Accidental Inventions
What popular kitchen appliance was invented after engineer Percy Spencer noticed that a radar wave equipment test had completely melted a candy bar in his pocket?
Microwave Oven
What handheld digital pet from Japan required constant virtual feeding, playing, and cleaning, or else it would tragically die on its tiny pixelated screen?
Tamagotchi
What aerated mixture of sugar, whipped egg whites, and chopped nuts forms the chewy center of Snickers, Milky Way, and 3 Musketeers bars?
Nougat
Which social insects build towering, fortress-like mounds out of mud and saliva that feature complex, internal self-ventilating air conditioning systems?
Termites
What mild-mannered, glasses-wearing reporter for the Daily Planet newspaper is secretly the alter-ego of Superman?
Clark Kent
What snack was invented by chef George Crum in 1853 after a disgruntled customer kept sending his thick-cut French fries back to the kitchen for being too soggy?
Potato Chips
What 6-second looping video platform, launched in 2013, birthed modern short-form internet meme culture before being abruptly shut down by Twitter?
Vine
What was the first individually wrapped penny candy in America, famously included in WWII soldier rations because it could withstand extreme weather?
Tootsie Roll
What geometric shape do honeybees use to construct the cells of their hives because it perfectly maximizes space while using the absolute minimum amount of wax?
Hexagon
Which Marvel superhero shattered comic book tropes at the end of his 2008 debut movie by publicly declaring to a room of reporters, "I am... [Super Hero Name]"?
Iron Man/Tony Stark
What medical breakthrough was discovered because Alexander Fleming accidentally left a petri dish of bacteria open while he went on vacation, allowing a specific mold to grow?
Penicillin
What noisy method of connecting to the internet in the 90s completely blocked a household's landline telephone from being used at the same time?
Dial-Up Internet
In a twist of pure irony, what carnival treat was co-invented in 1897 by a dentist named William Morrison?
Cotton Candy (Fairy Floss)
What luxurious textile material is harvested from the protective cocoons woven by caterpillars before they transform into moths?
Silk
While several characters have held the mantle, who is the forensic scientist most famously known as the speedy alter-ego of The Flash?
Barry Allen
What slippery, non-stick coating found on frying pans was accidentally created when a chemist trying to invent a new refrigerant came back to find his gas had polymerized into a white powder?
Teflon
What massive social media platform allowed users to customize their profiles with HTML coding, add background music, and rank their "Top 8" friends?
MySpace
What rich, fatty substance harvested from the cacao bean is the only actual cacao ingredient found in white chocolate?
Cocoa Butter
What semi-aquatic rodent is famous for cutting down trees with its teeth to build massive wood-and-mud structures that alter entire river ecosystems?
Beaver
What is the real civilian name of the high school honors student who fights crime in New York City after being bitten by a radioactive arachnid?
Peter Parker
What festive device was invented in ancient China when a cook accidentally mixed charcoal, sulfur, and saltpeter together inside a hollow bamboo tube?
Fireworks
What Microsoft-produced portable media player was launched in 2006 to aggressively compete with Apple’s iPod, but failed miserably despite its loyal cult following?
Zune
What jelly bean brand created a special "Blueberry" flavor in 1981 specifically so they could send over three tons of red, white, and blue beans to President Ronald Reagan's inauguration?
Jelly Belly
What tiny marine invertebrates secrete a hard calcium carbonate skeleton that, over thousands of years, builds up to form massive structures like the Great Barrier Reef?
Coral Polyps
What blind defense attorney uses his hyper-intensified remaining senses to fight crime by night in New York's Hell's Kitchen as Daredevil?
Matt Murdock