Can You Name All of These Life-Changing Inventions Throughout History?

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From telescopes to steam engines to smartphones, how much do you know about scientific inventions throughout history? Life-changing inventions such as the ones in this quiz are almost always the result of years, decades, or even centuries of hard work. Do you know, however, about the now-widespread invention that happened completely by accident? If you're curious, put on your lab coats and goggles and try out this quiz!

Who built the first practical telescope?

Isaac Newton

Leonardo Da Vinci

Galileo Galilei

Claude Monet

Where was the most recent predecessor to modern paper invented?

Iceland

China

The Philippines

Mexico

Can you tell who invented the modern printing press?

Johannes Gutenburg

Charles Fenerty

Albert Einstein

Eugene Polley

Approximately what year did humans invent the wheel?

18 000 BC

3500 BC

300 AD

1600 AD

Which of these persons invented the phonograph?

Alessandro Volta

Jack Kilby

Steve Jobs

Thomas Edison

Where did the earliest written languages originate?

Mesopotamia

The Caribbean

Antarctica

North America

When did Apple release the first installation in its famous line of iPhones?

1976

1983

2007

2018

Which pair of brothers built the first engine-powered airplane?

The Wright brothers

The Montgolfier brothers

The Lumiere brothers

The al-Jazari brothers

Which company had a major part in creating compact discs?

Atari

GameStop

Johnsons

Sony

When did the Apollo 11 mission take humans to the moon for the first time?

1931

1969

1906

2013

Can you tell who invented the modern piano?

Wolfgang Mozart

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Richard Wagner

Bartolomeo Cristofori

When was the first handheld cellphone created?

1973

2007

1825

2017

Where was the first ever radio message sent?

Algeria

New Zealand

England

Madagascar

Do you know who invented the World Wide Web?

Steve Jobs

Pierre Omidyar

Bill Gates

Timothy Berners-Lee

In what country were barcodes invented?

Argentina

Canada

Dominican Republic

United States of America

Which of these countries is the birthplace of gunpowder?

China

Nigeria

Barbados

Spain

Who invented the first practical electrical motor?

William Sturgeon

Frederic Chopin

Marie Curie

Charles Darwin

Do you know what year Wikipedia was founded?

1959

2001

1975

2015

Which of these inventors created the first geared clock?

Alexander Bain

Vladimir K. Zworykin

John Logie Baird

Ibn Khalaf al-Muradi

Which of these inventors is known for building a gasoline-engine car?

Nicolaus Copernicus

Rachel Carson

Gregor Mendel

Carl Benz

Where in the world was the world's oldest lighthouse built?

Egypt

Brazil

Japan

Ghana

Who is commonly credited for inventing the microscope?

Jeffrey Moore

Mark Anthony

A.G. Adams

Zacharias Janssen

In which geographical region were the earliest air-dried bricks found?

Asia Minor

The Arctic Circle

Oceania

The Pacific Islands

Which of these inventors is associated with the steam engine?

James Watt

Ada Lovelace

Isaac Newton

Niels Bohr

In what country was the material Kevlar invented?

Taiwan

Indonesia

United States of America

Chile

In what decade were the first personal computers created?

1880s

1920s

1970s

2010s

Do you know where the spinning wheel was invented?

South Africa

India

Portugal

Greenland

Where in the world was the earliest windmill created?

Greece

Scotland

Hong Kong

Persia

Which of these inventors made the first solar cell?

Charles Fritts

Dave Davenport

P. La Cour

Jordan Hugh

How long ago can we find the earliest evidence of early humans controlling fire?

4 billion years ago

2 million years ago

500 thousand years ago

10 thousand years ago

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QUIZ - Can You Name These Life-Changing Inventions In History?

About This Quiz

Who built the first practical telescope?

Where was the most recent predecessor to modern paper invented?

Can you tell who invented the modern printing press?

Approximately what year did humans invent the wheel?

Which of these persons invented the phonograph?

Where did the earliest written languages originate?

When did Apple release the first installation in its famous line of iPhones?

Which pair of brothers built the first engine-powered airplane?

Which company had a major part in creating compact discs?

When did the Apollo 11 mission take humans to the moon for the first time?

Can you tell who invented the modern piano?

When was the first handheld cellphone created?

Where was the first ever radio message sent?

Do you know who invented the World Wide Web?

In what country were barcodes invented?

Which of these countries is the birthplace of gunpowder?

Who invented the first practical electrical motor?

Do you know what year Wikipedia was founded?

Which of these inventors created the first geared clock?

Which of these inventors is known for building a gasoline-engine car?

Where in the world was the world's oldest lighthouse built?

Who is commonly credited for inventing the microscope?

In which geographical region were the earliest air-dried bricks found?

Which of these inventors is associated with the steam engine?

In what country was the material Kevlar invented?

In what decade were the first personal computers created?

Do you know where the spinning wheel was invented?

Where in the world was the earliest windmill created?

Which of these inventors made the first solar cell?

How long ago can we find the earliest evidence of early humans controlling fire?

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