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Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was "the Father of the Radio"?

a)

Charles Babbage

b)

Thomas Edison

c)

Alexander Popov

d)

Igor Sikorsky

2.

What did Alexander Graham Bell invent?

a)

Telephone

b)

Computer

c)

Radio

d)

Helicopter

3.

When did Karl Benz invent the modern car?

a)

1890

b)

1870

c)

1880

d)

1980

4.

Who was "the Father of the Electric Bulb"?

a)

George Stephenson

b)

Karl Benz

c)

Igor Sikorsky

d)

Thomas Edison

5.

What did Igor Sikorsky invent?

a)

modern car

b)

successful helicopter

c)

electric bulb

d)

mechanical computer

6.

Who invented the railway?

a)

Alexander Popov

b)

Alexander Graham Bell

c)

George Stephenson

d)

Charles Babbage

7.

What did the Henry Ford Motor Company create in 1908?

a)

four-wheeled motor wagon

b)

Ford Model T

c)

the first successful helicopter

d)

modern digital computer

8.

Thomas Edison was a (an) .....

a)

American engineer

b)

English engineer

c)

British Mathematics Professor

d)

German inventor

9.
What device did Alexander Graham Bell create that changed communications forever?
a)
telephone
b)
telegraph
c)
Internet
d)
electrical services
10.
The airplane was invented by:
a)
The Wright Brothers
b)
Thomas Edison
c)
Alexander Graham Bell
d)
Mercedes Benz
11.
Who invented the telegraph in 1840?
a)
James Hargreaves
b)
John Deer
c)
Samuel Morse
d)
John Montressor
12.

Which of these BEST describes how Alexander Graham Bell’s invention impacted the world?

a)

It made long distance travel faster and easier.

b)

It helped mail reach people much more quickly.

c)

It led to the creation of the motion picture industry.

d)

It allowed people to talk to one another over greater distances.

13.

What was George Eastman's camera first called?

a)

Eastman camera

b)

Kodak camera

c)

George camera

14.
How are inventors and engineers similar?
a)
They aren't similar
b)
They are both able to create something new or improve something that already exists.
c)
They work on things that already exists 
15.
What is a patent?
a)
It gives me the right to make what ever I want to make.
b)
It gives me the right to work on other peoples inventions
c)
a document that alllows me to sell/make an invention.
d)
It's a document that allows me to sell different products
16.

How old was Alexander when he made his first invention?

a)

five

b)

fifteen

c)

twelve

17.

Alexander Graham Bell's first invention was...

a)

the telephone

b)

a device that separated wheat kernels from husks easily

c)

an airplane

18.

Alexander Graham Bell invented all of the following except...

a)

telephone

b)

metal detector

c)

lightening rod

d)

hydrofoil boat

19.
Who improved the steamboat?
a)
Jo Anderson
b)
Eli Whitney
c)
Robert Fulton
20.

What did Graham Bell invent?

a)

telephone

b)

radio

c)

lights

d)

TV

21.

What did Columbus discover?

a)

India

b)

South America

c)

North America

d)

Australia

22.

The inventor Alessandro Volta is associated with...

a)

inventing the fridge

b)

inventing the light bulb

c)

inventing the electric battery

d)

inventing the steam engine

23.

The first cars were built ....

a)

in 1790s

b)

in 1890s

c)

in 1920s

d)

in 1940s

24.

Which name is associated with the Wright Brothers?

a)

Otto Lilienthal

b)

Bertha Benz

c)

Robert E. Kahn

d)

Otto Hahn

25.

The first Internet was named....

a)

ARPANET

b)

World Wide Web (www)

c)

NSFNET

d)

UNIX

26.

Robert Taylor, Lawrence Roberts, Robert Kahn and Vint Cerf worked on projects to ...

a)

invent the airplane

b)

invent the light bulb

c)

invent the Internet

d)

invent the refrigerated system

27.

Incandescent, Halogen, Fluorescent are examples of different...

a)

electric batteries

b)

electric bulbs

c)

fridges

d)

plastics

28.

Who is in the picture?

a)

Thomas Alva Edison

b)

Oliver Evans

c)

Orville Wright

d)

Humphry Davy

29.

A child born with an extra 21st chromosome has...

a)

Autism

b)

Dyslexia

c)

Down Syndrome

d)

ADHD

30.

Choose one invention that Maria Beasley did NOT invent.

a)

Mobile phone

b)

Barrell Hoops

c)

Life Rafts

d)

Foot Warmers

31.

Which of these meteorological inventions is used to measure how much rain has fallen?

a)
b)
c)
d)
32.

Frank Epperson accidentally invented the popsicle when he was 11 years old. How?

a)

He left a flavoured drink outside overnight and it froze with a stirring stick in it.

b)

He found an ice cube with juice spilled on it in his freezer.

c)

An icicle fell onto his dinner plate one day and it gave him the idea.

d)

He put his drink into the freezer instead of the firdge to keep it cool.

33.
Samuel Morse created what?
a)
morse code
b)
lightbulb
c)
phonograph
d)
cotton gin
34.
Nikola Tesla created what?
a)
coil, AC, induction motor
b)
telephone
c)
phonograph and light bulb
d)
cotton gin
35.
Henry Ford created what?
a)
coil, AC, induction motor
b)
automobile and assembly line
c)
phonograph and light bulb
d)
airplane
36.

Who invented different products using peanuts?

a)

Thomas Edison

b)

Alexander Graham Bell

c)

George Washington Carver

d)

Henry Ford

37.
Who invented the steamboat 1804?
a)
Cyrus Mc Cormick
b)
Elias Howe
c)
Samuel F.B. Morse
d)
Robert Fulton
38.
Who invented the cotton gin 1793?
a)
Robert Fulton
b)
John Deer
c)
Cyrus Mc Cormick
d)
Eli Whitney
39.
The Bessemer process, invented by Henry Bessemer, was created to produce...
a)
cotton
b)
peanuts
c)
steel
d)
electricity
40.
Who invented the telegraph in 1840?
a)
James Hargreaves
b)
John Deer
c)
Samuel Morse
d)
John Montressor
41.
Who invented the cast steel plow?
a)
Eli Whitney
b)
John Deere
c)
Samuel Morse
d)
Wright Brothers
42.
Who invented the Mechanical Reaper?
a)
Cyrus McCormick
b)
Eli Whitney
c)
Thomas Edison
d)
Alexander Graham Bell
43.
Benjamin Franklin invented ________________ which are eyeglasses that help people see.
a)
light bulb
b)
bifocals
c)
paper bags
44.
__________ was a Polish and naturalized-French physicist and chemist who conducted pioneering research on radioactivity.
a)
Jane Goodall
b)
Marie Curie
c)
Albert Einstein
d)
George Washington Carver
45.
He was an American astronaut and the first person to walk on the Moon.
a)
Paul Newman
b)
John Deere
c)
John Rolfe 
d)
Neil Armstrong 
46.
What else did Alexander Graham Bell invent?
a)
mill
b)
metal detector
c)
device to break icebergs
47.
Who invented the traffic light?
a)
Alexander Graham Bell
b)
Rosa Parks
c)
Garret Morgan
d)
George Washington
48.

Who invented the firs working television system?

a)

Peter Carl Goldmark

b)

      Baird John Logie

c)

Josef Murgaś

49.

 He was a Slovak inventor who patented an early parachute design.

a)

Jozef Murgaš

b)

Štefan Banič

c)

Joseph Gayetty

50.

Józef Bożek was the Polish inventor of ........

a)

the car

b)

walkie-talkie

c)

 kerosene lamp

51.

Henryk Magnuski invented .......

a)

mobile telephone

b)

walkie-talkie

c)

alarm clock and stopper

52.

Ernő Rubik is best known for the invention of mechanical puzzles- the Rubik's Cube (1974). Where is he from?

a)

Slovakia

b)

Hungary

c)

Turkey

d)

Slovenia

53.

His invention led to the creation of a street lamp in 1853.

a)

Ignacy Łukasiewicz

b)

George Stephenson

c)

Kazimierz Pruszyński

54.

He invented the first camera for recording and playing back movies.

a)

Kaziemierz Prószyński

b)

Isaac Newton

c)

Jozef Murgaš

55.

Who invited the first telescope?

a)

Sir. Issac Newton

b)

Thomas Edison

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

Steve Jobs

56.

Who invited the three laws of physics?

a)

Sir. Issac Newton

b)

Thomas Edison

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

Albert Eientien

57.

What country did Sir. Issac Newton live in?

a)

France

b)

England

c)

Germany

d)

United States

58.

Who invented math?

a)

Jack Septiceye

b)

The Devil

c)

Thales of Miletus

d)

Sir. Issac Newton

59.

Who invented the principles of vaccination?

a)

Albert Einstein and Thomas Edison

b)

John Wayne and Thomas Ford

c)

Louis Pasteur and Alexander Fleming

d)

Jacque Cousteau and Charles Darwin

60.

Who invented the modern electric motor, remote controlled boats and, rumor has it, radar technology and wireless communications.

a)

Sir. Issac Newton

b)

Michael Faraday

c)

Nikola Tesla

d)

Leonardo da Vinci

61.

What did Ismail al-Jazari invent?

a)

Gasoline engine

b)

Flushing Toilet

c)

Wheel

d)

TV

62.

Who invented the first TV remote

a)

Sir. Issac Newton

b)

Benjarman Franklin

c)

Nicolas Tesla

d)

Homer Simpson

63.

What year was the first laptop invented?

a)

1971

b)

1981 the year Mr. Long was born

c)

1991

d)

2011

64.

Who mass produced the first Cell phones?

a)

Apple

b)

Android

c)

Radio Shack

d)

Nokia

65.

Which image shows the fist bicycle ever invented

a)
b)
c)
d)
66.

What was the very first nobel prize for phyics for?

a)

Sliced Bread

b)

X-ray machine

c)

Atomic Bomb

d)

Microscope

67.

Who invented Sliced Bread?

a)

Sir. Issac Newton

b)

Otto Rohwedder

c)

Nicolas Tesla

d)

Charles Darwin

68.

When was the first electric car made?

a)

1981

b)

1991

c)

2001

d)

2011

69.

Who invented the printing press?

a)

Lionel Messi

b)

Johannes Preston

c)

Johannes Gutenberg

d)

Thomas Gutenberg

70.

Who invented the lightning rod?

a)

Robert Franklin

b)

Samuel Frankiln

c)

Steve Franklin

d)

Benjamin Franklin

71.

Who invented the basketball game?

a)

James Naismith

b)

Christian Chaplain

c)

James McCandless

d)

Andy Naismith

72.

Who invented the fluorescent lighting?

a)

Nikole Tesla

b)

Nikola Tesla

c)

Leon Bijelic

d)

Tommy Tesla

73.

Who invented the iPhone?

a)

Steve Jobs

b)

Ringo Starr

c)

John Lennon

d)

Paul Jobs

74.

Who developed the World Wide Web?

a)

Robert Cailliau

b)

Arthur Clarke

c)

Tim Berners-Lee

d)

Vannevar Bush

75.

Who developed the radio-guidance system?

a)

George Lamarr

b)

George Antheil

c)

Heidy Lamarr

d)

Hedy Lamarr

76.
What did George Eastman invent?
a)
Light bulb
b)
Telephone
c)
Steel Manufacturing Process
d)
Camera
77.
Who came up with the idea of crop rotation?
a)
Henry Bessemer
b)
Cornelius Vanderbilt
c)
George Washington Carver
d)
George Eastman
78.
What 3 things made Edison famous?
a)
telephone, vacuum, and computer
b)
light bulb, phonograph, and motion picture camera
c)
light bulb, camera, and telephone
d)
phonograph, peanut butter, and cars
79.

Englishmen who invented a large spinning machine called a water frame

a)

Cyrus McCormick

b)

Richard Arkwright

c)

Peter Cooper

d)

John Deere

80.

The first full-sized commercial steamboat (Clermont)

a)

Samuel Slater

b)

Robert Fulton

c)

Trade Unions

d)

Mass Productions

81.

Invented dynamite for purpose of aiding construction but when he saw that humans used it for war, created an award for those who help move society forward

a)

Henry Ford

b)

Alfred Nobel

c)

Michael Faraday

d)

Robert Koch

82.

The Scottish engineer, invented the steam engine; "Father of the Industrial Revolution"

a)

James Hargreaves

b)

James Watt

c)

Eli Whitney

d)

Henry Bessemer

83.

Founder of Modern nursing

a)

Louis Pasteur

b)

Joseph Lister

c)

Florence Nightingale

d)

James Watt

84.
What is Penicillin (medicine) made from?
a)
Water
b)
Sugar
c)
Mold
d)
Algae
85.

Who invented a type of toy?

a)

Leonardo da Vinci

b)

Josephine Cochrane

c)

Thomas Edison

d)

George Lerner

86.

Who was a painter and scientist?

a)

Leonardo da Vinci

b)

Josephine Cochrane

c)

Thomas Edison

d)

George Lerner

87.

Who invented the radio?

a)

Marconi

b)

James Watt

c)

Charles Babbage

d)

Marie Curie

e)

Tim Berners-Lee

88.

Who is the founder of Microsoft

a)

Sundar Pichai

b)

Larry Page and Sergey Brin.

c)

Satya Narayana Nadella

d)

Billgates

e)

none of these

89.
Which company invented the iPhone?
a)
Samsung
b)
Android
c)
Apple
d)
Vizio
90.

The steam engine was constructed by...

a)

James Watt

b)

George Stephenson

91.

Penicilin was discovered by...

a)

Louis Pasteur

b)

Alexander Fleming

92.

Who invented the World Wide Web (WWW)?

a)

Nikola Tesla

b)

Alexander Bereznyak

c)

Tim Berners-Lee

d)

Karl Benz

93.

John Logie Baird invented the world's first __________ in 1924.

a)

telephone

b)

telegram

c)

camera

d)

television

94.

Who is the inventor of the Computer?

a)

Charles Babbage

b)

Roger Bacon

c)

Tim Trelling

d)

Karl Benz

95.

Who invented Air Conditioner (AC)?

a)

Ladislo Biro

b)

Martin Cooper

c)

Willis Carrier

d)

Philip Diehl

96.

The first bicycle was developed by...

a)

Elon Musk

b)

Karl von Drais

c)

Leonardo da Vinci

97.

Lászlo Biró invented the first...

a)

Pencil

b)

Highlighter

c)

Ballpoint pen

98.

He made the first cartoon movie with sound.

a)

Yuri Gagarin

b)

Walt Disney

c)

Karl Benz

99.

Yuri Gagarin was the first person to _____.

a)

Travel in space.

b)

Fly a helicopter.

c)

Swim underwater.

100.

What did Ken Kutaragi invent?

a)

Playstation

b)

Nintendo

c)

lightbulb

d)

steam machine

101.

Alessandro Volta invented the...

a)

light bulb

b)

telephone

c)

battery

d)

computer

102.

Mark Zuckerberg invented

a)

instagram

b)

youtube

c)

facebook

103.

Who created SpaceX, the aerospace manufacturer ?

a)

Mark Zuckerberg

b)

Louis Armstrong

c)

Gigi Becali

d)

Elon Musk

104.

Who invented the 3D PRINTER?

a)

Thomas Edison

b)

Johannes Gutenberg

c)

Chuck Hull

d)

Isaac Newton

105.

What did Brian Acton invent?

a)

Instagram

b)

Skype

c)

WhatsApp

d)

Facebook

106.

Anders Celsius

a)

created the World Wide Web.

b)

created a temperature scale divided into degrees.

c)

discovered the structure of DNA.

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