Celebrate innovation with this quiz: famous inventors you should know

Questions

1. Who invented the airplane?
2. Which invention is Thomas Edison famous for?
3. Who invented the printing press?
4. What invention revolutionized communication in the 19th century?
5. Who is credited with inventing the telephone?
6. Which invention allows for instant global communication via the internet?
7. Who invented the wheel?
8. Which device is used to measure temperature?
9. Who invented the sewing machine?
10. Which invention is used to produce electricity?

Answers

1. The airplane was invented by Orville and Wilbur Wright.
2. Thomas Edison is famous for inventing the electric light bulb.
3. The printing press was invented by Johannes Gutenberg.
4. The telegraph revolutionized communication in the 19th century.
5. Alexander Graham Bell is credited with inventing the telephone.
6. The invention that allows for instant global communication via the internet is the World Wide Web (created by Tim Berners-Lee).
7. The wheel was invented in prehistoric times, with no specific individual credited.
8. A device used to measure temperature is a thermometer.
9. The sewing machine was invented by Elias Howe and Isaac Singer (among others).
10. The invention used to produce electricity includes generators and turbines.