1) What was first created: fire, bread or plow? a) Fire b) Bread c) Plow 2) When was the earliest bread made according to history? a) Dating back to 4,000 B.C. the first bread was very rustic. b) The earliest bread made in or around 8000 BC in the Middle East, specifically Egypt. c) The first bread was only made in the middle ages. 3) Who invented the plow? a) The Egiptians created it. b) Everybody knows that the plow was invented by the ancient Greek c) We don’t know who exactly invented the plow, a vital technology in farming, what we do know is that he Sumerians created it, 4) When was the printed press invented? a) It was invented in 1500. b) German goldsmith Johannes Gutenberg is credited with inventing the printing press around 1436 c) Historians say it was invented by Gutemberg in the 14th century. 5) What did the Portuguese invent between the 15th and 16th centuries? a) Created by the Portuguese between the 15th and 16th centuries, the "caravela" was a wooden boat that allowed Portuguese sailors to travel across the wildest seas, facing challenging winds and currents. b) The Portuguese are known for having invented the paper we use nowadays. c) Created by the Portuguese between the 15th and 16th centuries, the wheel was a wooden circle that had a great impact on Portugal’s economic power in the 16th century. 6) What else did the Portuguese invent back then? a) Gunpowder is the first explosive to have been developed by the Portuguese back then. b) Photography was invented by the Portuguese navigators so they could take photos of the lands where they settled. c) The nautical astrolabe is another famous Portuguese invention that allowed sailors to excel in maritime discoveries and commerce. 7) Who invented the atmospheric steam engine and when was it invented? a) James Watt patented the atmospheric steam engine in 1712 b) Edmond Halley patented the atmospheric steam engine in 1712 c) Thomas Newcomen patented the atmospheric steam engine in 1712 8) Who invented the world's first successful motor-operated airplane? a) Orville and Wilbur Wright made the first controlled, sustainable flight of a powered, heavier-than-air aircraft December 17, 1903 b) Alberto Santos-Dumont made the first controlled, sustainable flight of a powered, heavier-than-air aircraft December 17, 1903 c) Gago Coutinho and Sacadura Cabral made the first controlled, sustainable flight of a powered, heavier-than-air aircraft December 17, 1903 9) Where and when does the TV originate from? a) On 25 March 1925, Marconi gave the first public demonstration of televised silhouette images in motion, at a Milan's department store. b) On 25 March 1925, Scottish Baird gave the first public demonstration of televised silhouette images in motion, at Selfridges's department store in London. c) On January 29, 1886, Carl Benz gave the first public demonstration of televised silhouette images in motion. 10) When did the most incredible invention ever, the Internet, start being used? a) The Internet started being used during the second world war as a way for the allies to spy on germans movements b) The Internet started being used in the 1960s as a way for government researchers to share information. c) John W. Mauchly and J. Presper Eckert ,at the University of Pennsylvania. started using it in the 1950s.

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