So many things around that we use today were invented by certain people some years ago. You may be familiar with the inventions but do you know their innovators and how they were created?
Take this fascinating quiz on inventions to see if you can answer these questions on the things you always use.
1. Who invented the computer?
A. Charles Babbage
B. Roger L. Easton
C. Norman Joseph
D. Bernard Silver
2. Who invented the Barcode machine?
A. Norman Joseph Woodland
B. Charles Babbage
C. Tim Berners Lee
D. Roger L. Easton
3. In what year was the WWW invented?
A. 1978
B. 1989
C. 1992
D. 1997
4. When was the Global Positioning System invented?
A. 1887
B. 1990
C. 1920
D. 1973
5. Who invented the telephone?
A. Roger L. Easton
B. Thomas Edison
C. Alexander Graham Bell
D. Martin Cooper
6. What is the name of the person who invented the light bulbs?
A. Thomas Edison
B. Chunk Hill
C. Anna Stork
D. Mary Anderson
Humphrey Davy and Joseph Swan also helped in inventing the light bulbs.
7. In what year was the mobile phone invented?
A. April 4, 1980
B. April 3, 1973
C. April 5, 1976
D. April 6, 1990
8. Who invented the ceiling fan?
A. Philip Diehl
B. Roger L. Easton
C. Anna Stork
D. Bernard Silver
9. In what year did Carl Benz apply for a patent for his three-wheeled motor car?
A. 1987
B. 1886
C. 1890
D. 1946
10. What is the name of the man who invented the printing machine?
A. Thomas Edison
B. Chunk Hill
C. Johannes Gutenberg
D. Anna Stork
11. The 3D printing machine was invented by…………………………………
A. Thomas Edison
B. Chuck Hull
C. Roger Easton
D. Mary Anderson
12. In what year was Television invented?
A. Sept. 7, 1927
B. Oct. 2, 1920
C. Sept. 8, 2000
D. Sept. 9, 1910
13. Which of the following was invented in 1879?
A. Printing Press
B. Computer
C. Electronic television
D. Light bulb
14. Who invented the Virtual Reality Headset?
A. Ivan Sutherland
B. Karl Benz
C. Mary Anderson
D. Thomas Edison
15. Carbon Nanotube was invented by……..
A. Ivan Sutherland
B. Sumio Lijima
C. Martin Cooper
D. Roger Easton
16. In what year was the anti-reflected glass invented?
A. March 16, 1938
B. March 19, 1940
C. March 20, 1967
D. March 21, 1889
17. Who is the first female to invent a paper bag?
A. Margaret Eloise Knight
B. Anna Stork
C. Mary Anderson
D. Stephanie Kwolek
18. Which of these was invented in the year 2010?
A. Car
B. Ceiling fan
C. Apple iPad
D. Television
19. When was the first paper bag invented?
A. 1990
B. 1960
C. 1850
D. 1840
20. Who invented the airplane?
A. The Wright Brothers’
B. The Google Brothers
C. Roger Easton
D. Bernard Silver
21. What did Karlheinz Brandenburg invent?
A. VCD
B. DVD
C. MP3
D. MP4
22. In what year was the dishwasher invented?
A. 1850
B. 1950
C. 1860
D. 1957
23. Which year was the barometer invented?
A. 1990
B. 1890
C. 1643
D. 1654
24. Who invented the barometer?
A. Karl Benz
B. Evangelista Torricelli
C. Martin Cooper
D. Thomas Edison
25. In which year did Mary Anderson invent the windshield wiper blades?
A. 1903
B. 1905
C. 1908
D. 1907
That’s a shame. Well, at least you learnt something.
Good job, you have done well.
You know most of the inventors and their inventions
Great score. That was very impressive.
You do know the inventors and their inventions!