How well do you know the world's most famous scientists in history? Take this quiz to find out 

Over the course of the past few centuries, a vast array of scientific discoveries have been made. From landing on the moon to discovering cures for previously untreatable diseases, the scientific domain has certainly grown exponentially. This is all thanks to seminal scientists who have changed the way we live. Take this fun quiz to find out how well you know some of the most prominent names in history.  

Q1. Which one of these artists was also a scientific inventor? 

1. Pablo Picasso 

2. Vincent Van Gogh  

3. Henri Matisse 

4. Leonardo da Vinci 

Q 2. Which of these women in STEM was the first one to win a Nobel prize? 

1. Ada Lovelace 

2. Rachel Carson 

3. Marie Curie 

4. Rosalind Franklin 

Q 3. Who is credited for developing vaccines? 

1. Tim Berners-Lee 

2. Stephen Hawking 

3. Nicolas Copernicus 

4. Louis Pasteur 

Q 4. Who was responsible for inventing a way of classifying living things? 

1. Carl Linnaeus 

2. Tim Berners-Lee 

3. Louis Pasteur 

4. Charles Darwin 

Q5. Which one of these scientists was an expert in fossils? 

1. Michael Faraday 

2. Mary Anning 

3. Anders Celsius 

4. Marie Curie 

ANSWERS 

Q1. (d) 

Leonardo da Vinci is known around the world for his artistic abilities, more specifically his popular painting ‘Mona Lisa.’ Little do people know that he is also credited for some important scientific inventions. He was vastly ahead of his time, which is seen in his conceptual inventions of the parachute, the helicopter, the use of concentrated solar power, a calculator, etc. 

Q2. (c) 

Marie Curie was the first woman in history to receive a Nobel Prize (for physics.) She was awarded the prestigious accolade jointly with her husband, Pierre Curie in 1903. The pair received recognition for their study of spontaneous radiation. She went on to receive her second Nobel Prize in 1911, this time for chemistry, in recognition of her work in the field of radioactivity. 

Q3. (d) 

Louis Pasteur was a well-known French chemist and microbiologist. In his career, he discovered important principles related to vaccination along with microbial fermentation and pasteurisation. He developed the first ever vaccines against fowl cholera, anthrax and rabies. He is also referred to as the ‘father of microbiology.’  

Q4. (a) 

Carl Linnaeus was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist and physician. He is credited for formalising binomial nomenclature which is the modern system of classifying living things and naming organisms. He is also referred to as the ‘father of modern taxonomy.’ 

Q5. (b) 

Mary Anning was a British palaeontologist and fossil collector. She became famous around the world for her findings in the Jurassic marine fossil beds located in the cliffs along the English Channel at Lyme Regis in Dorset, England.