GK Quiz on Stephen Hawking: Test Your Knowledge of the Physicist

Stephen Hawking was one of the most famous physicists of modern times. He is fondly known as the father of modern physics. With this GK Quiz, we will explore some interesting facts about Stephen Hawking.

GK Questions with Answers on Stephen Hawking

Question 1 

In which year was Stephen Hawking born? 

A) 1938 

B) 1942 

C) 1950

D) 1955

Question 2 

What severe nerve disease did Stephen Hawking suffer from during life? 

A) Parkinson's 

B) Multiple Sclerosis 

C) Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

D) Muscular Dystrophy

Question 3 

At which famous global school did he spend most of his teaching career? 

A) Oxford University 

B) MIT

C) Harvard University

D) Cambridge University.

Question 4 

What is the title of his best-selling science book published in the year 1988? 

A) The Universe in a Nutshell

B) A Brief History of Time 

C) Black Holes and Baby Universes

D) The Grand Design.

Question 5 

What highly respected teaching job did he hold while working at the famous Cambridge University?  

A) Dean of Science 

B) Lucasian Professor of Mathematics 

C) Chancellor 

D) Royal Astronomer

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Question 6 

What wild idea did he share about black holes that completely shocked the physics world?

A) portals 

B) leaking light 

C) lacking gravity 

D) made of dark matter

Question 7

Which famous space idea did he write with James Hartle? 

A) Steady State 

B) Bouncing Universe 

C) No Boundary Proposal 

D) Multiverse

Question 8 

How old was he when doctors first told him about his severe motor nerve disease?

A) 17 

B) 25 

C) 21

D) 30.

Question 9 

What was the exact title of the hit movie about his truly amazing life story? 

A) Genius 

B) The Theory of Everything 

C) Hawking

D) Infinite Space

Question 10 

Stephen Hawking passed away on March 14, which shares a calendar date with another famous birthday. Whose birthday was it? 

A) Issac Newton 

B) Albert Einstein 

C) Nicola Tesla 

D) Richard Feynman

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Solution

Question 1:  B) 1942

Question 2:  C) Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)

Question 3:  D) Cambridge University

Question 4:  B) A Brief History of Time

Question 5:  B) Lucasian Professor of Mathematics

Question 6:  B) Black holes can emit radiation and eventually evaporate

Question 7:  C) No-Boundary Proposal

Question 8:  C) 21

Question 9:  B) The Theory of Everything

Question 10:  B) Albert Einstein