Trivia Quiz on Ancient Technology
Updated: Tuesday, November 25, 2025
A ready-made history and technology-computers quiz that you can use in virtual and in-person events (Zoom, Teams, YouTube Live, Twitch, conferences, meetings, classrooms, etc.)
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Travel back in time with this Ancient Technology quiz and explore the inventions that powered early civilizations. From the wheel to the abacus, challenge your crew on the origins, breakthroughs, and clever tools that shaped human progress.
Dust off the past and spark lively debate with a fast-paced group quiz about humanity’s earliest tech triumphs—from the mariner’s compass and water clocks to potters’ wheels and roadbuilding know‑how. With 10 concise, multiple‑choice questions, it’s ideal for quick team sessions, icebreakers, or a brainy intermission during meetings. Run it in classrooms, company standups, offsites, family game nights, or live streams on Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, YouTube Live, Twitch, and more. Split into teams, set a timer per question, and keep score between rounds for friendly competition; enable a leaderboard after select questions for extra excitement. The mix of recognizable facts and surprising insights keeps everyone engaged, whether they’re history buffs or just curious minds. You can replay, remix, or duplicate this quiz in one click to fit different time slots or difficulty levels. Perfect for sparking conversation about how ancient ingenuity continues to influence modern tech.
1. Which country invented the mariners compass
A) India
B) China
C) Greece
D) Egypt
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2. According to historians what is the oldest device still used
A) Wheel
B) Toothpicks
C) Sundial
D) Bow and arrow
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3. The wheel was invented in about what year BC
A) 4000
B) 3000
C) 3500
D) 2500
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4. Which people invented the compass
A) Greeks
B) Romans
C) Chinese
D) Indians
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5. The Roman roadbuilders lacked which elementary tool
A) Shovel
B) Pickaxe
C) Chisel
D) Wheelbarrow
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6. The chinese were using what metal to make things as early as 300 ad
A) Bronze
B) Aluminium
C) Iron
D) Copper
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7. Device for driving air into fire
A) Fan
B) Air pump
C) Bellows
D) Ventilator
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8. Where was the worlds first water clock invented
A) Athens
B) Peking
C) Rome
D) Baghdad
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9. Where Was The Potters Wheel First Used
A) Ancient Egypt c.2500 Bc
B) Ancient China c.2000 Bc
C) Indus Valley Civilization c.2600 Bc
D) In Mesopotamia c.3000 Bc
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10. What was invented over 3000 years ago that is now considered the first 'computer'?
A) Quipu
B) Antikythera mechanism
C) Abacus
D) The Difference Engine
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