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Now, I know

Test your knowledge about the life and accomplishments of Ernest Rutherford, the renowned scientist from New Zealand. Answer 10 questions and see how well you know this Nobel laureate.

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Now, I know

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  1. Now, I know Lets check out what we have learnt about Ernest Rutherford. There are 10 questions. Each question has 4 possible answers. Your task is to match the right answer with the question. At the end make a note of your score. Your teacher will have the correct answers for you to check. Colin Price NZ Science Mathematics & Technology Teacher Fellow 2008

  2. Question 1 Rutherford’s picture appears on the New Zealand • $10 note b) $20 note c) $50 note d) $100 note

  3. Question 2 Rutherford was born in • Nelson b) Canterbury c) Taranaki d) England

  4. Question 3 In England and Canada, Rutherford used alpha particles to find a) A possible way to treat cancer • How to detect submarines • What an atom looks like • Better ways of radio communication

  5. Question 4 Rutherford is famous as a • Mathematician • Community leader • Inventor d) Experimental scientist

  6. Question 5 In 1908 Rutherford was awarded a) Nobel Prize in Physics b) Nobel Prize in Chemistry • Nobel Prize in Literature • Nobel Prize for Peace

  7. Question 6 Rutherford is remembered as the • Inventor of radar and sonar • Founder of scientific research in New Zealand • Only New Zealander to win a Nobel Prize • Father of nuclear science

  8. Question 7 Rutherford left Canterbury College with a) MA in Biology • MA in Mathematics and Mathematical Physics, and in Physical Science • MA in Physics • MA in Chemistry

  9. Question 8 To receive the Nobel Prize Rutherford went to • Stockhom in Sweden • Montreal in Canada • New York in USA • London in England

  10. Question 9 Rutherford showed his humanity by • Promoting the Treaty of Waitangi • Campaigning for a women’s right to vote • Supporting refugees fleeing from Hitler • Opposing using an atomic bomb on Japan

  11. Question 10 Rutherford is buried near other scientists at a) Christchurch Cathedral • Nelson Cathedral • Westminster Abbey in London • Great St Mary’s in Cambridge University

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