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A geocentric model says the __________ is in the center of the universe.
a) Sun
b) Earth
c) Moon
d) Stars

He was the first to write about the earth orbiting the sun.
a) Ptolemy
b) Copernicus
c) Brahe
d) Newton

In addition to having a fake nose, he also had a pet moose.
a) Tycho Brahe
b) Johannes Kepler
c) Sir Isaac Newton
d) None of the above

He is credited with discovering gravity after observing an apple fall from a tree.
a) Tycho Brahe
b) Johannes Kepler
c) Sir Isaac Newton
d) Christopher Columbus

He was the first to sail from Portugal to India.
a) Christopher Columbus
b) Vasco da Gama
c) Hernando Cortes
d) Ferdinand Magellan

He was trying to sail west to the East Indies but landed in the Americas
a) Christopher Columbus
b) Vasco da Gama
c) Hernando Cortes
d) Ferdinand Magellan

He was fascinated with colors and stuck a needle in his eye to test to his theory.
a) Christopher Columbus
b) Tycho Brahe
c) Johannes Kepler
d) Sir Isaac Newton

He was punished with house arrest because his theories went against the catholic church
a) Galileo Galilei
b) Sir Isaac Newton
c) Tycho Brahe
d) Nicolaus Copernicus

The country of Denmark gave him an island for his own observatory.
a) Tycho Brahe
b) Johannes Kepler
c) Sir Isaac Newton
d) Nicolaus Copernicus

He sailed to Mexico and conquered the Aztecs.
a) Christopher Columbus
b) Vasco da Gama
c) Ferdinand Magellan
d) Hernando Cortes

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