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Category: Discoveries and Inventions

Wright Brothers

Wright Brothers Quiz

Posted on by Mauvin Sequeira

1. Which two brothers are credited with inventing the first successful airplane?
(a) Charles and Frank Lindbergh
(b) Orville and Wilbur Wright
(c) Amelia Earhart and Bessie Coleman
(d) Glenn Curtiss and Alexander Graham Bell

2. Where did the Wright brothers conduct their early flight experiments?
(a) Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
(b) New York City
(c) Los Angeles, California
(d) Chicago, Illinois

3. What was the name of the Wright brothers’ first successful airplane?
(a) The Wright Flyer
(b) The Spirit of St. Louis
(c) The Red Baron
(d) The Black Bird

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Thomas Edison

Thomas Alva Edison Quiz

Posted on by Vincent Augustine D'Souza

1) Which is the most famous invention of Thomas Alva Edison?
a) Projector
b) Radio
c) Telephone
d) Electric bulb

2) How many inventions were patented by Thomas Alva Edison?
a) 500
b) 997
c) 1093
d) 1100

3) Which of the following quotations is attributed to Thomas Alva Edison?
a) We have nothing to fear but fear.
b) I promise you blood, sweat, toil and tears.
c) We make our destiny by our actions.
d) Genius is one per cent inspiration and 99 per cent perspiration.

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Clyde W Tombaugh

Clyde William Tombaugh Quiz

Posted on by Vincent Augustine D'Souza

Clyde William Tombaugh Quiz Questions
1. When was Clyde William Tombaugh born?
a) 4 February 1906
b) 5 May 1904
c) 8 July 1909
d) 6 December 1905

2. Where was Clyde William Tombaugh born?
a) Chicago
b) Streator
c) Richmond
d) Topeka

3. Where did Clyde William Tombaugh serve as assistant astronomer?
a) Caltech
b) Palomar Observatory
c) Mount Wilson Observatory
d) Lowell Observatory

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Jack Kilby

Jack Kilby Quiz

Posted on by Vincent Augustine D'Souza

1. When did Jack Kilby win Nobel Prize for Physics?
a) 1976
b) 1988
c) 2000
d) 2004

2. When was Jack Kilby born?
a) 8 March 1928
b) 30 June 1926
c) 1 August 1924
d) 8 November 1923

3. Where was Jack Kilby born?
a) Sacramento
b) Jefferson City
c) Atlanta
d) New Orleans

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Ferdinand Magellan

Ferdinand Magellan Quiz

Posted on by Vincent Augustine D'Souza

1. Where was Ferdinand Magellan born?
a) Venice
b) Saborosa
c) Lisboa
d) Goa

2. Whose expedition to India in 1505 did Ferdinand Magellan join?
a) Vasco da Gama
b) Alphonoso Albuquerque
c) Francis d’Almeida
d) Bartholomew Dias

3. Ferdinand Magellan began his voyage around the world with five ships. Which ship did he command?
a) Conception
b) Santiago
c) Trinidad
d) Victoria

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