General Knowledge - Inventions

Exercise : Inventions - Section 1
  • Inventions - Section 1
61.
When were bar code scanners invented?
1940s
1950s
1970s
1960s
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The scanner reads the bar code label on something at a supermarket, and translates it into a number which the computer reads.

62.
When was the game Frisbee invented?
1920s
1900s
1870s
1890s
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The first Frisbees were pie tins from the Frisbie Pie Company in Connecticut. In the 1950s, the pie tins were changed to plastic plates. The name then became the Flying Saucer, but later changed to Frisbee.

63.
This English inventor is known as the 'Father of Computing.'
Philo Farnsworth
J. Presper Eckert
John Mauchly
Charles Babbage
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Mauchly and Eckert invented the ENIAC computer. Farnsworth was a pioneer of early television.

64.
Who invented Airship (rigid)?
Dr. Alan M. Turing
Roger Bacon
G. Ferdinand Von Zeppelin
Otto
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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65.
What piece of clothing was invented by French fashion designer Louis Reard in 1946?
Zoot suit
Mini-skirt
Bikini
Tank top
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The bikini, a two-piece swimsuit named for the Bikini Atoll in the Pacific, made its debut on July 5, 1946.