1. Who discovered penicillin in 1928?

2. Which empire was ruled by Genghis Khan?

3. What is the primary function of an Archimedes' screw?

4. What was the first major book printed using Gutenberg's movable type?

5. What key component did James Watt add to the steam engine to make it efficient enough for widespread industrial use?

6. What substance is blown through molten iron in the Bessemer process to remove impurities?

7. Who is credited with the initial accidental discovery of penicillin in 1928?

8. Who is the American inventor of the first fully electronic television system?

9. What type of waves does a radar system use to detect objects?

10. What does a lightning rod do with the electrical charge from a strike?

11. What physical principle allows light to stay inside a fiber optic cable without leaking out?

12. What does the acronym LASER stand for?

13. Why is the steam turbine more efficient than the traditional steam engine used in locomotives?

14. What was the first major practical application for the silicon solar cells invented in the 1950s?

15. What does the 'IP' stand for in the TCP/IP protocols that power the internet?

16. What does the acronym UAV stand for in the context of drone technology?

17. Unlike X-rays, what does an MRI use to create images of the body?

18. What made Gaston Planté's 1859 battery different from earlier versions like the Voltaic Pile?

19. Which of the following best describes a sidewheeler steamboat?

20. Steamboats were especially suited for river travel because they could do what that sailing ships struggled with?