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1
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This was invented by combining soot from wood smoke and animal fat

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Ink

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It is the study and practice of making maps

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Cartography

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Who was the first of the ancient greeks to draw a map of the known world

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Anaximander

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4
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Who was considered to be one of the first cartographers

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Anaximander

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5
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Who invented the papyrus

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Ancient egyptians

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This was used for record keeping

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Papyrus

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In china, who develop a new process in paper making

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Cai Lun

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What are the functions of a water mill

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Metal shaping, agriculture, and miling = to grind grain

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An invention that indicates the time of the day

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Sundial

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10
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It was used to protect the skin from the sun and offers protection against evil eye

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Egyptian eye makeup/ Kohl

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11
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It was believed to repel flies and ward off infections among other things

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Kohl

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12
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Eyes without makeup were thought to be vulnerable to the ________

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Evil eye

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13
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Who invented the printing press

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Johannes gutenberg

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14
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This was invented to address the need for publishing books that would spread information to many people at a faster rate

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Printing press

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15
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Who invented the black powder

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Ancient chinese alchemist

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16
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Around ______, ancieny Chinese alchemist were experimenting with ________(3), as they were trying to find a potion for _______ but ended up creating an explosion

A

850 AD
Potassium, nitrate, charcoal, sulfur
Immortality

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17
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Black powder was initially used for _____ before used in warfare

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Fireworks

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18
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Who invented eyeglasses

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Alessandro Della Spina

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19
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This ground quartz magnifying lenses could help people with long and short sight

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Eyeglasses

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20
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Who invented the microscope

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Zachariah Janssen

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21
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Humans were able to see a new world of living things in the water, food, etc

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Microscope

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22
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This was first used by the chinese who started carrying folding money during the _______

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Paper bills; Tang dynasty

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23
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Who invented the hour glass

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Liutprand (French monk)

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24
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Was an ideal for ocean travel because the bobbing waves didn’t affect its accuracy

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Hourglass

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25
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Who invented the first visible LED light color (red)

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Nick holonyak

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26
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It is a semiconductor device made up of gallium arsenide phosphide that emits visible light when an electric current passes through it

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LED light

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27
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Who invented the magnetic resonance imaging scanner

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Raymond vahan damadian

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28
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It is the radiologic way of forming images of the anatomy and physiological processes of the human body in both health and disease

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Magnetic resonance imaging scanner

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29
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Who invented the telephone

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Alexander graham bell

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30
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It is a device that converts sound and electrical waves into audible relays and is used for communication

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Telephone

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31
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The inventor of credit card, _______ was having dinner at a restaurant in_____

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Frank Namara; New York City

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32
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Who invented the bionic arm

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David gow

33
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Its purpose is to give a replacement arm to those who lost their arm from an accident or war

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Bionic arm

34
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Who invented the world wide web

A

Tim berners-lee

35
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It is an information space where documents and other web resources are identified by url and can be accessed via the internet

A

World wide web

36
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It is a technology that uses radio waves to provide network

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Wi-fi

37
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It was derived from the italian words quaranta giorni. What does it mean?

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40 days

38
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It separates and restricts the movement of people who were exposed to a contagious disease to see if they become sick

A

Quarantine

39
Q

A device used to determine the cardinal points of the Earth,
namely North, South, East and West

A

COMPASS

40
Q

The earliest medieval European clockmakers were ___

A

Catholic
monks.

41
Q

Medieval religious institutions required ____ because
they regulated daily prayer- and work-schedules strictly, using
various types of time-telling and recording devices, such as
water clocks, sundials and marked candles, probably in
combination.

A

MECHANICAL CLOCK

42
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FUNCTIONS:
-To turn and break up soil
-To bury crop residues
-To help control weed growth
-The invention and widespread adoption of the heavy plough was the most important element in the agricultural revolution.

A

HEAVY PLOUGH

43
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LIGHT BULB

A

It was Joseph Swan who invented the first working light bulb on
February 3, 1879

44
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Interconnects the world to share culture and ideas.

Started by
ARPA for military purposes.

A

INTERNET

45
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-Used to protect the shaved heads of the wealthy Egyptians from the harmful rays of the sun.

-Considered cleaner than natural hair.

A

WIG

46
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Worn for health and wellness rather than for aesthetic purposes

A

WIG

47
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naturally produced by silkworms.

A

SILK

48
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the _____ were the ones who developed the technology to
harvest the silk and process it to produce paper and clothing.

A

CHINESE

49
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An ancient Greek analogue computer and orrery used to predict
astronomical positions and eclipses for calendar and astrological
purposes decades in advance.

A

Antikythera mechanism

50
Q

Could also be used to track the ___-year cycle of athletic games

It is a complex clockwork mechanism composed of at least 30 meshing bronze gears.

A

Antikythera Mechanism

51
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INVENTOR: Ancient Egyptians

To transport and fighting ships, and were
in use long before western ships that included such features;
used as trade vessels, by explorers, to transport cargo, and as
battleship

A

ship/boat

52
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inventor of wheel

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Mesopotamians in 3500 BC

53
Q

To carry more load efficiently without exerting much
effort. Wheels are used to move something easier as there is
less friction involved when pushing the object.
How it was invented at that time: Initially used as a pottery
wheel, the ancient Mesopotamians realized that it could also be
applied to other things such as chariots, wheelbarrows, and
many more.

A
53
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evidence suggests that the first wheels weren’t used for ____

A

transportation, but as a pottery wheel at first.

54
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Wheels were first discovered on an

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ancient wagon, where two
ancient wheels were attached to an axle, where they work
simultaneously.

55
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Alarm clock one of the most commonly used gadget these days,
but in Ancient era _____ an ancient greek engineer, physicist
and mathematician who lived in Alexandria, Ptolemaic Egypt
invented the first Alarm Clock or Known as Water Clock during
the Ancient Era.

A

Ctesibius

55
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The purpose of tracking time. Ctesibus made a system of dropping peddles on a gong to make a sound which is the first alarm clock. The dropping peddles were set to end at a specific time.

A

ALARM CLOCK/Water
Clock/Clepsydra

56
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Inventor: Guglielmo Marconi

A

Transatlantic Telegram

56
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First long-distance wireless
communication

A

Transatlantic Telegram

57
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He discovered
the Penicillum Notatum

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by Alexander Fleming in 1928.

58
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Antibiotics

A

It was discovered by Alexander Fleming in 1928. He discovered
the Penicillum Notatum

59
Q

are synthetic and are made of polymers which are long
molecules

A

Plastics

59
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It was invented by Leo Hendrik Baekeland in June 1907

A

Plastics

60
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Noli Dazo (1937)

A

Water Gasoline

61
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used as a generator to energize electronic appliances such as airconditioning unit, television, refrigerator, water pump, and
other gadgets and could even start a vehicle.

A

WATER GASOLINE

62
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INVENTOR OF BAMBOO INCUBATOR

A

Fe Del Mundo (1941)

62
Q

a handy, multi-purpose, compact machine that incorporates an
amplifier speaker, one or two tape mechanisms, an optional
tuner or radio, and a microphone mixer with features to
enhance one’s voice, such as the echo or reverb to simulate an
opera hall or a studio sound.

A

Karaoke

63
Q

was composed of two native laundry baskets made of bamboo.
Made of different sizes, the baskets were “placed one inside the
other.” She would then put hot water bottles all around and between the baskets to regulate the body temperature of
babies.

A

BAMBOO INCUBATOR

64
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Inventor of Videophone

A

Gregorio Zara (1955)

65
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Inventor: Abelardo Aguilar (1949)

A

Erythromycin

65
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used to treat certain infections caused by bacteria in the
respiratory tract including pneumonia, bronchitis, legionnaires
disease (a type of lung infection) and pertussis (a serious
infection that can cause severe coughing) and Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) and other skin infections. Generally, it works by stopping the growth of the bacteria

A

Erythromycin

66
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device that easily enabled distance learning and video
conferencing and also proved helpful for the hearing impaired.

A

Videophone

66
Q

INVENTOR OF KARAOKE

A

Inventor: Roberto del Rosario (1976)

67
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allowed computer users to use graphics for commands and not
the usual typed commands in older computers. It has allowed
data processing to be a little faster using very little space

A

16-bIT Microchip

68
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INVENTOR OF 16-BIT MICROCHIP

A

Inventor: Diosdado Banatao (1989)

68
Q

is an evolution for walls/windows, and uses
technology synthesized from upcycled crop waste to absorb
stray UV light from sunlight and convert it to clean renewable
electricity

A

AuREUS system

68
Q

AuREUS Inventor

A

. Invented by Carvey Ehren Maigue, a student at
Mapua University in the Philippines

69
Q

The locally designed portable ventilator called ____ , also known as ReliefVent , is lightweight and much less expensive
compared to imported ventilators.

A

Ginhawa

70
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Ginhawa Ventilator

A

A team of experts from
different fields headed by Dr. Abundio Balgos had come
together to build and provide a cost-effective, safe, and portable
ventilator for ICU patients that can be used by a child or an
adult.

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