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Here is a quiz to test your knowledge of inventions, inventors, discoveries and discoverers.
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Question of
Who discovered penicillin in 1928?
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E L Scott
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Alexander Fleming
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Joseph Lister
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Frederick Banting
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Question of
Common in most shopping streets, what was invented by John Shepherd-Barron in 1967?
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Automatically-opening shop doors
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Parking meters
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Cash dispensers
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Bicycle hire stations
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What form of transport did Christopher Cockerell invent in the 1950s?
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Mini car
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Deep sea submarine
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Jet pack
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Hovercraft
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Question of
What metal was invented by Harold Brearly in 1912?
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Stainless steel
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Phosphor bronze
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Crown gold
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Cupronickel
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Question of
Which fastening device, commonly used on clothing, was invented by George Abraham in 1901?
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Zip
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Press stud
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Velcro
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Collar pin
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Question of
In 1953 Evarts Graham, an American surgeon, discovered the link between tobacco tar and what?
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Tuberculosis
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Cholera
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Diabetes
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Cancer
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Question of
The Large Hadron Collider confirmed the existence of whose boson in 2013?
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Biggs
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Miggs
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Higgs
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Wiggs
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Question of
In which decade was the breathalyzer invented?
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1920s
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1930s
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1950s
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1970s
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Question of
What nationality is Erno Rubik, the inventor of the Rubik`s cube?
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Hungarian
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Polish
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Bulgarian
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Russian
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Question of
What form of engine was invented by Norwegian engineer Ole Evinrude in 1906?
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Two-stroke motorcycle engine
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Aircraft jet engine
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Electric motor for lawnmowers
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Outboard motor for boats
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