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What type of bird did Charles Darwin extensively study to illustrate artificial selection?
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pigeons
What was the relationship of Emma Wedgwood to Charles Darwin before they married?
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first cousin
What was the name of the school Charles Darwin attended as a child in Shrewsbury?
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Shrewsbury School
In what year did Charles Darwin begin his first notebook on the transmutation of species?
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1837
How many species of finches did Charles Darwin collect on the Galápagos Islands?
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13
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What was the name of the school Charles Darwin attended as a child in Shrewsbury?
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Shrewsbury School
Who was Charles Darwin's maternal grandfather?
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Josiah Wedgwood
What phrase did Darwin use to describe the process of species change instead of 'evolution'?
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descent with modification
Which of Darwin's daughters died at age 10?
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Anne Darwin
What was the title of Darwin's 1862 book on orchid fertilization?
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Fertilisation of Orchids
Which atoll did Darwin study to support his theory of coral reef formation?
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Cocos (Keeling) Islands
What medal did the Royal Society award Darwin in 1864?
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Copley Medal