Stephen Hawking MCQ Questions and Answers for Practice

1. In which year was Stephen Hawking born?

1. 1940
2. 1942
3. 1945
4. 1950

2. In what year did Stephen Hawking publish “A Brief History of Time”?

1. 1985
2. 1988
3. 1990
4. 1995

3. What was Stephen Hawking's role at Cambridge University?

1. Professor of Physics
2. Lucasian Professor of Mathematics
3. Chair of Astrophysics
4. Director of Quantum Research

4. Stephen Hawking collaborated with which physicist on “The Large Scale Structure of Space-Time”?

1. Roger Penrose
2. Brian Cox
3. Kip Thorne
4. Carl Sagan

5. Stephen Hawking was portrayed in which biographical film?

1. A Brief Life
2. The Theory of Everything
3. Hawking's Universe
4. Black Hole Explorer

6. Which actor played Stephen Hawking in "The Theory of Everything"?

1. Eddie Redmayne
2. Benedict Cumberbatch
3. Matt Damon
4. Andrew Garfield

7. How long did doctors initially predict Stephen Hawking would live after his diagnosis?

1. 2 years
2. 5 years
3. 10 years
4. 15 years

8. Stephen Hawking contributed to the understanding of which concept?

1. Dark Matter
2. Wormholes
3. The Big Bang
4. All of the above

9. In which year did Stephen Hawking pass away?

1. 2016
2. 2017
3. 2018
4. 2019

10. What date coincides with Hawking’s death?

1. Albert Einstein's birthday
2. Pi Day
3. Newton’s birthday
4. World Physics Day

11. Hawking's research suggested black holes emit radiation due to what effect?

1. Gravitational Pull
2. Quantum Effects
3. Electromagnetic Waves
4. Dark Energy

12. Where was Stephen Hawking born?

1. Oxford, England
2. Cambridge, England
3. London, England
4. Manchester, England

13. What is the title of Stephen Hawking’s posthumously published book?

1. Brief Answers to the Big Questions
2. The Universe in a Nutshell
3. The Grand Design
4. Into the Cosmos

14. Hawking worked extensively on unifying which two theories?

1. Quantum Mechanics and Relativity
2. Thermodynamics and Astronomy
3. Evolution and Cosmology
4. Newtonian and Quantum Mechanics

15. Stephen Hawking was a strong advocate for what?

1. Space Exploration
2. Artificial Intelligence
3. Renewable Energy
4. All of the above