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1. In which city in England was Stephen Hawking born?
2. Hawking was born on Jan. 8, 1942. What made this date so significant to Hawking?
3. When Hawking was 21, he was diagnosed with incurable amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
4. In 1968, what prize did Stephen Hawking and Roger Penrose win for their paper proving time had a beginning?
5. In 1974 Hawking discovered the formula for finding the entropy (the internal states possible) of a black hole.
6. Which of these statements concerning Hawking's 'Star Trek' connection is true?
7. The great sadness of Hawking and Jane, his first wife, was that they were childless.
8. Which distinguished individual once held the Lucasian Chair of Mathematics at Cambridge that was held from 1979 by Hawking?
9. Which of these statements about Hawking's book, 'A Brief History Of Time' (published in 1988) is NOT true?
10. Which of these statements about Hawking is NOT true?
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