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Inventions

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In 1876 the telephone was invented. Who invented it?

a)

Thomas Edison

b)

Alexander Graham Bell

c)

James Madison

d)

Philip Johnny Bob

2.

Which female inventor designed the first 100% solar powered house....

a)

Elizabeth Maggie

b)

Ann Tsukamoto

c)

Nancy Johnson

d)

Maria Telkes

3.

Which invention came first?

a)

Telephone

b)

WiFi

c)

Electricity

d)

Radio

4.

What do all good inventions have in common?

a)

They never break down.

b)

They make life better, easier and more enjoyable.

c)

They are cheap and easy to make.

d)

They do dangerous jobs for humans.

5.

The first computers were ...

a)

Easy to carry

b)

Very powerful

c)

Big and heavy

d)

Made in Japan

6.

Because people wanted to explore space, they invented...

a)

Spacesuits

b)

New materials to protect humans

c)

Ways to breathe when there is no air

d)

All of the above

7.

Why was the first computer invented?

a)

To help inventors communicate with one another

b)

To do repetitive calculations quickly and accurately

c)

To keep track of new inventions

d)

All of the above

8.

What’s common to the inventors of Braille, ear muffs and the trampoline?

a)

They are all American

b)

They are all children

c)

They are all women

d)

They are all spanish

9.

Which of these objects was invented to make distant objects appear bigger?

a)

Compass

b)

Battery

c)

Telescope

d)

Microscope

10.

Which of these inventions originated in Malta?

a)

Pastizzi

b)

Omlette

c)

Ravioli

d)

Sausage rolls

11.

What’s common to Bill Gates, Thomas Edison and Henry Ford?

a)

They don’t have college degrees

b)

They all invented cars

c)

They all invented languages

d)

They all played soccer

12.

When was the mobile phone invented?

a)

1968

b)

1982

c)

1994

d)

1979

13.

Marion Donovan made life easier for mothers by inventing what?

a)

The disposable diaper

b)

The baby carriage

c)

Baby wipes

d)

Pacifier

14.

Who invented the first successful aeroplane?

a)

The Bell brothers

b)

The Air twins

c)

The Fly brothers

d)

The Wright brothers

15.

In 1946, Percy Spencer, invented a new appliance. This invention was a happy accident. (Whilst testing equipment, he noticed that the candy bar in his pocket melted)

a)

Microwave

b)

Fan

c)

Kettle

d)

Mixer

16.

When you hear the name Bill Gates, what comes to your mind?

a)

Solar System

b)

Computers

c)

Clothes

d)

Light Bulb

17.

What do all inventors have in common?

a)

They were all curious

b)

They were all professionals

c)

They all came from rich families

d)

They were all handsome

18.

Mary Anderson invented the windshield wipers in 1902 while she was...

a)

Riding her bicycle

b)

Stuck in traffic

c)

Cleaning windows

d)

Cooking

19.

What was the name of the woman who invented the dishwasher?

a)

Edith Flanigen

b)

Patricia Bilings

c)

Joesphine Cochran

d)

Margaret Knight

20.

How did NASA astranout Sally Ride practice operating her spaceship robotic arm?

a)

Playing video games

b)

Playing tennis

c)

Driving trucks

d)

Swimming

21.

Marie Curie bacame the first woman to win a Nobel Prize for her work on...

a)

Penicillin

b)

Genetics

c)

Radioactivity

d)

Acids

22.

The famous Leonardo da Vinci wrote all his notes in mirror writing. He might have done this...

a)

To challenge his friends with word puzzles and word games

b)

To protect his work

c)

Because he didn't know how to read and write properly

d)

Because Leonardo was a magician in his spare time

23.

What is an invention?

a)

The creation of something that did not exist previously

b)

Using new methods to do something

c)

A new product or service that is based off another one

d)

A person that creates something

24.

Which life-changing invention is shown here?

a)

Steam engine

b)

Video Tape

c)

A bicycle

d)

A Measuring scale

25.

Which life-changing discovery is shown here?

a)

Molluscs

b)

Corona Virus

c)

Radioactivity

d)

Penicillin

26.

Which life-changing discovery is shown here?

a)

Razor Blade

b)

Watch

c)

Key whole

d)

Tray

27.

Which picture is showing the first ice-cream maker, invented in 1843 by Nancy Johnson?

a)
b)
c)
d)
28.

Which of these inventions is used to find direction?

a)
b)
c)
d)
29.

What were the first world's wheels used for?

a)

For pottery, to shape clay

b)

To play with

c)

To pull carts

d)

To cut stone

30.

In which century was the bicycle invented?

a)

1300

b)

1800

c)

1400

d)

1700