Eponyms Quiz

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Instructions: Discover words that come from people's names!

1.
The word 'sandwich' is named after which historical figure?
A
King George III
B
Sir Walter Raleigh
C
The Earl of Sandwich
D
Benjamin Franklin
2.
Which scientist gave their name to the unit of temperature 'Fahrenheit'?
A
Isaac Newton
B
Lord Kelvin
C
Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit
D
Anders Celsius
3.
The word 'pasteurize' comes from which famous scientist?
A
Alexander Fleming
B
Louis Pasteur
C
Marie Curie
D
Robert Koch
4.
Braille, the tactile writing system for the blind, is named after whom?
A
Thomas Edison
B
Louis Braille
C
Alexander Graham Bell
D
Helen Keller
5.
The word 'diesel' (as in diesel engine) comes from whom?
A
Rudolf Diesel
B
Karl Benz
C
Henry Ford
D
Gottlieb Daimler
6.
The word 'boycott' comes from a person named Captain Boycott. What was he?
A
A prison warden
B
A military general
C
A land agent in Ireland
D
A ship captain
7.
Which military leader's name gave us the word 'sideburns'?
A
Stonewall Jackson
B
Ulysses S. Grant
C
Robert E. Lee
D
Ambrose Burnside
8.
The word 'saxophone' is named after which person?
A
John Philip Sousa
B
Wolfgang Mozart
C
Johann Sebastian Bach
D
Adolphe Sax
9.
The word 'nicotine' is derived from whose name?
A
Christopher Columbus
B
Francis Drake
C
Jean Nicot
D
Sir Walter Raleigh
10.
The leotard garment is named after whom?
A
A gymnast
B
A ballet dancer
C
A fashion designer
D
A French acrobat
11.
The word 'shrapnel' is named after which person?
A
Private James Shrapnel
B
General Henry Shrapnel
C
Admiral Shrapnel
D
Dr. William Shrapnel
12.
The word 'maverick' (meaning independent-minded person) comes from whom?
A
A rebellious politician
B
A Texas rancher who didn't brand his cattle
C
A Wild West outlaw
D
A pirate captain
13.
The word 'cardigan' (the sweater) is named after whom?
A
A Welsh town
B
A Scottish textile maker
C
The 7th Earl of Cardigan
D
Queen Victoria's tailor
14.
The word 'mesmerize' comes from which historical figure?
A
Ivan Pavlov
B
Franz Mesmer
C
Sigmund Freud
D
Carl Jung
15.
The word 'dunce' (meaning a slow learner) ironically comes from the name of whom?
A
A court jester
B
A brilliant medieval scholar
C
A fictional character
D
A notorious criminal

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