmitri Mendeleev to chemistry?

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Periodic table

Atomic theory

Chemical bonding

Catalysis

Question 17 of 33

Which scientist is known for their work in radioactivity alongside Marie Curie?

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Henri Becquerel

Enrico Fermi

Albert Einstein

Ernest Rutherford

Question 18 of 33

What is the principle behind the invention of the laser?

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Stimulated emission of radiation

Photoelectric effect

Nuclear fusion

Quantum tunneling

Question 19 of 33

Who is known for the discovery of X-rays?

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Wilhelm Röntgen

Marie Curie

Henri Becquerel

Albert Einstein

Question 20 of 33

What type of particle did Ernest Rutherford discover in his gold foil experiment?

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Neutron

Proton

Electron

Neutrino

Question 21 of 33

What discovery is Gregor Mendel known for?

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Laws of inheritance

Structure of DNA

Theory of evolution

Radioactivity

Question 22 of 33

What is the significance of the Higgs boson particle?

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It explains how particles gain mass

It is a component of DNA

It causes radioactivity

It generates energy in stars

Question 23 of 33

Which scientist is associated with the invention of the polio vaccine that is administered orally?

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Albert Sabin

Jonas Salk

Louis Pasteur

Edward Jenner

Question 24 of 33

What breakthrough technology did Tim Berners-Lee invent?

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The World Wide Web

The personal computer

The smartphone

The search engine

Question 25 of 33

Who developed the first successful commercial vaccine for influenza?

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Jonas Salk

Albert Sabin

Thomas Francis Jr.

Louis Pasteur

Question 26 of 33

Which of these scientists contributed to the development of quantum mechanics?

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Max Planck

Isaac Newton

Galileo Galilei

Michael Faraday

Question 27 of 33

What is the main function of CRISPR technology?

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Gene editing

Protein synthesis

Drug delivery

Nuclear fusion

Question 28 of 33

Who is known for the development of the first commercially successful electric light bulb?

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Thomas Edison

Nikola Tesla

Alexander Graham Bell

Michael Faraday

Question 29 of 33

What was the major innovation achieved by the Hubble Space Telescope?

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Deep space imaging

First images of exoplanets

Detection of dark matter

Space-time distortions

Question 30 of 33

Who proposed the concept of continental drift?

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Alfred Wegener

James Lovelock

Charles Lyell

John Tuzo Wilson

Question 31 of 33

What is the primary use of the Large Hadron Collider?

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Particle physics research

Medical imaging

Space exploration

Climate modeling

Question 32 of 33

Which scientist is renowned for his work in electromagnetism and electrochemistry?

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Michael Faraday

James Clerk Maxwell

Joseph Henry

Gustav Kirchhoff

Question 33 of 33

What key invention is Robert H. Goddard known for?

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Liquid-fueled rocket

Space shuttle

Satellite

Telecommunication satellite

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