Snacks
Paper thin fries
What are potato chips?
A device that transmits speech sounds over electric wires from one person to another
What is the telephone?
Invented in 1943 by the General Electric engineer James Wright, who was trying to invent a synthetic rubber during World War 2 created this gooey, bouncy substance instead
What is Silly Putty?
A non-winter sport that originally used a soccer ball which was thrown into peach baskets
What is Basketball?
Writing material made from wood pulp
What is paper?
Frozen ice on a stick
What is a popsicle?
A machine used to transmit and receive waves that could transmit sound across the Atlantic Ocean
What is the radio?
Originally invented in China, this outdoor toy consisted of a huge leaf attached to a long string
What is a kite?
This 1980's video game character's design was inspired while the inventor was starring at a pizza.
What is Pac-Man?
Graphite rods were inserted into hand-carved wooden holders
Who are pencils?
A cook ran out of bakers chocolate and put in chunks from a chocolate bar that didn't melt into the dough
What are chocolate chip cookies?
A coded system of raised dots that are used by the blind to read.
When is Braille?
A popular children's modeling clay, originally only sold in off-white
What is Play-Doh?
This video game was originally casted with characters from the cartoon Popeye, the Sailor Man
What is Donkey Kong?
An inexpensive art supply that combines wax with pigments (colors)
What are crayons?
Soft confection made from sugar that is heated and spun into slim threads that look like a mass of cotton
What is cotton candy?
This invention changed the world, making information more accessible than ever before in history
What is the World Wide Web?
Invented by the Scottish physicist Sir David Brewstera, this tube you look into makes beautiful, colorful patterns using mirrors
What is a kaleidoscope?
The ancient Egyptians rolled stones at various objects with the goal of knocking them over creating this sport
What is bowling?
From the Latin word ‘calx’ for limestone, this invention was created almost 100 million years ago and has been used throughout history.
What is chalk?
The inventor was too busy to have a formal meal so he packed meat inside the bread to save him time.
What is a sandwich?
This horn-shaped “speaking trumpet” was designed to help people who were hard of hearing to hear better
What is a megaphone?
One of the oldest toys made from wood or plastic and a simple string whose name means " to come back"
What is a Yo-Yo?
The tile-matching game that Alexey Pajitnov created on a whim in 1984 quickly became a global sensation, going on to be played on more than 50 gaming platforms in over 185 countries.
Who is Tetris?
A thin spring-steel wire with triangular or square ends and two "tongues."
What is a paperclip?