1. Who is credited with inventing the telephone?
a) Alexander Graham Bell
b) Thomas Edison
c) Nikola Tesla
d) Benjamin Franklin
Explanation:
Alexander Graham Bell is credited with inventing the telephone.
2. What invention is Thomas Edison most famous for?
a) Light bulb
b) Telephone
c) Microwave oven
d) Automobile
Explanation:
Thomas Edison is most famous for inventing the light bulb.
3. Who is known for inventing the World Wide Web (WWW)?
a) Albert Einstein
b) Tim Berners-Lee
c) Steve Jobs
d) Mark Zuckerberg
Explanation:
Tim Berners-Lee is known for inventing the World Wide Web (WWW).
4. Which inventor is associated with the development of the first practical electric motor?
a) James Watt
b) Isaac Newton
c) Michael Faraday
d) Thomas Jefferson
Explanation:
Michael Faraday is associated with the development of the first practical electric motor.
5. Who invented the airplane?
a) Alexander Graham Bell
b) Thomas Edison
c) Wright brothers (Wilbur and Orville)
d) Galileo Galilei
Explanation:
The Wright brothers (Wilbur and Orville) are credited with inventing the airplane.
6. What invention is Elias Howe known for?
a) Typewriter
b) Sewing machine
c) Steam engine
d) Refrigerator
Explanation:
Elias Howe is known for inventing the sewing machine.
7. Who is the inventor of the printing press?
a) Isaac Newton
b) Leonardo da Vinci
c) Johannes Gutenberg
d) Marie Curie
Explanation:
Johannes Gutenberg is the inventor of the printing press.
8. Which inventor is famous for the development of the first practical incandescent light bulb?
a) Alexander Graham Bell
b) Thomas Edison
c) Nikola Tesla
d) Benjamin Franklin
Explanation:
Thomas Edison is famous for the development of the first practical incandescent light bulb.
9. Who is credited with inventing the modern computer mouse?
a) Bill Gates
b) Steve Jobs
c) Douglas Engelbart
d) Alan Turing
Explanation:
Douglas Engelbart is credited with inventing the modern computer mouse.
10. Who invented the first practical telephone switchboard?
a) Alexander Graham Bell
b) Thomas Edison
c) Nikola Tesla
d) Samuel Morse
Explanation:
Alexander Graham Bell invented the first practical telephone switchboard.
11. What invention is associated with Samuel Morse?
a) Telephone
b) Morse code
c) Radio
d) Television
Explanation:
Samuel Morse is associated with the invention of Morse code.
12. Who is known for inventing the electric battery?
a) Alessandro Volta
b) Marie Curie
c) Benjamin Franklin
d) James Clerk Maxwell
Explanation:
Alessandro Volta is known for inventing the electric battery.
13. What invention is associated with Karl Benz?
a) Airplane
b) Bicycle
c) Automobile
d) Helicopter
Explanation:
Karl Benz is associated with the invention of the automobile.
14. Who is credited with inventing the first practical sewing machine?
a) Isaac Singer
b) Elias Howe
c) Leonardo da Vinci
d) Thomas Edison
Explanation:
Elias Howe is credited with inventing the first practical sewing machine.
15. Which inventor is known for developing the theory of relativity?
a) Albert Einstein
b) Isaac Newton
c) Galileo Galilei
d) Thomas Edison
Explanation:
Albert Einstein is known for developing the theory of relativity.
16. Who is credited with inventing the first practical electric generator?
a) James Watt
b) Michael Faraday
c) Nikola Tesla
d) Benjamin Franklin
Explanation:
Michael Faraday is credited with inventing the first practical electric generator.
17. What invention is associated with Guglielmo Marconi?
a) Airplane
b) Radio
c) Telephone
d) Computer
Explanation:
Guglielmo Marconi is associated with the invention of radio.
18. Who invented the first practical refrigerator?
a) Nikola Tesla
b) Benjamin Franklin
c) Albert Einstein
d) Jacob Perkins
Explanation:
Jacob Perkins invented the first practical refrigerator.
19. Which inventor is known for the development of the first practical steam engine?
a) James Watt
b) Thomas Edison
c) Isaac Newton
d) Leonardo da Vinci
Explanation:
James Watt is known for the development of the first practical steam engine.
20. Who is credited with inventing the first practical camera?
a) George Eastman
b) Thomas Edison
c) Alexander Graham Bell
d) Galileo Galilei
Explanation:
George Eastman is credited with inventing the first practical camera.