Scientists you should know
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Who is this famous scientist?
Hubert J. Farnsworth (Futurama).
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This was in the news in December 2020. What are those people doing?
Scientists successfully removed 'murder hornets' out of a tree in Washington State, USA.
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He will never stop the count. What's his name?
Count von Count.
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How many bones does a human have? (+/-10)
The human skeleton is composed of around 270 bones at birth.
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In which city has John F. Kennedy been shot?
In 1963 in Dallas, Texas.
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Who is this famous German sociologist, historian, jurist, and political economist?
This is Max Weber (1864-1920) who worked at Heidelberg University.
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You all know Dolly, the first mammal cloned from an adult somatic cell. Where has she been cloned?
Dolly was cloned by Keith Campbell, Ian Wilmut and colleagues at the Roslin Institute, part of the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, and the biotechnology company PPL Therapeutics, based near Edinburgh.
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9 + 11 = ?
20
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Where's the biggest hospital in the world located?
It's the Texas Medical Center in Houston, Texas. The Texas Medical Center employs over 106,000 people, hosts 10 million patient encounters annually
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What was the capitol of the Aztec Empire until 1521?
Tenochtitlan.
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This is Laura Bassi, professor for Physics, Philosophy and Mathematics. She was the first woman to have a doctorate in science. Where did she work at?
At the University of Bologna.
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The molecular basis for genes is DNA which is composed of a chain of nucleotides, of which there are four types: What are those types called?
Adenine (A), cytosine (C), guanine (G), and thymine (T).
(dt. Adenin (A), Guanin (G), Thymin (T) und Cytosin (C))
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( 8715 + 333 + 24 + 8 ) x 2 = ?
18160
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What does the humoural theory (dt. Humorallehre) explain?
It explains the body's health based on a balance of four humors: blood, phlegm (water), yellow bile (dt. Galle) and black bile.
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Who is buried in the "Valley of the Fallen" until 2019?
Spanish Dictator Francisco Franco. It served as the burial place of Franco's remains until his exhumation on 24 October 2019, as a result of efforts to remove all public veneration of his dictatorship, and following a long and controversial legal process.
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What did Dr. Emmett „Doc“ Brown research on?
To travel back in time of course (Back to the Future, 1985).
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What is the branch of biology devoted to the study of fish?
Ichthyology (dt. Ichthyologie).
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How many representatives have a seat in the German Bundestag? (+/-10)
702.
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Who used this wagon in WWI and what for?
This is the X-ray wagon used by Marie Curie in WWI to help wounded soldiers.
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This is Mansa Musa of the Ghana Empire. On his pilgrimage to Mecca 1324/1325 he was the reason for great joy and distress. Why?
His procession reportedly included 60,000 men. Mansa Musa is said to be the richest ruler of his time. Because of his nature of giving, Musa's massive spending and generous donations created a massive ten year gold recession. In the cities of Cairo, Medina, and Mecca, the sudden influx of gold devalued the metal significantly.
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Historians know his name. Who is this?
Theodor Mommsen (1817-1903), a German historian and archaeologist.
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What is this dinosaur called?
It's called Parasaurolophus.
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This is Larry. What's his official duty in Her Majesty's Government?
Larry is the official Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
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What parasite do we see here?
This colorized electron micrograph showing malaria parasite (right, blue) attaching to a human red blood cell.
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What's the name of this Emperor?
This is Justinian I, the Great. He was the Byzantine emperor from 527 to 565.