Science & Inventions
Instructions: Discover how much you know about famous inventions, scientific discoveries, and the brilliant minds behind them.
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Who is credited with inventing the practical electric light bulb?
AThomas EdisonBNikola TeslaCBenjamin FranklinDAlexander Graham Bell - 2.
Who invented the telephone?
ASamuel MorseBThomas EdisonCGuglielmo MarconiDAlexander Graham Bell - 3.
The Wright brothers made their famous first powered flight in which year?
A1910B1895C1899D1903 - 4.
What did Alexander Fleming accidentally discover in 1928?
APenicillinBX-raysCAspirinDInsulin - 5.
What force keeps us on the ground and was famously associated with a falling apple?
AInertiaBFrictionCGravityDMagnetism - 6.
Who developed the theory of relativity?
AAlbert EinsteinBStephen HawkingCNiels BohrDIsaac Newton - 7.
What invention by Johannes Gutenberg around 1440 revolutionized the spread of knowledge?
AThe clockBThe compassCThe telescopeDThe printing press - 8.
Which scientist is known for her pioneering research on radioactivity?
ALise MeitnerBDorothy HodgkinCMarie CurieDRosalind Franklin - 9.
What does DNA stand for?
ADeoxyribonucleic acidBDinitro acidCDual nitrogen acidDDynamic nucleic acid - 10.
Who invented the World Wide Web?
ABill GatesBVint CerfCSteve JobsDTim Berners-Lee - 11.
What did Louis Pasteur develop that has saved millions of lives from infectious disease?
AAnesthesiaBPasteurization and vaccinesCAntibioticsDBlood transfusions - 12.
Which element on the periodic table has the chemical symbol 'O'?
AOganessonBGoldCOsmiumDOxygen - 13.
What year did Neil Armstrong become the first person to walk on the Moon?
A1971B1967C1969D1965 - 14.
Who is considered the 'father of modern computing'?
AJohn von NeumannBAlan TuringCAda LovelaceDCharles Babbage - 15.
What was the name of the first artificial satellite launched into space?
AVanguard 1BExplorer 1CLuna 1DSputnik 1