The first plastic invented was what?
Celluloid Click to see the answer
Which scientific instrument did Robert Bunsen invent?
Bunsen burner
Venetian blinds were invented where?
Japan
George Eastman invented what type of camera?
Box Camera
Who is the invention of the light bulb credited to?
Thomas Edison
Who were Kenwood food mixers invented by?
Ken Wood
Who invented the wireless in 1901?
Guglielmo Marconi Click to see the answer
In which country were Phonecards invented?
Italy
Which innovation was added to bicycles in 1839?
Pedals
Alexander Graham Bell invented which of these?
Telephones
Which of these inventions came first?
Telephone
John Logie Baird's first successful invention was what?
Socks to prevent sweaty feet
Invented in Japan, what is a Wadokei?
Watch
In 1589 John Harington invented what?
Toilet
Hans Jansen invented which of these instruments?
Microscope
Which of these appliances was invented in 1679?
Pressure Cooker Click to see the answer
The Pentel company invented what type of pen?
Felt tips
Scissors were invented by who?
Leonardo da Vinci
The ZX80, ZX81 and Spectrum were invented by who?
Clive Sinclair
Cellulose nitrate' was the first example of what?
Plastic
Andre and Edouard Michelin developed what?
Tyres
Thomas Edison's first practical invention was what?
Ticker tape
Nachos were invented in which restaurant chain?
El Moderno
Walter Hunt invented which of these?
Safety pin
The Montgolfier brothers invented what?
Hot air balloon
The chemist Alfred Bird invented which of these foods?
Instant custard
Which of these was invented by Percy Shaw?
Cats eyes
Adolf Gaston Eugen Fick invented what in the 1880s?
Contact lenses Click to see the answer
Samuel Colt invented which of these?
Revolver
Who invented Kenwood food mixers?
Ken Wood
Who was the food processor invented by?
Ken Wood
Humphry Davy invented what in the early 19th century?
Safety lamp
Who invented vulcanised rubber?
Charles Goodyear
Johannes Gutenberg famously invented the what?
Printing press
Edwin H. Land invented what snappy device in 1947?
Polaroid Camera
Isaac Singer's invention can be used for what?
Sewing
The first diesel locomotive was built when?
1912
Which of these was invented first?
Mangle
Which game was invented by Alfred Mosher Butts in 1941?
Scrabble
Fireworks were invented in which country?
China
Aerosol sprays were invented in which century?
20th
Charles Babbage famously invented what?
Computer
In which year did Charles Babbage invent the first mechanical computer?
1822 Click to see the answer
Which kitchen invention was originally called the Magnetron?
Microwave
Joseph Swan and Thomas Edison both worked on which invention on each sode of the Atlantic?
Lightbulb
Which board game was invented by a Quaker to demonstrate the evils of capitalism?
Monopoly
What was the first name of Colt, who patented the revolver?
Samuel
What was the surname of television inventor John Logie?
Baird
Which Renaissance artist and inventor sketched out a prototype helicopter?
Da Vinci
Compasses were first used for navigation in which century?
11th
The first SMS text was sent in which year?
1992
Ride sharing company Uber was founded in which year?
2009
What type of animal was Dolly, first mammal to be cloned?
Sheep
The first ballpoint pen was invented in which century?
19th
What invention replaced vacuum tubes in electronics?
Transistors
Diesel trains started to be introduced in the UK in which decade?
1950s
The 2009 release Cave Game eventually turned into which hit videogame?
Minecraft
Which ancient civilisation invented nails to use in construction?
Egyptians
Who was the first British monarch to travel by train?
Queen Victoria
The Davy Lamp revolutionised safety in which industry?
Mining
What was the name of the metal soap pad invented in 1913?
Brillo Click to see the answer
What was the name of the wireless in-ear headphones launched by Apple in 2019?
Airpods
Which ancient inventor shouted 'Eureka!' when he made an important discovery?
Archimedes
What was the name of the aerodynamic plastic disc, invented in 1957?
Frisbee
Surfing was invented in which group of islands?
Hawaii
Isaac Newton invented which type of mathematics?
Calculus
Which famous English scientist invented the reflecting telescope?
Isaac Newton
Which engineer invented the wireless telegraph?
Marconi
The process for carbonating water was invented in which century?
18th
A daguerreotype is an early type of what?
Photograph
In which decade was the Geiger Counter for radiation invented?
1900s
What was the first name of Tull, inventor of the seed drill?
Jethro
Which car company's founder pioneered assembly lines in factories?
Ford
Which company invented the Airwrap hair styler?
Dyson
Kidney dialysis was invented in which decade?
1940s
What was the name of the first mass-produced hybrid car?
Prius
Henry Bessemer experimented with iron in 1850 and invented which metal?
Steel
What happened at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina in 1903?
First Flight
Which American invented the phonograph, electric light bulb and microphone?
Edison
Porcelain was first made in which country?
China
Which country worked with the UK on developing the Concorde aeroplane?
France
What is the alternative name for a whirlpool bath, after the person who invented it?
Jacuzzi Click to see the answer
The Heimlich manouevre was invented to deal with which first aid emergency?
Choking
A lodestone was an early form of which device?
Compass
The first postage stamp introduced in the 1940s was called the Penny what?
Black
Which year saw the introduction of e-cigarettes?
2006
Dialysis was invented as a way of treating which organ in the 1940s?
Kidney
The invention of the Spinning Jenny revolutionised the processing of which crop?
Cotton
Jeff Bezos founded Amazon in which US city?
Seattle
X-Rays were discovered by a scientist in which country?
Germany
In which decade was the first Macintosh computer launched?
1980s
In which decade were drones invented?
1990s
Which company first released the Photoshop software in 1990?
Adobe
The world's first cinema screenings took place in which European city?
Paris
Seatbelts were originally invented for which type of transport?
Gliders
Credit cards were first issued in the UK in which year?
1966
What item if clothing was invented by William Bowler?
Hat
The 1802 'Puffing Devil' was an early example of what?
Train
The first device containing semi-conductors was made in which year?
1947
Netflix was founded in which year?
1997
What was the name of the steam engine invented by George Stephenson?
Rocket
Christiaan Huygens who invented pendulums to regulate clocks, was from which country?
Netherlands
When was the first submarine built?
1620
Laszlo Biro invented which writing implement?
Ballpoint Pen
Roy Plunkett invented which non stick cooking surface?
Teflon
Alexander Fleming invented which globally used antibiotic?
Penicillin Click to see the answer
Alexander Graham Bell is credited which inventing what?
Telephone
Frank Zamboni invented which machine?
Ice Re-surfer
James Naismith invented which piece of sporting equipment?
Football Helmet
What color is standard cellophane?
Clear
Which brothers invented the fixed wing plane?
Wright
Adolphe Sax invented which musical instrument?
Saxophone
Henry Coover invented which fixative?
Super Glue
Which company invented the first one user computer?
IBM
Rene Laennec invented which piece of medical equipment?
Stethoscope
The baffling puzzle consisting of different color blocks was invented by who?
Rubik
Samuel F. B. Morse invented which communication method using dots and dashes?
Morse Code
Which soda was invented by Charles Leiper Grigg?
7 Up
The centigrade temperature scale was invented by who?
Celsius
The phonograph is another invention credited to who?
Thomas Edison
What nationality is Erno Rubik, inventor of the famous cube?
Hungarian
Karl Nessler invented which machine that curled women's hair?
Permanent Wave
Which best selling perfume was invented by Ernest Beaux?
Chanel No. 5
Adolph Rickenbacker invented which musical instrument?
Electric Guitar
Ira Remsen invented which synthetic substitute for sugar?
Saccharin
Julius Richard Petri invented which kind of receptacle for a science lab?
Dish
Samuel Colt invented which kind of gun?
Revolver
The bouncing bomb that destroyed German dams in WWII was invented by who?
Barnes Wallace
William Oughtred invented which device widely used in construction?
Slide Rule
Ernest Swinton invented which armored vehicle?
The Tank
Pictures came into the home when who invented the TV?
John Logie Baird
Henry Perky invited which global breakfast cereal?
Shredded Wheat
The telegraph was invented by who?
Samuel F. B. Morse
Albert Hofmann invented which hallucinogen?
LSD
The surname of the inventor of the pin tumbler lock was what?
Yale
William Edward Addis invented which aid to dental health?
Toothbrush
Gilmore Schjeldahl invented which item for poor travellers?
Airsickness Bags
Who invented the photographic film?
George Eastman
When was plywood invented?
3500 BC
You will find the name Elisha Otis on which building fixtures?
Elevators
John Pemberton invented which global soda?
Coca-Cola
George William Manby invented which potential lifesaver?
Fire Extinguisher
Which sport was invented by James Naismith?
Basketball
James Leonard Plimpton invented which wheeled footwear?
Roller Skates
Which diving apparel was invented by Hugh Bradner?
Wetsuits
Alfred Nobel invented which explosive?
Dynamite
Ruth Handler invented which iconic toy?
Barbie
The powered airship was invented by who?
Henri Giffard Click to see the answer
In 1960, which of these hair innovations appeared for the first time?
Hair spray
Samuel Morse, who invented Morse code, was of what nationality?
American
Robert Watson-Watt earned a knighthood for which wartime invention?
Radar
In the name of Mexican inventor Luis E. Miramotes, what does the 'E' Stand for?
Ernesto
The transistor was invented in which year?
1947
Which airborne device was Otto Skelk an early pioneer of?
The hang glider Click to see the answer
Flymo developed a machine based on a hovercraft used to cut what?
Grass
The electric razor was invented in the United States in 1928 by who?
Jacob Schick
The first motorcycle was built in what year?
1885
What was the nickname of Mexican restaraunter Ignacio Anaya, based on the dish he invented?
Nacho
Which bit of computer equipment was invented by Douglas Engelbart?
Mouse
While in Newgate Prison, which hygiene aid did William Addis invent?
Toothbrush
What is the 'Cow in the Can' patented by John Meyenberg in 1884?
Evaporated milk
Manufactured in the 1900s by Charles Fey the liberty bell is a what?
Slot machine
David Brewster invented which swiftly changing pattern maker in 1816?
Kaleidoscope Click to see the answer
Marine engineer Robert Fulton invented and successfully trialed which type of transport in 1803?
Steamboat
Angelo Mendez invented which drink?
Kola Champagne
The zipper was invented by who?
Whitcomb L. Judson
George G. Blaisdell invented which of these?
Zippo lighter
In 1921 John Augustus Larson invented which type of detector?
Lie detector
Which of these was invented after 1948?
Liquid paper
Thomas Edison recited which nursery rhyme on the very first gramophone?
Mary Had a Little Lamb
The first electrical generator was invented in which century?
17th
Analytical geometry was invented by which philosopher and mathematician?
Rene Descartes
Who, known for a key role in the Mexican Revolution, invented Mexico's first semi automatic rifle?
Manuel Mondragon
Which inventor's last name literally means 'coloring flower' in Russian?
Mikhal Tsvet
In 1970, what did Robert Moog invent?
Musical synthesizer Click to see the answer
In what year was the yo-yo invented?
1928
The Meccano construction system was created by which engineer and inventor?
Frank Hornby
In which field was Henry Fox Talbot a 19th century pioneer?
Photography
Which motorists' annoyance was invented by Carl Magee in the United States in 1935?
Parking Meters
The invention of the cat flap is accredited to which great scientist?
Isaac Newton
The first MP3 player was invented by who?
Nathan Schulhof
Charles Strite of Minnesota patented what breakfast device in 1919?
Pop-up toaster
Paper was invented in which country?
China
Which was the first tech company to invent an e-reader device?
Sony
The first modern shower was invented for bathrooms in which century?
18th
What was the name of the first widely-used web browser, launched in 1993?
Mosaic
What was the surname of the inventor of the hovercraft?
Cockerell
Which company developed the first instant coffee?
Nestle
The first professional police force was set up in which Scottish city in 1800?
Glasgow
What was the first name of Braille, who came up with the system of writing in raised dots?
Louis Click to see the answer
Marie and Pierre Curie discovered radium and which other element?
Polonium
What artificial fibre was invented by British scientists John Whinfield and James Dickson in the 1940s?
Polyester
Adolph Sax invented which instrument?
Saxophone
The first steam-powered motorbike was invented in which decade?
1860s
Frank Whittle invented which type of engine?
Jet
Bar codes were invented in which decade?
1950s
Zips were invented by a travelling salesman from which country?
United States
Dynamite was invented in which century?
19th
What was the first name of Jenner, inventor of the smallpox vaccine?
Edward
The first dishwasher machine was invented in which year?
1886
What was the first cryptocurrency, invented n 2008?
Bitcoin
The central heating radiator was invented in which century?
19th
Humphrey Davy's safety lamp was invented to detect which gas in coal mines?
Methane
Which tech company invented the hard disk drive?
IBM
Canning food was developed in response to a competition run by which European leader?
Napoloeon
Igor Sikorsky invented which type of transport?
Helicopter
What was the name of the calendar introduced in 1582?
Gregorian
The first DVD player was launched by Toshiba in which year?
1996 Click to see the answer
Barbed wire was invented in which country?
United States
Which country first used a compass to navigate in the 11th century?
China
What did Isaac Pitman invent?
Shorthand Writing
In which year did the Wright Brothers make the first powered flight?
1903
What was invented 40 years after the invention of canned food?
Can Opener
The Aga Cooker was invented in which country?
Sweden
In which decade was the telephone invented?
1870s
Thomas Newcomen was a pioneering figure in developing which type of engine?
Steam
Which French scientist founded the science of microbiology?
Pasteur
Which of these innovations for cans was introduced in 1962?
Easy-opening tabs
Nlcolae Paulescu invented artificial what to aid diabetics?
Insulin
Norm Larsen invented which product that put an end to squeaky hinges?
WD-40
Which car essential was invented by Edouard Michelin?
Pneumatic Tire
Arthur E Kennelly and Harold P Brown invented which widely used method of execution?
Electric Chair
Gunpei Yokoi invented which hand held gaming device?
Gameboy
Whitcomb Judson invented which fastener?
Zipper
Which drink was invented by Joseph Priestley?
Soda Water
Hans Lippershey invented which piece of equipment used by astronomers?
Telescope
Which mode of transport was invented by the Montgolfier brothers?
Hot Air Balloon
Christopher Cockerell invented which water based transport method?
Hovercraft
Which of these was invented by John Joseph Merlin in 1760?
Roller skate Click to see the answer
John Harvey Kellogg is a name synonymous with what?
Breakfast Cereals
What can you use to take cash out of a bank?
ATM
What did New Yorker Walter Hunt patent in the 1840s?
Safety pin
William Painter invented which device found in every kitchen drawer and bar?
Bottle Opener
Which inflatable life saver was invented by Assen Jordanoff?
Airbags
Which area of math was invented by John Napier?
Logarithms
Which Swede invented the padlock?
Christopher Polhem
What nationality was Jacob Perkins, who printed Britain's first postage stamps?
American
Antoine Louis is the guy responsible for which execution device?
The Guillotine
The man credited with inventing photography was what nationality?
French
Tomislav Uzelac invented the world's first what?
MP3 Player
American Sidney Rosenthal invented which writing implement?
Magic Marker
What kind of bookkeeping was invented by Luca Pacioli?
Double Entry
Which of these was invented and patented by Johan Edvard Lundstrom?
Safety match
In which decade did Laszlo Biro invent the ballpoint pen?
1930s
What was the occupation of cotton candy machine inventor William Morrison?
Dentist
What nationality was the inventor who patented the fountain pen in the 19th century?
Romanian
Ivan Vucetic invented which kind of personal identification?
Fingerprinting
Which scourge of motorists was invented by Frank Marugg?
Wheel Clamp
Paul C. Fisher invented what?
The Space Pen
Georges de Mestral invented which hoop and loop fastening system?
Velcro
Hyman George Rickover invented which underwater device?
Nuclear Submarine
Forrest Parry invented which item found on a credit card?
Magnetic Strip
When was the first Kodak camera invented?
1888
Joseph Shivers invented which elasticated fabric?
Spandex
In which decade of the 20th century was the aerosol invented?
40s
Which of these do you particularly associate with James Dyson?
Vacuum cleaner
Jules Montenier invented which product to make us all smell fresher?
Deodorant
Which temperature gauge was invented by Evangelista Torricelli?
Barometer
Friedrich Serturner discovered that which painkiller could be extracted from the opium poppy?
Morphine
Which Australian inventor is responsible for the refrigerator?
James Harrison
Which invention can be activated by clicking the heels together 3 times?
GPS Shoes
Who invented a way of producing aluminum?
Charles Hall
Douglas Engelbart invented which piece of computer hardware?
The Mouse
The Synthetic Diamond was invented by who?
Tracy Hall
Who invented the vacuum flask?
James Dewar
In which century were aerosol sprays invented?
20th
Cai Lun from China is credited with inventing which global necessity?
Paper
Which of these inventions was patented by George Eastman?
Roll film
What was the profession of John Boyd Dunlop, inventor of the pneumatic tire?
Vet
The thermos flask was originally called what - named after its inventor?
Dewar flask
Hippolyte Mege-Mouries invented which alternative to butter?
Margarine
Which tool did Charles Moncke invent?
Monkey wrench
Which musical instrument was first crafted by Bartolommeo Cristofori
Piano
Which invention by Charles Seeburger was shown at the Paris Exhibition in 1900?
Escalator
Lazslo Biro invented the ballpoint pen in what year?
1938 Click to see the answer
Which Latin American nation claims to have invented football?
Paraguay
Stephen Poplawski is credited with inventing which household cookery aid?
Electric blender
The world's first electric drill was first patented by which inventor?
Arthur James Arnot
Hanway was the original name for which rainy-day invention?
Umbrella
In what year was the pressure cooker invented?
1679
Samuel Clegg invented the gas meter in which year?
1815 Click to see the answer
The vacuum cleaner was invented in which year?
1901
The first alarm clock was produced in which century?
14th
Invented in Japan, what type of weapon is a Katana?
Sword
Antiparasitic drugs were developed by Maria Gonzelez, an inventor from which country?
Mexico
Alessandro Volta build the first battery in what year?
1794
In what year was the first 'practical' Japanese typewriter invented?
1929
What do you call the wheeled transport and utility vehicle which name could be translated as Wild Bull?
Agrale Marrua
Pedro Paulet is sometimes refeered to as the father of what?
Aeronautics
Which inventor famously said 'Mad people have opened the way for the wise'?
Luiz Zambrano Click to see the answer
Roberto de Moura was a key pioneer of which device?
Mobile Phone
The mixture of tar and small stones known as tarmac was invented by who?
John Loudon McAdam
Ron River who invented the ceramic water filter hailed from which country?
Puerto Rico
The Cyclone and the Race were two early models of which nowadays common object?
Hairdryer
The Chivito dish was invented in which nation?
Uruguay
Francis Galton is associated with which identification system?
Fingerprints
The first steam engine was designed for what?
Draining mines
The microwave oven was invented in which decade?
1940s
Which way of travelling was invented by John Joseph Merlin in the 1760s?
Roller Skates
What was invented by Laszlo Biro in 1938?
Ballpoint Pen
Alessandro Volta, who invented the battery, was from which country?
Italy
Invented in 1934, where would you expect to find cats' eyes?
Road Click to see the answer
Which code was invented using a combination of dots and dashes?
Morse
What was the first name of Scottish inventor and steam engine pioneer Mr Watt?
James
Engineer Christopher Cockerell began testing the hovercraft in which year?
1955
What form of transport was invented by Kirkpatrick Macmillan?
Bicycle
What was the name of the super-strong plastic invented by DuPont in 1965?
Kevlar
The earliest form of the internet was set up in which famous US building?
Pentagon
Which company released the early video game called Pong?
Atari
Which company released the first commercially available mobile phone in 1983?
Motorola
In which year was the Space Invaders arcade game released?
1978
Which medical advance did Joseph Lister pioneer?
Antiseptics
Which form of entertainment was invented by the Lumiere brothers?
Cinema
The first email was sent in which decade?
1970s
The use of GPS for non-military purposes was first allowed in which year?
2000
The Archimedes' Screw is an invention to raise what?
Water
What was the first name of Mr Fleming, who discovered penicillin?
Alexander Click to see the answer
Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit invented which piece of medical equipment in 1714?
Thermometer
Which country first introduced banknotes made from polymer, not paper?
Australia
General anaesthetic was first used in which country in 1804?
Japan
The navigation compass was invented in which country around 1050 BC?
China
Concorde's first flight was from London to which Middle Eastern destination?
Bahrain
In which decade were both the zip and the escalator patented?
1890s
Hungarian Edward Teller invented which weapon?
Hydrogen Bomb
Which standard piece of hospital equipment was invented by Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen?
X-Ray Machine
Ed Seymour invented which item that easily changes the color of an automobile?
Aerosol Paint
A device invented by Stephen Hales measured what for the first time in 1733?
Blood Pressure
In which country was flat-pack furniture invented in the 1950s?
Sweden
Stephanie Kwolek invented which super tough material?
Kevlar
Wind turbines were invented in 1888 by who?
Charles F. Brush
Which of these was launched in 1979?
Personal stereo
What is the most popular brand of zipper in the world?
YKK
Why was Bakelite so named?
After Leo Baekeland
Ed Lowe was responsible for inventing which bestselling pet product?
Cat Litter
In which country were spectacles invented in the 13th century?
Italy
Which newspaper staple was first invented by Arthur Wynne?
Crossword Puzzle
What does the 'B' stand for in a DAB radio?
Broadcast
Andreas Stihl invented which power tool?
Electric Chain Saw
Which D is a small writing desk?
Davenport
Bela Schick invented the test for which disease?
Diphtheria
Which of these is an entrance in which the top and bottom halves open separately?
Dutch door
Which of these toys was patented in the 1940s?
Slinky
Adolf Gaston Eugen Fick invented which visual aid?
Contact Lenses
Which of these inventions was patented first?
Revolver