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This section includes 327 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your General Knowledge knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
What type of system did Paul Nipkow, John Baird, and Charles Jenkins all invent? |
| A. | Telephone |
| B. | Early Warning |
| C. | Electricity |
| D. | Television |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2. |
This African-American woman physical therapist worked with soldiers disabled in World War II. She invented a device that helped the disabled to eat by delivering food through a tube to a mouthpiece. |
| A. | Bessie Blount |
| B. | Marjorie Joyner |
| C. | Mae Jamison |
| D. | Beulah Henry |
| Answer» B. Marjorie Joyner | |
| 3. |
What now ubiquitous device was invented by Zenith engineer Eugene Polley in 1955? |
| A. | icrowave oven |
| B. | emote control |
| C. | CR |
| D. | alculator |
| Answer» C. CR | |
| 4. |
Who discovered the first practical method of freezing food? |
| A. | . Birdseye |
| B. | . Rozenosh |
| C. | . Findus |
| D. | . Scott |
| Answer» B. . Rozenosh | |
| 5. |
What type of system didPaul Nipkow, John Baird, and Charles Jenkins all invent? |
| A. | elephone |
| B. | arly Warning |
| C. | lectricity |
| D. | elevision |
| Answer» E. | |
| 6. |
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. | ie maker |
| B. | wner of a pizza parlor |
| C. | tudent at Yale |
| D. | eramic plate designer |
| Answer» B. wner of a pizza parlor | |
| 7. |
Who made corn flakes at first? |
| A. | abisco |
| B. | ellogg |
| C. | uaker |
| D. | rchers |
| Answer» C. uaker | |
| 8. |
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 | |
| 9. |
When was the Raggedy Ann doll patented? |
| A. | 1915 |
| B. | 1920 |
| C. | 1919 |
| D. | 1911 |
| Answer» B. 1920 | |
| 10. |
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. | |
| 11. |
Who invented the first controllable flying AEROPLANE (AIRPLANE)? |
| A. | Wright Brothers |
| B. | Lidenbergh Brothers |
| C. | South Brothers |
| D. | West Brothers |
| Answer» B. Lidenbergh Brothers | |
| 12. |
It travels over land and water. Who invented the HOVERCRAFT? |
| A. | S. Sperrow |
| B. | O. Stricheg |
| C. | T. Henman |
| D. | C. Cockerell |
| Answer» E. | |
| 13. |
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 | |
| 14. |
What type of system did Paul Nipkow, John Baird, and Charles Jenkins all invent? |
| A. | Telephone |
| B. | Early Warning |
| C. | Electricity |
| D. | Television |
| Answer» E. | |
| 15. |
For what is Charles Babbage (1792-1871) remembered? |
| A. | Computers |
| B. | Telescopes |
| C. | Radio-Telegraphy |
| D. | Steam Boating |
| Answer» B. Telescopes | |
| 16. |
Who invented Electric Generator? |
| A. | Sir Alexander Graham Bell |
| B. | Michael Faraday |
| C. | Alfred B. Nobel |
| D. | Thomas Alva Edison |
| Answer» C. Alfred B. Nobel | |
| 17. |
What Karl Benz invented? |
| A. | Gasoline powered automobile |
| B. | Streetcar |
| C. | Glider |
| D. | Steam turbine |
| Answer» B. Streetcar | |
| 18. |
In which year was MIDI introduced? |
| A. | 1987 |
| B. | 1983 |
| C. | 1973 |
| D. | 1977 |
| Answer» C. 1973 | |
| 19. |
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. | |
| 20. |
For over 500 years, paper was only available and sold as single sheets. In 1902, an inventive Australian used half size sheets of paper, a bit of glue and cardboard to create the what? |
| A. | Notepad |
| B. | Calendar |
| C. | Notice Board |
| D. | Telephone Book |
| Answer» B. Calendar | |
| 21. |
What piece of clothing was invented by French fashion designer Louis Reard in 1946? |
| A. | Zoot suit |
| B. | Mini-skirt |
| C. | Bikini |
| D. | Tank top |
| Answer» D. Tank top | |
| 22. |
Who invented the phonograph? |
| A. | Thomas Edison |
| B. | John Kruesi |
| C. | Jules Levy |
| D. | Alexander Graham Bell |
| Answer» C. Jules Levy | |
| 23. |
What treat was invented by 11-year-old Frank Epperson in 1905? |
| A. | Popsicle |
| B. | Banana split |
| C. | Cotton candy |
| D. | Cracker Jacks |
| Answer» B. Banana split | |
| 24. |
When was Milk Tray first introduced? |
| A. | 1915 |
| B. | 1934 |
| C. | 1923 |
| D. | 1942 |
| Answer» B. 1934 | |
| 25. |
When was the toothbrush invented? |
| A. | 1770 |
| B. | 1765 |
| C. | 1790 |
| D. | 1742 |
| Answer» B. 1765 | |
| 26. |
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 | |
| 27. |
The first hand glider was designed by...? |
| A. | Leonardo DaVinci |
| B. | The Wright brothers |
| C. | Francis Rogallo |
| D. | Galileo |
| Answer» B. The Wright brothers | |
| 28. |
In which decade was the telegraph invented? |
| A. | 1810s |
| B. | 1840s |
| C. | 1870s |
| D. | 1890s |
| Answer» C. 1870s | |
| 29. |
What invention by Garnet Carter made its debut at the Fairyland Inn Resort in Lookout Mountain, Tennessee, in 1927? |
| A. | Miniature golf |
| B. | Swimming pool slide |
| C. | Ski lift |
| D. | Golf cart |
| Answer» B. Swimming pool slide | |
| 30. |
What invention is credited to the Russian born American inventor Vladimir Kosma Zworykin? |
| A. | Telegraph |
| B. | Radio |
| C. | Television |
| D. | Dishwasher |
| Answer» D. Dishwasher | |
| 31. |
What Elisha Otis invented? |
| A. | The brake used in modern elevators |
| B. | Jet Engine |
| C. | Turbine |
| D. | Hydraulic Crane |
| Answer» B. Jet Engine | |
| 32. |
Who invented the Seed Drill? |
| A. | Jethro Tull |
| B. | Arlo Guthrie |
| C. | Woodie Guthrie |
| D. | Thomas Hines |
| Answer» B. Arlo Guthrie | |
| 33. |
In which decade was the AEEE (now the IEEE) founded? |
| A. | 1850s |
| B. | 1880s |
| C. | 1930s |
| D. | 1950s |
| Answer» C. 1930s | |
| 34. |
CORN FLAKES - Who made them first? |
| A. | Nabisco |
| B. | Kellogg |
| C. | Quaker |
| D. | Archers |
| Answer» C. Quaker | |
| 35. |
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 | |
| 36. |
Where was the yo-yo invented? |
| A. | France |
| B. | United States |
| C. | Philippines |
| D. | England |
| Answer» D. England | |
| 37. |
When were bar code scanners invented? |
| A. | 1940s |
| B. | 1950s |
| C. | 1970s |
| D. | 1960s |
| Answer» D. 1960s | |
| 38. |
Who had an explosive idea and first patented DYNAMITE? |
| A. | J. R. Gluber |
| B. | A. Nobel |
| C. | G. Fawks |
| D. | W. Bickford |
| Answer» C. G. Fawks | |
| 39. |
Who developed the idea of Crop Rotation? |
| A. | Potato Peterson |
| B. | Turnip Townsend |
| C. | Cabbage Carlson |
| D. | Swede Svenson |
| Answer» C. Cabbage Carlson | |
| 40. |
Which insurance salesman invented the fountain pen in 1884? |
| A. | Lewis Edson Waterman |
| B. | Sir William Grove |
| C. | Charles Kettering |
| D. | George Fountain |
| Answer» B. Sir William Grove | |
| 41. |
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. | |
| 42. |
The initials JCB on earth-moving equipment are those of the founder of the company that makes it. What is his name? |
| A. | John Christopher Ballantyne |
| B. | Joseph Cyril Bamford |
| C. | John Christopher Baxter |
| D. | Jack Croxford Baker |
| Answer» C. John Christopher Baxter | |
| 43. |
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. | |
| 44. |
When was the first Lionel trains manufactured? |
| A. | 1920 |
| B. | 1890 |
| C. | 1901 |
| D. | 1944 |
| Answer» D. 1944 | |
| 45. |
What toy was invented by Joshua Lionel Cowen around 1900? |
| A. | Raggedy Ann doll |
| B. | Yo-yo |
| C. | Electric train |
| D. | Tinkertoys |
| Answer» D. Tinkertoys | |
| 46. |
What drink was invented by Charles Leiper Grigg in 1929? |
| A. | 7-Up |
| B. | Yoo-Hoo |
| C. | Pepsi |
| D. | Hawaiian Punch |
| Answer» B. Yoo-Hoo | |
| 47. |
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 | |
| 48. |
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 | |
| 49. |
When was the first elevator built? |
| A. | 1743 |
| B. | 1739 |
| C. | 1760 |
| D. | 1785 |
| Answer» B. 1739 | |
| 50. |
What Enrico Fermi invented? |
| A. | X ray machine |
| B. | Betatron |
| C. | Cyclotron |
| D. | Nuclear reactor |
| Answer» E. | |