Inventors & Inventions Quiz

How much do you know about Yorkshire inventions? You'll find the answers in the learning trails or in the patent abstracts on the searchable database.
1. How long does a patent last today?




2. In what way did Boulton & Watt attempt to make things difficult for their competitor Matthew Murray?




3. According to Justinian Angell's lighthouse patent, what payment was he offered to build two lights on the River Humber to guide shipping?




4. Which inventor's cinematographic patent was believed to have been influenced by wool-combing machinery?
5. Which other Leeds inventor did John Blenkinsop work with?




6. What does the title of Atkinson's "Little Nipper" patent describe his invention as?




7. Where was French-born Leeds artist and photographer Augustin Le Prince living when he patented his method for producing animated pictures?




8. Who helped John Harrison to gain the money he believed he was owed by the Board of Longitude?




9. Which of the following did Sir George Cayley NOT design?




10. In what month was Joseph Hansom granted a patent for his "Hansom cab"?
11. Who did Charles Waterton take legal action against?




12. Who did Spencer work with when developing his tram rail patents?




13. At what address in Bradford was Alfred Angas Scott living when he was granted a patent for bicycle brakes?




14. In what year did Hepolite decide to create a section of the company specifically for piston rings?
15. Which other Bradford company (other than Scott) produced Scott motorcycles?




16. Which inventor, born near Wakefield, was able to scratch the back of his head with his big toe?
17. From whom did William Hammond Bartholomew take over the job of Chief Engineer, Aire & Calder Navigation Company?




18. What does a patent protect?