Ah! What a fine day for ... SCIENCE!

Ah! What a fine day for ... SCIENCE!

Question 1/10

Which medical breakthrough was based on popular wisdom?

The Smallpox Vaccine

Penicillin

Aspirin

Question 2/10

Which discovery was made by the employee of a pharmaceutical company?

The cowpox vacccine

Aspirin

The double helix

Question 3/10

Which discovery was based on the work of a contemporary?

The circulation of the blood

Aspirin

Penicillin

Question 4/10

Which discovery was rewarded with a prestigious international award?

Aspirin

The Smallpox Vaccine

The DNA molecule

Question 5/10

Which discovery had been made before but escaped attention?

The DNA molecule

The role of the heart in blood circulation

Penicillin

Question 6/10

Which discovery particularly helped urban populations?

The Smallpox Vaccine

Penicillin

Aspirin

Question 7/10

Which discovery involved the contribution of a woman scientist?

Aspirin

The DNA molecule

The Smallpox Vaccine

Question 8/10

Which medical researcher contradicted previous theories?

Felix Hoffman when he synthesized salicylic acid

William Harvey with his theory on blood circulation

Edward Jenner in his experiments with cowpox

Question 9/10

Which discovery dulls the body's mechanisms for feeling pain?

The Thymine in the DNA molecule

Penicillin

Aspirin

Question 10/10

Which discovery is used to treat various infections?

Aspirin

The Smallpox Vaccine

Penicillin

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