A. Dewar
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2. Typewriter was invented by
A. Shockley
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3. Blood Circulation was discovered by
A. Louis
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4. Streptomycin was invented by
A. Fleming
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5. Analytical Engine was invented by
A. Dewar
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6. The cause of Beri Beri was discovered by
A. Eijkman
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7. Atomic theory was devised by
A. Mosley
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8. Simpson and Harrison are associated with the invention of
A. Boson
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9. The field of activity of J.C. Bose was
A. Zoology
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10. To an astronaut, the outer space appears
A. White
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Inventions-General Knowledge questions and answers 11. Helicopter was invented by
A. Drinker
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12. Homoeography was invented by
A. Cockrell
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13. Telegrahic code was introduced by
A. Lipman
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14. Lift was invented by
A. Otis
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15. Toricelli invented
A. Automobile
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16. Television was invented by
A. Sholes
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17. Electrons were discovered by
A. Newton
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18. Air conditioner was discovered by
A. Edison
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19. Roentgen discovered
A. Electrocardiograph
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20. Who invented logarithms?
A. Mandeleef
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Inventions-General Knowledge questions and answers 21. The blooding paper absorbs liquids because
A. It is white
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22. The instrument useful for the study of germs is
A. Periscope
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23. Lactometer is used to determine
A. Purity of petrol
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24. Numismatics is
A. Study of coins
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25. Crude petroleum is refined by the use of
A. Citric acid
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26. Penicillin was invented by Fleming in the year
A. 1842
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27. Fax machine was invented by
A. Daimler
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28. Crescograph is an instrument to record
A. age of earth
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29. The most abundant element on the earth crust is
A. calcium
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30. Deficiency of iodine cause
A. fever
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Inventions-General Knowledge questions and answers 31. Bushwell invented
A. Atomic Bomb
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32. Stethoscope was invented by
A. Bessemer
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33. Elias Home invented
A. Steam boat
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34. Pneumatic tyre was invented by
A. Firestone
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35. Aeroplane was invented in the year
A. 1896
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36. W.Harvey discovered by
A. Laws of heredity
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37. Who designed Suez Canal?
A. Nasser
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38. Who designed the city Chandigarh?
A. Nasser
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39. James Chadwick discovered
A. Electron
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40. Revolver discovered by
A. Colt
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Inventions-General Knowledge questions and answers 41. The Solar System was discoverd by
A. Galleleo
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42. Landstrom invented
A. Metallurgy
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43. Bicycle was invented by
A. Alexanderson
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44. Cholera Bascillus was invented by
A. Hoffman
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45. D.D.T. was invented by
A. Paul Muller
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46. The theory of Evolution was produced by
A. Darwin
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47. Neutron was discovered by
A. Marie Curie
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48. Cinematography was invented by
A. Graham Bell
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49. Inert gases were discovered by
A. Dalton
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50. Who discovered oxygen?
A. Lavoisier
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Inventions-General Knowledge questions and answers 51. What African-American inventor received 5 patents in the field of shoemaking?
A.Elijah McCoy
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52. It travels over land and water. Who invented the HOVERCRAFT?
A.S. Sperrow
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53. In which decade was the AEEE (now the IEEE) founded?
A.1850s
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54. What type of system did Paul Nipkow, John Baird, and Charles Jenkins all invent?
A.Telephone
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55. What Sir Isaac Newton invented?
A.Reflecting telescope
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56. Who invented Bicycle?
A.Leo H Baekeland
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57. In which decade with the first transatlantic radio broadcast occur?
A.1850s
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58. In the 1700s, who would pay the postage fee for letters before the stamp was invented?
A.The sender
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59. 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
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60. Who developed the idea of Crop Rotation?
A.Potato Peterson
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Inventions-General Knowledge questions and answers 61. CORN FLAKES – Who made them first?
A.Nabisco
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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
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63. Who came up with the idea for INSTANT MASHED POTATO?
A.S. Tuberosum
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64. Who invented Dynamite?
A.Sir Alexander Graham Bell
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65. What toy did George Lerner create for Hasbro company in 1952?
A.Sit and Spin
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66. For whom high heeled shoes were invented?
A.Cleopatra
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67. Who invented Bakelite?
A.Charles Goodyear
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68. What toy was invented by Joshua Lionel Cowen around 1900?
A.Raggedy Ann doll
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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
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70. What invention by Garnet Carter made its debut at the Fairyland Inn Resort in Lookout Mountain, Tennessee, in 1927?
A.Miniature golf
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Inventions-General Knowledge questions and answers 71. Who invented the phonograph?
A.Thomas Edison
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72. What beverage was invented by Charles Alderton in 1885 in Waco, Texas?
A.Cream soda
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73. Who invented fuel cells in 1839?
A.Buckminster Fuller
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74. The ELECTRIC BATTERY, who’s charged with inventing this one?
A.Hertz
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75. Who synthesized the first wholly artificial gene?
A.Hargobind Khorana
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76. FROZEN FOOD – Who discovered the first practical method of freezing food?
A.C. Birdseye
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77. When was the Raggedy Ann doll patented?
A.1915
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78. What Frank Whittle invented?
A.Radar
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79. When was the first Lionel trains manufactured?
A.1920
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80. What item, originally called the ‘Whirlwind’, was invented by Ives McGaffey in 1869?
A.Blender
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Inventions-General Knowledge questions and answers 81. What office item was invented by Bette Nesmith Graham in 1951?
A.Fax machine
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82. What George Pullman invented?
A.Sleeping (railway) car
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83. What James Watt invented?
A.Diving bell
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84. Where is the village of Branston, after which the famous pickle is named?
A.Yorkshire
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85. Who invented Jet Engine?
A.Sir Frank Whittle
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86. What invention caused many deaths while testing it?
A.Dynamite
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87. Who invented Gunpowder?
A.G. Ferdinand Von Zeppelin
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88. Until Victorian times, chocolate was thought of as a drink. When did the first chocolate bar appear?
A.1828
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89. In which decade was the telephone invented?
A.1850s
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90. Who perfected GENETIC ENGINEERING?
A.Cohen & Boyer
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Inventions-General Knowledge questions and answers 91. What invention is credited to the Russian born American inventor Vladimir Kosma Zworykin?
A.Telegraph
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92. Benjamin Franklin was a prolific inventor. He invented the lightning rod, the Franklin stove, studied electricity, discovered the Gulf Stream, started the first library, and on and on. Among his many other inventions, what musical instrument did he invent?
A.Banjo
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93. What Thomas Davenport invented?
A.Screw propellor
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94. What Elisha Otis invented?
A.The brake used in modern elevators
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95. Where was the yo-yo invented?
A.France
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96. For what does the world owe Almon Strowger a debt of gratitude?
A.Parking Meters
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97. Who is often called the ‘first African-American’ inventor?
A.Bessie Blount
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98. The first hand glider was designed by…?
A.Leonardo DaVinci
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99. Which insurance salesman invented the fountain pen in 1884?
A.Lewis Edson Waterman
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100. When was the first elevator built?
A.1743
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Inventions-General Knowledge questions and answers 101. What charge card, developed in 1950, was the first to be accepted nationally in the US?
A.Visa
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102. What Enrico Fermi invented?
A.X ray machine
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103. Which of the following was first patented by an Australian in 1889?
A.Electric Drill
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104. Who among the following invented the small pox vaccine?
A.Robert Koch
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105. What George Westinghouse invented?
A.Light bulb
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106. Who is the only U.S. President to invent and patent something?
A.Abraham Lincoln
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107. What furniture item was invented by California furniture designer Charles Prior Hall in 1968?
A.Sofa bed
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108. The Manhattan Project was started by President Roosevelt in 1942 to ensure that the U.S. beat the Germans in developing a nuclear bomb. Whom did Roosevelt appoint as scientific head the Manhattan Project?
A.Robert Oppenheimer
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109. When was the first lawn mower invented?
A.1830
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110. In which decade were the first successful diode and triode vacuum tubes invented?
A.1800s
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Inventions-General Knowledge questions and answers 111. Who is the English physicist responsible for the ‘Big Bang Theory’?
A.Albert Einstein
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112. What ‘game’ was first produced by the Southern Novelty Company in Baltimore, Maryland in 1892?
A.Frisbee
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113. Who had an explosive idea and first patented DYNAMITE?
A.J. R. Gluber
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114. Who invented the Spinning Jenny?
A.Thornton Hargreaves
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115. What now-ubiquitous device was invented by Zenith engineer Eugene Polley in 1955?
A.Microwave oven
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116. What Benjamin Franklin invented?
A.Bifocal spectacles
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117. This part-time race car driver invented the bucket seat in 1969. Who was he??
A.Steve McQueen
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118. What plaything was invented by Joe McVicker in 1956?
A.Silly Putty
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119. Who was the first American female to patent her invention, a method of weaving straw with silk?
A.Marjorie Joyner
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120. Who invented Gramophone?
A.Michael Faraday
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Inventions-General Knowledge questions and answers 121. Who invented Internal Combustion Engine?
A.Roger Bacon
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122. When was Monopoly created?
A.1940s
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123. 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
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124. What treat was invented by 11-year-old Frank Epperson in 1905?
A.Popsicle
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125. When was Milk Tray first introduced?
A.1915
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126. When was the toothbrush invented?
A.1770
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127. What item of apparel was invented by Ellery Chun, a Hawaiian clothing merchant, in 1931?
A.String bikini
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128. Who invented Fountain Pen?
A.John J. Loud
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129. What piece of clothing was invented by French fashion designer Louis Reard in 1946?
A.Zoot suit
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130. In which year was MIDI introduced?
A.1987
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Inventions-General Knowledge questions and answers 131. In which decade was the SPICE simulator introduced?
A.1950s
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132. Who invented the first controllable flying AEROPLANE (AIRPLANE)?
A.Wright Brothers
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133. What groovy item was invented by Englishman Edward Craven Walker in 1963?
A.Leisure suit
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134. In which decade was the Internet first implemented?
A.1940s
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135. What did cardiologist Dr. Paul Zoll invent in Massachusetts in 1952?
A.EKG
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136. What Elmer A. Sperry invented?
A.Hydroplane
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137. In which decade was the ARRL founded?
A.1940s
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138. Who invented the Seed Drill?
A.Jethro Tull
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139. What drink was invented by Charles Leiper Grigg in 1929?
A.7-Up
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140. For what is Charles Babbage (1792-1871) remembered?
A.Computers
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Inventions-General Knowledge questions and answers 141. Who invented Automobiles using gasoline?
A.Leo H Baekeland
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142. Who invented the battery?
A.John Wilkinson
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143. Where were wigs first invented?
A.Japan
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144. Who was the first person to patent the JET ENGINE?
A.F. Whittle
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145. What invention was first installed at a Hartford, Connecticut bank in 1889?
A.Automatic teller machine
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146. Ralph Samuelson was only 18 when he invented this sporting item in 1922. What was that?
A.Golf tee
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147. Who invented Bifocal Lens?
A.Alfred B. Nobel
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148. What Karl Benz invented?
A.Gasoline powered automobile
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149. When were bar code scanners invented?
A.1940s
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150. When was the game Frisbee invented?
A.1920s
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Inventions-General Knowledge questions and answers 151. This English inventor is known as the ‘Father of Computing.’
A.Philo Farnsworth
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152. Who invented Airship (rigid)?
A.Dr. Alan M. Turing
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153. In which decade was the telegraph invented?
A.1810s
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154. What inspired reflecting road lights to be invented?
A.Car door reflecting mirrors
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155. When were blue jeans invented?
A.1900s
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156. Who invented Electric Generator?
A.Sir Alexander Graham Bell
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157. What device for new parents did Ann Moore invent in 1969?
A.Bottle warmer
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158. In which decade was the transistor invented?
A.1940s
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159. What Igor Sikorsky invented?
A.Hydroplane
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160. What Henry Bessemer invented?
A.Aluminum
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Inventions-General Knowledge questions and answers 161. Who invented the BALLPOINT PEN?
A.Biro Brothers
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162. In which decade was the first solid state integrated circuit demonstrated?
A.1950s
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163. What J. B. Dunlop invented?
A.Pneumatic rubber tire
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164. Which scientist discovered the radioactive element radium?
A.Isaac Newton
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165. When was barb wire patented?
A.1874
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166. What is the name of the CalTech seismologist who invented the scale used to measure the magnitude of earthquakes?
A.Charles Richter
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167. What Galileo invented?
A.Barometer
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168. 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
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