Stephen Hawking Trivia Quiz: English theoretical physicist

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Stephen Hawking Trivia Quiz: English theoretical physicist

Stephen William Hawking was born in England's Oxford on January 8, 1942. He was a cosmologist, author, and English theoretical physicist who served as research director at the Cambridge University's Centre for theoretical cosmology at the time of his death. Hawking was the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the Cambridge University from 1979 to 2009. Hawking's famous science books, in which he described his theories and cosmology in general, were commercially successful. Here's a quiz based on Stephen Hawking. Let's take the quiz.

What nickname did Stephen Hawking earn in school?

  • Newton

  • The Hawk

  • Boy Wonder

  • Einstein

When was Stephen Hawking born?

  • January 1941

  • January 1942

  • March 1941

  • March 1942

What disease was Stephen Hawking diagnosed with while attending Cambridge?

  • Diabetes

  • Heart disease

  • Alzheimer's disease

  • Cancer

Where was Stephen Hawking born?

  • London

  • Bristol

  • York

  • Oxford

When Hawking was an undergraduate at Oxford University, which sports club was he a member of?

  • Boat club

  • Rugby club

  • Fencing club

  • Running club

What was the name of Stephen Hawking's best-selling book?

  • Guide to the Universe

  • Quantum Dynamics

  • Explaining Einstein

  • A Brief History in Time

When did Hawking die?

  • January 13, 2017

  • January 12, 2018

  • March 14, 2018

  • March 13, 2017

What, amongst these, did Stephen Hawking discover?

  • Quantum Theory

  • Proof of the existence of black holes

  • Gravity

  • Apples

Where did Stephen Hawking study?

  • Cambridge Univesity

  • Cambridge Elementry

  • Oxford University

  • North Korea Univesity of Nuclear Ballistics

Which place was named after him?

  • A Planet on Star Wars

  • A Hotel in Bolivia

  • A Science Museum in Paris

  • A Science Museum in San Salvador

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