British Inventors Quiz

The first chocolate bar was invented in (a)  

What did Christopher Cockerell use in his early experiments?

• Buckets of water

• Cabbages

• Baked bean tins and fireworks

• Footballs

When did John Logie Baird take out the first television patent?

• 1922

• 1923

• 1925

• 1963

Tim Berners Lee invented the world wide web because he was annoyed that information was spread across different ...?

• computers

• countries

• people

• books

What did Earnest Swinton call his first tank?

• Large John

• Big Bertha

• Small Susan

• Little Willy

The inventor of the cat's eye was ...?

(a)  

What was different about Peter Hobbs's kettle?

• It was automatic.

• It was purple.

• It was run on solar power.

• It was self-filling.

What was Richard Trevithick's first job?

• Car salesman

• Teacher

• Mining Engineer

• Waiter

The first flushing toilet helped to eradicate...?

• headaches

• disease

• rats

• mould

What were the first words spoken on a telephone?

• Hello, can you hear me?

• Elementary, my dear Mr Watson.

• Mr Watson, come here, I want to see you.

• Sorry, wrong number.