Great Inventors & Their Inventions
From the printing press to the airplane, meet the inventors whose ideas changed the world: Gutenberg, Bell, the Wright brothers, Marie Curie, and more.
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Who introduced the printing press with movable type to Europe around 1440?
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AJohannes GutenbergBIsaac NewtonCLeonardo da VinciDGalileo GalileiAlexander Graham Bell is famous for patenting which invention in 1876?
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AThe radioBThe telephoneCThe light bulbDThe cameraIn which year did the Wright brothers make the first successful powered airplane flight?
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A1876B1903C1927D1945- Thomas Edison's laboratory developed the first long-lasting practical light bulb.True / False · 20s
- Marie Curie won Nobel Prizes for her pioneering research on...Multiple Choice · 20s
- In which country was paper invented about 2,000 years ago? (one word)Type Answer · 30s
- Which life-saving medicine did Alexander Fleming discover in 1928?Multiple Choice · 20s
- Guglielmo Marconi is famous for pioneering long-distance radio communication.True / False · 20s
- Karl Benz is credited with building the first practical...Multiple Choice · 20s
- James Watt greatly improved which machine, powering the Industrial Revolution?Multiple Choice · 20s
- Who is famous for flying a kite in a storm to study lightning? (last name)Type Answer · 30s
- Who discovered Jupiter's four largest moons with his telescope in 1610?Multiple Choice · 20s
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