What was Darwin's position on HMS Beagle?
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What is Charles Darwin's middle name?
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Robert
In which London church is Charles Darwin buried?
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Westminster Abbey
Who was the captain of HMS Beagle during Darwin's voyage?
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Robert FitzRoy
What was Darwin's first published book, based on his Beagle voyage?
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Journal of Researches
Which geologist's 'Principles of Geology' greatly influenced Darwin?
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Charles Lyell
Which group of Galápagos birds did Darwin study that showed beak variation?
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Darwin's finches
What was the name of Darwin's home in Kent where he lived for 40 years?
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Down House
Which publisher first published Darwin's 'On the Origin of Species'?
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John Murray
Which naturalist independently developed a theory of natural selection in 1858?
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Alfred Russel Wallace