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Quiz about Inventions Which Answered A Prayer

Inventions Which Answered A Prayer Quiz

When you pick up a television remote, do you wonder how it came about? Do you see a traffic jam and say a prayer that someone will invent a device to make it go away? I have designed this quiz around inventions that we often take for granted.

A multiple-choice quiz by MoonWoman. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
MoonWoman

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
364,546

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

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9 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. The advent, in Europe, of printing with moveable type sees this Mainz-born printer's invention often head the list of the most important inventions ever. Who was this 15th century German inventor who answered the prayers of readers everywhere? Hint

Karl Ferdinand Braun

Johannes Gutenberg

Gottlieb Daimler

Karl Benz

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Question 2 of 10

2. Synthesised acetylsalicylic acid was used to develop the first pain relief to have minimal side effects. It was first isolated by Felix Hoffman of the Bayer company in 1897. What is this medical miracle which still answers our headache prayers to this day?
Hint

Lipitor

Aspirin

Singulair

Crestor

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Question 3 of 10

3. The advertising slogan, 'Keeps it cold, keeps it hot - without fire and without ice' was for glass engineer, Reinhold Burger's invention from 1903, which has helped many travellers and campers to enjoy hot and cold beverages ever since. What was this answer to their prayer? Hint

Tent

Ice Pack

Thermos Flask

Cooler Box

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Question 4 of 10

4. Safety First. In development by several inventors over the years, the first use of this item was as an optional safety idea in the Mercedes-Benz S-Class in 1981. It has since become standard in many types of automobiles. What is this invention, the answer to many a driver's prayer?
Hint

Handbrake

Airbag

Rearview Mirror

Seatbelt

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Question 5 of 10

5. This invention was discovered in 1895 by German physicist, Wilhelm Roentgen, and earned him the Nobel Prize for Physics. What is this answer to the prayer of medical professionals everywhere? Hint

Stethoscope

X-Rays

Microscope

Ether

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Question 6 of 10

6. After years of suggestions from Leonardo da Vinci, Rene Descartes and Sir William Herschel, this invention came about in 1887 at the hands of German physiologist Adolf Gaston Eugen Fick. He first fitted animals with them and later made them for people. What is this answer to the prayer of many myopic non-spectacle wearers everywhere? Hint

Contact Lenses

Opera Glasses

Monocle

Binoculars

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Question 7 of 10

7. The German educational reformer, Friedrich Froebel, invented this 'garden of children'. He opened the first of its kind in 1837 to help children to transition from home to school. These institutions included pleasant surroundings, activities, play and music. What was this answer to the prayer of the young child? Hint

High School

Secondary School

Middle School

Kindergarten

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Question 8 of 10

8. 'Tom's Diner' by Suzanne Vega was the first song used in the 1980s to try out this invention. Which encoding format, which shrinks data volume to one-twelfth of its original size, is the answer to the prayers of music lovers? Hint

GIF

MP3

JIF

JPEG

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Question 9 of 10

9. The first patent for this item was given to Reverend Samuel Henshall in 1795 in England. This invention cuts into the bottle's stopper, breaking the seal it has with the bottle. This stopper can then be pulled out with a pop! What is this answer to a prayer from wine-lovers everywhere? Hint

Toothpick

Can Opener

Corkscrew

Bottle Opener

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Question 10 of 10

10. Though many inventors did pioneering work on a form of electronic voice transmission, the patent for this device was awarded to Alexander Graham Bell in 1876.The invention quickly took off. What is this answer to communication prayers everywhere?
Hint

Television

The telephone

The Telegraph

The computer with a memory

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Johannes Gutenberg

Thanks to the hard work of Johannes Gutenberg (1395-1468) for the first time in history made the prospect of affordable printed material for a wide audience a distinct possibility. Nothing like a good book on a rainy day! More immediately it is generally held to have played a key role in the Reformation.

Karl Ferdinand Braun shared the Nobel Prize in Physics with Guglielmo Marconi for the development of wireless telegraphy. Gottlieb Daimler and Karl Benz were involved in the development of the automobile and the petrol engine.

Answer: Aspirin

Felix Hoffman (1868-1946) synthesised this widely beneficial drug but also synthesised one of the most harmful and dangerous drugs known to man, heroin. Before Bayer realised how addictive it was, they sold it as a pain relief to those injured in war and to those in childbirth. Thankfully, it is banned in most countries these days.

Answer: Thermos Flask

A glass engineer and inventor, Reinhold Burger (1866-1954) sold his patent in 1909, making him a very wealthy man.

Answer: Airbag

An airbag inflates because sodium azide reacts with potassium nitrate to produce nitrogen gas. The reactions are caused by collision sensors placed at different points around the vehicle. Airbags have saved many drivers' and passengers' lives since their introduction.

5. This invention was discovered in 1895 by German physicist, Wilhelm Roentgen, and earned him the Nobel Prize for Physics. What is this answer to the prayer of medical professionals everywhere?

Answer: X-Rays

In 1901 Wilhelm Roentgen (1845-1923) received the very first Nobel Prize for Physics. He never patented his invention because he wanted everyone to be able to use it and benefit from it. He built much of his apparatus himself and first tested his invention on his wife's hand.

Answer: Contact Lenses

Adolf Gaston Eugen Fick (1852-1937) first tried his lenses on rabbits and then had casts made from human cadaver eyes before trying one on himself. He eventually gave up his work because only one in six patients found an improvement in vision.

Answer: Kindergarten

Friedrich Froebel (1782-1852) had a difficult upbringing after his mother died when he was still a baby and his father sent him to live with an uncle. Froebel married twice but had no children of his own. However, he dedicated his life to the education of very young children.

Answer: MP3

MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 Audio Layer III, also known as MP3, is the most common music data format in use in the early 21st century. The rise of the MP3 has seen the decline in other media formats, such as the vinyl record and the cassette tape.

Answer: Corkscrew

The Reverend Samuel Henshall (1765-1807) received patent #2061. This was the first documented patent given for such a device. It was a simple yet effective method of removing a cork from a bottle. No more bits of cork in your bottle.

Answer: The telephone

Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922) was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. He became a naturalised U.S. citizen in 1882 and died in Nova Scotia, Canada in 1922. As well as his work on the telephone, Bell was well known for his establishment of a school for teachers of the deaf and he was also a founding member of the National Geographic Society.

Source: Author MoonWoman

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