If you thought this was going to be a quiz about who invented the difference engine, who invented the first phonograph and who invented the first printing press (presumably the start of pornography, lol) – you’re wrong! Though it WILL be good to have a basic knowledge of famous inventors!

What you’ll need to do in this quiz is simply provide the names of inventors based on clues given in the question! All answers will be names of inventors (or in some cases – which will be specified – the names of people who successfully marketed famous products – and may be more famous than the inventors themselves). Also, there may be some slight changes in name spellings between the people/things asked about in the clues and the answers you’ll need to provide.

Let’s go see how smart you all are!

1. Cosplay – (Blank) Punk – genre similar to “steampunk” though set a bit later (mid 20th century), typically involving airships, aviation goggles, etc. – and the last name of an inventor – and type of fuel typically required by heavy duty trucks.

2. Albums – Album released in 1987 generating four number one hits – the first album to do so for this particular “type” of artist – and last name of inventor whose best known invention was responsible for helping escalate the slave labor movement in the United States.

3. Title Characters – Last name of guy who owned a car named K.I.T.T. and also last name of woman who invented the flat-bottomed paper bag

4. ’80s Bands –  “Hair” band recording singles Signs and Love Song in the 1980s and last name name of man who is best known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current (AC) electricity supply system.

5. Leafy Greens – What leafy green cruciferous vegetable, if the first letter of it is changed, is also the last name of the man whom originated the concept of a digital programmable computer.

6. Inventors – Last name of woman who invented “White Out” and middle name of man credited with inventing the telephone.

7. Politicians – Shared name of man who was Secretary of the Interior under Ronald Reagan and Scottish inventor, mechanical engineer, and chemist who improved upon a previous steam engine with his own steam engine bearing his name in 1776.

8. Movie Villains – Last name of both the female inventor of windshield wipers and the suit and sunglasses-wearing antagonist of The Matrix (and its sequels).

9. Cartoon Characters – Leader of a group of “reptilian” cartoon characters originating in the 1980s and first name of “Renaissance Man” best known for both his inventions – and paintings.

10. Characters in Song – Last name of the serial killer “Maxwell” in the son Maxwell’s Silver Hammer by The Beatles and inventor of a key item essential to the movie industry. And this was the thing that inspired this whole quiz!