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The Ultimate Isaac Newton Quiz

How much do you know about Isaac Newton? Answer these 28 questions to find out!
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When was he born?
4 January 1643
Where was he born?
Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth, Lincolnshire, England
Where was he educated?
The King's School, Grantham
What university did he attend?
University of Cambridge
What ancient Greek philosopher were Newton's teachings based on?
Aristotle
What Italian astronomer did Newton read during his time at the university?
Galileo Galilei
What theorem did Newton generalise in 1665?
binomial theorem
What mathematical theory did above become?
calculus
Who was Newton's main rival, who is credited alongside Newton as the creators of above?
Gottfried Wilhem Leibniz
Who was the King of England at the time?
Charles II
Who criticised Newton to the point he withdrew from a public debate with them?
Robert Hooke
What type of telescope did Newton first invent in 1668?
reflecting telescope
What society was Newton elected to in 1672?
Fellow of the Royal Society
What work published on 5 July 1687 did Newton first state his three laws of motion?
Principia
What did Newton famously discover as a force?
gravity
What apparently fell from a tree that inspired him to discover above?
apple
How old is the Earth, first concluded by experiment by Newton (hint: its wrong)?
50,000 years old
What fluid did Newton introduce with his law of viscosity?
Newtonian fluid
What is the United Kingdom's official coin maker, which Newton was put in charge of in 1696?
Royal Mint
Who was the king of England in 1796 during the 'Great Coinage of 1796' which Newton was put in charge of?
William III
What serial counterfeiter did Newton prosecute and was hanged in March 1699?
William Chaloner
When did Newton retire from Cambridge duties?
1701
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
What title was he given in 1703, regarding the Royal Society?
President of the Royal Society
What French society did Newton become an associate in the same year?
Académie des Sciences
What monarch knighted him, in April 1705?
Anne I
When did Newton die?
20 March 1727
Where was he buried?
Westminster Abbey
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