According to many U.K. children, the queen invented the telephone, Issac Newton discovered fire and Buzz Lightyear was the first man on the moon.

These are some of the results of a science trivia poll of 1,000 primary and secondary students - ages nine to 15 - conducted by Birmingham Science City, a business and research organization that aims to use science to improve quality of life.

The poll was multiple choice, so Science City may have provided some of the stranger options. However, students were also given the option to select "other" and provide a suggestion of their own.

Three quarters of the students correctly identified Alexander Graham Bell as the telephone's inventor. However, one in 10 kids answered the Queen or Toy Story's Buzz Lightyear. Others said it was Charles Darwin or Noel Edmonds‹host of the U.K. version of Deal or No Deal.

Five percent of nine- and 10 year-olds said the first man on the moon was either Star Wars' Luke Skywalker or British billionaire Richard Branson.

About 60% of nine- and 10-year-olds thought Sir Isaac Newton discovered fire, rather than gravity. Other students suggested he discovered DNA, America, the solar system, rainbows or the Internet.

"While some of these findings will raise a smile, it suggests that school children aren't tuned into our scientific heroes in the same way that they might be to sporting or music legends," said Dr. Pam Waddell of Birmingham Science City.

"Our work at Birmingham Science City is about demonstrating the value that scientific discovery and innovation brings to the economy, our quality of life and the things we take for granted every day, such as using the telephone or watching TV."

On a brighter note, however, the study suggests that young students are interested in pursuing scientific careers.

About 70% of nine- and 10-year-olds said they wanted to win a Nobel Prize for science.

However, that drops to 33% in 11- to 15-year olds. By that point, 30% would rather win an Oscar.

"It appears children are losing an interest in science at secondary school, so more needs to be done to excite teenagers about the subject and rekindle some of their early childhood aspirations," said Waddell.