This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Technology > Inventions > Inventions – Quiz 15 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Inventions Quiz 15 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Who had an explosive idea and first patented DYNAMITE? A) J. R. Gluber. B) A. Nobel. C) G. Fawks. D) W. Bickford. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A. Nobel. 2. Paper money A) Was an improvement on copper coins. B) Was abandoned because it was too light. C) Was hated by merchants. D) Led to surplus agriculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was an improvement on copper coins. 3. What plaything was invented by Joe McVicker in 1956? A) Silly Putty. B) Etch-A-Sketch. C) Lite-Brite. D) Play-Doh. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Play-Doh. 4. Technological ideas can be protected through a process called A) Copyright. B) Umbrella law. C) Protecting. D) Patenting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Patenting. 5. Which invention lets you fly from one country to another? A) Car. B) Bus. C) Aeroplane. D) Electricity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aeroplane. 6. Why was the first computer invented? A) To help inventors communicate with one another. B) To solve difficult math problems. C) To keep track of new inventions. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To solve difficult math problems. 7. Waterproof Rubber A) James Watt. B) Thomas Alva Edison. C) John Boyd Dunlop. D) Charles Macintosh. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Charles Macintosh. 8. How did the invention of the light bulb impact factories? A) It allowed factories to stay open longer and increased productivity. B) It increased costs of production. C) It decreased efficiency because it was expensive. D) It forced business leaders to relocate factories. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It allowed factories to stay open longer and increased productivity. 9. What substance did Imdi-ilum trade? A) Iron. B) Wheat. C) Woven cloth. D) Tin. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tin. 10. Which group invented and developed the early Internet? A) The Soviet Union. B) The U.S. government. C) The United Nations. D) The European Union. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The U.S. government. 11. India has banned how many Chinese mobile apps to protect its sovereignty and integrity on June 30? A) 59. B) 65. C) 69. D) 44. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 59. 12. Which invention helped Han farmers move much heavier loads than they could carry? A) Iron plow. B) Wheelbarrow. C) Chain pump. D) Horse cart. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wheelbarrow. 13. When was the air conditionner introduced in houses? A) 18 years after it was created. B) 14 years after it was created. C) 10 years after it was created. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 14 years after it was created. 14. Electrons were discovered by A) J.J.Thompson. B) Roentgen. C) Edison. D) Roentgen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) J.J.Thompson. 15. Because of the Industrial Revolution, the cottage industry? A) Became more successful. B) Ended. C) Hired more people. D) Had more injuries at work. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ended. 16. First electric DC motor was invented by A) George Stephenson. B) FrankJulian Sprague. C) Percy Spencer. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FrankJulian Sprague. 17. A software design team is working on a new computer operating system. They analyze the market and work to develop new software using what type of problem-solving approach? A) Technological. B) Industrial design. C) Research and development. D) Total quality management. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Research and development. 18. Who invented coffee filter? A) Orville. B) Wilbur Wright. C) Melitta Bentz. D) Nikola Tesla. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Melitta Bentz. 19. Who is the inventor of the Telephone? A) Francis Beaufort. B) Henry Moseley. C) Alexander Graham Bell. D) Anthony Blatner. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alexander Graham Bell. 20. Ernest Rutherford invented what? A) Electron. B) Newtron. C) Proton. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Proton. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesTechnology QuizzesInventions Quiz 1Inventions Quiz 2Inventions Quiz 3Inventions Quiz 4Inventions Quiz 5Inventions Quiz 6Inventions Quiz 7Inventions Quiz 8Inventions Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books