Ship's chronometer from HMS Beagle
- 1. Who was on board HMS Beagle as the ship's naturalist?
A) Captain Cook
B) Captain FitzRoy
C) Sir Joseph Banks
D) Charles Darwin
- 2. What year did the HMS Beagle set sail on its famous voyage?
A) 1831
B) 1900
C) 1801
D) 1850
- 3. Which famous theory did Charles Darwin develop during his time on the HMS Beagle?
A) Quantum Mechanics
B) Theory of Evolution
C) Theory of Relativity
D) Theory of Gravity
- 4. Which scientist influenced Charles Darwin's thinking before his voyage on the HMS Beagle?
A) Charles Lyell
B) Alfred Russel Wallace
C) Isaac Newton
D) Gregor Mendel
- 5. Who invented the marine chronometer, a key tool for navigation at sea?
A) John Harrison
B) Galileo Galilei
C) Johannes Kepler
D) Isaac Newton
- 6. In what year did the HMS Beagle return to England after its famous voyage with Charles Darwin?
A) 1845
B) 1840
C) 1830
D) 1836
- 7. Who was the captain of the HMS Beagle during Charles Darwin's voyage?
A) William Bligh
B) Francis Drake
C) Robert FitzRoy
D) James Cook
- 8. Where did the HMS Beagle start its voyage from in 1831?
A) Plymouth, England
B) Bristol, England
C) London, England
D) Liverpool, England
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