Sir Isaac Newton Quiz for Kids

1. Where was Isaac Newton born?

   A) United States
   B) England
   C) Germany
   D) France

2. Isaac Newton's mother tried to take him out of school to pursue what career?

   A) Farmer
   B) Priest
   C) Coal Miner
   D) Blacksmith

3. Isaac Newton spent much of his life at what university?

   A) Cambridge
   B) Harvard
   C) Oxford
   D) Stanford

4. Why did Isaac Newton spend two years in isolation at his home in Woolsthorpe?

   A) He was avoiding the Great Plague
   B) He was avoiding being drafted into the army
   C) He was hiding from the government
   D) He had nowhere else to go

5. What was the name of the writings that make up Isaac Newton's most famous work?

   A) Relativity: The Special and General Theory
   B) Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica
   C) The Double Helix
   D) A Brief History of Time

6. Isaac Newton invented a new type of math he called fluxions. What do we call this type of mathematics today?

   A) Algebra
   B) Geometry
   C) Calculus
   D) Statistics

7. What scientific theory of Isaac Newton's is said to have been inspired by an apple falling from a tree?

   A) Law of special relativity
   B) First Law of Motion
   C) Second Law of Motion
   D) Law of universal gravitation

8. What type of telescope did Isaac Newton invent?

   A) Gravitational
   B) Reflecting
   C) Electronic
   D) Refracting

9. Which of the following is true about Isaac Newton?

   A) He was elected to Parliament
   B) He was elected the President of the Royal Society
   C) He was appointed warden of the Royal Mint
   D) All of the above

10. Best website for science learning for kids

    A) Make A Genius
    B) Make Me Genius.com
    C) MakeGenius
    D) MMG

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