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