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  • It travels over land and water. Who invented the HOVERCRAFT?


  • Options
  • A. S. Sperrow
  • B. O. Stricheg
  • C. T. Henman
  • D. C. Cockerell

  • Correct Answer
  • C. Cockerell 

    Explanation
    Christopher Cockerell invented the hovercraft in 1956. His early experiments with the idea involved a cat food tin, a coffee tin and an industrial blower.

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    • 1. What Elmer A. Sperry invented?

    • Options
    • A. Hydroplane
    • B. Hydraulic turbine
    • C. Magnetic compass
    • D. Gyrocompass
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    • 2. Where was the yo-yo invented?

    • Options
    • A. France
    • B. United States
    • C. Philippines
    • D. England
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    • 3. For what is Charles Babbage (1792-1871) remembered?

    • Options
    • A. Computers
    • B. Telescopes
    • C. Radio-Telegraphy
    • D. Steam Boating
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    • 4. When was Monopoly created?

    • Options
    • A. 1940s
    • B. 1930s
    • C. 1920s
    • D. 1950s
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    • 5. Who invented Gunpowder?

    • Options
    • A. G. Ferdinand Von Zeppelin
    • B. Sir Frank Whittle
    • C. Roger Bacon
    • D. Leo H Baekeland
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    • 6. When was the toothbrush invented?

    • Options
    • A. 1770
    • B. 1765
    • C. 1790
    • D. 1742
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    • 7. What office item was invented by Bette Nesmith Graham in 1951?

    • Options
    • A. Fax machine
    • B. Stapler
    • C. Liquid Paper
    • D. Copy machine
    • Discuss
    • 8. In which decade was the telephone invented?

    • Options
    • A. 1850s
    • B. 1860s
    • C. 1870s
    • D. 1880s
    • Discuss
    • 9. In which decade was the SPICE simulator introduced?

    • Options
    • A. 1950s
    • B. 1960s
    • C. 1970s
    • D. 1980s
    • Discuss
    • 10. In which decade was the telegraph invented?

    • Options
    • A. 1810s
    • B. 1840s
    • C. 1870s
    • D. 1890s
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