November 2026 edition

Isaac Newton quiz

Q23 / 50Tricky15.0s
Which British monarch knighted Isaac Newton in 1705?
AQueen Elizabeth I
BQueen Anne
CKing George I
DQueen Victoria
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Isaac Newton · November 2026 edition

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Which scientist gave his name to the SI unit of force?
AIsaac Newton
BJames Watt
CMichael Faraday
DBlaise Pascal

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Five rounds, climbing10 questions each
1OpenerGravity, prisms and base metals
2EasyNewton's cradle, telescopes and inverse squares
3TrickyCooling, Hooke's quarrel and Newton's method
4HardNewton's rings, cannonballs and speculative bubbles
5BrutalViews on God, Chaloner and the recoinage
Isaac Newton titlesout of 500
Westminster Abbey50 / 50
Knighted350+
Professor275+
Trinity fellow200+
Scholar100+
Schoolboy1+
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You vs Katie BIsaac Newton · Easy
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You
389 pts
72%
Katie
What is Isaac Newton's first law of motion also called?
the law of inertia✓GBKB
the law of conservation of energy
the law of gravitation
the law of action and reaction

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