Inventors & Inventions
In 1949, Ed Seymour invented this way of dispensing paint; aluminum was the first color
What is spray can?
In 2017, Katrin Jakobsdottir was elected prime minister of this island nation in the North Atlantic
What is Iceland?
In the 1950s, Officer Frank Smith & Sgt. Ben Romero were partners of Sgt. Friday on this show
What is "Dragnet"?
In 1921, this New Jersey city crowned the first Miss America
What is Atlantic City?
He discovered calculus & formulated the laws of motion
Who is Isaac Newton?
In 1812, The US Congress denied his petition for the renewal of his patent for the cotton gin
Who is Eli Whitney?
Once held under house arrest, Aung San Suu Kyi became the de facto leader of this country in 2016
What is Myanmar?
The opening of this director's series had his silhouette filling a line drawing of his profile
Who is Alfred Hitchcock?
This Georgia city that's popular with golfers was named for the mother of George III
What is Augusta?
This British naturalist's grandfather Erasmus had earlier developed his own theory of evolution
Who is Charles Darwin?
In 1893, He built the Black Maria, the first building designed to make commercial motion pictures
Who is Thomas Edison?
Nobel Peace Prize winner, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was president of this African nation from 2006 - 2018
What is Liberia?
For the 1958-59 season, 7 of the top 10 series were westerns; this one set in Kansas ranked no. 1
What is "Gunsmoke"?
Found on the St. Jones River, this capital of Delaware bears the name of an English seaport
What is Dover?
Robert Watson-Watt's development of this use for radio waves helped win the Battle of Britain
What is Radar?
In 1855, Joshua Stoddard patented this musical instrument associated with circuses & merry-go-rounds
What is the calliope?
Dilma Rousseff became the 1st female president of this South American country
What is Brazil?
In 1959, Barbara Hale won an Emmy for playing secretary Della Street on this popular courtroom drama
What is "Perry Mason"?
A bay & a river bear the name of this city, Alabama's third largest
What is Mobile?
He discovered that heating wine killed the microbes that make it turn sour
Who is Louis Pasteur?
This type of road surface popular across Europe in the 19th century was named for a British inventor
What is macadam?
Her husband's assassination & a people power revolution made her president in 1986
Who is Corazon Aquino?
This 1966 - 1971 soap opera about vampires, witches & werewolves was spooktacular
What is "Dark Shadows"?
This New Mexico town was named for the grave markers of some of its earlier settlers
What is Las Cruces?
Scientists looking for synthetic rubber during WWII discovered this toy that lifts images off a page
What is silly putty?