Issac Newton

Growing-up

1

What college did Newton attend? 

Trinity College

2

What approximate year was Newton born in (guess a close enough year)

1643

3

How did Newton die?

Passed away in his sleep

4

What group/club pushed Newton to share his theories?

The Royal Society

5

What book did Newton publish after 2 years of writing? Hint: sounds really fancy

The Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica 

Discoveries

1

What laws did he discover that changed the Physics world? 

The laws of Gravity and Motion (guess at least one)

2

What type of math did he create alone?

Calculus (unfortunately) 

3

Name all three laws of motion (what they´re actually called not Newtons 1st, 2nd, and 3rd law)

Law of Inertia

Law of Force and acceleration

Law of Action and Reaction

4

Newton´s laws validated other astrologers' laws. Whos was it?

Kelper

5

His discovery of gravitational force gave us the ability to do what?

Predict the movement of celestial objects

Wild Card

1

What type of tree allegedly hit Newton in his head with its fruit? 

An Apple tree

2

Newton was a cat lover! What did he invent for cats?

Cat doors

3

What crime did Newton threaten to commit as a child?

Arson

4

What did Newton keep a weird private journal about?

A journal of his sins

5

What Queen knighted him after he became much more wealthy from inheritance?

Queen Anne

Inventions

1

What type of telescope did he invent?

Reflecting telescope

2

What is the name of the scientific/mathematical method that was named after Newton?

Newtons method

3

Throughout all his life, his inventions helped what three subjects?

Astronomy, math, and Physics

4

What was the name of the book Newton wrote?

Hint: It was about rainbows and light

¨Opticks¨

5

What was Newtons first original contribution to mathematics (not Calculus) 

Binomial theorem (still get the point if you say anything about algebra)

Pity points

1

True or false: Newton was the most influential animal activist of his time

False

2

True or False: Newton had a life-long enemy

(If true what was his name for extra points)

True (Robert Hooke)

3

What was the legend that made Newton most famous?

(extra points of you can say if it was true or not)

The Legend of the apple tree (was not true)

4

Who was Newton's caretaker in the last years of his life

Catherine

5

Newton's more powerful created telescope was ___ times smaller than the traditional one.

10