Q.1
Robert Cocking was a professional watercolour artist who pioneered what?
  • A cone-shaped parachute
  • A finer paintbrush
  • A brush cleaning device
  • A folding easel
Q.2
Sir George Cayley was an engineer who pioneered a safety device in all of our cars today. What was it?
  • The airbag
  • The head light
  • The indicator
  • The seatbelt
Q.3
Edward Jenner was a physician and pioneer who saved countless lives by developing what?
  • The modern sticking plaster
  • A vaccine for smallpox
  • Cough medicine
  • Suncream
Q.4
Pioneering work from William Kennedy Laurie Dickson lead to the invention of the Kinetoscope. What might this be?
  • A machine to wash pets
  • A device to light a room
  • A machine for warming your feet
  • An early device for capturing motion pictures
Q.5
Trevor Baylis pioneered technology which led to the invention of what?
  • The water powered torch
  • The clockwork or wind up radio
  • The wind powered television
  • The solar powered pillow
Q.6
Sir Isaac Newton was a great scientific pioneer. He famously 'discovered' gravity when he saw...
  • A ball flying up into the air
  • A feather floating to the ground
  • An apple falling from an apple tree
  • A bird flying overhead
Q.7
Emmeline Pankhurst was a pioneer and campaigner for women's right to do what?
  • Read
  • Drive
  • Swim
  • Vote
Q.8
Charles Darwin was a pioneer in the world of science. What was his most famous work?
  • The Big Bang Theory
  • The Theory of Everything
  • The Theory of Evolution
  • The Theory of Dreams
Q.9
What is a pioneer?
  • A rare stamp
  • A type of animal
  • A kind of chocolate bar
  • The first person to develop, use, make, explore or settle
Q.10
Around 1870, English inventor James Starley pioneered a design which revolutionised which method of transport?
  • Boats
  • Cycles
  • Trains
  • Cars
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