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💡 Inventions and inventors trivia for kids - with answers

Kids 9-14 and families · 12 questions

Every gadget around you started as someone's big idea. Find out how much you know about the inventions that changed the world!

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Who received the first US patent for the telephone, in 1876?

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  1. Who received the first US patent for the telephone, in 1876?
    Answer: Alexander Graham Bell. Alexander Graham Bell patented the telephone in 1876.
  2. Who made the first successful powered airplane flight, in 1903?
    Answer: The Wright brothers. Orville and Wilbur Wright flew at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
  3. Who built a printing press with movable type in Europe around 1440?
    Answer: Johannes Gutenberg. Gutenberg's press made books much cheaper and faster to make.
  4. Thomas Edison is famous for developing a long-lasting...
    Answer: Light bulb. Edison's team made a practical light bulb that could glow for many hours.
  5. Who discovered penicillin, the first antibiotic, in 1928?
    Answer: Alexander Fleming. Alexander Fleming noticed mold killing bacteria in his lab.
  6. Who invented the World Wide Web?
    Answer: Tim Berners-Lee. Tim Berners-Lee created the web in 1989 while working at CERN.
  7. In which country was paper first invented?
    Answer: China. Paper was invented in ancient China about 2,000 years ago.
  8. Who created the first vaccine, against smallpox?
    Answer: Edward Jenner. Edward Jenner tested his smallpox vaccine in 1796.
  9. Who built the first practical gasoline-powered car, in 1885-86?
    Answer: Karl Benz. Karl Benz built his three-wheeled Motorwagen in Germany.
  10. Which invention helps travelers find north?
    Answer: The compass. A compass needle is a magnet that points north.
  11. Which company released the first iPhone, in 2007?
    Answer: Apple. Apple's Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone in 2007.
  12. Galileo used which tool to discover moons around Jupiter?
    Answer: A telescope. In 1610 Galileo spotted four of Jupiter's moons with his telescope.

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