Science & Tech Can you search for these trivia answers inside your knowledge filled brain? Find out here! Published 1 year ago on March 27, 2023 By Mike Peck /5 Science & Tech Vol. 14 Which invention is associated with Wright Brothers? Meat Packing Railroad system Car Airplane Next Question Wrong! Correct! The Wright brothers – Orville and Wilbur – were two American aviation pioneers generally credited with inventing, building, and flying the world's first successful motor-operated airplane. Who created the first computer mouse? Steve Jobs Steve Wozniak Douglas Engelbart Clifford Berry Next Question Wrong! Correct! Douglas Engelbart developed the first computer mouse in 1963. It was a wooden device with two wheels that allowed users to move a cursor on a computer screen. What did the first vending machine dispense? Holy water Writing utensils Coffee Candy bars Next Question Wrong! Correct! The first vending machine dispensed holy water. Who invented the Polio vaccine? Jonas Salk Marie Curie Jonah Hill Dexter Holland Next Question Wrong! Correct! Jonas Salk invented the polio vaccine. What was the original name for Google? Backrub Super Search Ask Jeeves Googool Wrong! Correct! The original name for the search engine Google was Backrub. It was renamed Google after the googol, which is the number one, followed by 100 zeros. Next Trivia Did You Know? Google’s headquarters is known as the Googleplex and is based in California’s Silicon Valley. Its headquarters are huge and there’s lots of greenery. Instead of using lawnmowers, Google hires goats to keep the grass trimmed. Related Topics: Advertisement
