Famous Inventions and Discoveries

What did Cai Lun invent?

• The first printing press

• The light bulb

• Paper

• A microscope

What did Johannes Gutenberg invent?

• The light bulb

• The first printing press

• Paper

• A submarine

Which of these machines did Leonardo da Vinci draw plans for?

• A car

• A train

• A helicopter

• A television

What did Thomas Edison invent that helps us see in the dark?

• Gas lamps

• Light bulbs

• Candles

• Flashlights

What did Louis Pasteur discover that made people sick?

• Viruses

• Bacteria

• Germs

• Poisons

Which of these inventors helped people by creating vaccines?

• Marie Curie

• Louis Pasteur

• The Wright Brothers

• Grace Murray Hopper

What new element did Marie Curie discover that could help fight cancer?

• Oxygen

• Radium

• Gold

• Iron

What did the Wright Brothers fly for the very first time in 1903?

• A hot air balloon

• A helicopter

• An airplane

• A rocket

What did Grace Murray Hopper learn to program so it could understand human language?

• A robot

• A computer

• A phone

• A television