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Select a Discovery Location

Legend. Invention location. Select a Discovery Location. 4. # of inventions. 1. 1. 4. 1. 2. 1. 2. 1. United States. 1. Back to world view. Back to continental view. Back to world view. A M E R I C A. N O R T H. Canada. United States. Can you guess which

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Select a Discovery Location

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  1. Legend Invention location Select a Discovery Location 4 # of inventions 1 1 4 1 2 1 2 1

  2. United States 1 Back to world view Back to continental view

  3. Back to world view A M E R I C A N O R T H Canada United States Can you guess which Countries are which? Central America United States Central America Canada Mexico Mexico Click screen to reveal answers

  4. Back to world view South America Click to Pronounce: Suriname Uruguay Peru Bolivia Colombia Chile Argentina Venezuela Paraguay Chile Ecuador Guyana Brazil Can you guess where Chile is? Click screen to reveal answers

  5. Mexico What’s the name of Mexico’s Capital? Mexico City Click screen to reveal answers Back to world view

  6. Back to world view Africa How many countries are in the continent of Africa? a. 54 b. 48 c. 36 d. 27 Click screen to reveal answers

  7. 206 BCE-220 CE The Han Dynasty. Although maybe not the first, It is recorded that they were the first to create and use paper. China Trivia: China produces about 70 percent of the world's silk supply. The Great Wall of China. Built in the 3rd century, the wall was designed to defend against intruders. Over 1500 miles in length, it is know as the longest cemetery on earth, due to the number of deaths in building it. Back to world view

  8. Russia Back to world view

  9. Europe Back to world view

  10. The Netherlands Philips Introduce the Compact Disc in Eindhoven, The Netherlands on March 8, 1979. In 1590, the Dutchmen Hans and Zacharias Janssen (Father and son) invented the first compound microscope. Wooden shoes, called klompen, were worn by most Dutch people for very practical purposes. Because much of Holland lies below sea level.. the Dutch people found that wooden shoes were ideal for walking on many areas that are marshy and damp Back Back to world view

  11. Australia Back to world view

  12. Boomerang The oldest Australian Aboriginal boomerangs are ten thousand years old, but older hunting sticks have been discovered in Europe, where they seem to have formed part of the stone age arsenal of weapons Back Back to world view

  13. Back Back to world view Rocket boots Russia A patented Russian invention used to speed up walking. Created by scientist Viktor Gordeyev, the "boots" are actually a mechanical construction strapped on the legs and are powered by small Internal combustion engines that adds energy to every step. Check this out

  14. Kenya Pascal Katana Pascal Katana of Kenya invented a device that electronically calls fish using their own feeding sounds, and then uses a mobile phone to alert the owner of the net via SMS that it is filled with fish Back to world view Back

  15. Dr. Chris Barnard The world's first heart transplant was performed by Dr Chris Barnard in Cape Town on 3 December 1967. Back Back to world view

  16. Jose Hernandez-Rebollar Jose Hernandez-Rebollar invented the Acceleglove, a glove that can translate sign language into speech. According the Smithsonian, "by using sensors attached to the glove and the arm, this prototype device can currently translate the alphabet and over 300 words in American Sign Language (ASL) into both English and Spanish." Mexico Back to world view Back

  17. Back to world view Alberto Santos-Dumont Brazil Back 1873 -1932 World’s first flying machine

  18. Back to world view Argentina Back Ball-point Pen for writing on smooth surfaces Lazlo Biro, 1944 -

  19. Back to world view A M E R I C A C E N T R A L Guess the Countries Belize Honduras El Salvador Nicaragua Guatemala Costa Rica Panama Click screen to reveal answers

  20. Coffee How Coffee is made Back to world view Back

  21. Back to world view Try and guess the 10 Canadian Provinces Quebec Prince Edward Island Saskatchewan Manitoba British Columbia New Brunswick Nova Scotia Ontario Newfoundland Alberta Canada Labrador Click screen to reveal answers

  22. Back to world view Back Basketball James Naismith (1861-1939) Naismith invented the sport of basketball in 1891 and is often credited with introducing the first football helmet. Naismith wrote the original basketball rulebook, founded the University of Kansas basketball program

  23. Louisiana Baton Rouge Morgan City Back to world view

  24. 1st Patented Tricycle in Louisiana Charles C. Anderson Back to world view Back

  25. Vintar Ilocos Norte The Philippines Can you guess how many Islands are in the Philippines? a. 59 b. 930 c. 5246 d. 7107 Click screen again for answer Back to world view

  26. Back to world view Back In the Philippines, the yo-yo was a weapon for over 400 hundred years. Their version was large with sharp edges and studs and attached to thick twenty-foot ropes for flinging at enemies or prey. People in the United States started playing with the British bandalore or yo-yo in the 1860s. The Yo Yo Check this out

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