Question 1

Who invented Airship (rigid)?

Accepted Answer

G. Ferdinand Von Zeppelin

Question 2

Who invented the battery?

Accepted Answer

He was an Italian scientist, and he invented the battery in 1800.

Question 3

Who was the first American female to patent her invention, a method of weaving straw with silk?

Accepted Answer

Mary was not the first American woman inventor to be sure, there were many female inventors before her, but they never bothered to get a patent.

Question 4

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?

Accepted Answer

Birchall's of Launceston in Tasmania started selling the world�s first notepads, calling them 'Silvercity Writing Tablets' after J A Birchall thought it would be a good idea to back sheets of paper with cardboard and glue them together at the top. His British paper suppliers weren�t so keen, but, they were persuaded by Birchall that it was a good idea!

Question 5

What 'game' was first produced by the Southern Novelty Company in Baltimore, Maryland in 1892?

Accepted Answer

The board was invented by Isaac and William Fuld. The word 'Ouija' comes from the French and German words for 'yes', 'oui' and 'ja'.

Question 6

When was the first Lionel trains manufactured?

Accepted Answer

Joshua Lionel Cowen and Harry C. Grant started the Lionel Manufacturing Company on Sept. 5, 1900 in New York City. The first train, which was called the Electric Express, was manufactured in 1901 and was an open gondola propelled by a fan motor. As time has passed, the trains have been made in different colors and styles.

Question 7

Where is the village of Branston, after which the famous pickle is named?

Accepted Answer

The village of Branston is in Staffordshire, just south of Burton-on-Trent.

Question 8

Who invented Electric Generator?

Accepted Answer

Michael Faraday

Question 9

Who perfected GENETIC ENGINEERING?

Accepted Answer

Genetic Engineering, the technique of DNA cloning was perfected by Stanley Cohen and Herbert Boyer in 1973.

Question 10

Who invented the first controllable flying AEROPLANE (AIRPLANE)?

Accepted Answer

Wilbur and Orville Wright made the first successful controlled powered flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, in December 1903. The twelve second flight covered a distance of 120 feet and an altitude of just ten feet.

Question 11

Which of the following was first patented by an Australian in 1889?

Accepted Answer

The Electric Drill was the invention of Arthur James Arnot. On 20 August 1889 he patented his design while working for the Union Electric Company in Melbourne. His original design was meant primarily for drilling rock to find coal!

Question 12

Who invented Fountain Pen?

Accepted Answer

Lewis E. Waterman

Question 13

Which insurance salesman invented the fountain pen in 1884?

Accepted Answer

Lewis Edson Waterman patented the first practical fountain pen in 1884.

Question 14

Who invented Automobiles using gasoline?

Accepted Answer

Karl Benz

Question 15

William Frederick is credited with the invention of the modern frisbee in the mid 1950's. In 1957 the Wham-O Company bought his idea and the rest is history. They named the toy after William Frisbie who was a ________?

Accepted Answer

Frisbie made a brand of pies that were popular with Yale students in the 1870's. After eating the pies they would throw the pie tins through the air.

Question 16

Who is often called the 'first African-American' inventor?

Accepted Answer

Banneker was a member of the planning committee that designed Washington, DC along with Pierre L'Enfant. When L'Enfant was fired Banneker recreated the plans from memory.

Question 17

What Frank Whittle invented?

Accepted Answer

Invented in 1937.

Question 18

This statesman, politican, scholar, inventor, and one of early presidents of USA invented the swivel chair, the spherical sundial, the moldboard plow, and the cipher wheel.

Accepted Answer

Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743 - July 4, 1826) was the third President of the United States (1801-1809) and the principal author of the Declaration of Independence (1776).

Question 19

Who invented the Spinning Jenny?

Accepted Answer

Awarded a Patent in 1770. It used 8 bobbins at once.

Question 20

What invention by Garnet Carter made its debut at the Fairyland Inn Resort in Lookout Mountain, Tennessee, in 1927?

Accepted Answer

It was originally called 'Tom Thumb Golf'.

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