British Science Week Quiz 2018

Who was the first Briton in space?

• Tim Peake

• Neil Armstrong

• Helen Sharman

• Yuri Gagarin

What is this microscopic animal, found in Britain and around the world?

• Paramecium

• Amoeba

• Water flea

• Tardigrade

Before Jane Austen, which British scientist was pictured on the reverse of the £10 note?

• Isaac Newton

• Charles Darwin

• Michael Faraday

• Queen Elizabeth II

What is the most common metal in the human body?

• Calcium

• Iron

• Sodium

• Gold

What does the m in E = m c² stand for?

• momentum

• mass

• moment

• matter

Who is this British anatomist, archaeologist and TV presenter?

• Alice Roberts

• Anne McLaren

• Rosalind Franklin

• Mary Anning

Who is this British computer scientist, the first computer programmer?

• Émilie du Châtelet

• Jocelyn Bell Burnell

• Grace Hopper

• Ada Lovelace

Who is this British physicist, the "Father of Electromagnetism"?

• Isaac Newton

• Michael Faraday

• Nikola Tesla

• Alessandro Volta

Who is this British primatologist?

• Jane Goodall

• Diane Fossey

• Alice Roberts

• Mary Beard

Who is this British chemist, responsible for imaging the structure of DNA?

• Rosalind Franklin

• Lise Meitner

• Francis Crick

• Marie Curie