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Inventions & Technology

Tinker through the gadgets, gizmos, and bright ideas that changed the world, from the lightbulb to the smartphone in your pocket!

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Sample Inventions & Technology questions

Three questions from this pack. Guess first, then reveal the answer — in the game, everyone answers on their phone and the TV shows who got it right.

  1. Q1 Who is widely credited with inventing the telephone and receiving its first U.S. patent in 1876?

    • Nikola Tesla
    • Alexander Graham Bell
    • Thomas Edison
    • Guglielmo Marconi
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    Alexander Graham Bell — Alexander Graham Bell is credited with the telephone, and he received his first U.S. patent for it in 1876.

  2. Q2 What does a 3D printer do?

    • Prints on glossy paper
    • Scans documents
    • Builds objects layer by layer
    • Projects holograms
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    Builds objects layer by layer — A 3D printer builds objects one thin layer at a time, usually by stacking melted plastic.

  3. Q3 Which company's research center built the Alto, an early personal computer with a mouse, in the 1970s?

    • Apple
    • Microsoft
    • Xerox
    • Intel
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    Xerox — Xerox PARC built the Alto in 1973, an early personal computer that used a mouse.

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