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Inventions - Section 1

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Inventions - Section 1

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Question 71
What groovy item was invented by Englishman Edward Craven Walker in 1963?

A
Leisure suit
B
Lava lamp
C
Eight-track tape deck
D
Hot comb
Correct Answer: Option B

Groovy, baby! Lava lamps, which were a fixture in every hip pad in the 1960s and 70s, featured a mixture of water and colored oil that created swirl patterns when heated by a light bulb.

Question 72
In which decade was the Internet first implemented?

A
1940s
B
1950s
C
1960s
D
1980s
Correct Answer: Option C

The first message ever sent over what is now called the Internet took place at 10:30PM on October 29, 1969. Back then, the Department of Defense called it ARPAnet (Advanced Research Projects Agency network).

Question 73
What did cardiologist Dr. Paul Zoll invent in Massachusetts in 1952?

A
EKG
B
Artificial heart valve
C
Artificial heart
D
Pacemaker
Correct Answer: Option D

The pacemaker is an electrical device that regulates the heartbeat.

Question 74
What Elmer A. Sperry invented?

A
Hydroplane
B
Hydraulic turbine
C
Magnetic compass
D
Gyrocompass
Correct Answer: Option D

Invented in 1911.

Question 75
In the 1700s, who would pay the postage fee for letters before the stamp was invented?

A
The sender
B
There was no fee
C
The receiver of the letter
D
The post office
Correct Answer: Option C

Later in 1840, Rowland Hill invented the stamp, which was paid for by the sender, not the receiver.

Question 76
In which decade with the first transatlantic radio broadcast occur?

A
1850s
B
1860s
C
1870s
D
1900s
Correct Answer: Option D

On December 12, 1901, a radio transmission received by Guglielmo Marconi resulted in the first transmission of a transatlantic wireless signal (Morse Code) from Poldhu, Cornwall, to St. John's, Newfoundland.

Question 77
Who invented Bicycle?

A
Leo H Baekeland
B
Karl Benz
C
Evangelista Torricelli
D
Kirkpatrick Macmillan
Correct Answer: Option D

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Question 78
What Sir Isaac Newton invented?

A
Reflecting telescope
B
Chronometer
C
Microscope
D
Spectacles
Correct Answer: Option A

Invented in 1668.

Question 79
What type of system did Paul Nipkow, John Baird, and Charles Jenkins all invent?

A
Telephone
B
Early Warning
C
Electricity
D
Television
Correct Answer: Option D

All of the inventors mentioned invented an early mechanical television system.

Question 80
In which decade was the AEEE (now the IEEE) founded?

A
1850s
B
1880s
C
1930s
D
1950s
Correct Answer: Option B

The IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) was formed in 1963 by the merger of the Institute of Radio Engineers (IRE, founded 1912) and the American Institute of Electrical Engineers (AIEE, founded 1884).