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