Inventions-General Knowledge questions and answers
Inventions-General Knowledge questions and answers
61. CORN FLAKES – Who made them first?
A.Nabisco
B.Kellogg
C.Quaker
D.Archers
Answer & Explanation Answer: Option C Explanation: Will Keith Kellogg discovered the corn flake, by mistake, in 1906. They were the result of an experiment which went wrong.
62. 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 & Explanation Answer: Option E Explanation: Frisbie made a brand of pies that were popular with Yale students in the 1870’s. After eating the pies they would throw the pie tins through the air.
63. Who came up with the idea for INSTANT MASHED POTATO?
A.S. Tuberosum
B.W. Raleigh
C.E. Asselbergs
D.K. Edwards
Answer & Explanation Answer: Option B Explanation: Instant mash was invented by Edward A Asselbergs, a Canadian, in 1962. The mash is actually dehydyated potato flakes.
64. Who invented Dynamite?
A.Sir Alexander Graham Bell
B.Benjamin Franklin
C.Thomas Alva Edison
D.Alfred B. Nobel
Answer & Explanation Answer: Option A Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss.
65. 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 & Explanation Answer: Option C Explanation: This was a plastic potato-shaped body on which you could stick different features, such as eyes, ears, etc.
66. For whom high heeled shoes were invented?
A.Cleopatra
B.Queen Elizabeth I
C.King Louis the XIV
D.King Charles II
Answer & Explanation Answer: Option B Explanation: King Louis XIV was very short and didn’t like looking up at people he spoke to, so he had a tall pair of shoes made for him.
67. Who invented Bakelite?
A.Charles Goodyear
B.Leo Hendrik Baekeland
C.Roy Plunkett
D.Henry Ford
Answer & Explanation Answer: Option A Explanation: Leo Hendrik Baekeland invented the first plastic called Bakelite.
68. What toy was invented by Joshua Lionel Cowen around 1900?
A.Raggedy Ann doll
B.Yo-yo
C.Electric train
D.Tinkertoys
Answer & Explanation Answer: Option A Explanation: His middle name, Lionel, is the source of the Lionel Train brand name.
69. 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 & Explanation Answer: Option B Explanation: Unfortunately Blount could never get anyone to buy her invention. Finally, in 1952 she sold the rights to the French government.
70. 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 & Explanation Answer: Option D Explanation: It was originally called ‘Tom Thumb Golf’.
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