Famous Inventions
Who invented the telephone?
A) Thomas Edison
B) Nikola Tesla
C) Alexander Graham Bell
D) Albert Einstein
C) Alexander Graham Bell
Who discovered penicillin?
A) Edward Jenner
B) Louis Pasteur
C) Alexander Fleming
D) Gregor Mendel
C) Alexander Fleming
Who is credited with the discovery of the law of gravity?
A) Albert Einstein
B) Isaac Newton
C) Nikola Tesla
D) Galileo Galilei
B) Isaac Newton
Which fast food chain is famous for its “Big Mac” sandwich?
A) Wendy's
B) McDonald's
C) Burger King
D) Taco Bell
B) McDonald's
Which inventor is credited with the invention of the light bulb?
A) Nikola Tesla
B) Benjamin Franklin
C) Thomas Edison
D) James Watt
C) Thomas Edison
Which doctor is credited with creating the first successful polio vaccine?
A) Louis Pasteur
B) Edward Jenner
C) Albert Calmette
D) Jonas Salk
D) Jonas Salk
Which scientist developed the theory of evolution by natural selection?
A) Albert Einstein
B) Charles Darwin
C) Gregor Mendel
D) Louis Pasteur
B) Charles Darwin
What food is often called "the food of the gods" and is the main ingredient in chocolate?
A) Wheat
B) Rice
C) Cocoa
D) Peanuts
C) Cocoa
The first practical steam engine, which helped ignite the Industrial Revolution, was developed by which inventor?
A) Richard Arkwright
B) George Stephenson
C) James Watt
D) Samuel Morse
C) James Watt
The discovery of insulin, which revolutionized the treatment of diabetes, is credited to which scientist?
A) Frederick Banting
B) Marie Curie
C) Edward Jenner
D) Joseph Lister
A) Frederick Banting
Which scientist is known for discovering the structure of DNA along with Francis Crick?
A) James Watson
B) Albert Einstein
C) Gregor Mendel
D) Linus Pauling
A) James Watson
Which inventor is known for creating the first modern potato chip in 1853?
A) George Crum
B) Thomas Edison
C) Benjamin Franklin
D) John Harvey Kellogg
A) George Crum
This inventor developed the first successful machine to print movable type in the 15th century. Who was it?
A) Johannes Gutenberg
B) Leonardo da Vinci
C) Thomas Edison
D) Henry Ford
A) Johannes Gutenberg
This pioneering surgeon developed antiseptic surgery techniques and is considered the father of modern surgery. Who was he?
A) Louis Pasteur
B) Joseph Lister
C) Andreas Vesalius
D) Hippocrates
B) Joseph Lister
Marie Curie was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, but in which field did she win it?
A) Chemistry
B) Medicine
C) Physics
D) Peace
C) Physics
Who is credited with inventing the sandwich by placing meat between two slices of bread in the 18th century?
A) John Montagu, the 4th Earl of Sandwich
B) Benjamin Franklin
C) Thomas Jefferson
D) George Washington
A) John Montagu, the 4th Earl of Sandwich
Who invented the first mechanical clock in the 13th century?
A) Richard of Wallingford
B) Leonardo da Vinci
C) Al-Jazari
D) Galileo Galilei
A) Richard of Wallingford
The first successful heart transplant was performed by which South African surgeon in 1967?
A) Norman Shumway
B) Christiaan Barnard
C) Michael DeBakey
D) Paul Winchell
B) Christiaan Barnard
The first modern atomic theory, which laid the foundation for chemistry, was proposed by which ancient Greek philosopher?
A) Plato
B) Aristotle
C) Democritus
D) Pythagoras
C) Democritus
This famous American inventor is credited with creating the first commercially successful breakfast cereal in 1894. What was its name?
A) Cornflakes
B) Cheerios
C) Rice Krispies
D) Special K
A) Cornflakes