General Knowledge - Inventions

Exercise : Inventions - Section 1
  • Inventions - Section 1
31.
Who had an explosive idea and first patented DYNAMITE?
J. R. Gluber
A. Nobel
G. Fawks
W. Bickford
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Alfred Noble patented dynamite in 1876. Nobel left $9 million in his will to be used as awards for people whose work benefit humanity - The Nobel Peace Prize etc.

32.
Who invented the Spinning Jenny?
Thornton Hargreaves
Peter Hargreaves
James Hargreaves
Simon Hargreaves
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Awarded a Patent in 1770. It used 8 bobbins at once.

33.
Which insurance salesman invented the fountain pen in 1884?
Lewis Edson Waterman
Sir William Grove
Charles Kettering
George Fountain
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Lewis Edson Waterman patented the first practical fountain pen in 1884.

34.
When was the first elevator built?
1743
1739
1760
1785
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The first elevator was built in the palace of King Louis XV. It only traveled up one floor, and was hand powered by men inside the chimney.

35.
What charge card, developed in 1950, was the first to be accepted nationally in the US?
Visa
Discover
MasterCharge
Diner's Club
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The card was invented by Frank McNamara and Ralph Schneider.