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What Would Feynman Say?

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Introduction:
"Richard P. Feynman was a man of eccentricities and of utter genius in the field of physics. Feynman was also well known for his witty quotes. Here are the life, times and quotes of a mastermind. Enjoy!"


1. Feynman was born in 1918, in Queens, New York. His family believed in a deity. What was the family religion?
    Sikhism
    Mormonism
    Roman Catholicism
    Judaism


2. Richard Feynman was a contributing physicist to the ______ Project.
    Answer: (One Word (Developing a Bomb))


3. Richard Feynman popularised a particular teaser in one of his books. He wanted to know what would happen to the direction of a particular object after it had been fully submerged in water. What was this particular object?
    Spinning Top
    Fan
    Pendulum
    Sprinkler


4. Which American university refused to accept Feynman due to the fact that they implemented a particular, now discriminatory, quota?
    Harvard
    Columbia
    Yale
    Brown


5. Feynman, like many other physicists, was very witty. There exists an abundance of quotes on a myriad of different topics. One such quote referred to how easy it is to fool humankind. Who did he say should be thought of as the easiest person to fool?
    Albert Einstein
    The monarch
    The person themselves
    The president


6. What is the missing word in the following Feynman quotation? - "It doesn't matter how beautiful your theory is, it doesn't matter how smart you are. If it doesn't agree with _______, it's wrong."
    Experiment
    Time
    Physics
    Quantum Electrodynamics


7. "The theoretical broadening which comes from having many ______ subjects on the campus is offset by the general dopiness of the people who study these things." What is the missing word in this controversial quote?
    Humanities
    Pointless
    Language
    Rote Based


8. In which year did Richard Feynman win the Nobel Prize in Physics?
    1965
    1958
    1972
    1960


9. Richard Feynman was a recipient of the ?rsted Medal.
    True
    False


10. Who was the biographer of Feynman, responsible for the publication of the biography, 'Genius: The Life and Science of Richard Feynman'?
    Eric Kosheen
    Andrew Morton
    James Gleick
    Jurgen Neffe


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