Quiz  /  Watson and Crick MCQ Quiz Questions with Answers

  • 1. 
    Where was Francis Crick born?

  • England
  • California
  • Canada
  • Ireland

  • 2. 
    What subject did James Watson receive his PHD in at the age of 22?

  • Zoology
  • Physics
  • Botany
  • Biology

  • 3. 
    What were James Watson and Francis Crick most known for?

  • Discovering that DNA exists
  • Discovering the structure of the DNA molecule
  • Discovering a cure for cancer
  • Discovering how atoms bond into molecules

  • 4. 
    What type of pictures did Watson and Crick use to give them ideas for their discovery?

  • X-Ray pictures
  • Polaroid pictures
  • MRI pictures
  • Ultrasound pictures

  • 5. 
    What is the name of the twisting shape of the DNA molecule?

  • Doubled Natural Apex
  • Turning Ladder
  • Deep Nitrogen Atom
  • Double Helix

  • 6. 
    How did Watson and Crick test their ideas on the structure of DNA?

  • They used stick-and-ball models
  • They used sophisticated computer modeling
  • They used paper-mache models together with drawings
  • They used Legos to model the shapes

  • 7. 
    James Watson became the director of what biomedical lab in New York?

  • Cold Spring Harbor Lab
  • Watson Research Lab
  • Institute of Biomedical Research
  • Los Alamos National Lab

  • 8. 
    Watson and Crick were part of a team of researchers at the Cavendish Laboratory located at what university?

  • Georgia Institute of Technology
  • University of Cambridge
  • University of Illinois
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • 9. 
    The discovery of the structure of DNA was important to what field of science?

  • Genetics
  • Meteorology
  • Physics
  • Robotics

  • 10. 
    True or False: Crick and Watson had very different personalities, but were able to work together to make a great scientific discovery.

  • FALSE
  • TRUE
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