| A | B |
| Boyhood inventions | Windmill, sundial |
| Newton's dangerous activity | Staring at the sun |
| Force that keeps the moon in orbit around the earth | Gravity |
| How Newton studied color | Used a prism |
| Why another man was credited with inventing calculus | Newton waited 20 years to publish his findings |
| Why he dressed in disguises | To catch conterfeiters |
| How he earned money for college | Ran errands for the other students |
| Why he made poor grades in school | He would rather invent than study |