

MCQOPTIONS
This section includes 107 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. |
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 | |