General Knowledge

Inventions - Section 1

101.  Who invented the phonograph?

A. Thomas Edison
B. John Kruesi
C. Jules Levy
D. Alexander Graham Bell
102.  What beverage was invented by Charles Alderton in 1885 in Waco, Texas?

A. Cream soda
B. Coca-Cola
C. Dr. Pepper
D. Sprite
103.  Who invented fuel cells in 1839?

A. Buckminster Fuller
B. Sir William Grove
C. Sylvester Graham
D. Joyce Hall
104.  The ELECTRIC BATTERY, who's charged with inventing this one?

A. Hertz
B. Amper
C. Galvani
D. Volta
105.  Who was the first person to patent the JET ENGINE?

A. F. Whittle
B. C. Lindbergh
C. W. Histell
D. B. Owings
106.  In which decade was the ARRL founded?

A. 1940s
B. 1930s
C. 1920s
D. 1910s
107.  Who invented the Seed Drill?

A. Jethro Tull
B. Arlo Guthrie
C. Woodie Guthrie
D. Thomas Hines
108.  What drink was invented by Charles Leiper Grigg in 1929?

A. 7-Up
B. Yoo-Hoo
C. Pepsi
D. Hawaiian Punch
109.  For what is Charles Babbage (1792-1871) remembered?

A. Computers
B. Telescopes
C. Radio-Telegraphy
D. Steam Boating
110.  Who invented Automobiles using gasoline?

A. Leo H Baekeland
B. Karl Benz
C. Evangelista Torricelli
D. Kirkpatrick Macmillan