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100
The first implantable cardiac pacemaker was developed by:
A. Gustaf de Laval
B. Wilson Greatbatch
B. Wilson Greatbatch
Wilson Greatbatch, American electrical engineer, developed the first implantable cardiac pacemaker, a device that was hailed as a major medical breakthrough and was credited with saving millions of lives.
100
Who invented the television?
A. John Logie Baird
B. Michael Faraday
A. John Logie Baird
100
What is Sir Rowland Hill famous for?
A. Modern postal service
B. E-mail
A. Modern postal service
Hill’s proposals for postal reform, formulated between 1835 and 1837, were based on the notion that revenue derived from taxes should increase with the growth of the population and national prosperity
100
In which decade did television become widely available around the world?
A. 1920'S
B. 1950'S
B. 1950'S
Though invented a couple of decades earlier, television became widely available only in the 1950s in the United States and elsewhere in the industrial world.
100
In 1962, this invention changed how we record. What is it?
A. Cassette
B. Music Reader
A. Cassette
The cassette tape replaced the reel-to-reel system, which couldn't be made portable. This tape helped people listen to music or record and preserve memories. It paved the way for other sound recording systems.
200
Alessandro Volta is known for the invention of:
A. Electric Battery
B. Methane
A. Electric Battery
Italian physicist Alessandro Volta, whose invention of the electric battery provided the first source of continuous current.
200
American inventor Douglas Engelbart has the patent for which device:
A. Computer Mouse
B. Keyboard
A. Computer Mouse
Douglas Engelbart is an American inventor whose work beginning in the 1950s led to his patent for the computer mouse
200
Developed in the 1990s, this technology enables short-range wireless communication between electronic devices:
A. Bluetooth
B. WI-FI
A. Bluetooth
Bluetooth was developed in the late 1990s and soon achieved massive popularity in consumer devices.
200
When was the game Frisbee invented?
A.1870s
B.1900s
A. 1870s
200
What is the name of this 1963 invention?
A. Lava Lamp
B. Microlamp
A. Lava Lamp
The lava lamp wasn't much — just a container with liquid and wax in it. As the lamp warmed the wax, it melted and created movement. This was considered the must-have item for teens in the '60s and '70s.
300
Who discovered the vaccine for smallpox?
A. Edward Jenner
B. Louis Pasteur
A. Edward Jenner
Smallpox, an acute infectious disease that begins with a high fever, headache, and back pain and then proceeds to an eruption on the skin that leaves the face and limbs covered with cratered pockmarks, or pox.
300
Who invented the first controllable flying AEROPLANE (AIRPLANE)?
A. Wright Brothers
B. Lidenbergh Brothers
A.Wright Brothers
300
Who is the only U.S. President to invent and patent something?
A. Abraham Lincoln
B. Theodore Roosevelt
A.Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln filed a patent for a device for "buoying vessels over shoals" with the US Patent Office.
300
In which decade was the Internet first implemented?
A.1940s
B. 1960s
B.1960s
300
Who was Barbie's boyfriend, created in 1961?
A. Ken
B. Barry
A. Ken
The Ken doll was released to give girls something more to work with when they were playing with their Barbies. You don't want your Barbie going around with that G.I. Joe doll? Here's a boyfriend for her.
400
Bubble gum was accidentally invented in 1928 by:
A. Walter E. Diemer
B. John Stith Pemberton
A. Walter E. Diemer
Walter E. Diemer, an American businessman who was working as an accountant for the Fleer Chewing Gum Co. when in 1928 he accidentally invented bubble gum while experimenting during his spare time with recipes for a chewing gum base.
400
Who invented Bicycle?
A. Leo H Baekeland
B. Karl von Drais
B. Karl von Drais
His machine, known as the "swiftwalker," hit the road in 1817. This early bicycle had no pedals, and its frame was a wooden beam. The device had two wooden wheels with iron rims and leather-covered tires.
400
Atomic theory was devised by.....
A. John Dalton
B. Isaac Newton
A. John Dalton
400
In which decade was the telephone invented?
A.1850s
B. 1870s
B.1870s
400
In 1965, this toy made a splash. What is it?
A. Barrel of Monkeys
B. Jax
A. Barrel of Monkeys
A Barrel of Monkeys was simply a barrel filled with plastic monkeys. If you could pull out a bunch of them at once (because they were tangled together), you won the game. It was created in 1961 and released to consumers in 1965.
500
Which group invented and developed the early Internet?
A. The Soviet Union
B. The U.S. government
B. The U.S. government
The U.S. government developed the Internet in the 1970s and 1980s. It allowed people in distant places to communicate through computers.
500
Who invented Electric Generator?
A. Sir Alexander Graham Bell
B. Michael Faraday
B.Michael Faraday
500
Which vehicle was invented about 3000 BCE?
A. Chariot
B. Bicycle
A. Chariot
The first chariot was invented about 3000 BCE.
500
In which decade was the light bulb invented?
A.1850
B.1878
B.1878
500
This life saving device was invented in 1965. What is it called?
A. Portable defibrillator
B. Artificial heart
A. Portable Defibrillator