General Physics Trivia
From Newton's falling apple to Einstein’s spooky action, prove you’re smart enough to understand the universe without having an existential crisis.
EXAMPLE QUESTIONS
Which English physicist is credited with formulating the law of universal gravitation, famously linking the motion of a falling apple to the orbit of the Moon?
Isaac Newton
Even when the Sun is shining brightly, what color does the sky appear from the surface of the Moon due to its lack of atmosphere?
Black
Often used to load trucks or provide wheelchair access, what simple machine consists of a flat surface tilted at an angle to help move heavy objects upward?
Inclined plane
After being found guilty of heresy by the Roman Inquisition in 1633, Galileo Galilei spent the final nine years of his life under what form of confinement?
House arrest
In a battery, what is the name of the chemical substance that facilitates the movement of ions between the anode and the cathode?
Electrolyte