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- Question
What plaything was invented by Joe McVicker in 1956?
Options- A. Silly Putty
- B. Etch-A-Sketch
- C. Lite-Brite
- D. Play-Doh
- Correct Answer
- Play-Doh
- 1. When were blue jeans invented?
Options- A. 1900s
- B. 1850s
- C. 1860s
- D. 1870s Discuss
- 2. Who is known as inventor of World Wide Standard Time ?
Options- A. Sandford Fleming
- B. Fredrich
- C. Williamson
- D. James Broot Discuss
- 3. Who invented fuel cells in 1839?
Options- A. Buckminster Fuller
- B. Sir William Grove
- C. Sylvester Graham
- D. Joyce Hall Discuss
- 4. Simpson and Harrison are associated with the invention of
Options- A. Boson
- B. Chloroform
- C. Balloon
- D. None of these Discuss
- 5. When was Barb Wire patented
Options- A. 1898
- B. 1868
- C. 1874
- D. 1866 Discuss
- Glidden was born in New York in 1812. He invented Barbed Wire in 1873 and was granted the patent on Nov. 24, 1874. After a three year battle over the patent, which he eventually won received a patent for the modern invention in 1874 after he made his own modifications to previous versions.
- 6. We remember Charles Babbage (1792-1871) for what ?
Options- A. Computers
- B. Radio-Telegraphy
- C. Steam Boating
- D. Telescopes Discuss
- 7. Which object, initially called the 'Whirlwind', was invented by Ives McGaffey in 1869 ?
Options- A. Washing machine
- B. Electric mixer
- C. Vacuum cleaner
- D. Blender Discuss
- 8. What invention caused many deaths while testing it?
Options- A. Dynamite
- B. Ladders
- C. Race cars
- D. Parachute Discuss
- 9. Who invented Automobiles using gasoline?
Options- A. Karl Benz
- B. Kirk Macmillan
- C. Thomas Alva Edison
- D. William Ford Discuss
- 10. Who invented Dynamite?
Options- A. Graham Bell
- B. Nikola Tesla
- C. Alfred Nobel
- D. Louis Pateur Discuss
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Correct Answer: 1860s
Correct Answer: Sandford Fleming
Explanation:
Sir Sandford Fleming, (January 7, 1827 ? July 22, 1915) was a Scottish Canadian engineer and inventor. Born and raised in Scotland, he emigrated to colonial Canada at the age of 18. He proposed worldwide standard time zones, designed Canada's first postage stamp.
Correct Answer: Sir William Grove
Correct Answer: Chloroform
Correct Answer: 1874
Explanation:
Joseph F. Glidden - Father of Barbed Wire.
Correct Answer: Computers
Correct Answer: Vacuum cleaner
Correct Answer: Parachute
Correct Answer: Karl Benz
Correct Answer: Alfred Nobel
Explanation:
Alfred Bernhard Nobel was a Swedish chemist, engineer, inventor, businessman, and philanthropist. Known for inventing Dynamite, Nobel also owned Bofors, which he had redirected from its previous role as primarily an iron and steel producer to a major manufacturer of cannon and other armaments.
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