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Early Inventions Trivia Quiz

5 inventors or inventions. How well can you do?

A multiple-choice quiz by awkins. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
awkins

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
14,652

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
5

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
2 / 5

Plays
2077

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 5

1. Who invented the Spinning Jenny? Hint

James Hargreaves

Simon Hargreaves

Peter Hargreaves

Thornton Hargreaves

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Question 2 of 5

2. Who developed the horse-drawn seed drill that helped usher in the UK's Agricultural Revolution? Hint

Jethro Tull

Arlo Guthrie

Woodie Guthrie

Thomas Hines

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Question 3 of 5

3. Who developed the idea of four-field crop rotation? Hint

Turnip Townsend

Cabbage Carlson

Potato Peterson

Swede Svenson

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Question 4 of 5

4. For what is Charles Babbage (1792-1871) remembered? Hint

Computers

Telescopes

Radio-Telegraphy

Steam Boating

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Question 5 of 5

5. For what does the world owe Almon Strowger a debt of gratitude? Hint

Vending Machines

Parking Meters

Traffic Lights

Automatic Telephone Exchanges

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who invented the Spinning Jenny?

Answer: James Hargreaves

Awarded a Patent in 1770. It used 8 bobbins at once

2. Who developed the horse-drawn seed drill that helped usher in the UK's Agricultural Revolution?

Answer: Jethro Tull

Though the Sumerians had been using primitive seed drills nearly two millennia previously, it was Tull's introduction of it to the UK in 1701 that revolutionized 18th century Britain.

3. Who developed the idea of four-field crop rotation?

Answer: Turnip Townsend

Viscount Charles 'Turnip' Townsend developed this revolutionary concept.

4. For what is Charles Babbage (1792-1871) remembered?

Answer: Computers

Know as the Father of Computing. He began his 'Analytical Engine' in 1833. The first computer, although he never completed it

5. For what does the world owe Almon Strowger a debt of gratitude?

Answer: Automatic Telephone Exchanges

He was an undertaker, and legend has it, he developed the automatic switch in 1889, to stop competitors from getting his work!

Source: Author awkins

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