Test
“Famous Inventors. Famous Inventions”.
GOOD LUCK!
Who invented paper?
a) the Chinese b) the Japanese c) the English
Who invented the alphabet?
a) the Jews (евреи) b) the Greeks c) the Egyptians
Who invented ink?
a) the Egyptians and the Chinese b) the Chinese c) the Arabs
Who first sent private letters from one person to another?
a) the Greeks b) the Egyptians c) the Romans
Who invented the stamp?
a) the English b) the Russians c) the Americans
When was an electrical motor made?
a) in 1822 b) in 1823 c) in 1824
Who invented the telegraph?
a) Alexander Graham Bell b) Samuel Morse c) Mary Telegraph
When was the first message transmitted along a telegraph line?
a) in1843 b) in 1834 c) in 1844
Where was the first transatlantic telegraph cable laid?
a) between Germany and Poland b) between England and France c) between France and Germany
Who invented the telephone?
a) Ray Tomlinson b) Alexander Popov c) Alexander Graham Bell
When was the telephone invented?
a) in 1876 b) in 1887 c) in 1788
Where was the telephone invented?
a) in China b) in the UK c) in the USA
When was the first real telephone call?
a) February 6, 1876 b) March 6, 1876 c) April 6, 1876
Who invented a copying machine?
a) Ivan Polsunov b) Isaac Newton c) Chester Carlson
Who designed a steam locomotive?
a) Ernest Rutherford b) George Stephenson c) James Watt
Whose name is connected with the first railway?
a) Ernest Rutherford b) George Stephenson c) James Watt
What is the name of the scientist who gave much of his life to determine the laws which rule the Universe. His main discovery is the discovery of the law of gravity. Besides, he discovered why the prism breaks up sunlight into colours and invented the reflecting telescope.
a) Michael Faraday b) Isaac Newton c) Thomas Alva Edison
What is the name of the scientist who made countless discoveries in chemistry and physics. But the most interesting discovery of his is the generation of electricity from magnetism.
a) Michael Faraday b) Isaac Newton c) Thomas Alva Edison
Who constructed America’s first airplane?
a) Henry Bessemer b) Charles Whetstone and William Cooke c) Orville and Wilbur Wright
Who invented the e-mail?
a) The Americans b) the Russians c) the Germans
