Where Were These Crucial Inventions Originally Created?
Sliced bread, antibiotics, telephones, and many more inventions have completely changed the world we live in.
Of course, you’ll have heard of every one of these crucial inventions, but the vast majority of people won’t know where they were invented!
1. Long before the smartphone, the very first telephone was invented where?
- A) Northampton, Massachusetts
- B) Edinburgh, Scotland
- C) London, England
- D) Beijing, China

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Answer:
Northampton, Massachusetts

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2. Today, people use QR codes for almost everything. Which country first invented this handy digital key?
- A) China
- B) Japan
- C) USA
- D) England

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Answer:
Japan

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3. Where was the kerosene lamp invented?
- A) Greece
- B) Russia
- C) Poland
- D) China

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Answer:
Poland

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4. A famous inventor created the first electric brake in which country?
- A) USA
- B) Germany
- C) Switzerland
- D) Mexico

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Answer:
Mexico

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5. Where was the first atomic bomb built?
- A) New Mexico, USA
- B) Tokyo, Japan
- C) Sydney, Australia
- D) Luxembourg, Luxembourg

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Answer:
New Mexico, USA

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6. Which country is accredited with inventing paper?
- A) USA
- B) Egypt
- C) Greece
- D) China

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Answer:
China

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7. The majority of our buildings are held together by cement. Where was it invented?
- A) England
- B) Japan
- C) USA
- D) India

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Answer:
England

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8. Today, there are roughly 100,00 flights every day, but the very first airplane was made in which country?
- A) USA
- B) Switzerland
- C) France
- D) Canada

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Answer:
USA

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9. Where did Johannes Gutenberg invent the printing press?
- A) Germany
- B) Italy
- C) USA
- D) Switzerland

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Answer:
Germany

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10. Long after the big screen became popular, which country invented IMAX theaters?
- A) Canada
- B) Sweden
- C) Japan
- D) USA

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Answer:
Canada

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11. Where was penicillin accidentally invented in 1928?
- A) Paris, France
- B) London, England
- C) New York, USA
- D) Beijing, China

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Answer:
London, England

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12. Between the 2nd century BCE and the 1st century CE, citizens of which empire invented the compass?
- A) China
- B) Rome
- C) Ottoman
- D) Egypt

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Answer:
China

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13. Thanks to Fred W. Wolf, we have electric refrigerators. Where did he live when he created this convenient invention?
- A) Ireland
- B) USA
- C) England
- D) Germany

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Answer:
USA

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14. Where was Velcro invented?
- A) India
- B) Austria
- C) Switzerland
- D) USA

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Answer:
Switzerland

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15. Benjamin Franklin famously invented the bifocals, but in which country was the first pair of eyeglasses made?
- A) China
- B) Egypt
- C) Italy
- D) England

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Answer:
Italy

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