1. Colin Price NZSMT Teacher Fellow 2008
So far, I know
Hi,
Before we learn about Ernest Rutherford, lets find out what we already know.
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.
At the end of the Rutherford topic we will have another test like this to see the progress you have made.
Colin Price NZSMT 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 New Zealand b) Scotland c) England
d) United States

4. Question 3 Rutherford went to England to study a) Biology Physics
Mathematics
Chemistry

5. Question 4 Rutherford is famous as a Politician Scientist
Business person
d) Sports celebrity

6. Question 5 In 1908 Rutherford was awarded a) Olympic gold
b) Knighthood
Nobel Prize
Cabinet post in Government

7. Question 6 Rutherford is remembered as the
Captain of the 1905 All Blacks
Founder of modern radio communication
Only New Zealander to win a Nobel Prize
Father of nuclear science

8. Question 7 Rutherford attended University at a) Otago Canterbury
Wellington
Auckland

9. Question 8 Rutherford did work on hearing sound underwater to detect
Whale migrations
Fish for the fishing fleets
Submarines
Undersea active volcanoes

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
Promoting the idea of the United Nations

11. Question 10 Rutherford died, aged 66 in a) New Zealand Canada
Australia
England