Copernicus
Galileo
Brahe/Kepler
Newton
Random Trivia
100

Was Copernicus older than Galileo

Yes

100

What year was Galileo born?

Feb 15th, 1964 (it is almost his birthday!)

100

Who was the assistant? Kepler or Brahe

Kepler

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What fell from a tree that led to Newton creating his theories about gravity?

Apple Apple Apple

100

Who is playing in the Super Bowl this year?

Chiefs and 49's

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What is Nicolaus Copernicus known for?

Proposing the heliocentric theory of the solar system.

200

Was the Catholic Church supportive of Galileo's Research?

No, they considered it heresy.

200

Which astronomer had a fake nose?

Tycho Brahe

200

What happened to send Newton home from University? (Cambridge)

The plague, pandemic, Bubonic Plague; are all great answers.

200

What is Mario's brother's name? (Mario the plumber from Nintendo)

Luigi!

300

Where was Nicolaus Copernicus born?

Polund!

300

What famous building did Galileo allegedly drop items off of to test gravity?

The Leaning Tower of Pisa (this is not a proven fact but is a well known story)

300

What planet did Brahe assign Kepler to study?


Mars!
300

What type of math did Newton invent?

Calculus.

300

Which fish has no brain, bones, or heart and can live for hundreds of years. (not an actual fish)

Jellyfish.

400

What was the belief about the position of the earth in the ptolematic system? (This is what Copernicus was trying to disprove)

The earth was stationary in the center of the Universe.

400

Galileo was the first scientist who did experiments and tested his hypothesis. His observations and ideas are the foundation of the _______ method.

Scientific Method

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What did Kepler discover about the shape of how planets orbit the sun?

He discovered they travel in "flattened circles" or ellipses.

400

Name one of Newtons Laws.

In the first law, an object will not change its motion unless a force acts on it. In the second law, the force on an object is equal to its mass times its acceleration. In the third law, when two objects interact, they apply forces to each other of equal magnitude and opposite direction.


400

What is a group of Lions called?

A pride

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