Albert Einstein Trivia Questions
Who was Albert Einstein?
A: Albert Einstein was a German-born theoretical
physicist.
When was he born?
A: 14 March 1879.
When did he die?
A: 18 April 1955.
What famous theory did Einstein develop?
A: The general theory of relativity.
Einstein's work is also known for its influence
on what?
A: The philosophy of science.
Einstein is best known in popular culture for
which of his formulas?
A: His mass–energy equivalence formula E = mc2 .
The formula has been dubbed what?
A: "the world's most famous equation".
What award did he received in 1921?
A: The Nobel Prize in Physics.
In 1917, Einstein applied the general theory of
relativity to model what?
A: The large-scale structure of the universe.
He was visiting the United States when Adolf
Hitler came to power in 1933 and did not do
what?
A: Go back to Germany.
In Germany, what had his occupation been?
A: He had been a professor at the Berlin Academy
of Sciences.
He settled in the U.S., becoming an American
citizen in what year?
A: 1940.
On the eve of World War II, he endorsed a letter
to President Franklin D. Roosevelt alerting him
to what?
A: The potential development of "extremely
powerful bombs of a new type".
What did he recommend to Roosevelt?
A: That the U.S. begin similar research.
This eventually led to what would become what?
A: The Manhattan Project.
Einstein supported defending the Allied forces,
but largely denounced the idea of doing what?
A: Using the newly discovered nuclear fission as
a weapon.
Later, with the British philosopher Bertrand
Russell, what did Einstein sign?
A: The Russell–Einstein Manifesto, which
highlighted the danger of nuclear weapons.
Einstein was affiliated with what Institute in
Princeton, New Jersey, until his death?
A: The Institute for Advanced Study.
How many papers did Einstein publish?
A: More than 300 scientific papers along with
over 150 non-scientific works.
On 5 December 2014, universities and archives
announced the release of what?
A: Einstein's papers, comprising more than
30,000 unique documents.
Einstein's intellectual achievements and
originality have made the word "Einstein"
synonymous with what?
A: Genius.