Inventors and Inventions
25 questionsTest your knowledge of who invented what. From the light bulb to the World Wide Web.
Who is credited with inventing the practical incandescent light bulb?
The correct answer is D. Thomas Edison
Who invented the telephone?
The correct answer is A. Alexander Graham Bell
Who invented the first successful powered airplane?
The correct answer is D. Wilbur and Orville Wright
Who invented the printing press with movable type in Europe?
The correct answer is C. Johannes Gutenberg
Who is credited with inventing the first practical automobile (gasoline)?
The correct answer is C. Karl Benz
Who invented the radio (wireless telegraphy)?
The correct answer is B. Guglielmo Marconi
Who invented the phonograph?
The correct answer is D. Thomas Edison
Who invented the first successful steam engine (improved design that powered industry)?
The correct answer is B. James Watt
Who invented the telegraph and Morse code?
The correct answer is C. Samuel Morse
Who invented the first polio vaccine?
The correct answer is C. Jonas Salk
Who invented penicillin (discovered the antibiotic effect)?
The correct answer is A. Alexander Fleming
Who invented the mechanical reaper, revolutionizing agriculture?
The correct answer is A. Cyrus McCormick
Who invented the cotton gin?
The correct answer is B. Eli Whitney
Who invented the first practical sewing machine?
The correct answer is B. Elias Howe
Who invented the dynamo and made key contributions to electrical engineering?
The correct answer is B. Michael Faraday
Who invented the first successful steam locomotive?
The correct answer is A. George Stephenson
Who invented the World Wide Web?
The correct answer is C. Tim Berners-Lee
Who invented the first practical refrigerator (for home use)?
The correct answer is C. Fred W. Wolf (and others)
Who invented the first successful mechanical calculator?
The correct answer is A. Blaise Pascal
Who invented the first commercially successful typewriter?
The correct answer is A. Christopher Latham Sholes (QWERTY)
Who invented the first practical bicycle (with pedals)?
The correct answer is D. Pierre Michaux (and others)
Who invented the first successful electric battery?
The correct answer is A. Alessandro Volta
Who invented the first practical revolver?
The correct answer is D. Samuel Colt
Who invented the first practical safety elevator (with brake)?
The correct answer is B. Elisha Otis
Who invented the first successful mechanical reaper in the U.S.?
The correct answer is A. Cyrus McCormick
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