- 1. In which country was Carl Gauss born?
A) Germany
B) Italy
C) France
D) England
- 2. Which branch of mathematics did Carl Gauss significantly contribute to?
A) Geometry
B) Statistics
C) Number theory
D) Calculus
- 3. Which of the following fields did Carl Gauss make contributions to?
A) Dance
B) Botany
C) Music
D) Physics
- 4. When was Carl Gauss born?
A) 1823
B) 1802
C) 1765
D) 1777
- 5. Carl Gauss is often referred to as the 'Prince of...' what?
A) Chemistry
B) Mathematics
C) Physics
D) Astronomy
- 6. What is the name of the mathematical constant approximately equal to 3.14159, which Carl Gauss contributed to the study of?
A) Root 2
B) Pi
C) Golden ratio
D) Euler's number
- 7. Which title did Carl Gauss hold in the court of the Duke of Brunswick during his later years?
A) Director of the observatory
B) Lead musician
C) Court jester
D) Head chef
- 8. What is the name of the geometric theorem devised by Carl Gauss that states a polygon with n sides has an interior angle sum of (n-2)*180 degrees?
A) Fermat's Last Theorem
B) Gauss's theorem
C) Pythagorean theorem
D) Euler's formula
- 9. Which famous concept in physics, related to the law of electromagnetism, is named after Carl Gauss?
A) Einstein's theory
B) Newton's law
C) Gauss's law
D) Hawking radiation
- 10. What is the name of the astronomical object for which Carl Gauss calculated the orbit in 1801, aiding in its discovery?
A) Mars
B) Ceres
C) Jupiter
D) Saturn
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