June 9, 2025

Quiz: Test Your Knowledge on Renowned Scientists Who Changed the World

Questions

  1. Which scientist is known for formulating the laws of motion and universal gravitation that revolutionized physics?
  2. Who developed the theory of general relativity, fundamentally changing our understanding of gravity and spacetime?
  3. Which chemist is credited with discovering the periodic table and organizing elements based on their atomic weight?
  4. Who is the physicist famous for his work on quantum mechanics and the uncertainty principle?
  5. Which scientist is celebrated for her pioneering research on radioactivity and winning two Nobel Prizes in different scientific fields?
  6. Who was the mathematician and physicist known for his work on electromagnetism and for formulating Maxwell’s equations?
  7. Which botanist and naturalist is renowned for his theory of evolution by natural selection through his work on the Galápagos finches?
  8. Who was the scientist that discovered penicillin, leading to the development of antibiotics?
  9. Which astronomer is famous for her observations supporting heliocentrism and her improvements to the telescope?
  10. Who is the scientist known for developing the first successful polio vaccine and advancing immunology?

Answers:

  1. Sir Isaac Newton
  2. Albert Einstein
  3. Dmitri Mendeleev
  4. Werner Heisenberg
  5. Marie Curie
  6. James Clerk Maxwell
  7. Charles Darwin
  8. Alexander Fleming
  9. Galileo Galilei
  10. Jonas Salk