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Ellsworth Huntington Quiz

Ellsworth Huntington Quiz Questions

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Ellsworth Huntington. Picture taken in 1920 and publicly available online at Yale’s Manuscripts and Archives. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

1. When was Ellsworth Huntington born?
a) 5 February 1884
b) 2 April 1882
c) 16 September 1876
d) 14 December 1864

2. Where was Ellsworth Huntington born?
a) Galesburg
b) Chicago
c) Springfield
d) Ankara

3. At which college was Ellsworth Huntington instructor?
a) Christ Church College
b) Euphrates College
c) Trinity College
d) Bright College

4. Where did Ellsworth Huntington explore the canyons of the Euphrates?
a) Arabia
b) Egypt
c) Libya
d) Turkey

5. When did Ellsworth Huntington write The Pulse of Asia?
a) 1907
b) 1909
c) 1912
d) 1914

6. When did Ellsworth Huntington teach at Yale University?
a) 1898-1904
b) 1918-1924
c) 1907-1917
d) 1924-1936

7. When did Ellsworth Huntington publish Palestine and its Transformation?
a) 1948
b) 1936
c) 1925
d) 1911

8. Which book of Ellsworth Huntington was published in 1915?
a) The Human Habitat
b) Civilization and Climate
c) Mainsprings of Civilization
d) Clash of Civilizations

9. When did Ellsworth Huntington die?
a) 25 January 1959
b) 11 June 1958
c) 16 July 1953
d) 17 October 1947

10. Where did Ellsworth Huntington die?
a) Cairo
b) New Haven
c) Damascus
d) Beirut

Ellsworth Huntington Quiz Questions and Answers

Cover of "Civilization and Climate"

Cover of Civilization and Climate

1. When was Ellsworth Huntington born?
c) 16 September 1876

2. Where was Ellsworth Huntington born?
a) Galesburg

3. At which college was Ellsworth Huntington instructor?
b) Euphrates College

4. Where did Ellsworth Huntington explore the canyons of the Euphrates?
d) Turkey

5. When did Ellsworth Huntington write The Pulse of Asia?
a) 1907

6. When did Ellsworth Huntington teach at Yale University?
c) 1907-1917

7. When did Ellsworth Huntington publish Palestine and its Transformation?
d) 1911

8. Which book of Ellsworth Huntington was published in 1915?
b) Civilization and Climate

9. When did Ellsworth Huntington die?
d) 17 October 1947

10. Where did Ellsworth Huntington die?
b) New Haven

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Robert Southey Quiz

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Robert Southey Quiz Questions

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1. When was Robert Southey born?
a) 8 February 1764
b) 5 April 1776
c) 12 August 1774
d) 4 December 1768

2. Where was Robert Southey born?
a) Lisbon
b) Liverpool
c) Ipswich
d) Bristol

3. Which school did Robert Southey attend?
a) St. George’s School
b) Westminster School
c) St. David’s School
d) Rugby School

4. Which college did Robert Southey attend?
a) Balliol College
b) Trinity College
c) King’s College
d) St. Andrew’s College

5. When did Robert Southey marry X?
a) 28 January 1799
b) 18 June 1798
c) 12 September 1796
d) 14 November 1795

6. When was Joan of Arc published?
a) 1792
b) 1796
c) 1788
d) 1786

7. What did Robert Southey and Samuel Coleridge wanted to establish?
a) Pantisocracy
b) Aristocracy
c) Plutocracy
d) Gerontocracy

8. Which Robert Southey book was published in 1814?
a) After Blenheim
b) Letters from Spain
c) Roderick the Last of the Goths
d) Madoc

9. When did Robert Southey die?
a) 21 March 1843
b) 19 May 1844
c) 23 July 1846
d) 15 October 1848

10. Where did Robert Southey die?
a) Glamorgan
b) Keswick
c) Edinburgh
d) Glasgow

Robert Southey Quiz Questions with Answers

1. When was Robert Southey born?
c) 12 August 1774

2. Where was Robert Southey born?
d) Bristol

3. Which school did Robert Southey attend?
b) Westminster School

4. Which college did Robert Southey attend?
a) Balliol College

5. When did Robert Southey marry X?
d) 14 November 1795

6. When was Joan of Arc published?
b) 1796

7. What did Robert Southey and Samuel Coleridge wanted to establish?
a) Pantisocracy

8. Which Robert Southey book was published in 1814?
c) Roderick the Last of the Goths

9. When did Robert Southey die?
a) 21 March 1843

10. Where did Robert Southey die?
b) Keswick

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William Harvey Quiz

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William Harvey Quiz Questions

1. What did William Harvey discover?
a) Blood circulation (Correct)
b) Planetary motions
c) Cortisol
d) Vitamins

2. When was William Harvey born?
a) 31 March 1584
b) 1 April 1578 (Correct)
c) 25 September 1587
d) 30 December 1575

3. Where was William Harvey born?
a) Richmond
b) Plymouth
c) Liverpool
d) Folkestone (Correct)

4. Which college did William Harvey attend?
a) Christ College
b) Gonville and Caius College (Correct)
c) Rhodes College
d) Trinity College

5. Which university did William Harvey attend?
a) London
b) Oxford
c) Padua (Correct)
d) Edinburgh

6. At which hospital did William Harvey serve?
a) St. Bartholomew’s (Correct)
b) St. John’s
c) St. Luke’s
d) St. Andrew’s

7. Who appointed William Harvey physician extraordinary in 1618?
a) George II
b) William IV
c) James I (Correct)
d) Edward IV

8. When did William Harvey publish Exercitatio Anatomica de Motu Cordis et Sanguinis in Animalibus?
a) 1880
b) 1628 (Correct)
c) 1885
d) 1882

9. When did William Harvey die?
a) 18 January 1648
b) 3 June 1657 (Correct)
c) 7 July 1660
d) 12 November 1665

10. Where did William Harvey die?
a) Nuremberg
b) Prague
c) Vienna
d) London (Correct)

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Andrew Huxley Quiz

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Andrew Huxley Quiz Questions

Image of Andrew Huxley 2005, Trinity College Cambridge. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

1. When did Andrew Huxley get Nobel Prize for Medicine?
a) 1958
b) 1949
c) 1963
d) 1975

2. When was Andrew Huxley born?
a) 5 January 1912
b) 22 June 1916
c) 27 September 1921
d) 22 November 1917

3. Where was Andrew Huxley born?
a) Dover
b) London
c) Bristol
d) Plymouth

4. Who of the following was Andrew Huxley’s grandfather?
a) Thomas Henry Huxley
b) Leonard Huxley
c) Julian Huxley
d) Aldous Huxley

5. Which college did Andrew Huxley attend?
a) Christ’s College
b) St. Patrick’s College
c) Trinity College
d) Winchester College

6. When was Andrew Huxley elected Fellow of the Royal Society?
a) 17 March 1955
b) 3 April 1974
c) 21 July 1952
d) 12 December 1962

7. For what did Andrew Huxley win Nobel Prize?
a) Swine flu research
b) Discoveries about nerve cell membrane
c) Work on malaria
d) Work on thyroid gland

8. When was Andrew Huxley president of the Royal Society?
a) 1980-1985
b) 1955-1960
c) 1964-1969
d) 1971-1976

9. When did Andrew Huxley die?
a) 14 February 1995
b) 30 May 2012
c) 4 August 2002
d) 6 October 1998

10. Where did Andrew Huxley die?
a) Los Angeles
b) Oxford
c) Manchester
d) Grantchester

Andrew Huxley Quiz Questions and Answers

1. When did Andrew Huxley get Nobel Prize for Medicine?
c) 1963

2. When was Andrew Huxley born?
d) 22 November 1917

3. Where was Andrew Huxley born?
b) London

4. Who of the following was Andrew Huxley’s grandfather?
a) Thomas Henry Huxley

5. Which college did Andrew Huxley attend?
c) Trinity College

6. When was Andrew Huxley elected Fellow of the Royal Society?
a) 17 March 1955

7. For what did Andrew Huxley win Nobel Prize?
b) Discoveries about nerve cell membrane

8. When was Andrew Huxley president of the Royal Society?
a) 1980-1985

9. When did Andrew Huxley die?
b) 30 May 2012

10. Where did Andrew Huxley die?
d) Grantchester

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