1 |
Who discovered the neutron in 1932? |
Thomas Cole
Joseph Chifley
James Chadwick
Alexander Campbell
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2 |
Which one of these men is the youngest prime minister in Canada's history? |
Joseph Chifley
Joseph Clark
Harvey Wiley Corbett
John Copley
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3 |
Which magazine was founded by publisher and philanthropist Cyrus Curtis? |
National Geographic
Good Housekeeping
The ladies home Journal
Saturday evening post
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4 |
At age 12, he worked for Several months at a blacking factory, while his father was in Marshalsea debtor's prison. |
William Thackeray
Charles Dickens
Daniel Defoe
Jonathan Swift
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5 |
What occupation did Henry Cort hold? |
Philosopher
Chemist
Marine Biologist
Ironmaster
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6 |
This German was the discoverer of x-rays and the first winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics.Which of these names fits the description? |
Remak
Ruhmkorff
Roemer
Roentgen
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7 |
A key figure in the field of economics,he is considered to be the co-founder of the classical school.To whom am I referring? |
Ricardo
Rhodes
Roberts
Rankin
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8 |
One of the most significant of the many pharaohs of ancient Egypt was Ramses II.Which great battle against the Hittites occurred during his reign? |
Kadesh
Cyzicus
Amphipolis
Neon
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9 |
Which note British chemist was the discoverer of helium and the rest of the noble gases? |
Rumford
Reid
Ramsay
Richter
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10 |
"The Man in the Iron Mask" was immortalized by which of these writers? |
Walter Scott
Daniel Defoe
Robert Louis Stevenson
Alexandre Dumas
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