Science & Technology

Invention Quiz: Brilliant Little Ideas

By Rondilo
Invention Quiz: Brilliant Little Ideas

7 questions on everyday inventions, stubborn experiments and ideas borrowed from nature.

Questions
7
Length
About 4 min
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  1. Which invention did seed heads like this inspire?
  2. Watching a driver struggle in the snow led Mary Anderson to design what?
  3. How did Dyson's sawmill-inspired vacuum separate dust from air?
  4. Sort these inventions by when they were patented in the US, from earliest to latest.
  5. Which fibers were created by chemists? Select all that apply.
  6. What makes the mark left by a pencil?
  7. White LED lamps became practical when engineers made a bright LED in which color?

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