Quiz on Isaac Newton

When was Isaac Newton born?

• January 4, 1643

• July 5, 1687

• December 25, 1642

• March 31, 1727

Where was Isaac Newton born?

• Woolsthorpe, England

• Cambridge, England

• Oxford, England

• London, England

What did Isaac Newton's mother do when he was three years old?

• Took him out of school

• Remarried

• Taught him mathematics

• Moved to London

What university did Isaac Newton attend?

• Cambridge University

• University of London

• Oxford University

• Harvard University

What was Isaac Newton's role at the Royal Mint of London?

• Astronomer

• Mathematics Professor

• Warden

• President

In what year was Isaac Newton knighted?

• 1703

• 1705

• 1687

• 1696

What is the title of Isaac Newton's most important work?

• The Principia

• Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica

• The Theory of Everything

• The Laws of Motion

What did Isaac Newton discover?

• The periodic table

• Gravity

• The theory of relativity

• The structure of DNA

What did Isaac Newton invent in 1668?

• Reflecting Telescope

• Steam Engine

• Laws of Motion

• Calculus

What did Isaac Newton develop during the Great Plague?

• His theories on calculus, gravity, and laws of motion

• A new type of telescope

• A cure for the plague

• The first steam engine