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51.

When were bar code scanners invented?

A. 1940s
B. 1950s
C. 1970s
D. 1960s
Answer» D. 1960s
52.

What Elmer A. Sperry invented?

A. Hydroplane
B. Hydraulic turbine
C. Magnetic compass
D. Gyrocompass
Answer» E.
53.

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.
54.

Ralph Samuelson was only 18 when he invented this sporting item in 1922. What was that?

A. Golf tee
B. Motorboat
C. Water skis
D. Hang glider
Answer» D. Hang glider
55.

Who invented Bifocal Lens?

A. Alfred B. Nobel
B. Thomas Alva Edison
C. Benjamin Franklin
D. Rudolf Diesel
Answer» D. Rudolf Diesel
56.

What Karl Benz invented?

A. Gasoline powered automobile
B. Streetcar
C. Glider
D. Steam turbine
Answer» B. Streetcar
57.

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.
58.

What J. B. Dunlop invented?

A. Pneumatic rubber tire
B. Automobile wheel rim
C. Rubber boot
D. Model airplanes
Answer» B. Automobile wheel rim
59.

Which scientist discovered the radioactive element radium?

A. Isaac Newton
B. Albert Einstein
C. Benjamin Franklin
D. Marie Curie
Answer» E.
60.

When was barb wire patented?

A. 1874
B. 1840
C. 1895
D. 1900
Answer» B. 1840
61.

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
62.

This statesman, politican, scholar, inventor, and one of early presidents of USA invented the swivel chair, the spherical sundial, the moldboard plow, and the cipher wheel.

A. George Washington
B. Alexander Hamilton
C. John Adams
D. Thomas Jefferson
Answer» E.
63.

What Galileo invented?

A. Barometer
B. Pendulum clock
C. Microscope
D. Thermometer
Answer» E.
64.

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
65.

When was Milk Tray first introduced?

A. 1915
B. 1934
C. 1923
D. 1942
Answer» B. 1934
66.

When was the toothbrush invented?

A. 1770
B. 1765
C. 1790
D. 1742
Answer» B. 1765
67.

When was the Raggedy Ann doll patented?

A. 1915
B. 1920
C. 1919
D. 1911
Answer» B. 1920
68.

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
69.

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
70.

Who invented Fountain Pen?

A. John J. Loud
B. Sir Frank Whittle
C. Lewis E. Waterman
D. Kirkpatrick Macmillan
Answer» D. Kirkpatrick Macmillan
71.

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
72.

What Frank Whittle invented?

A. Radar
B. Ethyl gasoline
C. Sonar
D. Jet propulsion
Answer» E.
73.

When was the first Lionel trains manufactured?

A. 1920
B. 1890
C. 1901
D. 1944
Answer» D. 1944
74.

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.
75.

It travels over land and water. Who invented the HOVERCRAFT?

A. S. Sperrow
B. O. Stricheg
C. T. Henman
D. C. Cockerell
Answer» E.
76.

In which decade was the AEEE (now the IEEE) founded?

A. 1850s
B. 1880s
C. 1930s
D. 1950s
Answer» C. 1930s
77.

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.
78.

What Sir Isaac Newton invented?

A. Reflecting telescope
B. Chronometer
C. Microscope
D. Spectacles
Answer» B. Chronometer
79.

Who invented Bicycle?

A. Leo H Baekeland
B. Karl Benz
C. Evangelista Torricelli
D. Kirkpatrick Macmillan
Answer» E.
80.

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
81.

Who developed the idea of Crop Rotation?

A. Potato Peterson
B. Turnip Townsend
C. Cabbage Carlson
D. Swede Svenson
Answer» C. Cabbage Carlson
82.

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
83.

CORN FLAKES - Who made them first?

A. Nabisco
B. Kellogg
C. Quaker
D. Archers
Answer» C. Quaker
84.

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
85.

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
86.

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
87.

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
88.

Who invented Bakelite?

A. Charles Goodyear
B. Leo Hendrik Baekeland
C. Roy Plunkett
D. Henry Ford
Answer» C. Roy Plunkett
89.

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
90.

Who invented fuel cells in 1839?

A. Buckminster Fuller
B. Sir William Grove
C. Sylvester Graham
D. Joyce Hall
Answer» C. Sylvester Graham
91.

The ELECTRIC BATTERY, who's charged with inventing this one?

A. Hertz
B. Amper
C. Galvani
D. Volta
Answer» E.
92.

Who invented the phonograph?

A. Thomas Edison
B. John Kruesi
C. Jules Levy
D. Alexander Graham Bell
Answer» C. Jules Levy
93.

Who invented the Seed Drill?

A. Jethro Tull
B. Arlo Guthrie
C. Woodie Guthrie
D. Thomas Hines
Answer» B. Arlo Guthrie
94.

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
95.

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
96.

Who came up with the idea for INSTANT MASHED POTATO?

A. S. Tuberosum
B. W. Raleigh
C. E. Asselbergs
D. K. Edwards
Answer» D. K. Edwards
97.

What George Pullman invented?

A. Sleeping (railway) car
B. Airship
C. Box car (railway)
D. Air brakes
Answer» B. Airship
98.

In the 1700s, who would pay the postage fee for letters before the stamp was invented?

A. The sender
B. There was no fee
C. The receiver of the letter
D. The post office
Answer» D. The post office
99.

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
100.

For whom high heeled shoes were invented?

A. Cleopatra
B. Queen Elizabeth I
C. King Louis the XIV
D. King Charles II
Answer» D. King Charles II