10 quiz questions about famous inventors

Questions

1. Who is credited with inventing the telephone in 1876?
2. Which inventor is best known for developing the light bulb and improving electric lighting?
3. This inventor created the World Wide Web in 1989. Who is he?
4. Who invented the airplane along with his brother Wilbur Wright?
5. Which inventor is famous for creating the first practical phonograph?
6. Who is known as the “Father of the Computer” for designing the first general-purpose computer?
7. This inventor developed the process for mass-producing steel, significantly impacting construction and manufacturing. Who is he?
8. Who invented the first successful steamboat, revolutionizing transportation in the 19th century?
9. Which inventor is famous for creating the first practical electric coffee percolator?
10. Who was the inventor behind the first programmable computer, called the Z3?

Answers

1. Alexander Graham Bell
2. Thomas Edison
3. Tim Berners-Lee
4. Orville and Wilbur Wright
5. Thomas Edison
6. John Presper Eckert and John Mauchly (Note: Often associated with John Presper Eckert and John Mauchly for the ENIAC; for the first general-purpose computer, Charles Babbage is also a key figure, but his machine was never completed)
7. Henry Bessemer
8. Robert Fulton
9. Nelson McCulloch (Note: The first electric coffee percolator was invented by Hanson Goodrich, but the most famous early model was by Melitta Bentz; for clarity, a more precise answer is Melitta Bentz for the percolator’s development)
10. Konrad Zuse