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- Question
When was barb wire patented?
Options- A. 1874
- B. 1840
- C. 1895
- D. 1900
- Correct Answer
- 1874
ExplanationJoseph F. Glidden was born in New York on Jan. 18, 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, Gidden became known as the "Father of Barbed Wire". - 1. For whom high heeled shoes were invented?
Options- A. Cleopatra
- B. Queen Elizabeth I
- C. King Louis the XIV
- D. King Charles II Discuss
- 2. What Enrico Fermi invented?
Options- A. X ray machine
- B. Betatron
- C. Cyclotron
- D. Nuclear reactor Discuss
- 3. What invention by Garnet Carter made its debut at the Fairyland Inn Resort in Lookout Mountain, Tennessee, in 1927?
Options- A. Miniature golf
- B. Swimming pool slide
- C. Ski lift
- D. Golf cart Discuss
- 4. Who invented the Spinning Jenny?
Options- A. Thornton Hargreaves
- B. Peter Hargreaves
- C. James Hargreaves
- D. Simon Hargreaves Discuss
- 5. 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.
Options- A. George Washington
- B. Alexander Hamilton
- C. John Adams
- D. Thomas Jefferson Discuss
- 6. Who is the only U.S. President to invent and patent something?
Options- A. Abraham Lincoln
- B. Theodore Roosevelt
- C. Thomas Jefferson
- D. Rutherford B. Hayes Discuss
- 7. Who synthesized the first wholly artificial gene?
Options- A. Hargobind Khorana
- B. J.J. Thompson
- C. Benjamin Franklin
- D. Meghnad Saha Discuss
- 8. What now-ubiquitous device was invented by Zenith engineer Eugene Polley in 1955?
Options- A. Microwave oven
- B. Remote control
- C. VCR
- D. Calculator Discuss
- 9. What beverage was invented by Charles Alderton in 1885 in Waco, Texas?
Options- A. Cream soda
- B. Coca-Cola
- C. Dr. Pepper
- D. Sprite Discuss
- 10. What furniture item was invented by California furniture designer Charles Prior Hall in 1968?
Options- A. Sofa bed
- B. Captain's chair
- C. Waterbed
- D. Hammock Discuss
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Correct Answer: King Louis the XIV
Explanation:
King Louis XIV was very short and didn't like looking up at people he spoke to, so he had a tall pair of shoes made for him.
Correct Answer: Nuclear reactor
Explanation:
Invented in 1942.
Correct Answer: Miniature golf
Explanation:
It was originally called 'Tom Thumb Golf'.
Correct Answer: James Hargreaves
Explanation:
Awarded a Patent in 1770. It used 8 bobbins at once.
Correct Answer: Thomas Jefferson
Explanation:
Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743 - July 4, 1826) was the third President of the United States (1801-1809) and the principal author of the Declaration of Independence (1776).
Correct Answer: Abraham Lincoln
Explanation:
In 1849 Honest Abe invented a method to aid ships that got stuck on sandbars. He called it A Device for Buoying Vessels Over Shoals. It was never used.
Correct Answer: Hargobind Khorana
Correct Answer: Remote control
Explanation:
The first wireless remote control for television was called Flashmatic. (Remember when you had to get up to change the channel?)
Correct Answer: Dr. Pepper
Explanation:
The cherry-flavored cola made its debut at Morrison's Old Corner Drugstore.
Correct Answer: Waterbed
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