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