Chronicles of Invention: Test Your Knowledge
A rigorous quiz that probes deep knowledge of landmark inventions and the minds behind them, suitable for advanced learners.
Quiz Questions
Answer all questions below and test your knowledge.
- 1
Which ancient civilization created the analog computer known as the Antikythera mechanism?
- 2
In which year did Johannes Gutenberg complete his movable‑type printing press that revolutionized Europe?
- 3
Who received the first British patent for a practical steam engine in 1698?
- 4
Alessandro Volta's invention of the voltaic pile in 1800 provided the first continuous source of what?
- 5
The Z3, completed in 1941, is considered the first fully functional, programmable computer. Who designed it?
- 6
Which inventor developed the Davy safety lamp to protect miners from firedamp in 1815?
- 7
On what date did Alexander Graham Bell make the first successful voice transmission using his telephone prototype?
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