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Inventions Trivia

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    Students have to answer the questions about inventions (nice for passive voice)
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  • In what year was the first motorcycle built?
    1952
    1914
    1928
    1885
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  • In what century was the first electrical generator developed?
    17th
    20th
    18th
    19th
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  • The invention of the cat flap is credited to which famous scientist?
    Galileo Galilei
    Albert Einstein
    Isaac Newton
    Leonardo da Vinci
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  • Who invented scissors?
    Ptolemy
    Johannes Kepler
    Nicolaus Copernicus
    Leonardo da Vinci
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  • What household machine was invented by Hamilton Smith in 1858?
    dishwasher
    washing machine
    refrigerator
    microwave oven
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  • In what year was the first Apple Macintosh computer developed?
    1984
    1976
    1992
    2000
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  • What did Alexander Fleming famously discover?
    Blender
    Light bulb
    Penicillin
    Printing press
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  • While in Newgate Prison, which hygiene aid did William Addis invent?
    tootbrush
    soap
    toilet paper
    shampoo
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  • What portable device did James Spengler invent in 1907, using a soap box, pillow case, a fan and tape?
    Vacuum cleaner
    X-ray machine
    Barometer
    Steam engine
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  • Which inventor made one patent for every three weeks of his life?
    Johannes Gutenberg
    Thomas Edison
    Galileo Galilei
    Alexander Graham Bell
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  • 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 women.
    They are kids.
    They are blind.
    They are British.
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  • Which organization invented the Internet ?
    DARPA
    GOOGLE
    CERN
    MICROSOFT
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  • Which car factory created the first car to middle-class Americans?
    Oldsmobile
    Chevrolet
    Dodge
    Ford
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  • When was the Barbie doll invented?
    1948
    1959
    1987
    1993
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  • Who invented the dynamite?
    Marie Curie
    J. Robert Oppenheimer
    Alexander Graham Bell
    Alfred Nobel
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