inventions general knowledge questions

49.

In which decade was the telegraph invented?
A.     1810s    B.     1840s
C.     1870s    D.     1890s
Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

On May 24, 1844, Samuel Morse send his famous message, “What hath God wrought?”
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50.

What inspired reflecting road lights to be invented?
A.     Car door reflecting mirrors
B.     The light a cat’s eyes gave off on a fence
C.     Sun light on steel posts on road sides
D.     The sun light on the windshield
Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

In 1933, Englishman Percy Shaw was driving home when he saw a cat’s eyes reflecting. He had been headed straight towards a fence with the cat on it, but on the other side was a drop of hundreds of feet.
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51.

When were blue jeans invented?
A.     1900s    B.     1860s
C.     1870s    D.     1850s
Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

The first blue jeans were invented by tailor Levi Strauss, who invented tougher working pants for the miners of the California Gold Rush.
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52.

Who invented Electric Generator?
A.     Sir Alexander Graham Bell
B.     Michael Faraday
C.     Alfred B. Nobel
D.     Thomas Alva Edison
Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

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53.

What device for new parents did Ann Moore invent in 1969?
A.     Bottle warmer
B.     Baby monitor
C.     Disposable diaper
D.     Infant carrier
Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

Ann got the idea for the Snugli infant carrier from the traditional African baby carriers she observed while a volunteer for the Peace Corps in Africa.
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54.

In which decade was the transistor invented?
A.     1940s    B.     1950s
C.     1960s    D.     1980s
Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

On December 23, 1947, William Shockley, Walter Brattain and John Bardeen, of Bell Labs, announced their discovery of the point-contact germanium transistor to management.
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55.

What Igor Sikorsky invented?
A.     Hydroplane
B.     Jet engine airplane
C.     Helicopter
D.     Glider
Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

Invented in 1939.
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56.

What Henry Bessemer invented?
A.     Aluminum
B.     Electroplating
C.     Steel Converter
D.     Steel rolling mill
Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

Invented in 1856.

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