General Knowledge

Inventions - Section 1

41.  What furniture item was invented by California furniture designer Charles Prior Hall in 1968?

A. Sofa bed
B. Captain's chair
C. Waterbed
D. Hammock
42.  The Manhattan Project was started by President Roosevelt in 1942 to ensure that the U.S. beat the Germans in developing a nuclear bomb. Whom did Roosevelt appoint as scientific head the Manhattan Project?

A. Robert Oppenheimer
B. James B. Conant
C. Leslie R. Groves
D. Vannevar Bush
43.  When was the first lawn mower invented?

A. 1830
B. 1854
C. 1835
D. 1849
44.  In which decade were the first successful diode and triode vacuum tubes invented?

A. 1800s
B. 1880s
C. 1890s
D. 1900s
45.  Who is the English physicist responsible for the 'Big Bang Theory'?

A. Albert Einstein
B. Michael Skube
C. George Gamow
D. Roger Penrose
46.  What 'game' was first produced by the Southern Novelty Company in Baltimore, Maryland in 1892?

A. Frisbee
B. Monopoly
C. Ouija board
D. Ping Pong
47.  What now-ubiquitous device was invented by Zenith engineer Eugene Polley in 1955?

A. Microwave oven
B. Remote control
C. VCR
D. Calculator
48.  What Benjamin Franklin invented?

A. Bifocal spectacles
B. Radio
C. Barometer
D. Hygrometer
49.  This part-time race car driver invented the bucket seat in 1969. Who was he??

A. Steve McQueen
B. Harrison Frazier
C. Paul Newman
D. John Wayne
50.  What plaything was invented by Joe McVicker in 1956?

A. Silly Putty
B. Etch-A-Sketch
C. Lite-Brite
D. Play-Doh