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STSE second part GK > inventions and discoveries > Flashcards

inventions and discoveries Flashcards

1
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Who invented the telephone?

A

Alexander Graham Bell

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True or False: Thomas Edison invented the light bulb.

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True

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3
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Fill in the blank: The process of vaccination was developed by ______.

A

Edward Jenner

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4
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Which scientist is known for the theory of relativity?

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Albert Einstein

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5
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What invention is Nikola Tesla famous for?

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Alternating current (AC) electricity

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6
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Who is credited with the invention of the printing press?

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Johannes Gutenberg

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7
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Multiple Choice: Who discovered penicillin? A) Marie Curie B) Louis Pasteur C) Alexander Fleming D) Gregor Mendel

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C) Alexander Fleming

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Fill in the blank: The first successful airplane was invented by the ______ brothers.

A

Wright

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True or False: Isaac Newton invented the telescope.

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False

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10
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What is the name of the device invented by James Watt that improved steam engines?

A

The separate condenser

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11
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Who invented the polio vaccine?

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Jonas Salk

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Multiple Choice: Which scientist is known for the laws of motion? A) Galileo Galilei B) Isaac Newton C) Albert Einstein D) Niels Bohr

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B) Isaac Newton

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13
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Fill in the blank: The first synthetic dye was created by ______.

A

William Henry Perkin

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14
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What invention is attributed to Tim Berners-Lee?

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The World Wide Web

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15
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True or False: Marie Curie discovered the element radium.

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True

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16
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Who developed the theory of evolution by natural selection?

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Charles Darwin

17
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What is the primary invention of Michael Faraday?

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The electric motor

18
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Multiple Choice: Who invented the first practical automobile? A) Karl Benz B) Henry Ford C) Ferdinand Porsche D) Nikola Tesla

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A) Karl Benz

19
Q

Fill in the blank: The first computer was developed by ______.

A

Charles Babbage

20
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True or False: The light bulb was invented in the 19th century.

A

True

21
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Who invented the first successful vaccine for rabies?

A

Louis Pasteur

22
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What significant invention is attributed to Guglielmo Marconi?

A

The radio

23
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Who is known for the discovery of gravity?

A

Isaac Newton

24
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Fill in the blank: The theory of electromagnetism was formulated by ______.

A

James Clerk Maxwell

25
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Multiple Choice: Who invented the first successful heart-lung machine? A) Michael DeBakey B) Thomas Starzl C) John Gibbon D) Christiaan Barnard

A

C) John Gibbon

26
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True or False: The first man-made satellite was called Sputnik.

A

True

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