Hey! Who Threw That Apple?

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1. According to the calendar of the time, when was Sir Isaac Newton born? November 4, 1642 July 4, 1642 October 1, 1642 December 25, 1642

2. Where was Sir Isaac Newton born? Southampton, Hampshire Wolverhampton, West Midlands Woolsthorpe, Lincolnshire Kings Lynn, Norfolk

3. Sir Isaac Newton and his father shared the same name. True or false? Answer: (One Word)

4. His mother married a man called Barnabas Smith, when young Isaac Newton was a toddler. What was his step-father's profession? A butcher A teacher A baker A church minister

5. After attending a Grantham school, where did Sir Isaac go to continue studying? Kings College, London Oxford University Cambridge University London University

6. What was the reason for Sir Isaac Newton's return home from Cambridge in 1665? His mother died He suffered a nervous breakdown He ran out of funds The University closed because of the Plague

7. In what fields did Newton make revolutionary advances after returning home from Cambridge? Mathematics, chemistry, languages and art Astronomy, engineering, genetics and gravitation Chemistry, physics, astrology and zoology Mathematics, optics, physics and astronomy

8. What was the short name given to Newton's treatment of physics and its application to astronomy? Quaestiones Quaedam Gravitae Principia Philosophiae Naturalis

9. Who persuaded Newton to publish these papers? King James II William of Orange Oliver Cromwell Sir Edmond Halley

10. Which of these was not a post held by Sir Isaac Newton? President of the Royal Society Master of the Royal Mint Warden of the Royal Mint Astronomer Royal