Transport history: Who is widely credited (in quiz literature) with inventing the bicycle in pedal-driven form? Context: 19th-century development from hobby-horses to pedal mechanisms; answer reflects common GK attribution. Choose the correct name.

Difficulty: Easy

Kirkpatrick Macmillan
Karl von Drais
Pierre Michaux
John Kemp Starley

Correct Answer: Kirkpatrick Macmillan

Explanation:

Reasoning
While several inventors contributed (Drais: draisine; Michaux: pedal cranks on velocipedes; Starley: safety bicycle), many general-knowledge sources credit the first pedal bicycle to the Scottish smith Kirkpatrick Macmillan (1839).

Note
Historically nuanced attributions exist, but the expected quiz answer is Macmillan.

Final Answer
Kirkpatrick Macmillan.

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