Multiple choice general knowledge math & puzzles

The first jigsaw puzzle was created by a ..... John Splisbury.

  1. teacher

  2. mountaineer

  3. map maker

  4. carpenter
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Explanation

John Spilsbury, a British cartographer and engraver, created the first jigsaw puzzle around 1766 by mounting a map on wooden sheet and cutting it into pieces along country boundaries. He intended it as an educational tool to teach children geography. Maps were his professional specialty as a map maker, not carpentry or teaching.

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