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- Question
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?
Options- A. Notepad
- B. Calendar
- C. Notice Board
- D. Telephone Book
- Correct Answer
- Notepad
ExplanationBirchall's of Launceston in Tasmania started selling the world?s first notepads, calling them 'Silvercity Writing Tablets' after J A Birchall thought it would be a good idea to back sheets of paper with cardboard and glue them together at the top. His British paper suppliers weren?t so keen, but, they were persuaded by Birchall that it was a good idea! - 1. Who was the first American female to patent her invention, a method of weaving straw with silk?
Options- A. Marjorie Joyner
- B. Margaret Knight
- C. Amanda Jones
- D. Mary Kies Discuss
- 2. Who invented the battery?
Options- A. John Wilkinson
- B. Alessandro Volta
- C. James Hargreaves
- D. Thomas Edison Discuss
- 3. Who invented Airship (rigid)?
Options- A. Dr. Alan M. Turing
- B. Roger Bacon
- C. G. Ferdinand Von Zeppelin
- D. Otto Discuss
- 4. When was the first lawn mower invented?
Options- A. 1830
- B. 1854
- C. 1835
- D. 1849 Discuss
- 5. What inspired reflecting road lights to be invented?
Options- A. Car door reflecting mirrors
- B. The light a cat's eyes gave off on a fence
- C. Sun light on steel posts on road sides
- D. The sun light on the windshield Discuss
- 6. What 'game' was first produced by the Southern Novelty Company in Baltimore, Maryland in 1892?
Options- A. Frisbee
- B. Monopoly
- C. Ouija board
- D. Ping Pong Discuss
- 7. When was the first Lionel trains manufactured?
Options- A. 1920
- B. 1890
- C. 1901
- D. 1944 Discuss
- 8. Where is the village of Branston, after which the famous pickle is named?
Options- A. Yorkshire
- B. Lancashire
- C. Staffordshire
- D. Norfolk Discuss
- 9. Who invented Electric Generator?
Options- A. Sir Alexander Graham Bell
- B. Michael Faraday
- C. Alfred B. Nobel
- D. Thomas Alva Edison Discuss
- 10. Who perfected GENETIC ENGINEERING?
Options- A. Cohen & Boyer
- B. Hunt & Davids
- C. Sinclair & Roberts
- D. Jaysson & Simons Discuss
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Correct Answer: Mary Kies
Explanation:
Mary was not the first American woman inventor to be sure, there were many female inventors before her, but they never bothered to get a patent.
Correct Answer: Alessandro Volta
Explanation:
He was an Italian scientist, and he invented the battery in 1800.
Correct Answer: G. Ferdinand Von Zeppelin
Correct Answer: 1830
Explanation:
The first lawn mowers were not engine powered. Invented in 1830 by Edwin Budding of England, the mowers were turning blades on wooden sticks used to cut grass. Engine powered mowers were not invented until 1919 by an American Army colonel, who used the motor from a washing machine.
Correct Answer: The light a cat's eyes gave off on a fence
Explanation:
In 1933, Englishman Percy Shaw was driving home when he saw a cat's eyes reflecting. He had been headed straight towards a fence with the cat on it, but on the other side was a drop of hundreds of feet.
Correct Answer: Ouija board
Explanation:
The board was invented by Isaac and William Fuld. The word 'Ouija' comes from the French and German words for 'yes', 'oui' and 'ja'.
Correct Answer: 1901
Explanation:
Joshua Lionel Cowen and Harry C. Grant started the Lionel Manufacturing Company on Sept. 5, 1900 in New York City. The first train, which was called the Electric Express, was manufactured in 1901 and was an open gondola propelled by a fan motor. As time has passed, the trains have been made in different colors and styles.
Correct Answer: Staffordshire
Explanation:
The village of Branston is in Staffordshire, just south of Burton-on-Trent.
Correct Answer: Michael Faraday
Correct Answer: Cohen & Boyer
Explanation:
Genetic Engineering, the technique of DNA cloning was perfected by Stanley Cohen and Herbert Boyer in 1973.
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