Question

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Fleming’s thought at breakfast

Sir Alexander Fleming, who discovered penicillin, was once forced into an interview in New York by two journalists just as he was about to have breakfast. One of them asked him, ‘Sir, what are you thinking about right now? We wish to know what a great scientist think while getting ready for breakfast’. Fleming mused a while on the question and he replied, ‘I am thinking of something very special. The journalist, who were all ears, drew themselves forward. ‘I am thinking, whether to have one egg or two.

 

1. Name the scientist.
2. What did he discover?
3. Who approached the scientist?
4. What was the question asked by the journalist?
5. When did they meet the scientist?

Answer 1

1. The name of the scientist was Sir Alexander Fleming.
2. He discovered Penicillin.
3. Two journalists approached the scientist.
4. The journalists wished to know what a great scientist would think before his breakfast.
5. The journalists met the scientist in New York as he was about to have his breakfast.