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Invention Trivia #2

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Wright Brothers first flight only lasted for...

a)

12 seconds

b)

2 minutes

c)

1 hour

2.

Kevlar is _______ times stronger than steel.

a)

3

b)

5

c)

7

3.

For accident prone individuals, this invention that was invented in 1921 is very beneficial and useful.

a)

Neosporin

b)

Disinfectant

c)

Band-aides

4.

Robert Adler is known as "the father of the couch potato" because he invented the …

a)

First couch with cup holders

b)

Surround sound system

c)

Remote control

5.

Galileo invented the thermometer in...

a)

1593

b)

1635

c)

1709

6.

Charles Darrow invented this popular board game in 1904.

a)

Clue

b)

Monopoly

c)

Scrabble

7.

J.B. Dunlop, one inventor of the pneumatic tire, was a...

a)

Veterinary surgeon

b)

Acupuncturist

c)

Funeral Director

8.

The inventors of Bubble Wrap, Alfred Fielding and Marc Chavannes, were originally trying to make...

a)

Clear wrapping paper

b)

3-D plastic wallpaper

c)

New wall insulation

9.

The man who invented the traffic light (Garett Morgan), also invented the...

a)

Upside-down ketchup bottle

b)

Portable toilet

c)

Gas mask

10.

Ruth Wakefield, the inventor of the chocolate chip cookie, sold the idea to Nestle Toll House in return for...

a)

50 million dollars

b)

A 8,000 square foot mansion in Florida

c)

A lifetime supply of chocolate

11.

The inventor of the Game Boy, Gunpei Yokoi, was originally Nintendo’s _______________.

a)

Security guard

b)

Janitor

c)

Receptionist

12.

___________ invented the three-point seat belt and then gave free license to all other auto manufacturers to use it.

a)

Volvo

b)

Ford

c)

Toyota

13.

What do cheese, alcohol, and penicillin have in common?

a)

They all are derived or made from mold

b)

They were all invented/made in 1868

c)

They were all invented in Asia