Master the History of Game‑Changing Creations

A rigorous set of questions testing awareness of pivotal technological milestones.

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Answer all questions below and test your knowledge.

  1. 1

    Which inventor secured the first U.S. patent for a practical telephone system in 1876?

    Question 1
  2. 2

    The 1903 Wright brothers' aircraft was powered by an engine they designed themselves. What was the engine's horsepower rating?

    Question 2
  3. 3

    In 1928, a Scottish chemist patented a method to synthesize a synthetic polymer that became the first commercially successful plastic. Who was this chemist?

    Question 3
  4. 4

    Which device, unveiled at the 1969 International Expo in Osaka, marked the first commercially available pocket calculator?

    Question 4
  5. 5

    The first programmable digital computer, ENIAC, was completed in 1945. Which of its designers later co‑authored the first paper on computer architecture?

    Question 5
  6. 6

    In 1975, a Japanese engineer introduced a portable music player that used magnetic tape cartridges. What was the commercial name of this device?

    Question 6
  7. 7

    Which ancient civilization is credited with inventing the first known mechanical clock, the water‑driven clepsydra, around 1500 BCE?

    Question 7
  8. 8

    The 1973 invention of the first handheld video game console was marketed by which company?

    Question 8
  9. 9

    Which 19th‑century inventor developed a method for mass‑producing incandescent light bulbs by using a carbonized bamboo filament?

    Question 9
  10. 10

    The first successful open‑source operating system kernel, released in 1991, was authored by which programmer?

    Question 10

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