WONDER #1599: Who Invented Plastic?

Question 1 of 3

In what year was the first fully-synthetic, commercially-successful plastic invented?

  1. 1200
  2. 1456
  3. 1861
  4. 1907

Question 2 of 3

Who invented the first fully-synthetic, commercially-successful plastic?

  1. Leo Hendrik Baekeland
  2. Henrique Plastique
  3. Benjamin Franklin
  4. John DuPont

Question 3 of 3

What was the first fully-synthetic, commercially-successful plastic called?

  1. Lego
  2. Bakelite
  3. Tupperware
  4. Gold

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