Old Inventions
Note: Old Inventions
This category lists diverse items invented before 2,500 BCE
Note: Titled Inventors
This category requires the names of the inventors
Note: Origin of Foods
This category requires the location of where the food was made
Note: Happy Accidents
This category includes items that were invented by accident
Note: Wage for Reward
You are allowed to wager the point value shown to guess one of the three options. Everyone's guesses will be taken before revealing the answer.
A musical instrument that was invented ~40,000 years ago.
What is a Flute?
He is widely credited for the invention of the light bulb.
Who is Thomas Edison?
It's the city in Germany where Hamburgers were invented/first made.
Where is Hamburg, (Germany)?
It was invented during World War II while Harry Coover was attempting to create plastic gun sights, but it was too sticky.
What is Superglue?
This was invented before the others. Protractor, Fountain or Sundial?
What is the Protractor? Although not how it looks currently. Protractor - 2200 BCE, Fountain - 2000 BCE, Sundial - 1500 BCE
Protractor: +200, Sundial/Fountain: -200.
A material that was invented in around 2,900 BCE in Egypt.
What is Papyrus.
They are widely credited for the invention of the airplane, although they likely weren't the first.
Who are the Wright Brothers? (Wilbur and Orville)
It's the country where croissants were invented/first made.
Where is Austria?
It was created by an engineer named Richard James during World War II after knocking a spring off a table.
What is a Slinky?
This was invented in China. Cotton Thread, Fork or Scissors?
What is the Fork? It was created during the Bronze Age by the Qijia culture. Cotton Thread - Pakistan, Scissors - the Middle East.
Fork: +300, Scissors/Cotton Thread: -300.
They're fasteners in construction and were likely invented ~3,400 BCE in Egypt.
What are (bronze) nails?
He is the inventor of hand paddles/flippers, as well as other, more important things.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
It is the city where pizza was invented/first made.
Where is Naples, Italy?
It was invented by a hotel keeper named Ruth Wakefield by accident when she was baking.
What is a chocolate chip cookie?
It was invented before the others. Reciept, Dock, or Tattoo ?
What is a Tattoo? Tattoo - ~3200 BCE, Reciept - 3000 BCE, Dock - 2556 BCE
Tattoo: +400, Reciept/Dock: -400.
A measuring tool invented ~3,100 BCE, likely in Egypt or Rome
What is a Scale?
He is the inventor of the computer
Who is Charles Babbage?
It's the city where the first patent for peanut butter was filed in 1884.
Where is Montreal, Quebec (Canada)?
They were invented by George Crum because of a costumer complaint.
What are potato chips?
It was invented in 480 BCE. Catapult, Water Wheel or Spiral Stairs?
What are Spiral Stairs? Catapult - 485 BCE, Water Wheel - ~320 BCE.
Spiral Stairs: +500, Water Wheel/Catapult: -500.