Some great British inventions of the 20th century

Question 1

Which Scottish inventor developed the Television

Answer 1

John Logie Baird

Question 2

Where did John Logie Baird come from?

Answer 2

Scotland

Question 3

Who is John Logie Baird?

Answer 3

A Scottish inventor who developed Television

Question 4

what decade did John Logie Baird invent the television?

Answer 4

1920s

Question 5

When was the first Television broadcast?

Answer 5

1932 - it was between London and Glasgow

Question 6

Who developed Radar?

Answer 6

Sir Robert Watson-Watt

Question 7

Where was Sir Robert Watson-Watt from?

Answer 7

Scotland

Question 8

Who was Sir Robert Waston-Watt

Answer 8

A Scotsman who developed Radar

Question 9

What year was the first successful Radar test?

Answer 9

1935

Question 10

What technology led Sir Bernard Lovell to make new discoveries in astronomy?

Answer 10

Radar - led to radio telescope

Question 11

Where did Sir Bernard Lovell build a radio telescope?

Answer 11

Cheshire, Jodrell Bank

Question 12

What is a “Turing machine”?

Answer 12

A theoretical mathematical device

Question 13

Who invented the “Turing Machine”?

Answer 13

A British mathematician called Alan Turing

Question 14

Who was Alan Turing?

Answer 14

A British mathematician

Question 15

Why is the “Turing machine” significant?

Answer 15

Theory was influential in development of computer science

Question 16

Which Scottish physician and researcher co-discovered insulin?

Answer 16

John Macleod

Question 17

Who is John Macleod?

Answer 17

A Scottish physician and researcher who co-discovered insulin

Question 18

What is insulin used for?

Answer 18

To treat diabetes

Question 19

What year was the structure of DNA discovered?

Answer 19

1953

Question 20

Which British scientist was awarded the Nobel prize for his part in the discovery of DNA?

Answer 20

Francis Crick

Question 21

Who developed the jet engine?

Answer 21

Sir Frank Whittle

Question 22

Who was Sir Frank Whittle?

Answer 22

A British Royal Air Force Engineer who developed the jet engine

Question 23

What decade was the jet engine developed?

Answer 23

1930s

Question 24

Who invented the hovercraft?

Answer 24

Sir Christopher Cockerell

Question 25

What decade was the hovercraft developed?

Answer 25

1950s

Question 26

Who was Sir Christopher Cockerell?

Answer 26

A British inventor who developed the hovercraft

Question 27

What year did Concorde first fly?

Answer 27

1969

Question 28

What year did Concorde first begin carrying passengers?

Answer 28

1976

Question 29

What year was Concorde retired from service?

Answer 29

2003

Question 30

What unusual capability does the Harrier jump jet have?

Answer 30

It can take off vertically

Question 31

In which country was the Harrier jump jet designed and developed?

Answer 31

In the UK

Question 32

Who invented the automatic teller machine (ATM)?

Answer 32

James Goodfellow

Question 33

What does ATM stand for?

Answer 33

Automatic Teller Machine

Question 34

What decade did James Goodfellow invent the ATM cashpoint?

Answer 34

1960s

Question 35

Which bank first put an ATM in use?

Answer 35

Barclays Bank

Question 36

Where was the first ATM put in use?

Answer 36

Barclays Bank in Enfield, North London

Question 37

What year was the first ATM put in use?

Answer 37

1967

Question 38

What does IVF stand for?

Answer 38

In-Vitro Fertilisation

Question 39

What is in-vitro fertilisation used for?

Answer 39

The treatment of infertility

Question 40

Who pioneered in-vitro fertilisation?

Answer 40

Physiologist - Sir Robert Edwards | Gynaecologist - Patrick Steptoe

Question 41

What year was the first test-tube baby born?

Answer 41

1978

Question 42

Where was the first test-tube baby born?

Answer 42

Lancashire, Oldham

Question 43

Who first succeeded in cloning a mammal?

Answer 43

Sir Ian Wilmut | Keith Campbell

Question 44

What mammal was first successfully cloned?

Answer 44

A sheep

Question 45

What was the name of the first successfully cloned mammal?

Answer 45

Dolly the sheep

Question 46

Who is Sir Ian Wilmut?

Answer 46

A British scientist who was part of the first team to clone a mammal

Question 47

Who was Keith Campbell?

Answer 47

A British scientist who was part of the first team to clone a mammal

Question 48

Which British scientist co-invented the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner?

Answer 48

Sir Peter Mansfield

Question 49

Who is Sir Peter Mansfield?

Answer 49

The British scientist who co-invented the MRI machine

Question 50

What does MRI stand for?

Answer 50

Magnetic resonance imaging

Question 51

Who invented the World Wide Web?

Answer 51

Sir Tim Berners-Lee

Question 52

On what date was information first successfully transferred via the web?

Answer 52

25 December 1990

Question 53

Who is Sir Tim Berners-Lee?

Answer 53

The British inventor of the World Wide Web