Science & Tech Can you search for these trivia answers inside your knowledge filled brain? Find out here! Published 7 months ago on September 14, 2025 By Mike Peck /5 Science & Tech Vol. 14 Which invention is associated with Wright Brothers? Airplane Car Meat Packing Railroad system 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. What did the first vending machine dispense? Writing utensils Candy bars Holy water Coffee Next Question Wrong! Correct! The first vending machine dispensed holy water. What was the original name for Google? Ask Jeeves Googool Super Search Backrub Next Question 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. Who created the first computer mouse? Steve Wozniak Douglas Engelbart Steve Jobs 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. Who invented the Polio vaccine? Dexter Holland Jonas Salk Jonah Hill Marie Curie Wrong! Correct! Jonas Salk invented the polio vaccine. 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
