Inventions and Geography Quiz

The Diners Club card, considered the first credit card, was introduced by Frank McNamara and Ralph Schneider in 1950. This revolutionary concept allowed customers to pay for meals at multiple restaurants without carrying cash, pioneering the modern credit card system.

Alexander Bain, a Scottish inventor, created the first facsimile (fax) machine in 1843. His invention used a pendulum to scan documents and transmit electrical signals over telegraph lines, laying the foundation for modern fax technology.

Alexander Bain patented the fax machine in 1842 (patent received in 1843). This makes 1842 the correct year for the invention of the facsimile machine, which worked by scanning documents and transmitting them via telegraph.

Christopher Latham Sholes, an American inventor, developed the typewriter keyboard layout known as QWERTY in the 1870s. This layout became the standard for typewriters and later computer keyboards, revolutionizing written communication.

Christopher Latham Sholes developed the QWERTY keyboard layout in 1873, with the typewriter being manufactured in 1875. This year marks when the practical keyboard as we know it became available commercially.

Gaborone is the capital and largest city of Botswana, serving as the seat of government since independence in 1966. Lobamba is the legislative capital of Eswatini, Maseru is the capital of Lesotho, and Windhoek is the capital of Namibia.

Ankara has been the capital of Turkey since 1923, replacing Istanbul. Hanoi is the capital of Vietnam, Jakarta is the capital of Indonesia, and Phnom Penh is the capital of Cambodia.

Astana (renamed Nur-Sultan in 2019, now Astana again) is the capital of Kazakhstan. Bishkek is the capital of Kyrgyzstan, Tashkent is the capital of Uzbekistan, and Baghdad is the capital of Iraq.