Do You Remember These Famous Inventors and Their Creations?

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Where was the inventor of the telephone born? Who invented dynamite? What was a battery called before it was called a battery? This quiz about inventors will reveal all!


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Famous Inventors Quiz Questions

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Question 1

Thomas Edison has been dubbed one of the greatest inventors of all time. His Kinetograph was a pre-cursor to which piece of audio-visual equipment?

  • A
    Video camera
  • B
    Wireless microphone
  • C
    Boom microphone
  • D
    Tripod

Question 2

Alexander Graham Bell patented the telephone in 1876. In which country of the United Kingdom was he born in 1847?

  • A
    England
  • B
    Wales
  • C
    Scotland
  • D
    Ireland

Question 3

Benjamin Franklin had an impressive CV that included titles like postmaster, politician, freemason, inventor, and diplomat. Which vision-improvement aid is he credited with inventing?

  • A
    Contact lenses
  • B
    Anti-glare lenses
  • C
    Bifocal lenses
  • D
    Progressive lenses

Question 4

French industrialist Edouard Michelin's most famous invention was revolutionary (no pun intended!) - his name lives on to this day in a popular brand name. Which car accessory did he invent?

  • A
    Detachable pneumatic tires
  • B
    Car alarm
  • C
    Rear vision mirror
  • D
    Hazard lights

Question 5

Isaac Newton had few friends but loved animals. Which of these pet accessories did he invent?

  • A
    Kong toy
  • B
    Cat door
  • C
    Dog whistle
  • D
    Bark collar

Question 6

Through his work with Apple, entrepreneur and industrial designer Steve Jobs changed how most of us live our daily lives. In what year of the 2000's was the original ipod released?

  • A
    2000
  • B
    2002
  • C
    2001
  • D
    2003

Question 7

Laszlo Biro was a Hungarian-Argentinian inventor. He is credited with the creation of which common stationery item?

  • A
    Ballpoint Pen
  • B
    Paper Clip
  • C
    Post-it note
  • D
    Stapler

Question 8

Brilliant botanist and inventor George Washington Carver is well known for discovering many unconventional uses for which humble crop?

  • A
    Barley
  • B
    Peanuts
  • C
    Cotton
  • D
    Wheat

Question 9

The Wright brothers pioneered aviation and changed the world. What were their first names?

  • A
    Samuel and Hubert
  • B
    James and Herbert
  • C
    Orville and Wilbur
  • D
    George and Clancy

Question 10

Cartoons featuring Road Runner and Wyle E. Coyote just wouldn't be the same without this mind-blowing Alfred Nobel invention. What was it?

  • A
    Fireworks
  • B
    Dynamite
  • C
    Gun powder
  • D
    Hand grenades

Question 11

Although Leonardo Da Vinci was well-known as a painter, sketches he made in the 15th century were a precursor to the invention of which aircraft?

  • A
    Aeroplane
  • B
    Hang-glider
  • C
    Bi-plane
  • D
    Helicopter

Question 12

Adolphe Sax was a very inventive Belgian musician. His most famous invention was an instrument from which section of the orchestra?

  • A
    Percussion
  • B
    Brass
  • C
    Woodwind
  • D
    Strings

Question 13

Alexander Fleming was a biologist and pharmacologist by trade, but his most famous discovery was accidental and changed medicine forever. Which substance did he identify and isolate?

  • A
    Penicillin
  • B
    Aspirin
  • C
    Valium
  • D
    Paracetamol

Question 14

Rudolf Diesel lent his name to the mechanical device that became his most famous invention. What type of device was it?

  • A
    Electric battery
  • B
    Engine
  • C
    Spark plug
  • D
    Printing press

Question 15

Although Henry Ford didn't invent the assembly line, he pioneered its use in the production of which form of transport?

  • A
    Bikes
  • B
    Boats
  • C
    Trains
  • D
    Cars

Question 16

Aside from revolutionizing communication with the eponymous Morse code, Samuel Morse was also famous for which artistic pursuit?

  • A
    Music
  • B
    Acting
  • C
    Painting
  • D
    Sculpture

Question 17

When it was first invented, people called this Alessandro Volta creation the Voltaic pile. What was this powerful object's eventual name?

  • A
    Air compressor
  • B
    Extension cord
  • C
    Hydraulic spring
  • D
    Battery

Question 18

Frenchman Louis Braille's powerful legacy enabled blind and vision-impaired people to navigate life in a sighted world. Standard Braille cells feature raised dots arranged in how many columns?

  • A
    Four
  • B
    Six
  • C
    Eight
  • D
    Two

Question 19

Johannes Gutenberg's printing press started the Printing Revolution in Europe. In which century was it invented?

  • A
    15th
  • B
    16th
  • C
    12th
  • D
    14th

Question 20

Across his working life, Nikola Tesla obtained around 300 patents for his inventions. One of these was for an early version of which hugely-popular toy?

  • A
    Lego
  • B
    Kinetic sand
  • C
    Meccano
  • D
    Remote-control vehicles

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great quiz sure learned a lot of facts

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Great quiz

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I can press the last one and the first one lights up. I'm not stupid and it's just a game but really it's unfair. Please fix this

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Science is fun. Who knew? Thanks Kiera.

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Good question, on inventions that changed mankind's life forever.

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