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Erfindungen-Quiz 1

German Inventions Quiz 1

This quiz is based on our feature From Aspirin to Zeppelin and Das Technologie-Lexikon, an annotated English-German glossary of terms related to technology and inventions. You need to familiarize yourself with those sources before taking this quiz.

This is a self-scoring quiz with a total of 10 questions. In the chart below, the Erfinder (inventor) and the Erfindung (invention) don't match. In the column on the left, you need to type in the LETTER of the correct answer. (Be sure to type your answers with CAPITAL letters - Großbuchstaben!)

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Q U I Z
Erfinder und ihre Erfindungen
Inventors and Their Inventions
INSTRUCTIONS: Type in the LETTER of the correct German invention (A-J) to match the inventor (1-10). Be sure to use only CAPITAL letters!
Correct
ANSWER
A, B, etc.		 Erfinder Erfindung
1. Arthur Korn A. die Zündkerze
2. Felix Wankel B. das Motorrad
3. Robert Bosch C. der Computer
4. Felix Hoffmann D. das Maschinengewehr
5. August Fruehauf E. das Aspirin
6. Konrad Zuse F. der Sattelschlepper
7. Gottlieb Daimler G. der Sportschuh
8. Robert Gatling H. die Klimaanlage
9. W.H. Carrier I. der Kreiskolbenmotor
10. Adi Dassler J. das Faxgerät
NOTE: If you want to find more about Erfinder and Erfindungen see the links below.

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Answer Key:
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