Foundational Science Facts

Basic Science

A collection of easy, fact-based multiple-choice questions covering fundamental scientific knowledge, emphasizing specific dates, names, and numbers.

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10 Questions Easy Ages 8+ Apr 15, 2026

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1 What year did Isaac Newton publish 'Principia Mathematica', laying the groundwork for classical mechanics?

A 1666
B 1705
C 1687
D 1750

2 The discovery of penicillin by Alexander Fleming is widely credited to have occurred in what year?

A 1901
B 1928
C 1914
D 1935

3 How many main gases make up approximately 99% of Earth's atmosphere?

4 The atomic number of oxygen, representing the number of protons in its nucleus, is:

A 6
B 8
C 10
D 12

5 What is the approximate number of bones in an adult human body?

A 150
B 206
C 250
D 300

6 Marie Curie, a pioneer in radioactivity research, was born in which year?

A 1857
B 1867
C 1877
D 1887

7 The speed of light in a vacuum is approximately how many meters per second?

A 300,000
B 3,000,000
C 300,000,000
D 3,000,000,000

8 Albert Einstein published his theory of special relativity in what year?

A 1900
B 1905
C 1910
D 1915

9 Water (H₂O) has a molecular weight of approximately how many atomic mass units (amu)?

A 10
B 12
C 16
D 18

10 Galileo Galilei made significant astronomical observations using a telescope, and he was born in the year:

A 1464
B 1564
C 1664
D 1764

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