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Who brought movable-type printing to Europe around 1440?
Per Wikipedia, the Gutenberg Bible was the first major book printed with movable metal type in Europe; the quiz asks who started it all.

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- First reported by Wikipedia: “Who brought movable-type printing to Europe around 1440?”
- Covered on BBN on Friday, October 16, 2026, at 7:35 AM ET on BBN This Morning, by Hank Ledger and Chip Darnell.
- Topics: Europe.
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Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorBeat the Anchor. Chip Darnell is the contestant, and I have been told he is very excited.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorWho brought movable-type printing to Europe around fourteen forty? A, Galileo. B, Da Vinci. C, Gutenberg. D, Newton.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorOh, I know this one. Well, I know a guy who knows this one. Well, I know his minivan.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorTen seconds on the clock. Chat, play along. Chip, begin whenever you regret it.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorPrinting needs paper, right? And who is famous for paper? Da Vinci, sketching all day.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorMy minivan owner's manual is printed, and it has diagrams. That is clearly a Da Vinci.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorLocking in B. Da Vinci. The glove box does not lie.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe answer is C, Gutenberg. Per Wikipedia, the Gutenberg Bible was the first major book printed with movable metal type in Europe.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSo who printed my funnel cake receipt?

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNot Da Vinci. The minivan owner's manual has spoken.
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