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Inventions - Science General Knowledge

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who invented the first functional telephone?
a)
Albert Einstein
b)
Nikola Tesla
c)
Thomas Alva Edison
d)
Alexander Graham Bell
2.
Which scientist proposed the three laws of motion?
a)
Isaac Newton
b)
Thomas Alva Edison
c)
Albert Einstein
d)
Stephen Hawking
3.
The standard unit of measurement for energy is ____.
a)
Newton
b)
Ampere
c)
Watt
d)
Joule
4.
Which biologist proposed the theory of evolution through natural selection?
a)
Charles Darwin
b)
Stephen Hawking
c)
Francesco Redi
d)
Alexander Fleming
5.
Which American inventor is generally given credit for the invention of the lightning rod?
a)
Albert Einstein
b)
Nikola Tesla
c)
Benjamin Franklin
d)
Benjamin Church
6.
. The Starry Night is an oil on canvas painted by which post-impressionist painter?
a)
Leonardo Da Vinci
b)
Claude Monet
c)
Vincent van Gogh
d)
Alfred Stevens
7.
Penicillin was discovered by Alexander Fleming, this is now used to treat infections and is considered one of the most important discoveries in the field of medical science.5
a)
True
b)
False
8.
Who is credited with the discovery of Electricity?
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
Thomas Edison
c)
Sir Isaac Newton
9.
Who invited the first light bulb?
a)
Sir. Issac Newton
b)
Thomas Edison
c)
Benjamin Franklin
d)
Steve Jobs
10.
Who invented the telephone?
a)
George Washington Carver
b)
Garrett Morgan
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Alexander Graham Bell
11.
Who did Alexender call at his first phone call?
a)
Miss Kwok
b)
Mr Buddy
c)
Mr. Waston
d)
Mrs. Waston
12.
Who invited the first telescope?
a)
Issac Newton
b)
Galileo Galilei
c)
Thomas Edison
d)
Benjamin Franklin
e)
Steve Jobs
13.
Who invented the fixed-wing aircraft (airplane)?
a)
Issac Newton
b)
Alexander Graham Bell
c)
Thomas Edison
d)
Galileo Galilei
e)
Wright Brothers
14.
Who invented the televesion?
a)
Issac Newton
b)
Alexander Graham Bell
c)
Thomas Edison
d)
Galileo Galilei
e)
John Logie Baird
15.
Who discovered the radium?
a)
Maria
b)
Lady Bird
c)
Marie Curie
16.
a)
Isaac Newton
b)
Galileo
c)
Stephen Hawking
d)
Nobody. Gravity’s always been here.
17.
He discovered gravity when he saw a falling apple while thinking about the forces of nature.
a)
Isaac Newton
b)
Galileo
c)
Alexander Grahambell
d)
Thomas Edison
18.
Who was the first person to walk on the Moon?
a)
Neil Armstrong
b)
Edwin Aldrin
c)
Michael Collins
d)
Sputnik
19.
“For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction” is an example of one of these. The statement means that in every interaction, there is a pair of forces acting on the two interacting objects. The size of the forces on the first object equals the size of the force on the second object.
a)
Newton's Laws
b)
Theory of Relativity
c)
Ohm's Law
d)
Ten Commandments
20.
Who painted the Mona Lisa?
a)
Caravaggio
b)
Sandro Botticelli
c)
Leonardo Da Vinci
d)
Galileo Galilei
21.
Charles _______ developed the idea of natural selection.
a)
Darwin
b)
of England
c)
The first
d)
Lindbergh