Life in the UK test practice question · History
Which Scottish scientist discovered penicillin in 1928?
Answer options
- John Logie Baird
- James Watt
- Francis Crick
- Alexander FlemingCorrect
Answer: Alexander Fleming
Fleming noticed that a mould killed bacteria. Howard Florey and Ernst Chain later turned it into a medicine, and the three shared a Nobel Prize in 1945.
Checked 8 November 2026