1. In which year was Stephen Hawking born?

a) 1927

b) 1952

c) 1942

d) 1967

2. What renowned physicist was Hawking's doctoral advisor?

a) Richard Feynman

b) Leonard Susskind

c) Dennis Sciama

d) Alan Guth

3. What was the title of Hawking's highly influential book published in 1988?

a) The Universe in a Nutshell

b) A Brief History of Time

c) Black Holes and Baby Universes

d) The Grand Design

4. At what university did Hawking spend most of his academic career?

a) University of Oxford

b) California Institute of Technology (Caltech)

c) University of Cambridge

d) Princeton University

5. What was the progressive neurodegenerative disease that affected Stephen Hawking?

a) Alzheimer's disease

b) Parkinson's disease

c) Huntington's disease

d) Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)

6. Despite his severe physical limitations, Hawking's most notable scientific contribution involves:

a) String theory

b) The Higgs boson particle

c) Quantum entanglement

d) Black hole singularity theory

7. In which year did Hawking join the prestigious Lucasian Professorship of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge?

a) 1979

b) 1967

c) 1982

d) 1993

8. Which theory did Hawking propose as an alternative to the Big Bang theory?

a) Cyclic cosmology

b) Plasma cosmology

c) Steady state theory

d) Emergent universe theory

9. Hawking communicated with the outside world through:

a) A wheelchair

b) Morse Code

c) An assistive computer

d) All of the above

10. What was Stephen Hawking's final resting place?

a) Westminster Abbey

b) Arlington National Cemetery

c) St. Paul's Cathedral

d) Westminster Abbey and Christ Church

Answers:

1. c) 1942

2. c) Dennis Sciama

3. b) A Brief History of Time

4. c) University of Cambridge

5. d) Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)

6. d) Black hole singularity theory

7. c) 1982

8. a) Cyclic cosmology

9. c) An assistive computer

10. d) Westminster Abbey and Christ Church