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  1. When was the first lawn mower invented?

  2. A.

     1830

    B.

     1854

    C.

     1835

    D.

     1849


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

  4. A.

     1800s

    B.

     1880s

    C.

     1890s

    D.

     1900s


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

  6. A.

     Albert Einstein

    B.

     Michael Skube

    C.

     George Gamow

    D.

     Roger Penrose


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

  8. A.

     Frisbee

    B.

     Monopoly

    C.

     Ouija board

    D.

     Ping Pong


  9. Which insurance salesman invented the fountain pen in 1884?

  10. A.

     Lewis Edson Waterman

    B.

     Sir William Grove

    C.

     Charles Kettering

    D.

     George Fountain


  11. When was the first elevator built?

  12. A.

     1743

    B.

     1739

    C.

     1760

    D.

     1785


  13. What charge card, developed in 1950, was the first to be accepted nationally in the US?

  14. A.

     Visa

    B.

     Discover

    C.

     MasterCharge

    D.

     Diner's Club


  15. What Enrico Fermi invented?

  16. A.

     X ray machine

    B.

     Betatron

    C.

     Cyclotron

    D.

     Nuclear reactor


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

  18. A.

     Electric Drill

    B.

     Electric Shaver

    C.

     Electric Fence

    D.

     Electric Heater


  19. Who among the following invented the small pox vaccine?

  20. A.

     Robert Koch

    B.

     Edward Jenner

    C.

     Robert Hooke

    D.

     Louis Pasteur