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Which of these instruments/tools make distant objects appear bigger?
Telescope
Batteries
Microscopes
Compass
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Which of these scientists invented the telephone?
Alexander Graham Bell
Alessandro Volta
Michael Faraday
Benjamin Franklin
3
Which was invented by a woman?
Windshield Wipers
Fire Escapes
All of the Above
Bullet proof vests
4
Chocolate chip cookies were invented by accident when someone didn't have any bakers chocolate
False
True
5
The popsicle was invented by
20 year old woman
11 year old boy
50 year old woman
20 year old man
6
Hieroglyphs are an early form of writing invented in which country?
Egypt
Norway
Mesopotamia
China
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The ice cream cone was invented when a ice cream shop ran out of dishes to serve ice cream.
False
True
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Which of the following was not invented by accident?
Microwave
Artificial sweetener
Mechanical Pencil
Post-It notes
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Which idea came first... iPad or iPhone?
iPhone
iPad
10
Bubble wrap was first intended for...
Fashion
Packing material
Wall paper
Space travel
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Why was the biro pen originally invented?
To make it possible to write in space
To be small and light-weight
To help journalists write faster
To help with children’s handwriting
12
What were the world's first wheels used for?
In toys
To pull carts
To help potters shape clay
To pull war chariots
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In what decade was the Internet invented?
1990s
1980s
1960s
2000s
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Potato chips were invented when a customer complained that their French fries were too thick and mushy
True
False
15
The first electronic television was invented in...
1947
1827
1937
1927
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The oldest writing comes from what region of the world?
China
India
Mesopotamia
Africa
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Which scientist discovered how to make electricity?
Nikola Tesla
Nicholas Fahrenheit
Michael Faraday
Charles Darwin
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Who invented chocolate?
Kiwis
Aztecs
English
Mayans
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Coca Cola was originally created as a medicine
True
False
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What was Play-Doh supposed to be?
Wall cleaner
Snack
Toy
Modeling clay
21
From which is Velcro inspired to be invented?
broom
grass
butterfly
seed
22
What were the first steam engines used for?
Powering tractors
Powering early computers
Pumping water out of mines
Driving trains
23
The microwave oven idea came from an experiment...
With chemicals reacting in a laboratory
With a melted candy bar
With meat cooking in the sun
24
In which century was the bicycle invented?
1800s
1200s
1600s
1900s
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Which of these instruments is used to find direction?
Plough
Ship's sails
Compass
Crossbar wheel
26
The safety pin was created
When an inventor was playing around with wire
When an inventer wanted to have a pin that was safe for children to use
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When was the first iPhone invented?
2006
2007
2004
2009
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Matchsticks were discovered when
Someone accidentally set a stick on fire
A stick coated in chemicals was scraped across the floor of a fireplace
Two sticks were rubbed together
