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Right or Wrong Inventors Trivia Quiz

What do you know about some of history's greatest inventions?

A multiple-choice quiz by sharkfin1. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
sharkfin1

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
375,986

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
324

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who was the first to fly in the Wright Flyer, the first successful heavier-than-air aircraft? Hint

Orville Wright

Jimmy Doolittle

Willis Carrier

Glamorous Glennis

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who was the inventor of the modern automobile? Hint

Neither of these men invented it

Henry Ford

Karl Benz

They teamed up to create it

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who created the cotton gin? Hint

Eli Whitney

Karl Benz

Henry Ford

Willis Carrier

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of these people created the first gas turbine? Hint

Jimmy Doolittle

�gidius Elling

John Newton

Albert Einstein

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Question 5 of 10

5. Why did Josephine Cochrane make the first dependable dishwasher? Hint

Her servants did not do dishes correctly

She was poor and needed money

She was bored

None of these were the reason

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Question 6 of 10

6. The first bicycle was made by whom? Hint

Tom Brady

Orville Wright

Karl Drais

Michael Jackson

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Question 7 of 10

7. The first digital computer was made in what country? Hint

United States

Germany

Great Britain

Russia

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Question 8 of 10

8. One of our most used electronics is the microwave. But who invented it? Hint

Eli Whitney

Richard Trevithick

Percy Spencer

Thomas Edison

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Question 9 of 10

9. Richard Trevithick invented the steam locomotive.

True

False

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Question 10 of 10

10. Now for the fun one. Who is generally credited with inventing the light bulb?

Answer: (Last name or first and last name)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was the first to fly in the Wright Flyer, the first successful heavier-than-air aircraft?

Answer: Orville Wright

Orville Wright was the first to fly the Wright Flyer, which was designed and built by him and his brother Wilbur Wright. Willis Carrier developed modern air conditioning. Jimmy Doolittle was a pilot, and Glamorous Glennis was the name of the aircraft that was the first to reach Mach 1 speed.

2. Who was the inventor of the modern automobile?

Answer: Karl Benz

The first automobile had three wheels, and was built in 1885. Henry Ford was a essential to the automobile industry, as his assembly line lowered the price of a car so it was available to more people.

3. Who created the cotton gin?

Answer: Eli Whitney

He created the cotton gin in 1793. This invention lowered the cost of cotton thus more people bought it, and more cotton had to be made requiring more slaves to tend the cotton fields.

4. Which of these people created the first gas turbine?

Answer: �gidius Elling

The Norwegian, �gidius Elling (1861-1949), invented the gas turbine in the period 1903-1912. In the 1930s Frank Whittle developed the first jet engine for use in an aircraft. Jimmy Doolittle was a aviator in World War Two, and led the famous Doolittle Raid. The others were famous scientists.

5. Why did Josephine Cochrane make the first dependable dishwasher?

Answer: Her servants did not do dishes correctly

Her servants did not wash dishes properly, so she created a hand-powered dishwasher in 1887. Dishwashers were not very common till the 1950s, but after that they became popular.

6. The first bicycle was made by whom?

Answer: Karl Drais

The first bicycle was made in 1819 by Baron Karl Drais (1785-1851) and was mostly made out of wood. Orville Wright owned a bicycle shop with his brother, but is better known for being the first man to fly in a heavier than air aircraft.

7. The first digital computer was made in what country?

Answer: Germany

Konrad Zuse (1910-1995) made the first digital computer. After the outbreak of World War Two his work was subsidized by the German government and his first digital computer was completed in 1941. However, as a result of the war, knowledge of his invention did not spread to Britain or the U.S.

8. One of our most used electronics is the microwave. But who invented it?

Answer: Percy Spencer

He was employed by Raytheon Company, which is one of the largest producers of guided missiles. The first commercially available microwave oven cost 5,000 dollars, which is equal to 50,000 by today's standards.

9. Richard Trevithick invented the steam locomotive.

Answer: True

Steam locomotives needed to carry coal and water to keep going, but until another travel solution was found they were the masters of the railtrack.

10. Now for the fun one. Who is generally credited with inventing the light bulb?

Answer: Edison

Thomas Edison created the light bulb in 1879. He died in 1931, but will forever be known as one of the greatest inventors.

Many other scientists had worked on the light bulb before Edison: hence the use of 'generally credited' in the question.

Source: Author sharkfin1

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