Multiple choice general knowledge

Who invented Automobiles using gasoline?

  1. Leo H Baekeland

  2. Karl Benz

  3. Evangelista Torricelli

  4. Kirkpatrick Macmillan
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Karl Benz is credited with inventing the first practical automobile using an internal combustion engine in 1885-1886. His Benz Patent-Motorwagen was the first gasoline-powered car, making him widely regarded as the father of the modern automobile industry. The other options are inventors in unrelated fields - Baekeland invented plastic, Torricelli the barometer, and Macmillan contributed to bicycle development.

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