In what year was the first motorcycle built?
1885
1952
1928
1914
In what century was the first electrical generator developed?
20th
17th
18th
19th
The invention of the cat flap is credited to which famous scientist?
Galileo Galilei
Isaac Newton
Leonardo da Vinci
Albert Einstein
Who invented scissors?
Ptolemy
Leonardo da Vinci
Johannes Kepler
Nicolaus Copernicus
What household machine was invented by Hamilton Smith in 1858?
dishwasher
washing machine
refrigerator
microwave oven
In what year was the first Apple Macintosh computer developed?
1984
1976
1992
2000
What did Alexander Fleming famously discover?
Light bulb
Printing press
Blender
Penicillin
While in Newgate Prison, which hygiene aid did William Addis invent?
toilet paper
shampoo
tootbrush
soap
What portable device did James Spengler invent in 1907, using a soap box, pillow case, a fan and tape?
Steam engine
Vacuum cleaner
Barometer
X-ray machine
Which inventor made one patent for every three weeks of his life?
Alexander Graham Bell
Galileo Galilei
Johannes Gutenberg
Thomas Edison
The inventors of ear muffs, the trampoline, braille, and the paper bag, all have something in common. What do they have in common?
They are kids.
They are blind.
They are British.
They are women.
Which car manufacturer created the first affordable automobile available to middle-class Americans?
Ford
Oldsmobile
Dodge
Chevrolet
When was the Barbie doll invented?
1948
1959
1987
1993
Who invented the dynamite?
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Alfred Nobel
Marie Curie
Alexander Graham Bell
The Rubik’s Cube, invented in 1974, is associated with which country?
USA
Hungary
Germany
France
