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15047.Who invented Bakelite?
Charles Goodyear
Leo Hendrik Baekeland
Roy Plunkett
Henry Ford
15040.FROZEN FOOD - Who discovered the first practical method of freezing food?
C. Birdseye
F. Rozenosh
G. Findus
R. Scott
15054.The ELECTRIC BATTERY, whos charged with inventing this one?
Hertz
Amper
Galvani
Volta
15051.Who invented the phonograph?
Thomas Edison
John Kruesi
Jules Levy
Alexander Graham Bell
15042.What Frank Whittle invented?
Radar
Ethyl gasoline
Sonar
Jet propulsion
15058.For what is Charles Babbage (1792-1871) remembered?
Computers
Telescopes
Radio-Telegraphy
Steam Boating
14991.What invention is credited to the Russian born American inventor Vladimir Kosma Zworykin?
Telegraph
Radio
Television
Dishwasher
15019.What groovy item was invented by Englishman Edward Craven Walker in 1963?
Leisure suit
Lava lamp
Eight-track tape deck
Hot comb
15006.What Henry Bessemer invented?
Aluminum
Electroplating
Steel Converter
Steel rolling mill
15063.The initials JCB on earth-moving equipment are those of the founder of the company that makes it. What is his name?
John Christopher Ballantyne
Joseph Cyril Bamford
John Christopher Baxter
Jack Croxford Baker
14964.Until Victorian times, chocolate was thought of as a drink. When did the first chocolate bar appear?
1828
1831
1825
There is no sure date
15026.William Frederick is credited with the invention of the modern frisbee in the mid 1950s. In 1957 the Wham-O Company bought his idea and the rest is history. They named the toy after William Frisbie who was a ________?
Pie maker
Owner of a pizza parlor
Student at Yale
Ceramic plate designer
15041.When was the Raggedy Ann doll patented?
1915
1920
1919
1911
15013.This English inventor is known as the Father of Computing.
Philo Farnsworth
J. Presper Eckert
John Mauchly
Charles Babbage
15005.What Igor Sikorsky invented?
Hydroplane
Jet engine airplane
Helicopter
Glider
15020.In which decade was the Internet first implemented?
1940s
1950s
1960s
1980s
14969.This part-time race car driver invented the bucket seat in 1969. Who was he??
Steve McQueen
Harrison Frazier
Paul Newman
John Wayne
15001.When were blue jeans invented?
1900s
1860s
1870s
1850s
14993.What Thomas Davenport invented?
Screw propellor
Electric streetcar
Chesterfield
Sleeping (railway) car
15014.Who invented Airship (rigid)?
Dr. Alan M. Turing
Roger Bacon
G. Ferdinand Von Zeppelin
Otto
15025.CORN FLAKES - Who made them first?
Nabisco
Kellogg
Quaker
Archers
15030.For whom high heeled shoes were invented?
Cleopatra
Queen Elizabeth I
King Louis the XIV
King Charles II
15029.What toy did George Lerner create for Hasbro company in 1952?
Sit and Spin
Talking baby doll
Mr. Potato Head
Hula hoop
15056.Who invented the Seed Drill?
Jethro Tull
Arlo Guthrie
Woodie Guthrie
Thomas Hines
15018.Who invented the first controllable flying AEROPLANE (AIRPLANE)?
Wright Brothers
Lidenbergh Brothers
South Brothers
West Brothers
15038.In the 1700s, who would pay the postage fee for letters before the stamp was invented?
The sender
There was no fee
The receiver of the letter
The post office
15057.What drink was invented by Charles Leiper Grigg in 1929?
7-Up
Yoo-Hoo
Pepsi
Hawaiian Punch
15043.When was the first Lionel trains manufactured?
1920
1890
1901
1944
14979.Who is the English physicist responsible for the Big Bang Theory?
Albert Einstein
Michael Skube
George Gamow
Roger Penrose
15002.Who invented Electric Generator?
Sir Alexander Graham Bell
Michael Faraday
Alfred B. Nobel
Thomas Alva Edison
14998.The first hand glider was designed by...?
Leonardo DaVinci
The Wright brothers
Francis Rogallo
Galileo
15062.Who was the first person to patent the JET ENGINE?
F. Whittle
C. Lindbergh
W. Histell
B. Owings
15000.What inspired reflecting road lights to be invented?
Car door reflecting mirrors
The light a cats eyes gave off on a fence
Sun light on steel posts on road sides
The sun light on the windshield
14961.Who invented Jet Engine?
Sir Frank Whittle
Gottlieb Daimler
Roger Bacon
Lewis E. Waterman
15009.Who invented Bifocal Lens?
Alfred B. Nobel
Thomas Alva Edison
Benjamin Franklin
Rudolf Diesel
15003.What device for new parents did Ann Moore invent in 1969?
Bottle warmer
Baby monitor
Disposable diaper
Infant carrier
15004.In which decade was the transistor invented?
1940s
1950s
1960s
1980s
15036.Who invented Bicycle?
Leo H Baekeland
Karl Benz
Evangelista Torricelli
Kirkpatrick Macmillan
15011.When were bar code scanners invented?
1940s
1950s
1970s
1960s
15037.In which decade with the first transatlantic radio broadcast occur?
1850s
1860s
1870s
1900s
14963.Who invented Gunpowder?
G. Ferdinand Von Zeppelin
Sir Frank Whittle
Roger Bacon
Leo H Baekeland
15024.Who developed the idea of Crop Rotation?
Potato Peterson
Turnip Townsend
Cabbage Carlson
Swede Svenson
15028.Who invented Dynamite?
Sir Alexander Graham Bell
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Alva Edison
Alfred B. Nobel
15068.Who invented Fountain Pen?
John J. Loud
Sir Frank Whittle
Lewis E. Waterman
Kirkpatrick Macmillan
14967.What now-ubiquitous device was invented by Zenith engineer Eugene Polley in 1955?
Microwave oven
Remote control
VCR
Calculator
15033.In which decade was the AEEE (now the IEEE) founded?
1850s
1880s
1930s
1950s
15052.What beverage was invented by Charles Alderton in 1885 in Waco, Texas?
Cream soda
Coca-Cola
Dr. Pepper
Sprite
15007.What invention was first installed at a Hartford, Connecticut bank in 1889?
Automatic teller machine
Time-lock safe
Burglar alarm
Pay telephone
15008.Ralph Samuelson was only 18 when he invented this sporting item in 1922. What was that?
Golf tee
Motorboat
Water skis
Hang glider
15039.Who synthesized the first wholly artificial gene?
Hargobind Khorana
J.J. Thompson
Benjamin Franklin
Meghnad Saha
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