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Quiz about Early Inventions
Quiz about Early Inventions

Early Inventions Trivia Quiz


5 inventors or inventions. How well can you do?

A multiple-choice quiz by awkins. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
awkins
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
14,652
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
5
Difficulty
Very Difficult
Avg Score
2 / 5
Plays
2062
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Question 1 of 5
1. Who invented the Spinning Jenny? Hint


Question 2 of 5
2. Who developed the horse-drawn seed drill that helped usher in the UK's Agricultural Revolution? Hint


Question 3 of 5
3. Who developed the idea of four-field crop rotation? Hint


Question 4 of 5
4. For what is Charles Babbage (1792-1871) remembered? Hint


Question 5 of 5
5. For what does the world owe Almon Strowger a debt of gratitude? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Who invented the Spinning Jenny?

Answer: James Hargreaves

Awarded a Patent in 1770. It used 8 bobbins at once
2. Who developed the horse-drawn seed drill that helped usher in the UK's Agricultural Revolution?

Answer: Jethro Tull

Though the Sumerians had been using primitive seed drills nearly two millennia previously, it was Tull's introduction of it to the UK in 1701 that revolutionized 18th century Britain.
3. Who developed the idea of four-field crop rotation?

Answer: Turnip Townsend

Viscount Charles 'Turnip' Townsend developed this revolutionary concept.
4. For what is Charles Babbage (1792-1871) remembered?

Answer: Computers

Know as the Father of Computing. He began his 'Analytical Engine' in 1833. The first computer, although he never completed it
5. For what does the world owe Almon Strowger a debt of gratitude?

Answer: Automatic Telephone Exchanges

He was an undertaker, and legend has it, he developed the automatic switch in 1889, to stop competitors from getting his work!
Source: Author awkins

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