Inventions Quiz - Part 4
1) What invention was first installed at a Hartford, Connecticut bank in 1889?
1) Automatic teller machine
2) Time-lock safe
3) Burglar alarm
4) Pay telephone
2) What piece of clothing was invented by French fashion designer Louis Reard in 1946?
1) Zoot suit
2) Mini-skirt
3) Bikini
4) Tank top
3) Ralph Samuelson was only 18 when he invented this sporting item in 1922. What was that?
1) Golf tee
2) Motorboat
3) Water skis
4) Hang glider
4) What groovy item was invented by Englishman Edward Craven Walker in 1963?
1) Leisure suit
2) Lava lamp
3) Eight-track tape deck
4) Hot comb
5) Which of the following was first patented by an Australian in 1889?
1) Electric Drill
2) Electric Shaver
3) Electric Fence
4) Electric Heater
6) For over 500 years, paper was only available and sold as single sheets. In 1902, an inventive Australian used half size sheets of paper, a bit of glue and cardboard to create the what?
1) Notepad
2) Calendar
3) Notice Board
4) Telephone Book
7) When were blue jeans invented?
1) 1900s
2) 1860s
3) 1870s
4) 1850s
8) Who invented the phonograph?
1) Thomas Edison
2) John Kruesi
3) Jules Levy
4) Alexander Graham Bell
9) When was the toothbrush invented?
1) 1770
2) 1765
3) 1790
4) 1742
10) Where were wigs first invented?
1) Japan
2) France
3) Egypt
4) China
11) When were bar code scanners invented?
1) 1940s
2) 1950s
3) 1970s
4) 1960s
12) In the 1700s, who would pay the postage fee for letters before the stamp was invented?
1) The sender
2) There was no fee
3) The receiver of the letter
4) The post office
13) When was the first lawn mower invented?
1) 1830
2) 1854
3) 1835
4) 1849
14) Who invented the battery?
1) John Wilkinson
2) Alessandro Volta
3) James Hargreaves
4) Thomas Edison
15) When was the first elevator built?
1) 1743
2) 1739
3) 1760
4) 1785
16) When was barb wire patented?
1) 1873
2) 1840
3) 1895
4) 1900
17) Where was the yo-yo invented?
1) France
2) United States
3) Philippines
4) England
18) What inspired reflecting road lights to be invented?
1) Car door reflecting mirrors
2) The light a cat's eyes gave off on a fence
3) Sun light on steel posts on road sides
4) The sun light on the windshield
19) What invention caused many deaths while testing it?
1) Dynamite
2) Ladders
3) Race cars
4) Parachute
20) When was Monopoly created?
1) 1940s
2) 1930s
3) 1920s
4) 1950s
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