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This section includes 109 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your General Knowledge knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 51. |
_ In which decade was the Internet first implemented?$? |
| A. | 1940s |
| B. | 1950s |
| C. | 1960s |
| D. | 1980s |
| Answer» D. 1980s | |
| 52. |
_ What Benjamin Franklin invented?$? |
| A. | Bifocal spectacles |
| B. | Radio |
| C. | Barometer |
| D. | Hygrometer |
| Answer» B. Radio | |
| 53. |
_ Who invented Jet Engine?$? |
| A. | Sir Frank Whittle |
| B. | Gottlieb Daimler |
| C. | Roger Bacon |
| D. | Lewis E. Waterman |
| Answer» B. Gottlieb Daimler | |
| 54. |
_ What furniture item was invented by California furniture designer Charles Prior Hall in 1968?$? |
| A. | Sofa bed |
| B. | Captain's chair |
| C. | Waterbed |
| D. | Hammock |
| Answer» D. Hammock | |
| 55. |
_ What 'game' was first produced by the Southern Novelty Company in Baltimore, Maryland in 1892?$? |
| A. | Frisbee |
| B. | Monopoly |
| C. | Ouija board |
| D. | Ping Pong |
| Answer» D. Ping Pong | |
| 56. |
_ Which of the following was first patented by an Australian in 1889?$? |
| A. | Electric Drill |
| B. | Electric Shaver |
| C. | Electric Fence |
| D. | Electric Heater |
| Answer» B. Electric Shaver | |
| 57. |
_ What Elisha Otis invented?$? |
| A. | The brake used in modern elevators |
| B. | Jet Engine |
| C. | Turbine |
| D. | Hydraulic Crane |
| Answer» B. Jet Engine | |
| 58. |
_ When were blue jeans invented?$? |
| A. | 1900s |
| B. | 1860s |
| C. | 1870s |
| D. | 1850s |
| Answer» E. | |
| 59. |
_ Who invented the battery?$? |
| A. | John Wilkinson |
| B. | Alessandro Volta |
| C. | James Hargreaves |
| D. | Thomas Edison |
| Answer» C. James Hargreaves | |
| 60. |
_ In which decade was the ARRL founded?$? |
| A. | 1940s |
| B. | 1930s |
| C. | 1920s |
| D. | 1910s |
| Answer» E. | |
| 61. |
_ What item of apparel was invented by Ellery Chun, a Hawaiian clothing merchant, in 1931?$? |
| A. | String bikini |
| B. | Muumuu |
| C. | Aloha shirt |
| D. | Capri pants |
| Answer» D. Capri pants | |
| 62. |
_ Which scientist discovered the radioactive element radium?$? |
| A. | Isaac Newton |
| B. | Albert Einstein |
| C. | Benjamin Franklin |
| D. | Marie Curie |
| Answer» E. | |
| 63. |
_Who invented Bakelite?$? |
| A. | Charles Goodyear |
| B. | Leo Hendrik Baekeland |
| C. | Roy Plunkett |
| D. | Henry Ford |
| Answer» C. Roy Plunkett | |
| 64. |
_What invention was first installed at a Hartford, Connecticut bank in 1889?$? |
| A. | Automatic teller machine |
| B. | Time-lock safe |
| C. | Burglar alarm |
| D. | Pay telephone |
| Answer» E. | |
| 65. |
_FROZEN FOOD - Who discovered the first practical method of freezing food?$? |
| A. | C. Birdseye |
| B. | F. Rozenosh |
| C. | G. Findus |
| D. | R. Scott |
| Answer» B. F. Rozenosh | |
| 66. |
_William Frederick is credited with the invention of the modern frisbee in the mid 1950's. In 1957 the Wham-O Company bought his idea and the rest is history. They named the toy after William Frisbie who was a ________?$? |
| A. | Pie maker |
| B. | Owner of a pizza parlor |
| C. | Student at Yale |
| D. | Ceramic plate designer |
| Answer» B. Owner of a pizza parlor | |
| 67. |
_In which decade was the AEEE (now the IEEE) founded?$? |
| A. | 1850s |
| B. | 1880s |
| C. | 1930s |
| D. | 1950s |
| Answer» C. 1930s | |
| 68. |
_When was the game Frisbee invented?$? |
| A. | 1920s |
| B. | 1900s |
| C. | 1870s |
| D. | 1890s |
| Answer» D. 1890s | |
| 69. |
_What groovy item was invented by Englishman Edward Craven Walker in 1963?$? |
| A. | Leisure suit |
| B. | Lava lamp |
| C. | Eight-track tape deck |
| D. | Hot comb |
| Answer» C. Eight-track tape deck | |
| 70. |
_What now-ubiquitous device was invented by Zenith engineer Eugene Polley in 1955?$? |
| A. | Microwave oven |
| B. | Remote control |
| C. | VCR |
| D. | Calculator |
| Answer» C. VCR | |
| 71. |
_Where is the village of Branston, after which the famous pickle is named?$? |
| A. | Yorkshire |
| B. | Lancashire |
| C. | Staffordshire |
| D. | Norfolk |
| Answer» D. Norfolk | |
| 72. |
_Who invented Gramophone?$? |
| A. | Michael Faraday |
| B. | Fahrenheit |
| C. | Sir Alexander Graham Bell |
| D. | Thomas Alva Edison |
| Answer» E. | |
| 73. |
_Who is the English physicist responsible for the 'Big Bang Theory'?$? |
| A. | Albert Einstein |
| B. | Michael Skube |
| C. | George Gamow |
| D. | Roger Penrose |
| Answer» D. Roger Penrose | |
| 74. |
_What Enrico Fermi invented?$? |
| A. | X ray machine |
| B. | Betatron |
| C. | Cyclotron |
| D. | Nuclear reactor |
| Answer» E. | |
| 75. |
_What Thomas Davenport invented?$? |
| A. | Screw propellor |
| B. | Electric streetcar |
| C. | Chesterfield |
| D. | Sleeping (railway) car |
| Answer» C. Chesterfield | |
| 76. |
_What inspired reflecting road lights to be invented?$? |
| A. | Car door reflecting mirrors |
| B. | The light a cat's eyes gave off on a fence |
| C. | Sun light on steel posts on road sides |
| D. | The sun light on the windshield |
| Answer» C. Sun light on steel posts on road sides | |
| 77. |
Who invented Automobiles using gasoline?$? |
| A. | Leo H Baekeland |
| B. | Karl Benz |
| C. | Evangelista Torricelli |
| D. | Kirkpatrick Macmillan |
| Answer» C. Evangelista Torricelli | |
| 78. |
What beverage was invented by Charles Alderton in 1885 in Waco, Texas?$? |
| A. | Cream soda |
| B. | Coca-Cola |
| C. | Dr. Pepper |
| D. | Sprite |
| Answer» D. Sprite | |
| 79. |
When was the toothbrush invented?$? |
| A. | 1770 |
| B. | 1765 |
| C. | 1790 |
| D. | 1742 |
| Answer» B. 1765 | |
| 80. |
What J. B. Dunlop invented?$? |
| A. | Pneumatic rubber tire |
| B. | Automobile wheel rim |
| C. | Rubber boot |
| D. | Model airplanes |
| Answer» B. Automobile wheel rim | |
| 81. |
What item, originally called the 'Whirlwind', was invented by Ives McGaffey in 1869?? |
| A. | Blender |
| B. | Electric mixer |
| C. | Washing machine |
| D. | Vacuum cleaner |
| Answer» E. | |
| 82. |
Who synthesized the first wholly artificial gene? |
| A. | Hargobind Khorana |
| B. | J.J. Thompson |
| C. | Benjamin Franklin |
| D. | Meghnad Saha |
| Answer» B. J.J. Thompson | |
| 83. |
CORN FLAKES - Who made them first? |
| A. | Nabisco |
| B. | Kellogg |
| C. | Quaker |
| D. | Archers |
| Answer» C. Quaker | |
| 84. |
It travels over land and water. Who invented the HOVERCRAFT? |
| A. | S. Sperrow |
| B. | O. Stricheg |
| C. | T. Henman |
| D. | C. Cockerell |
| Answer» E. | |
| 85. |
When were bar code scanners invented? |
| A. | 1940s |
| B. | 1950s |
| C. | 1970s |
| D. | 1960s |
| Answer» D. 1960s | |
| 86. |
Who invented the first controllable flying AEROPLANE (AIRPLANE)? |
| A. | Wright Brothers |
| B. | Lidenbergh Brothers |
| C. | South Brothers |
| D. | West Brothers |
| Answer» B. Lidenbergh Brothers | |
| 87. |
What James Watt invented? |
| A. | Diving bell |
| B. | Steam boat |
| C. | Hot air balloon |
| D. | Rotary steam engine |
| Answer» E. | |
| 88. |
Who was the first American female to patent her invention, a method of weaving straw with silk? |
| A. | Marjorie Joyner |
| B. | Margaret Knight |
| C. | Amanda Jones |
| D. | Mary Kies |
| Answer» E. | |
| 89. |
In which decade were the first successful diode and triode vacuum tubes invented? |
| A. | 1800s |
| B. | 1880s |
| C. | 1890s |
| D. | 1900s |
| Answer» E. | |
| 90. |
What charge card, developed in 1950, was the first to be accepted nationally in the US? |
| A. | Visa |
| B. | Discover |
| C. | MasterCharge |
| D. | Diner's Club |
| Answer» E. | |
| 91. |
Benjamin Franklin was a prolific inventor. He invented the lightning rod, the Franklin stove, studied electricity, discovered the Gulf Stream, started the first library, and on and on. Among his many other inventions, what musical instrument did he invent? |
| A. | Banjo |
| B. | Oboe |
| C. | Clarinet |
| D. | Harmonium |
| Answer» E. | |
| 92. |
In which decade was the telegraph invented? |
| A. | 1810s |
| B. | 1840s |
| C. | 1870s |
| D. | 1890s |
| Answer» C. 1870s | |
| 93. |
For what is Charles Babbage (1792-1871) remembered? |
| A. | Computers |
| B. | Telescopes |
| C. | Radio-Telegraphy |
| D. | Steam Boating |
| Answer» B. Telescopes | |
| 94. |
Who invented the phonograph? |
| A. | Thomas Edison |
| B. | John Kruesi |
| C. | Jules Levy |
| D. | Alexander Graham Bell |
| Answer» C. Jules Levy | |
| 95. |
When was Milk Tray first introduced? |
| A. | 1915 |
| B. | 1934 |
| C. | 1923 |
| D. | 1942 |
| Answer» B. 1934 | |
| 96. |
In which decade was the first solid state integrated circuit demonstrated? |
| A. | 1950s |
| B. | 1960s |
| C. | 1970s |
| D. | 1980s |
| Answer» B. 1960s | |
| 97. |
When was the first Lionel trains manufactured? |
| A. | 1920 |
| B. | 1890 |
| C. | 1901 |
| D. | 1944 |
| Answer» D. 1944 | |
| 98. |
What device for new parents did Ann Moore invent in 1969? |
| A. | Bottle warmer |
| B. | Baby monitor |
| C. | Disposable diaper |
| D. | Infant carrier |
| Answer» E. | |
| 99. |
Who developed the idea of Crop Rotation? |
| A. | Potato Peterson |
| B. | Turnip Townsend |
| C. | Cabbage Carlson |
| D. | Swede Svenson |
| Answer» C. Cabbage Carlson | |
| 100. |
What African-American inventor received 5 patents in the field of shoemaking? |
| A. | Elijah McCoy |
| B. | Jan Ernst Matzeliger |
| C. | Ernest Just |
| D. | Lewis Latimer |
| Answer» C. Ernest Just | |