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Dutch Inventions

Based on the clues, try to name these Dutch inventions and discoveries.
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Last updated: July 13, 2025
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Optical device credited to Lippershey
Telescope
Magnifying instrument improved by van Leeuwenhoek
Microscope
The first compact format for storing audio on magnetic tape
Cassette tape
Vegetable selectively bred for national symbolism
Orange carrot
Ball sport from Amsterdam
Korfball
First formal institution for trading company shares
Stock market
Camera system to catch speeding drivers
Speed camera
Firefighting invention by Jan van der Heyden
Fire hose
Early underwater vessel built by Cornelis Drebbel
Submarine
Winter sport originating on frozen Dutch canals
Speed skating
Clock that greatly improved timekeeping accuracy in the 17th century
Pendulum clock
Reclaimed land area from sea or marsh using dikes and pumps
Polder
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2 Comments
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Level 65
Jul 13, 2025
You should accept carrot without orange since there are practically no other ones known today.
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Level 45
Jul 13, 2025
Fixed