General Knowledge - Inventions

Exercise : Inventions - Section 1
  • Inventions - Section 1
76.
William Frederick is credited with the invention of the modern frisbee in the mid 1950's. In 1957 the Wham-O Company bought his idea and the rest is history. They named the toy after William Frisbie who was a ________?
Pie maker
Owner of a pizza parlor
Student at Yale
Ceramic plate designer
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Frisbie made a brand of pies that were popular with Yale students in the 1870's. After eating the pies they would throw the pie tins through the air.

77.
Who came up with the idea for INSTANT MASHED POTATO?
S. Tuberosum
W. Raleigh
E. Asselbergs
K. Edwards
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Instant mash was invented by Edward A Asselbergs, a Canadian, in 1962. The mash is actually dehydyated potato flakes.

78.
Who invented Dynamite?
Sir Alexander Graham Bell
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Alva Edison
Alfred B. Nobel
Answer: Option
Explanation:
No answer description is available. Let's discuss.

79.
What toy did George Lerner create for Hasbro company in 1952?
Sit and Spin
Talking baby doll
Mr. Potato Head
Hula hoop
Answer: Option
Explanation:
This was a plastic potato-shaped body on which you could stick different features, such as eyes, ears, etc.

80.
For whom high heeled shoes were invented?
Cleopatra
Queen Elizabeth I
King Louis the XIV
King Charles II
Answer: Option
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.