Let's meet at the lab!: Scottish scientists quiz

Friday, 26 September 2014

Alexander Fleming

1) When did Alexander Fleming discover penicillin?
   a)1924
   b)1928
   c)1938
2) During what war was penicillin used for the first time ?
a) World war I
b) World war II
c) Korean War
3) What is exactly penicillin?
   a) a bacteria
   b) a coccus
   c) a mucoraceae
4) How did he realize the presence of penicillin?
   a)A strong smell escaped from its cultures
   b)colors of its staphylococci had changed
   c)A circular area in which the bacterium did not grow was present around the mold colony
5) What was he cultivating when he discovered penicillin?
   a) Eucaryote
   b) staphylococci
   c) Nénuphars

James Watt

1. When was he born?
   a) 1736
   b) 1836
   c) 1936

2. Where was he born?
   a) Greenock
   b) Carlton
   c) Halestown

3. What did he create?
a) The steam machine
b) Penicillin
c) The telephone

4. When did he die?
a) In 1830
b) In 1819
c) In 1917

5. Where did he study ?
a) At Glasgow University
b) In Oxford
c) At Adambra University

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Alexander Graham Bell

A. What did he invent ?
a. the Iphone
b. the telephone
c. the micro-wave

B. When was he born ?
a. in1847
b. in 1997
c. in 2010

C. How many nationalities has he got ?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 5

D. What unit was created in his honor ?
a. Bel
b.Ohm
c. Watt

E. What was he initially attracted by ?
a. by Science
b. by Music
c. by Cooking

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