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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.
301. |
What office item was invented by Bette Nesmith Graham in 1951? |
A. | Fax machine |
B. | Stapler |
C. | Liquid Paper |
D. | Copy machine |
Answer» D. Copy machine | |
302. |
What George Westinghouse invented? |
A. | Light bulb |
B. | Electric razor |
C. | Refrigerator |
D. | Railway air brakes |
Answer» E. | |
303. |
What did cardiologist Dr. Paul Zoll invent in Massachusetts in 1952? |
A. | EKG |
B. | Artificial heart valve |
C. | Artificial heart |
D. | Pacemaker |
Answer» E. | |
304. |
In which decade with the first transatlantic radio broadcast occur? |
A. | 1850s |
B. | 1860s |
C. | 1870s |
D. | 1900s |
Answer» E. | |
305. |
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 | |
306. |
This English inventor is known as the 'Father of Computing.' |
A. | Philo Farnsworth |
B. | J. Presper Eckert |
C. | John Mauchly |
D. | Charles Babbage |
Answer» E. | |
307. |
What toy did George Lerner create for Hasbro company in 1952? |
A. | Sit and Spin |
B. | Talking baby doll |
C. | Mr. Potato Head |
D. | Hula hoop |
Answer» D. Hula hoop | |
308. |
Where were wigs first invented? |
A. | Japan |
B. | France |
C. | Egypt |
D. | China |
Answer» D. China | |
309. |
Who invented Internal Combustion Engine? |
A. | Roger Bacon |
B. | Karl Benz |
C. | Dr. Alan M. Turing |
D. | Otto |
Answer» E. | |
310. |
What Igor Sikorsky invented? |
A. | Hydroplane |
B. | Jet engine airplane |
C. | Helicopter |
D. | Glider |
Answer» D. Glider | |
311. |
What Galileo invented? |
A. | Barometer |
B. | Pendulum clock |
C. | Microscope |
D. | Thermometer |
Answer» E. | |
312. |
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 | |
313. |
Until Victorian times, chocolate was thought of as a drink. When did the first chocolate bar appear? |
A. | 1828 |
B. | 1831 |
C. | 1825 |
D. | There is no sure date |
Answer» E. | |
314. |
For what does the world owe Almon Strowger a debt of gratitude? |
A. | Parking Meters |
B. | Vending Machines |
C. | Automatic Telephone Exchanges |
D. | Traffic Lights |
Answer» D. Traffic Lights | |
315. |
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. | |
316. |
Who among the following invented the small pox vaccine? |
A. | Robert Koch |
B. | Edward Jenner |
C. | Robert Hooke |
D. | Louis Pasteur |
Answer» C. Robert Hooke | |
317. |
In which decade was the Internet first implemented? |
A. | 1940s |
B. | 1950s |
C. | 1960s |
D. | 1980s |
Answer» D. 1980s | |
318. |
Who invented Bicycle? |
A. | Leo H Baekeland |
B. | Karl Benz |
C. | Evangelista Torricelli |
D. | Kirkpatrick Macmillan |
Answer» E. | |
319. |
Who invented Fountain Pen? |
A. | John J. Loud |
B. | Sir Frank Whittle |
C. | Lewis E. Waterman |
D. | Kirkpatrick Macmillan |
Answer» D. Kirkpatrick Macmillan | |
320. |
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 | |
321. |
When was the game Frisbee invented? |
A. | 1920s |
B. | 1900s |
C. | 1870s |
D. | 1890s |
Answer» D. 1890s | |
322. |
Who invented Dynamite? |
A. | Sir Alexander Graham Bell |
B. | Benjamin Franklin |
C. | Thomas Alva Edison |
D. | Alfred B. Nobel |
Answer» E. | |
323. |
Who invented the battery? |
A. | John Wilkinson |
B. | Alessandro Volta |
C. | James Hargreaves |
D. | Thomas Edison |
Answer» C. James Hargreaves | |
324. |
Who invented Gramophone? |
A. | Michael Faraday |
B. | Fahrenheit |
C. | Sir Alexander Graham Bell |
D. | Thomas Alva Edison |
Answer» E. | |
325. |
In which decade was the transistor invented? |
A. | 1940s |
B. | 1950s |
C. | 1960s |
D. | 1980s |
Answer» B. 1950s | |
326. |
What is the name of the CalTech seismologist who invented the scale used to measure the magnitude of earthquakes? |
A. | Charles Richter |
B. | Hiram Walker |
C. | Giuseppe Mercalli |
D. | Joshua Rumble |
Answer» B. Hiram Walker | |
327. |
Who invented the BALLPOINT PEN? |
A. | Biro Brothers |
B. | Waterman Brothers |
C. | Bicc Brothers |
D. | Write Brothers |
Answer» B. Waterman Brothers | |