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

  2. A.
    Marjorie Joyner
    B.
    Margaret Knight
    C.
    Amanda Jones
    D.
    Mary Kies

  3. Who invented Gramophone?

  4. A.
    Michael Faraday
    B.
    Fahrenheit
    C.
    Sir Alexander Graham Bell
    D.
    Thomas Alva Edison

  5. Who invented Internal Combustion Engine?

  6. A.
    Roger Bacon
    B.
    Karl Benz
    C.
    Dr. Alan M. Turing
    D.
    Otto

  7. When was Monopoly created?

  8. A.
    1940s
    B.
    1930s
    C.
    1920s
    D.
    1950s

  9. What furniture item was invented by California furniture designer Charles Prior Hall in 1968?

  10. A.
    Sofa bed
    B.
    Captain's chair
    C.
    Waterbed
    D.
    Hammock

  11. The Manhattan Project was started by President Roosevelt in 1942 to ensure that the U.S. beat the Germans in developing a nuclear bomb. Whom did Roosevelt appoint as scientific head the Manhattan Project?

  12. A.
    Robert Oppenheimer
    B.
    James B. Conant
    C.
    Leslie R. Groves
    D.
    Vannevar Bush

  13. When was the first lawn mower invented?

  14. A.
    1830
    B.
    1854
    C.
    1835
    D.
    1849

  15. In which decade were the first successful diode and triode vacuum tubes invented?

  16. A.
    1800s
    B.
    1880s
    C.
    1890s
    D.
    1900s

  17. Who is the English physicist responsible for the 'Big Bang Theory'?

  18. A.
    Albert Einstein
    B.
    Michael Skube
    C.
    George Gamow
    D.
    Roger Penrose

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

  20. A.
    Frisbee
    B.
    Monopoly
    C.
    Ouija board
    D.
    Ping Pong