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Edwin Powell Hubble

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Fun Trivia : Quizzes : Scientists & Inventors : Edwin Powell Hubble

Introduction:
"Edwin Powell Hubble was born on November 29, 1889 in Marshfield, Missouri. Most people have heard of the Hubble Space Telescope. What do you know about the man it is named after?"


1. What was Edwin Powell Hubble's first job?
    housekeeper at Mt. Wilson Observatory
    shoe shiner
    newspaper boy
    cook's helper


2. Edwin Hubble excelled athletically as well as intellectually.
    True
    False


3. What did Edwin Hubble study at Oxford?
    Astronomy
    Law
    Physics
    Spanish


4. Did Edwin Hubble serve in the United States military during WW1?
    Yes
    No


5. While at Mt. Wilson Observatory, what did Edwin Hubble developed a classification system for?
    stars
    planets
    galaxies
    law books


6. During WW2, what did Edwin Hubble serve his country as?
    scientist
    infantryman
    lawyer
    interpreter


7. After returning back to Mt. Wilson, what did Edwin Hubble convince his employers of?
    the need of a bigger telescope.
    the need for more scientists.
    the need of better eyepieces.
    he didn't convince them of anything.


8. In what year did Edwin Hubble win the Nobel prize in astronomy?
    1950
    He never won any Nobel Prize.
    1951
    1952


9. Which scientist personally thanked Edwin Hubble when Hubble proved him correct?
    Issac Newton
    Albert Einstein
    Harlow Shapley
    William Pickering


10. What did Edwin Hubble die from?
    Cerebral thrombosis
    Car accident
    Leukima
    Congestive heart failure


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