Hard Invention Quiz: Master the Makers and Their Marvels

A rigorous quiz probing the stories behind humanity’s most influential inventions, designed for experts seeking a serious challenge.

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Quiz Questions

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  1. 1

    Which inventor filed the first patent for a practical incandescent light bulb in the United States?

    Question 1
  2. 2

    The first programmable computer, the Z3, was built by which engineer in 1941?

    Question 2
  3. 3

    Which ancient civilization is credited with inventing the first known mechanical clock, the water‑driven clepsydra?

    Question 3
  4. 4

    The technique of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was pioneered by which scientist in 1983?

    Question 4
  5. 5

    What was the original purpose of the invention known as the telephone when Alexander Graham Bell first demonstrated it?

    Question 5
  6. 6

    The first successful powered flight in 1903 was achieved by the Wright brothers using which type of engine?

    Question 6
  7. 7

    Which material, discovered in 1905 by Albert A. Michelson, revolutionized early computer memory as the first practical magnetic storage medium?

    Question 7
  8. 8

    What term describes the process Joseph Nicéphore Niépce used in 1826 to capture the first permanent photograph?

    Question 8
  9. 9

    In 1973, the invention of the Ethernet protocol was credited to which researcher at Xerox PARC?

    Question 9
  10. 10

    The first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1, was launched by which nation in 1957?

    Question 10

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