1) Where was the world wide web invented? a) at the Microsoft Corporation b) in a laboratory in Switzerland c) at the Federal Communications Commission 2) Which of the following technological developments came first? a) telegraph b) television c) telescope 3) When was the first plastic made of artificial materials patented? a) 1909 b) 1945 c) 1975 4) Who discovered X-rays? a) Marie Curie b) Wilhelm Röntgen c) Leonardo da Vinci 5) What invention in Europe around 1450 AD revolutionized communication worldwide -but was actually invented two centuries earlier in Korea? a) Morse code b) the metal printing press c) telephone 6) What famous scientist and inventor participated in the invention of Aqua-Lung? (dive equipment and accessories) a) Thomas Edison b) Leonardo da Vinci c) Jacques Cousteau 7) When was the first wireless network successfully tested? a) 1971 b) 1981 c) 2001 8) The Wright brothers made aircraft but was their other job? a) bicycle manufacturers b) telephone operators c) factory workers 9) Earle Dickson, the creator of this product in 1920, cam up with the idea when living with a clumsy wife who often fell and cut or scratched herself a) disinfectant b) vaccine c) band-aid 10) With a percentage of 57, this country has the highest proportion of female inventors. a) Togo b) Finland c) The Netherlands 11) With a staggeringly-low rate of 9%, this country has one of the lowest proportion of female inventors. a) Finland b) United Kingdom c) Japan 12) In which decade was the telephone invented? a) 1820s b) 1870s c) 1920s 13) Who had an explosive idea and first patented dynamite? a) Alfred Nobel b) Guy Fawkes c) Robert Oppenheimer 14) The video called "Me at the Zoo" was first ever to be uploaded to.. a) Facebook b) Instagram c) YouTube 15) Back in 1984, this brand new invention would have cost you almost 3,000 pounds. a) mobile phone b) personal computer c) Nintendo Gameboy 16) Who is the only woman to have won two Nobel prizes in two different fields? a) Iréne-Joliot Curie b) Éve Curie c) Marie Curie 17) Who discovered the four main moons of Jupiter in 1610? a) Edmund Halley b) Galileo Galilei c) Nicholas Copernicus 18) Who discovered the composition on white light? a) Stephen Hawking b) Albert Einstein c) Isaac Newton 19) Who invented the mechanical wonder known as the zipper? a) It was the work of several dedicated inventors b) Thomas Edison c) Johan Gutenberg 20) What did the very first text message say back in 1992? a) Merry Christmas! b) Where are you? c) Is anybody there?

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