Charles Darwin trivia quiz questions with answers
When was Charles Darwin born?
Answer: February 12, 1809
In which English city was Charles Darwin born?
Answer: Shrewsbury
What was the name of Charles Darwin's grandfather, who
was also a famous scientist?
Answer: Erasmus Darwin
What was the name of Charles Darwin's famous book,
which introduced the theory of evolution?
Answer: On the Origin of Species
What was the name of the ship on which Darwin sailed on
his famous voyage around the world?
Answer: HMS Beagle
How many years did Charles Darwin spend on his voyage
around the world?
Answer: 5 years
What is the name of the chain of islands that Darwin
visited, which inspired his theory of evolution?
Answer: The Galapagos Islands
What was the name of the book that Charles Darwin wrote
about his voyage around the world?
Answer: The Voyage of the Beagle
Who was Charles Darwin's mentor and teacher at the
University of Edinburgh?
Answer: Robert Grant
What was the name of the biologist who came up with the
idea of evolution by natural selection before Charles Darwin?
Answer: Alfred Russel Wallace
What was the name of Charles Darwin's wife?
Answer: Emma Wedgwood
What was the name of the plant that Charles Darwin
studied extensively, which helped him understand the process of evolution?
Answer: The orchid
What is the name of the book that Darwin wrote about
human evolution?
Answer: The Descent of Man
What was the name of the economist who influenced
Darwin's ideas about competition and natural selection?
Answer: Thomas Malthus
What was the name of Darwin's eldest daughter, who died
at the age of 10?
Answer: Annie Darwin
What was the name of the English anatomist who was a
strong critic of Darwin's theory of evolution?
Answer: Richard Owen
What was the name of the scientist who proposed the
idea of uniformitarianism, which Darwin used to explain the geological
history of the Earth?
Answer: Charles Lyell
What was the name of the ship that Charles Darwin's
son, George Darwin, used to measure the tides?
Answer: HMS Challenger
What was the name of the scientist who helped Darwin to
write and edit his book on the formation of coral reefs?
Answer: Joseph Dalton Hooker
What was the name of the scientist who helped Darwin to
publish his book on human evolution?
Answer: Thomas Henry Huxley
What was the name of the English author who wrote a
satirical book about Darwin's theory of evolution, called "The War of the
Worlds"?
Answer: H.G. Wells
What is the name of the famous experiment that Darwin
conducted on earthworms?
Answer: The earthworm experiment
What is the name of the phenomenon that Darwin studied,
in which some orchid species have evolved to mimic the appearance and scent
of female wasps?
Answer: Floral mimicry
What was the name of the scientist who proposed the
idea of inheritance of acquired characteristics, which Darwin rejected?
Answer: Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
What was the name of the disease that Darwin suffered
from, which caused him to have chronic fatigue and other symptoms?
Answer: Chagas disease
What is the name of the
animal that Darwin studied
extensively, which helped him to understand the process of natural
selection?
Answer: The finch
What was the name of the scientific society that Darwin
belonged to, which helped to support and promote his work?
Answer: The Royal Society