Royal Raymond Rife Trivia Quiz: Inventor of Rife Machine

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Royal Raymond Rife Trivia Quiz: Inventor of Rife Machine

Royal Rife was an American inventor and researcher who claimed to have developed a powerful microscope that could detect microbes causing diseases. He also invented a frequency generator called the Rife machine, which he claimed could cure cancer and other ailments by destroying harmful bacteria with vibrations.

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What was the title of the 1987 book that revived interest in Rife's claims of curing cancer?

  • The Cancer Conspiracy

  • The Rife Cure

  • The Cancer Cure That Worked

  • The Suppressed Cure

What was Rife's "oscillating beam ray" invention supposed to do?

  • Create high-frequency sound waves

  • Treat various ailments using radio waves

  • Generate electromagnetic fields

  • Create a beam of light that could penetrate objects

How did Rife die?

  • Peacefully in his sleep

  • In a car accident

  • Penniless and embittered

  • After a long battle with cancer

Who did Rife blame for the scientific rejection of his claims?

  • The American Medical Association (AMA)

  • The Department of Public Health

  • Organized medicine

  • All of the above

What did Rife warn against in a 1931 profile?

  • Using electrical vibrations to cure disease

  • Taking certain medications

  • Eating certain foods

  • Getting too much exercise

Who was Royal Raymond Rife?

  • American inventor

  • British politician

  • French artist

  • German scientist

In what year was John Bryon Krueger sentenced to 12 years in prison for his role in a murder and for illegally selling Rife devices?

  • 1987

  • 1996

  • 2002

  • 2009

What was Rife known for?

  • His paintings

  • His microscopes

  • His novels

  • His musical compositions

Which of the following groups rejected Rife's findings?

  • The American Medical Association (AMA)

  • The American Cancer Society (ACS)

  • Mainstream science

  • All of the above

What did Rife claim his microscopes could observe?

  • Live microorganisms with impossible magnification

  • Planets in outer space

  • Human cells in the body

  • Inanimate objects at a molecular level

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