Drinks
This drink was developed in the USA in 1896 and made from sugar, caffeine, coca leaves and soda water.
coca-cola
They were first made by the Egyptians, but no difference was made between the right and the left foot.
shoes
This musical instrument was invented by a Belgian, Adolphe Sax, in 1846.
saxophone
The first one of these was used by Apple computers in 1983 and can be used instead of a keyboard to tell the computer what to do.
mouse
In 4000-3000 BC a new aromatic drink was discovered when some leaves fell off a branch and landed in Emperor Shang Yeng's afternoon cup of hot water.
tea
This piece of clothes was designed by Louis Réard, who named it after the Bikini Atoll, where the first public test of a nuclear bomb had taken place four days before.
bikini
This world's bestselling puzzle game was invented in 1974 by Hungarian sculptor and professor and was originally called the Magic Cube.
Rubik's cube
When this was invented in 1901, it replaced the broom.
vacuum cleaner
This drink was discovered by a Yemeni shepherd whose sheep wouldn't sleep after eating the red fruit of a plant.
coffee
The first pair was worn in 1760 by an eccentric Belgian who put them on and rolled into a party in Soho, London.
roller-skates
This musical instrument was developed by Spanish instrument maker Antonio Torres but the electric version wasn't made until 1935.
guitar
An American photographer was experimenting with a substitute for rubber when he put some in his mouth and so invented a popular sweet.
chewing gum
In 4000-3000 BC a new drink was discovered when the juice from grapes was left to ferment in Turkestan.
wine
A waterproof coat invented by a Scotsman in the nineteenth century.
macintosh
In 1913, a word-game with clues was invented by Arthur Wynne and first appeared in an American newspaper.
crossword puzzle
The first ones were printed by James Chalmers of Scotland in 1834 but they weren't licked and used until 1840.
stamps
This drink was first made by a monk for his abbey in Scotland in 1494.
whisky
A particular style of trousers which were invented by Jacob W. Davis in partnership with Levi Strauss & Co.
jeans
This game was invented by a Frenchman called Dumas in 1762 - he cut up maps into little pieces and the idea was to put them back together again.
jigsaw puzzle
Bicycles became more comfortable after these were invented by John Boyd Dunlop.
rubber tyres