- 1. Which famous scientist did James Watson work with to discover the structure of DNA?
A) Marie Curie
B) Isaac Newton
C) Albert Einstein
D) Francis Crick
- 2. In what year did James Watson and Francis Crick publish their model of the DNA double helix?
A) 1978
B) 1965
C) 1940
D) 1953
- 3. Which award did James Watson and Francis Crick receive for the discovery of the structure of DNA?
A) Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
B) Grammy Award
C) Nobel Peace Prize
D) Best Actor Academy Award
- 4. What is the title of James Watson's memoir published in 1968?
A) Lost in Space
B) The Double Helix
C) Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
D) Moby Dick
- 5. Which university did James Watson attend as an undergraduate student?
A) Stanford University
B) Oxford University
C) Harvard University
D) University of Chicago
- 6. Which country is James Watson originally from?
A) Australia
B) England
C) United States
D) France
- 7. What was the name of the laboratory where James Watson and Francis Crick worked together?
A) Microsoft Corporation
B) FBI Headquarters
C) NASA Kennedy Space Center
D) Cavendish Laboratory
- 8. What is the name of the project that attempted to determine the sequence of nucleotides in DNA?
A) Human Genome Project
B) Pizza Topping Project
C) Lunar Landing Project
D) Zero Gravity Project
- 9. Which structure did James Watson and Francis Crick describe as resembling a spiral staircase?
A) DNA
B) Golden Gate Bridge
C) Eiffel Tower
D) Empire State Building
- 10. Which of the following is one of the four nitrogenous bases found in DNA?
A) Thymine
B) Aspirin
C) Caffeine
D) Vitamin C
- 11. What type of bonds hold the base pairs together in the DNA double helix?
A) Covalent bonds
B) Ionic bonds
C) Hydrogen bonds
D) Metallic bonds
- 12. What is the name of the process by which DNA makes an exact copy of itself?
A) Rejection
B) Replication
C) Refraction
D) Revolution
- 13. Which term describes the change in DNA sequence between individuals?
A) Athletic competition
B) Mathematical equation
C) Weather forecast
D) Genetic variation
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