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Trivia question of the day — Feb 14, 2026

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QUESTION OF THE DAYSAT 14 FEB
DIFFICULTY 19 · EASYSCIENCE

Who discovered penicillin in 1928 in his laboratory at St Mary's Hospital, London?

  1. Howard Florey
  2. Joseph Lister
  3. Ernst Chain
  4. Alexander Fleming
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Answer

D. Alexander Fleming

Alexander Fleming did not even coin the word 'penicillin' until March 1929, to avoid repeating 'mould broth filtrate'; a purified drug took until 1940.

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