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New example questions from the library every Monday. Updated on 12 October 2026.

What can you use to call someone?
A phone A banana A shoe A carrot
What made humans to measure time?
A clock A biscuit A cat A cloth
What can you break very hard things with?
A hammer A hummingbird A coin A cloud
What did humans invent to cut hair?
A pair of scissors A kangaroo A kohlrabi An adhesive tape
What can you ride on rails with?
A train A mouse An onion A pin
What made man to make ice cream?
A freezer A spider A flower pot A tooth
What helps a ship find its way?
Compass Banana Frog Carrot
What helps you see things bigger?
Magnifying glass Ant Drop Button
Create a inventions treasure hunt for Ages 3-4
What can you use to get from one place to another very quickly?
A car A pear A sock A cup
What was invented to hang things on the wall?
Nail Pencil Pen Chalk
What do you use to glue paper together?
Glue Water Sand Sugar
What can you use to measure temperature?
A thermometer A spoon A sock A pear
What can you use to make phone calls when you are not at home?
A mobile phone A radio A television A computer
What allows you to see very deep underground?
An excavator A cup A plant A hug
What do you use to cut paper into pieces?
A pair of scissors A spoon A pencil A sock
What do you use to keep food cold?
A fridge An oven A bed A tree
Create a inventions treasure hunt for Ages 5-6
What invention was used to send messages far away before there were telephones?
Telegraph Radio Computer Television
What is a stopwatch?
A clock to measure time in sports A device to make food A device for drawing A device to make music
Which invention is used to view very small things?
Microscope Telescope Compass Thermometer
What is paper made of?
Wood and plant fibres Plastic Metal Glass
Who made the first motor car?
Karl Benz Henry Ford Wright Brothers Nikola Tesla
What is a snowman?
A figure made of snow An invention for transport An appliance for cooking A musical instrument
Where was the wheel first used?
For carts and vehicles For building houses For cooking food For making clothes
Which invention helps weigh things?
Libra Thermometer Compass Clock
Create a inventions treasure hunt for Ages 7-8
What was invented as a substitute for ivory in billiard balls?
Celluloid Bakelite Rubber Polyethylene
What invention made it possible to copy DNA for research?
PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) Electron microscope Centrifuge Spectroscope
What was the first commercial product to use the barcode?
A pack of chewing gum A bottle of cola A loaf of bread A carton of milk
What invention made it possible to record voice and sound?
The phonograph The gramophone The radio The phone
What was the first form of long-distance wireless communication?
The radio The television The phone The Telegraph
Which invention made it possible to transport electricity over long distances?
The transformer The dynamo The battery The conductor
Which Dutch invention revolutionised the music industry in the 1980s?
The compact disc (CD) The cassette The walkman The gramophone
What invention made it possible to make exact copies of documents?
The photocopier The printer The printing press The stencil machine
Create a inventions treasure hunt for Ages 13-14
Which invention is considered the forerunner of the modern printer?
The typewriter The printing press The typewriter The stencil machine
Which woman discovered the structure of DNA using X-ray crystallography?
Rosalind Franklin Dorothy Hodgkin Barbara McClintock Lise Meitner
What was the revolutionary feature of the transistor, invented in 1947?
It could replace electron tubes and was much smaller It could store electricity It could convert light into electrical energy It could transmit signals wirelessly
What was the first successful method of producing steel on a large scale?
The Bessemer process The Martin process The electric arc furnace process The puddling process
Which Dutch inventor developed the modern electrocardiograph?
Willem Einthoven Christiaan Eijkman Jacobus van 't Hoff Heike Kamerlingh Onnes
Which invention by Marie and Pierre Curie opened up new possibilities in medicine?
Insulation of radium X-ray photography Ultrasound MRI scanning
What was the innovation of the safety bicycle in the 1880s?
Two wheels of equal size Air-filled tyres A steel frame Handbrakes
Which invention by Joseph Swan was a rival to Edison's light bulb?
The carbon filament The gas lamp The oil lamp The electric arc
Create a inventions treasure hunt for Ages 15-16
Which invention by Charles Goodyear made rubber practical?
Vulcanisation Synthetic rubber Rubber boots Car tyres
Which invention by Alessandro Volta made portable electricity possible?
The electric battery The capacitor The dynamo The AC generator
Which of Percy Spencer's inventions arose accidentally while he was working with radar?
The microwave oven (microwaves) The conventional oven The fridge The electric hob
Which of Hedy Lamarr's inventions is now used in modern wireless communications?
Frequency hopping Amplitude modulation Digital signal processing Satellite communications
Which invention by John Logie Baird in 1926 changed the entertainment industry forever?
The television The radio The gramophone The film camera
Which invention by John Harrison solved the problem of longitude at sea?
The stopwatch The compass The sextant The barometer
What invention by Tim Berners-Lee in 1989 changed the way we share information?
The World Wide Web The internet Email The first web browser
What principle did Christian Doppler use for his famous effect now used in radar?
Change of wave frequency due to motion Reflection of sound waves Deflection of light rays Radio wave interference
Create a inventions treasure hunt for Ages 17-18
Who invented the first working phone?
Alexander Graham Bell Antonio Meucci Elisha Gray Thomas Edison
Who developed the first working radar system?
Robert Watson-Watt Guglielmo Marconi Heinrich Hertz James Clerk Maxwell
Which invention by Robert Fulton changed water transport?
The steamer The submarine The sailboat The motorboat
Which Earl Tupper invention was initially unsuccessful until Brownie Wise changed the sales method?
Tupperware Plastic bags Food processors Plastic toys
Which of Alfred Nobel's inventions is still used in mining?
Dynamite TNT Cordite Nitroglycerin
In what year was the first working magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner tested on humans?
1977 1975 1979 1973
Which Earl Dickson invention is still used daily for minor injuries?
The Band-Aid Iodine Gauze dressing Antiseptic
What invention did Johannes Gutenberg make around 1440 that revolutionised the dissemination of information?
The printing press with loose letters The paper The ink Bookbinding
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