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  • When was the Barbie doll invented?
    1948
    1959
    1993
    1987
  • The inventors of ear muffs, the trampoline, braille, and the paper bag, all have something in common. What do they have in common?
    They are kids.
    They are women.
    They are blind.
    They are British.
  • In what century was the first electrical generator developed?
    18th
    17th
    20th
    19th
  • What did Alexander Fleming famously discover?
    Penicillin
    Printing press
    Blender
    Light bulb
  • What household machine was invented by Hamilton Smith in 1858?
    microwave oven
    washing machine
    refrigerator
    dishwasher
  • The Rubik’s Cube, invented in 1974, is associated with which country?
    USA
    Hungary
    Germany
    France
  • What portable device did James Spengler invent in 1907, using a soap box, pillow case, a fan and tape?
    Steam engine
    Barometer
    Vacuum cleaner
    X-ray machine
  • Which car manufacturer created the first affordable automobile available to middle-class Americans?
    Chevrolet
    Ford
    Dodge
    Oldsmobile
  • The invention of the cat flap is credited to which famous scientist?
    Isaac Newton
    Leonardo da Vinci
    Galileo Galilei
    Albert Einstein
  • Which inventor made one patent for every three weeks of his life?
    Alexander Graham Bell
    Thomas Edison
    Johannes Gutenberg
    Galileo Galilei
  • In what year was the first Apple Macintosh computer developed?
    1984
    1976
    2000
    1992
  • While in Newgate Prison, which hygiene aid did William Addis invent?
    soap
    tootbrush
    shampoo
    toilet paper
  • Who invented the dynamite?
    Alfred Nobel
    Alexander Graham Bell
    J. Robert Oppenheimer
    Marie Curie
  • In what year was the first motorcycle built?
    1928
    1914
    1952
    1885
  • Who invented scissors?
    Nicolaus Copernicus
    Johannes Kepler
    Leonardo da Vinci
    Ptolemy