Master the History of Game‑Changing Creations
A rigorous set of questions testing awareness of pivotal technological milestones.
Quiz Questions
Answer all questions below and test your knowledge.
- 1
Which inventor secured the first U.S. patent for a practical telephone system in 1876?
- 2
The 1903 Wright brothers' aircraft was powered by an engine they designed themselves. What was the engine's horsepower rating?
- 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?
- 4
Which device, unveiled at the 1969 International Expo in Osaka, marked the first commercially available pocket calculator?
- 5
The first programmable digital computer, ENIAC, was completed in 1945. Which of its designers later co‑authored the first paper on computer architecture?
- 6
In 1975, a Japanese engineer introduced a portable music player that used magnetic tape cartridges. What was the commercial name of this device?
- 7
Which ancient civilization is credited with inventing the first known mechanical clock, the water‑driven clepsydra, around 1500 BCE?
- 8
The 1973 invention of the first handheld video game console was marketed by which company?
- 9
Which 19th‑century inventor developed a method for mass‑producing incandescent light bulbs by using a carbonized bamboo filament?
- 10
The first successful open‑source operating system kernel, released in 1991, was authored by which programmer?
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