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National Museum of Natural History, France - Quiz
National Museum of Natural History France
  • 1. In which city is the main National Museum of Natural History located?
A) Marseille
B) Lyon
C) Paris
D) Nice
  • 2. In what year was the MNHN formally founded?
A) 1788
B) 1749
C) 1793
D) 1635
  • 3. How many sites does the MNHN have throughout France?
A) 6
B) 4
C) 14
D) 12
  • 4. What is the approximate total number of staff at the MNHN?
A) 3,000
B) 600
C) 154
D) 2,350
  • 5. Who created the Royal Garden of Medicinal Plants in 1635?
A) King Louis XV
B) King Louis XIII
C) Georges-Louis Leclerc
D) Napoleon Bonaparte
  • 6. Which naturalist directed the garden from 1739 until 1788?
A) Georges Cuvier
B) Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck
C) Comte de Buffon
D) Louis Jean Marie Daubenton
  • 7. In which park is the main museum located?
A) Tuileries Garden
B) Luxembourg Garden
C) Jardin des Plantes
D) Champ de Mars
  • 8. How many volumes comprise the work 'Natural History' by Comte de Buffon?
A) 2
B) 12
C) 36
D) 7
  • 9. Which scientist accompanied Napoleon's 1798 campaign to Egypt and the MNHN?
A) Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire
B) Déodat de Dolomieu
C) Rene Desfontaines
D) Georges-Louis Leclerc
  • 10. What was the previous medical function of the royal garden removed by King Louis XV in 1718?
A) Botanical research
B) Public lecturing
C) Mineralogy study
D) Purely medical function
  • 11. What was the nationality of the National Museum of Natural History?
A) Italian
B) French
C) British
D) German
  • 12. Which scientific organization is the MNHN a member of?
A) Sorbonne University
B) UNESCO
C) RECOLNAT
D) European Botanical Society
  • 13. How many researchers are included in the museum's staff?
A) Twelve
B) Two thousand
C) One hundred and fifty-four
D) Six hundred
  • 14. What subject did Rene Desfontaines study in Tunisia and Algeria for his book 'Flora Atlantica'?
A) Chemistry
B) Botany
C) Mineralogy
D) Comparative anatomy
  • 15. What is the mineral that takes its name from Déodat de Dolomieu?
A) Calcite
B) Dolomite
C) Quartz
D) Feldspar
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