History of pseudoscience - Quiz
A) The formulation of quantum mechanics B) The discovery of penicillin C) The invention of the microscope D) The rise of Creationism
A) Spiritualism B) Reflexology C) Ancient astronaut theories D) Creationism
A) The modern evolutionary synthesis B) Germ theory C) The theory of relativity D) Ancient astronaut theories
A) 1987 B) 1991 C) 1968 D) 1913
A) Energy balancing B) Life force healing C) Zone therapy D) Foot mapping
A) It connects the brain directly to the heart B) It channels energy solely through the spine C) It connects various parts of the body to the feet, hands, and ears D) It purifies blood through the palms
A) Soviet scientists B) Erich von Däniken and Zecharia Sitchin C) Skeptical foundations D) American fundamentalist Christians
A) The Space Race Trial B) The Scopes Trial C) The Genesis Trial D) The Skeptics Trial
A) The invention of the internet B) The Space Race C) The Scopes Trial D) The publication of Chariots of the Gods?
A) The collapse of spiritualism B) The findings of the James Randi Educational Foundation C) Pressure from young Earth creationists D) Worry that the USA was falling behind on the Soviet Union
A) They conflicted with reflexology principles B) They were opposed by Erich von Däniken C) They violated international space treaties D) They violated the separation of church and state
A) Ancient astronaut literature B) A scientific guide on zone therapy C) Skeptical foundations D) A supposedly secular alternative to evolution called Creationism
A) John C. Whitcomb and Henry M. Morris B) James Randi and Henry M. Morris C) John C. Whitcomb and Erich von Däniken D) Erich von Däniken and Zecharia Sitchin
A) Humans originated on Mars and migrated to Earth via space travel B) The Earth is young and was flooded globally C) Extraterrestrials created reflexology in ancient times D) Intelligent extraterrestrials visited Earth in the distant past and made contact with humans
A) The 1990s B) The 1910s C) The 1960s D) The 1980s
A) Chariots of the Gods? B) Zone Therapy C) The Genesis Flood D) Stichting Skepsis
A) To support young Earth creationism B) To advance zone therapy C) To promote ancient astronaut theories D) To counter the growth of pseudosciences
A) 1992 B) 1976 C) 1991 D) 1996
A) 1991 B) 1987 C) 1992 D) 1996
A) The Center for Inquiry B) The James Randi Educational Foundation C) The Skeptics Society D) The Committee for Skeptical Inquiry
A) The Committee for Skeptical Inquiry B) Stichting Skepsis C) The New England Skeptical Society D) The Center for Inquiry
A) 1987 B) 1991 C) 1992 D) 1976
A) It merged with The Skeptics Society B) It relocated to the Netherlands C) It became part of the Center for Inquiry D) It was disbanded permanently
A) The New England Skeptical Society B) Stichting Skepsis C) The James Randi Educational Foundation D) The Skeptics Society
A) The Committee for Skeptical Inquiry B) The James Randi Educational Foundation C) The Skeptics Society D) The Center for Inquiry
A) As science B) As politics C) As a religion D) As art
A) The popularity index B) The geographical origin C) The falsification criterion D) The ideological standard
A) Harry Houdini B) Samuel Hahnemann C) Ignaz von Peczely D) Karl Popper
A) Psychiatry B) Astronomy C) Neuroscience D) Chemistry
A) A literary device B) Mainstream medicine C) A religious movement D) An ideology
A) Astrology B) Spirit photography C) Phrenology D) Lysenkoism
A) 1800 B) 1796 C) 1848 D) 1882
A) 1796 B) 1877 C) 1848 D) 1881
A) 1882 B) 1796 C) 1800 D) 1850
A) Pyramids B) Oceans C) Canals D) Craters
A) When Harry Houdini started performing B) In the late 20th century C) Halfway through the 19th century D) At the beginning of the 18th century
A) Karl Popper B) Ignaz von Peczely C) Samuel Hahnemann D) Ignatius L. Donnelly
A) Italian B) German C) Hungarian D) Dutch
A) Plato and Harry Houdini B) Giovanni Schiaparelli and Ignatius L. Donnelly C) Ignaz von Peczely and Samuel Hahnemann D) The Fox sisters
A) The 1920s B) The 1970s C) The 1890s D) The 1850s
A) Samuel Hahnemann B) Ignaz von Peczely C) Karl Popper D) Harry Houdini
A) Giovanni Schiaparelli B) Samuel Hahnemann C) Ignaz von Peczely D) Ignatius L. Donnelly
A) Dutch B) German C) Hungarian D) Italian
A) Spirit photography B) Skull measurement C) Bloodletting D) Phrenology
A) Ectoplasm B) Undiluted toxins C) Water D) Strong chemicals
A) The 1830s B) The 1920s C) The 1790s D) The 1880s
A) Ignatius L. Donnelly B) Harry Houdini C) Giovanni Schiaparelli D) Karl Popper
A) Hungarian B) Italian C) Dutch D) German
A) Ignaz von Peczely B) Samuel Hahnemann C) Ignatius L. Donnelly D) Giovanni Schiaparelli
A) Physician B) Magician C) Astronomer D) Politician
A) Ignaz von Peczely B) Plato C) Karl Popper D) Harry Houdini
A) 1848 B) 1882 C) 1881 D) 1796
A) Thousands of years ago B) The 2000s C) The 1990s D) The 21st century
A) Global newspapers B) Television broadcasting C) The internet starting up D) Social media platforms
A) Roe v. Wade B) Scopes v. State C) Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District D) Brown v. Board of Education
A) Fourth Amendment B) Fifth Amendment C) First Amendment D) Second Amendment
A) 2009 B) 2010 C) 2007 D) 2003
A) There is strong scientific proof supporting the link. B) Vaccines definitely cause autism. C) Scientists are undecided. D) There is a broad scientific consensus against the link.
A) Gwyneth Paltrow B) Jenny McCarthy C) Oprah Winfrey D) Angelina Jolie
A) Andrew Wakefield B) Charles Darwin C) Erich von Däniken D) John E. Jones III
A) Physicist B) Surgeon C) Chemist D) Astrologer
A) February 2009 B) May 2010 C) December 2003 D) March 2007
A) The Sunday Times B) The Guardian C) The New York Times D) The Washington Post
A) 2003 B) March 2007 C) May 2010 D) February 2009
A) 1 January 2000 B) 10 February 2009 C) 24 May 2010 D) 15 March 2007
A) 2003 B) 2007 C) 2010 D) 1990
A) 1,000,000 B) 100,000 C) 50,000 D) 500,000
A) 2010 B) 2006 C) 2003 D) 2009 |
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