The Ultimate Isaac Newton Quiz - Statistics

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Question Answer % Correct
What university did he attend? University of Cambridge
67%
What did Newton famously discover as a force? gravity
63%
When was he born? 4 January 1643
59%
What apparently fell from a tree that inspired him to discover above? apple
59%
What ancient Greek philosopher were Newton's teachings based on? Aristotle
56%
What Italian astronomer did Newton read during his time at the university? Galileo Galilei
56%
What mathematical theory did above become? calculus
41%
Who was the King of England at the time? Charles II
37%
Who was Newton's main rival, who is credited alongside Newton as the creators of above? Gottfried Wilhem Leibniz
33%
What work published on 5 July 1687 did Newton first state his three laws of motion? Principia
30%
Where was he born? Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth, Lincolnshire, England
30%
What society was Newton elected to in 1672? Fellow of the Royal Society
26%
What monarch knighted him, in April 1705? Anne I
22%
Who criticised Newton to the point he withdrew from a public debate with them? Robert Hooke
22%
What is the United Kingdom's official coin maker, which Newton was put in charge of in 1696? Royal Mint
22%
Where was he educated? The King's School, Grantham
22%
What fluid did Newton introduce with his law of viscosity? Newtonian fluid
19%
What type of telescope did Newton first invent in 1668? reflecting telescope
19%
Where was he buried? Westminster Abbey
19%
What title was he given in 1703, regarding the Royal Society? President of the Royal Society
15%
What theorem did Newton generalise in 1665? binomial theorem
11%
What is the name of the collection of three books, written by Newton, that changed the way we see reflexions, refractions, inflexions and colours of light, published in 1704? Opticks: or, A Treatise of the Reflexions, Refractions, Inflexions and Colours of Light
11%
When did Newton die? 20 March 1727
7%
How old is the Earth, first concluded by experiment by Newton (hint: its wrong)? 50,000 years old
7%
Who was the king of England in 1796 during the 'Great Coinage of 1796' which Newton was put in charge of? William III
7%
When did Newton retire from Cambridge duties? 1701
4%
What serial counterfeiter did Newton prosecute and was hanged in March 1699? William Chaloner
4%
What French society did Newton become an associate in the same year? Académie des Sciences
0%
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