Exercise :: Inventions - Section 1
- Inventions - Section 1
| 97. | Who invented Bakelite? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: Leo Hendrik Baekeland invented the first plastic called Bakelite.
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| 98. | What toy was invented by Joshua Lionel Cowen around 1900? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: His middle name, Lionel, is the source of the Lionel Train brand name.
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| 99. | 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. |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: Unfortunately Blount could never get anyone to buy her invention. Finally, in 1952 she sold the rights to the French government.
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| 100. | What invention by Garnet Carter made its debut at the Fairyland Inn Resort in Lookout Mountain, Tennessee, in 1927? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: It was originally called 'Tom Thumb Golf'.
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| 101. | Who invented the phonograph? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: John Kruesi was a mechanic for Edison, and Kruesi built the phonograph. Edison designed it, and later improved the phonograph.
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| 102. | What beverage was invented by Charles Alderton in 1885 in Waco, Texas? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: The cherry-flavored cola made its debut at Morrison's Old Corner Drugstore.
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| 103. | Who invented fuel cells in 1839? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: Fuel cells were invented in 1839 by Sir William Grove.
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| 104. | The ELECTRIC BATTERY, who's charged with inventing this one? |
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Answer: Option D Explanation: Italian, Alessandro Volta discovered the first practical battery in 1800. Life would be very different without batteries.
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