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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

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