Who invented the black box flight recorder?
A) John O’Sullivan
B) David Warren
C) Lawrence Hargrave
D) Howard Florey
Answer:
B) David Warren
What was the name of the Australian who invented the bionic ear or cochlear implant?
A) Graeme Clark
B) Mark Oliphant
C) Charles Kingsford Smith
D) Andrew Mollison
Answer:
A) Graeme Clark
Who is credited with inventing the dual-flush toilet system in Australia?
A) Frank Woolworth
B) Bruce Thompson
C) Rowan Atkinson
D) Bruce Thompson
Answer:
D) Bruce Thompson
Which Australian invented the electric drill in the late 19th century?
A) Lawrence Hargrave
B) David Unaipon
C) Arthur James Arnot
D) Francis S. de Groot
Answer:
C) Arthur James Arnot
Who was the inventor of the Hills Hoist, a rotary clothesline?
A) Alfred Traeger
B) Lance Hill
C) William Farrer
D) Thomas Playford
Answer:
B) Lance Hill
Which Australian invented the box kite in the early 1890s?
A) David Unaipon
B) Charles Kingsford Smith
C) Lawrence Hargrave
D) Alfred Traeger
Answer:
C) Lawrence Hargrave
Who developed the first effective flu vaccine in Australia?
A) Ian Frazer
B) Graeme Clark
C) Howard Florey
D) Frank Macfarlane Burnet
Answer:
C) Howard Florey
Which Australian inventor is associated with developing the underwater torpedo?
A) David Warren
B) Lawrence Hargrave
C) George Taylor
D) Lewis Bandt
Answer:
B) Lawrence Hargrave
Who invented the world’s first feature film, ‘The Story of the Kelly Gang’ in Australia?
A) Raymond Longford
B) C. J. Dennis
C) Peter Weir
D) Charles Chauvel
Answer:
A) Raymond Longford
Which Australian is credited with inventing the ultrasound scanner for medical diagnosis?
A) John Hopgood
B) David Robinson
C) David Penington
D) George Kossoff
Answer:
D) George Kossoff
Who invented the world’s first notepad or ‘scratch pad’ in Australia?
A) Frederick Bakewell
B) J. A. Birchall
C) Anthony LaPaglia
D) Henry Sutton
Answer:
B) J. A. Birchall
Which Australian created the wine cask, also known as the “bag-in-a-box”?
A) Thomas Mort
B) Thomas Angove
C) John McDouall Stuart
D) William Snell Chauncy
Answer:
B) Thomas Angove
Who developed the first penicillin-based antibiotic in Australia?
A) Mark Oliphant
B) Charles Kingsford Smith
C) Howard Florey
D) Frank Macfarlane Burnet
Answer:
C) Howard Florey
Which Australian invented the stump-jump plough?
A) William Farrer
B) Richard and Clarence Bowyer Smith
C) John Flynn
D) Edward Hallstrom
Answer:
B) Richard and Clarence Bowyer Smith
Who is known for developing the first continuous miner for underground coal mines in Australia?
A) John McDouall Stuart
B) John Harrison
C) Ernest William Titterton
D) David John Williams
Answer:
D) David John Williams
Which Australian invented the world’s first polymer banknote?
A) David Warren
B) David Unaipon
C) David Solomon
D) Malcolm Turnbull
Answer:
C) David Solomon
Who invented the refrigeration process making ice production possible in Australia?
A) James Harrison
B) John Flynn
C) David Robinson
D) Laurence Hartnett
Answer:
A) James Harrison
Which Australian is responsible for inventing the variable-pitch propeller?
A) David Unaipon
B) Lawrence Hargrave
C) John Duigan
D) Harry Houdini
Answer:
B) Lawrence Hargrave
Who is associated with inventing the multi-focal contact lens in Australia?
A) Ian Frazer
B) Arthur James Arnot
C) Nathan Hurst
D) Stephen Davis
Answer:
C) Nathan Hurst
Which Australian invented the first polymer banknote?
A) Charles Kingsford Smith
B) David Warren
C) David Solomon
D) Malcolm Turnbull
Answer:
C) David Solomon
Who developed the technology for the ‘Victa’ lawn mower in Australia?
A) Mervyn Richardson
B) Henry Sutton
C) Harold E. Clapp
D) Frank Laver
Answer:
A) Mervyn Richardson
Which Australian invented the first automatic totalisator, a form of mechanical pari-mutuel betting?
A) Sir John Monash
B) George Julius
C) George Taylor
D) Sir John Eccles
Answer:
B) George Julius
Who is credited with inventing the ‘bionic eye’ or retinal implant in Australia?
A) Graeme Clark
B) John O’Sullivan
C) Mark Oliphant
D) Charles Kingsford Smith
Answer:
A) Graeme Clark
Which Australian invented the world’s first mechanical sheep shears?
A) David Unaipon
B) Frederick Bakewell
C) Alexander Elder
D) Frederick Wolseley
Answer:
D) Frederick Wolseley
Who is responsible for inventing the black box flight recorder used in aircraft?
A) Lawrence Hargrave
B) John O’Sullivan
C) David Warren
D) George Julius
Answer:
C) David Warren
Which Australian invented the atomiser, used in spray bottles and medical devices?
A) Lawrence Hargrave
B) David Unaipon
C) John Hopgood
D) Thomas Holt
Answer:
B) David Unaipon
Who invented the first effective penicillin-based antibiotic in Australia?
A) Charles Kingsford Smith
B) Howard Florey
C) Frank Macfarlane Burnet
D) David Warren
Answer:
B) Howard Florey
Which Australian is known for inventing the first portable defibrillator?
A) Graeme Clark
B) Mark Oliphant
C) Simon Harvey-Brown
D) Alan Trounson
Answer:
C) Simon Harvey-Brown
Who is credited with inventing the ‘mechanical sheepdog’ or sheep shearing machine?
A) David Unaipon
B) Frederick Wolseley
C) Lawrence Hargrave
D) David Warren
Answer:
B) Frederick Wolseley
Which Australian inventor created the first successful portable refrigerator?
A) David Warren
B) John Flynn
C) James Harrison
D) Arthur James Arnot
Answer:
D) Arthur James Arnot
Who invented the flight recorder, commonly known as the “black box”?
A) David Warren
B) Lawrence Hargrave
C) David Unaipon
D) John O’Sullivan
Answer:
A) David Warren
Which Australian invented the ‘Hills Hoist’ rotary clothesline?
A) William Farrer
B) Lance Hill
C) Charles Kingsford Smith
D) Alfred Traeger
Answer:
B) Lance Hill
Who developed the first successful vaccine for cervical cancer in Australia?
A) Howard Florey
B) Graeme Clark
C) Ian Frazer
D) Mark Oliphant
Answer:
C) Ian Frazer
Which Australian inventor created the ‘Cochlear’ bionic ear implant?
A) Graeme Clark
B) Mark Oliphant
C) Charles Kingsford Smith
D) Andrew Mollison
Answer:
A) Graeme Clark
Who is associated with inventing the underwater torpedo in Australia?
A) Lawrence Hargrave
B) David Warren
C) George Taylor
D) Lewis Bandt
Answer:
A) Lawrence Hargrave
Which Australian invented the polymer banknote?
A) Charles Kingsford Smith
B) David Warren
C) David Solomon
D) Malcolm Turnbull
Answer:
C) David Solomon
Who is credited with inventing the first flu vaccine in Australia?
A) Ian Frazer
B) Graeme Clark
C) Howard Florey
D) Frank Macfarlane Burnet
Answer:
C) Howard Florey
Which Australian inventor is associated with developing the multi-focal contact lens?
A) Ian Frazer
B) Arthur James Arnot
C) Nathan Hurst
D) Stephen Davis
Answer:
C) Nathan Hurst
Who invented the variable-pitch propeller in Australia?
A) David Unaipon
B) Lawrence Hargrave
C) John Duigan
D) Harry Houdini
Answer:
B) Lawrence Hargrave
Which Australian invented the stump-jump plough?
A) William Farrer
B) Richard and Clarence Bowyer Smith
C) John Flynn
D) Edward Hallstrom
Answer:
B) Richard and Clarence Bowyer Smith
