Isaac Newton Trivia Questions

Sample Isaac Newton Questions

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1. 1.According to legend, what type of fruit fell from a tree and inspired Newton to develop his theory of universal gravitation?

   • Apple
   • Fig
   • Plum
   • Pear

2. 2.Which close friend and colleague financed the publication of Newton's Principia Mathematica after the Royal Society ran short of funds?

   • Christopher Wren
   • Edmond Halley
   • Robert Boyle
   • Isaac Newton

3. 3.This branch of mathematics, dealing with rates of change and accumulation, was developed independently by both Leibniz and Newton.

   • Calculus
   • Geometry
   • Trigonometry
   • Algebra

4. 4.Published in 1687 and considered one of the most important scientific works ever written, this book contains the laws of motion and universal gravitation.

   • Principia Mathematica
   • Opticks
   • Hypothesis of Light
   • De Motu Corporum

5. 5.This force, mathematically described by Newton, keeps planets in orbit around the sun and causes objects to fall toward Earth.

   • Friction
   • Gravity
   • Magnetism
   • Tension

6. 6.Newton's famous prism experiments demonstrated that white light is composed of which range of colors?

   • The visible spectrum
   • Ultraviolet wavelengths
   • Only primary colors
   • Infrared wavelengths

7. 7.This prestigious English university employed Newton as Lucasian Professor of Mathematics for nearly 30 years.

   • St Andrews University
   • Edinburgh University
   • Cambridge University
   • Oxford University

8. 8.Newton invented a telescope that uses mirrors instead of lenses to solve what optical problem that plagued earlier instruments?

   • Spherical aberration
   • Chromatic aberration
   • Light diffraction
   • Image inversion

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