Stephen Hawking Quiz: questions and answers
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Stephen Hawking was the greatest scientists of the modern world. He is famous for his physical studies of space.
Stephen Hawking quiz includes some interesting questions with answers to test your knowledge of the biography of this physicist.
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1. When was Stephen Hawking born?
Oxford
2. When was Stephen Hawking born?
1942
3. In 1968, which prize did Stephen Hawking and Roger Penrose win for their paper proving that time had a beginning?
2nd place in the Gravity Research Foundation contest
4. In which TV series did Hawking appear?
Star Trek
5. Which of these statements about Hawking is not true?
He had to give up his Cambridge post in 1989
6. At what age was Stephen Hawking diagnosed with ALS?
21
7. What is the theoretical prediction by Hawking that black holes emit radiation, called?
Hawking radiation
8. Which civilian award in the United States was Hawking awarded in 2009?
Presidential Medal of Freedom
9. Which prestigious prize awarded by the University of Cambridge did Hawking share with Roger Penrose in 1966?
Adams Prize
10. Which book by Stephen Hawking was on the London Sunday Times bestseller list for over five years?
A Brief History of Time