Automotive firsts: Identify Karl Benz's landmark invention. Full question: What did Karl Benz invent that transformed personal transport in the 1880s? Choose the correct option.
General Knowledge
Inventions
Difficulty: Easy
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Answer
Correct Answer: The first practical automobile powered by an internal combustion engine
Explanation
Given data
- Inventor: Karl Benz (Germany).
Reasoning Benz built the Patent-Motorwagen (1885/1886), widely recognized as the first practical gasoline-powered automobile with integrated chassis and engine design.
Common pitfalls Diesel engine — Rudolf Diesel; steam locomotive — earlier 19th century; electric trams — developed by others later.
Final Answer The first practical automobile powered by an internal combustion engine.