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What did Edward Jenner develop?
Polio vaccine
Smallpox vaccine
Penicillin
Antibiotics
Insulin
Correct answer is B
Edward Jenner developed the smallpox vaccine in 1796, the first successful vaccine.
Who invented the steam-powered locomotive?
George Stephenson
James Watt
Robert Fulton
Nikola Tesla
Eli Whitney
Correct answer is A
George Stephenson invented the steam-powered locomotive and is known as the "Father of Railways."
What did Alexander Fleming discover?
Penicillin
X-rays
DNA
Insulin
Vitamin C
Correct answer is A
Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin in 1928, marking the beginning of antibiotics.
Who is credited with inventing the periodic table?
John Dalton
Marie Curie
Dmitri Mendeleev
Robert Bunsen
Niels Bohr
Correct answer is C
Dmitri Mendeleev developed the periodic table in 1869, organizing elements by atomic weight.
Who invented the first commercially successful sewing machine?
Elias Howe
Isaac Singer
John Kay
Thomas Saint
James Hargreaves
Correct answer is B
Isaac Singer improved and popularized the sewing machine, making it commercially successful.