World Knowledge Online Quiz

World Knowledge Online Test

Sr. #	Questions	Answers Choice
1	Who is the German count with a mode of transportation named after him?	Ernst Zwieback  F.von Zappa F. von Zeppelin  T. von Zeppelin
2	Which of these was not an accomplishment of the great Louis Pasteur, the famous French biologist?	Developed a technique for inoculating people for rabies  Development of the pasteurization  Developed techniques for antiseptic surgery  Development of an anthrax vaccine
3	Largely through the actions of the Spanish explorer and adventurer Francisco Pizarro in the 1530s, which empire was brought under the dominion of Spain?	Aztec Empire  Mughal Empire  Philippine Empire  Incan Empire
4	She is an American author who writes about vampires and ghosts and other gothic erotic tales that often take place in Louisiana...can you name her?	Anne Richards  Alice  Rice  Anne Raulequare Anne Rice
5	Plato, along with his pupil Aristotle, laid the groundwork for Greco-Roman philosophy in his writings. though we call him Plato (which means "broad-shouldered"), what was this 5th-4th century BC Greek philosopher's name at birth?	Diaphanes  Aristocles  Xenophanes  Eugertes
6	Perhaps the most important early proselytizer of the Christian faith, ST. Paul. was born in Tarsus, Cilicia, now located in which present-day country?	Turkey  Israel Syria Egypt
7	German physicist Max Planck is typically considered to be the father of what modern scientific discipline?	Quantum mechanics Physiology Electromagnetism  Molecular biology
8	17th century Englishman John Locke may perhaps be the most important political Philosopher in human history.Which of the Following was not an important Philosophical work written by Locke?	A Letter Concerning Toleration Critique of Pure Reason  Two Treatises on Government  An Essay Concerning Human Understanding
9	This 17th century genius made a contribution in a number of different scientific and philosophic areas, including geometry, probability and hydrostatics and invented perhaps the first mechanical calculator in 1642. Name him	William Prout Paracelsus  Blasie Pascal Jean Picard
10	Herman Oberth was a famous rocket scientist hailed from which country?	England  Scotland  France  Germany

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