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  • Question
  • What African-American inventor received 5 patents in the field of shoemaking?


  • Options
  • A. Elijah McCoy
  • B. Jan Ernst Matzeliger
  • C. Ernest Just
  • D. Lewis Latimer

  • Correct Answer
  • Jan Ernst Matzeliger 

    Explanation
    Matzeliger never benefited financially from his inventions. He died in 1889 at the age of 37 from tuberculosis.

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    • 1. 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.

    • Options
    • A. Bessie Blount
    • B. Marjorie Joyner
    • C. Mae Jamison
    • D. Beulah Henry
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    • 2. What treat was invented by 11-year-old Frank Epperson in 1905?

    • Options
    • A. Popsicle
    • B. Banana split
    • C. Cotton candy
    • D. Cracker Jacks
    • Discuss
    • 3. In which decade was the first solid state integrated circuit demonstrated?

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

    • Options
    • A. 1810s
    • B. 1840s
    • C. 1870s
    • D. 1890s
    • Discuss
    • 5. In which decade was the SPICE simulator introduced?

    • Options
    • A. 1950s
    • B. 1960s
    • C. 1970s
    • D. 1980s
    • Discuss
    • 6. In the 1700s, who would pay the postage fee for letters before the stamp was invented?

    • Options
    • A. The sender
    • B. There was no fee
    • C. The receiver of the letter
    • D. The post office
    • Discuss
    • 7. Ralph Samuelson was only 18 when he invented this sporting item in 1922. What was that?

    • Options
    • A. Golf tee
    • B. Motorboat
    • C. Water skis
    • D. Hang glider
    • Discuss
    • 8. Where were wigs first invented?

    • Options
    • A. Japan
    • B. France
    • C. Egypt
    • D. China
    • Discuss
    • 9. What toy did George Lerner create for Hasbro company in 1952?

    • Options
    • A. Sit and Spin
    • B. Talking baby doll
    • C. Mr. Potato Head
    • D. Hula hoop
    • Discuss
    • 10. In which decade was the Internet first implemented?

    • Options
    • A. 1940s
    • B. 1950s
    • C. 1960s
    • D. 1980s
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