Title: Sculptor 1) Who was the sculptor of Bacchus, Sleeping Cupid, Madonna of the Stairs, and David? a) Donatello @No. The sculptor was Michaelangelo. b) Leonardo da Vinci @No. The sculptor was Michaelangelo. c) Giotto @No. The sculptor was Michaelangelo. *d) Michaelangelo @Correct! Title: Composer 2) This German composer is known for the following works: Magnificat, Christmas Oratorio, and the Brandenburg Concertos. a) Handel @No. The German composure is Bach. He is probably best known for the Brandenburg Concertos. b) Beethoven @No. The German composure is Bach. He is probably best known for the Brandenburg Concertos. c) Mozart @No. The German composure is Bach. He is probably best known for the Brandenburg Concertos. *d) Bach @Correct! Bach was a German composer and organist. He is especially known for the Brandenburg Concertos. e) Brahms @No. The German composure is Bach. He is probably best known for the Brandenburg Concertos. Title: Summa theologica 3) Who authored Summa theologica? a) Martin Luther @No. Summa theologica was authored by Thomas Acquinas. *b) Thomas Acquinas @Correct! c) St. Augustine @No. Summa theologica was authored by Thomas Acquinas. d) John Calvin @No. Summa theologica was authored by Thomas Acquinas. Title: Smallpox 4) Who discovered the vaccine for smallpox? a) Louis Pastuer @No. The correct answer is Edward Jenner. However, both Jenner and Pastuer used cows in their respective discoveries. *b) Edward Jenner @Yes. Edward Jenner inoculated people with the related "cow-pox" virus which helped them build an immunity against the deadly scourge of smallpox. c) Alfred Nobel @No, Alfred Nobel invented "large pops" (dynamite). Edward Jenner discovered the vaccine for smallpox. d) Jonas Salk @No, Jonas Salk developed the polio vaccine. Edward Jenner discovered the smallpox vaccine. Title: Penicillin 5) Who is credited as discovering the antibacterial medicine penicillin? a) Louis Pastuer @No, Louis Pastuer is known for developing the "pastuerization" process. Alexander Fleming is credited for the discovery of penicillin. In 1928 he noticed that mold inhibited the growth of bacteria, which led to the isolation of penicillin in 1940. Fleming later won the Nobel prize in medicine in 1945. b) Edward Jenner @No, Edward Jenner is known for his discovery of the smallpox vaccine. Alexander Fleming is credited for the discovery of penicillin. In 1928 he noticed that mold inhibited the growth of bacteria, which led to the isolation of penicillin in 1940. Fleming later won the Nobel prize in medicine in 1945. *c) Alexander Fleming @Correct. In 1928, Fleming noticed that mold inhibited the growth of bacteria, which led to the isolation of penicillin in 1940. Fleming later won the Nobel prize in medicine in 1945. d) Jonas Salk @No, Jonas Salk is credited for developing the polio vaccine. Alexander Fleming is credited for the discovery of penicillin. In 1928 he noticed that mold inhibited the growth of bacteria, which led to the isolation of penicillin in 1940. Fleming later won the Nobel prize in medicine in 1945. Title: Psychoanalysis 6) Who is considered to be the founder of psychoanalysis? *a) Sigmund Frued @Correct. Sigmund Frued was the founder of psychoanalysis. b) Emile Durkheim @No, Emile Durkheim was an early sociologist. Sigmund Frued was the founder of psychoanalysis. c) C. G. Jung @Incorrect. Sigmund Frued was the founder of psychoanalysis. d) Eugen Bleuler @Incorrect. Sigmund Frued was the founder of psychoanalysis. e) Josef Breuer @Incorrect. Sigmund Frued was the founder of psychoanalysis. Title: South Pole 7) Who is credited as being the first person to reach the South Pole? a) Frederick Cook @No. Frederick Cook claimed that he reached the North Pole in 1909 (which would have made him the first to do so). This was later determined to be fraudulent. Roald Amundsen is credited as being the first person to reach the South Pole. *b) Roald Amundsen @Correct. Roald Amundsen is credited as being the first person to reach the South Pole (1911). c) Robert E. Peary @No. Robert E. Peary is credited as being the first person to reach the North Pole. Roald Amundsen is credited as being the first person to reach the South Pole (1911). d) Ernest Shackleton @No, Roald Amundsen was the first person to reach the South Pole (in 1911). Ernest Shackleton led a failed Antarctica expedition in 1914 that resulted in an amazing tale of survival by Shackleton and 27 of his men. (Read the incredible story "Endurance" by Alfred Lansing.) e) Edmund Hillary @No, Edmund Hillary and Nepalese Tenzing Norgay were the first people to reach the top of Mt. Everest. Roald Amundsen is credited as being the first person to reach the South Pole. Title: Wireless radio 8) Who is credited for inventing the wireless radio? @In 1895 Italian inventor Guglielmo Marconi built the equipment and transmitted electrical signals through the air from one end of his house to the other, and then from the house to the garden. These experiments were, in effect, the dawn of practical wireless telegraphy or radio. a) Vladimar Zworykin b) Thomas Edison *c) Guglielmo Marconi d) David Sarnoff e) Edwin Armstrong Title: Louisiana Purchase 9) In 1803, the U.S. negotiated the Louisiana Purchase from _______________ for $15 million. With this purchase, the U.S. doubles its domain, increasing its territory by 827,000 sq. mi. (2,144,500 sq km), from the Mississippi River to the Rockies and from the Gulf of Mexico to British North America. @The Louisiana Purchase has been described as the greatest real estate deal in history. In 1803 the United States paid France $15 million for the Louisiana Territory--827,000 square miles of land west of the Mississippi River. The lands acquired stretched from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains and from the Gulf of Mexico to the Canadian border. Thirteen states were carved from the Louisiana Territory. The Louisiana Purchase nearly doubled the size of the United States, making it one of the largest nations in the world. a) Great Britain b) Spain c) Mexico *d) France e) Russia General Feedback: Title: Independence 10) In 1803, _______________ was the first black nation to gain independence from European colonial rule. @Haiti was the first black nation to gain independence from European colonial rule. Independence for other black nations came much later: Nigeria (1960), Trinidad & Tobago (1962), Kenya (1963), and Angola (1975). a) Nigeria b) Trinidad and Tobago *c) Haiti d) Kenya e) Angola General Feedback: Title: Machiavelli 11) Machiavelli is the author of Il Principe, which describes the means by which a prince may gain and maintain his power. *a) True @Correct. Machiavelli's Il Principe ("the prince") describes how to gain and maintain political power. b) False @The correct answer is True. Machiavelli's Il Principe ("the prince") describes how a prince can gain and maintain power. Type: MR Title: Laws of Motion 12) Newton's three famous laws of motion include these concepts (select three): *a) Speed @Yes. Speed is one of the concepts Newton used in his three laws of motion. The other two are Velocity and Vector. *b) Velocity @Yes. Velocity is one of the concepts Newton used in his three laws of motion. The other two are Speed and Vector. c) Mass @No. Mass is not correct. Newton's three famous laws of motion include the concepts of Speed, Velocity, and Vector. *d) Vector @Yes. Vector is one of the concepts Newton used in his three laws of motion. The other two are Speed and Velocity. e) Energy @No. Energy is not correct. Newton's three famous laws of motion include the concepts of Speed, Velocity, and Vector. f) Gravity @No. Gravity is not correct. Newton's three famous laws of motion include the concepts of Speed, Velocity, and Vector. Title: New World 13) Who are the first two European mariners credited for sailing to the "New World." *a) Leif Ericson @Correct. Leif Ericson (also known as Leiv Eiriksson, and "Eirik the Red") became the first European to set foot on the shores of North America (modern-day New Foundland). Several years later (in 1006), fellow Norwegian Thorfinn Karlsefni lead a colonizing expedition to New Foundland. b) Christopher Columbus @No, the famous expedition by Columbus was nearly 500 years after the Viking expeditions to North America. Leif Ericson (also known as Leiv Eiriksson, and "Eirik the Red") became the first European to set foot on the shores of North America (modern-day New Foundland). Several years later (in 1006), fellow Norwegian Thorfinn Karlsefni lead a colonizing expedition to New Foundland. *c) Thorfinn Karlsefni @Correct. In 1006, Norwegian Thorfinn Karlsefni lead a colonizing expedition to what is today called New Foundland. His trip was preceded by Leif Ericson, who was the first European to set foot on the shores of North America. d) Amerigo Vespucci @No, the correct answers are Leif Ericson and Thorfinn Karlsefni. Leif Ericson (also known as Leiv Eiriksson, and "Eirik the Red") became the first European to set foot on the shores of North America (modern-day New Foundland). Several years later (in 1006), fellow Norwegian Thorfinn Karlsefni lead a colonizing expedition to New Foundland. e) Wheris Waldo @No, the correct answers are Leif Ericson and Thorfinn Karlsefni. Leif Ericson (also known as Leiv Eiriksson, and "Eirik the Red") became the first European to set foot on the shores of North America (modern-day New Foundland). Several years later (in 1006), fellow Norwegian Thorfinn Karlsefni lead a colonizing expedition to New Foundland. Type: S Title: First computer 14) In 1946, J. Presper Eckert and John Mauchly created the first large general-purpose electronic computer. It was given the name _________. @J. Presper Eckert and John Mauchly called their general-purpose electronic computer the ENIAC, which stood for Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer. a) ENIAC b) the ENIAC c) Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer d) the Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer e) ENIAC Type: S Title: Inca 15) The remains of the Inca empire can be found in the modern-day country of __________. @The Inca empire was located in the modern-day country of Peru, South America. Matching a) Peru Type: P Title: Michelson-Morely experiment 16) How is the Michelson-Morely experiment related to Albert Einstein’s theory of relativity and in what year did the experiments occur? a) In 1887, Albert Michelson and Edward Morely carried out experiments to detect the change in speed of light due to ether wind when the Earth moved around the sun. The result was negative. They found the speed of light is always the same regardless of Earth's motion around the sun. Scientists were puzzled with this negative result, and they didn't know how to explain it. Albert Einstein came up with the answer in his famous second postulate in theory of relativity: that the speed of light (in vacuum) is always constant and absolute, regardless of its source's motion and observer's movement.