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  1. What did cardiologist Dr. Paul Zoll invent in Massachusetts in 1952?

  2. A.
    EKG
    B.
    Artificial heart valve
    C.
    Artificial heart
    D.
    Pacemaker

  3. What Elmer A. Sperry invented?

  4. A.
    Hydroplane
    B.
    Hydraulic turbine
    C.
    Magnetic compass
    D.
    Gyrocompass

  5. 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?

  6. A.
    Notepad
    B.
    Calendar
    C.
    Notice Board
    D.
    Telephone Book

  7. Who developed the idea of Crop Rotation?

  8. A.
    Potato Peterson
    B.
    Turnip Townsend
    C.
    Cabbage Carlson
    D.
    Swede Svenson

  9. CORN FLAKES - Who made them first?

  10. A.
    Nabisco
    B.
    Kellogg
    C.
    Quaker
    D.
    Archers

  11. 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 ________?

  12. A.
    Pie maker
    B.
    Owner of a pizza parlor
    C.
    Student at Yale
    D.
    Ceramic plate designer

  13. Who came up with the idea for INSTANT MASHED POTATO?

  14. A.
    S. Tuberosum
    B.
    W. Raleigh
    C.
    E. Asselbergs
    D.
    K. Edwards

  15. Who invented Dynamite?

  16. A.
    Sir Alexander Graham Bell
    B.
    Benjamin Franklin
    C.
    Thomas Alva Edison
    D.
    Alfred B. Nobel

  17. What toy did George Lerner create for Hasbro company in 1952?

  18. A.
    Sit and Spin
    B.
    Talking baby doll
    C.
    Mr. Potato Head
    D.
    Hula hoop

  19. For whom high heeled shoes were invented?

  20. A.
    Cleopatra
    B.
    Queen Elizabeth I
    C.
    King Louis the XIV
    D.
    King Charles II