Inventions Quiz - 3, General Knowledge | 25 Questions MCQ Test General Knowledge Current Affairs

QUESTION: 1

In which decade was the telegraph invented?

A. 1810s
B. 1840s
C. 1870s
D. 1890s

Solution: On May 24, 1844, Samuel Morse send his famous message, "What hath God wrought?"

QUESTION: 2

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

Solution: 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.

QUESTION: 3

When were blue jeans invented?

A. 1900s
B. 1860s
C. 1870s
D. 1850s

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

QUESTION: 4

Who invented Electric Generator?

A. Sir Alexander Graham Bell
B. Michael Faraday
C. Alfred B. Nobel
D. Thomas Alva Edison

Solution:

QUESTION: 5

What device for new parents did Ann Moore invent in 1969?

A. Bottle warmer
B. Baby monitor
C. Disposable diaper
D. Infant carrier

Solution: 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.

QUESTION: 6

In which decade was the transistor invented?

A. 1940s
B. 1950s
C. 1960s
D. 1980s

Solution: 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.

QUESTION: 7

What Igor Sikorsky invented?

A. Hydroplane
B. Jet engine airplane
C. Helicopter
D. Glider

Solution: Invented in 1939.

QUESTION: 8

What Henry Bessemer invented?

A. Aluminum
B. Electroplating
C. Steel Converter
D. Steel rolling mill

Solution: Invented in 1856.

QUESTION: 9

What invention was first installed at a Hartford, Connecticut bank in 1889?

A. Automatic teller machine
B. Time-lock safe
C. Burglar alarm
D. Pay telephone

Solution: William Gray, inventor of the pay telephone, also invented the inflatable chest protector worn by baseball umpires and catchers.

QUESTION: 10

Ralph Samuelson was only 18 when he invented this sporting item in 1922. What was that?

A. Golf tee
B. Motorboat
C. Water skis
D. Hang glider

Solution: The new item was first used on Lake Pepin in Minnesota.

QUESTION: 11

Who invented Bifocal Lens?

A. Alfred B. Nobel
B. Thomas Alva Edison
C. Benjamin Franklin
D. Rudolf Diesel

Solution:

QUESTION: 12

What Karl Benz invented?

A. Gasoline powered automobile
B. Streetcar
C. Glider
D. Steam turbine

Solution: Invented in 1885.

QUESTION: 13

When were bar code scanners invented?

A. 1940s
B. 1950s
C. 1970s
D. 1960s

Solution: The scanner reads the bar code label on something at a supermarket, and translates it into a number which the computer reads.

QUESTION: 14

When was the game Frisbee invented?

A. 1920s
B. 1900s
C. 1870s
D. 1890s

Solution: The first Frisbees were pie tins from the Frisbie Pie Company in Connecticut. In the 1950s, the pie tins were changed to plastic plates. The name then became the Flying Saucer, but later changed to Frisbee.

QUESTION: 15

This English inventor is known as the 'Father of Computing.'

A. Philo Farnsworth
B. J. Presper Eckert
C. John Mauchly
D. Charles Babbage

Solution: Mauchly and Eckert invented the ENIAC computer. Farnsworth was a pioneer of early television.

QUESTION: 16

Who invented Airship (rigid)?

A. Dr. Alan M. Turing
B. Roger Bacon
C. G. Ferdinand Von Zeppelin
D. Otto

Solution:

QUESTION: 17

What piece of clothing was invented by French fashion designer Louis Reard in 1946?

A. Zoot suit
B. Mini-skirt
C. Bikini
D. Tank top

Solution: The bikini, a two-piece swimsuit named for the Bikini Atoll in the Pacific, made its debut on July 5, 1946.

QUESTION: 18

In which year was MIDI introduced?

A. 1987
B. 1983
C. 1973
D. 1977

Solution:

QUESTION: 19

In which decade was the SPICE simulator introduced?

A. 1950s
B. 1960s
C. 1970s
D. 1980s

Solution: SPICE (Simulation Program with Integrated Circuit Emphasis) was introduced in May 1972 by the University of Berkeley, California.

QUESTION: 20

Who invented the first controllable flying AEROPLANE (AIRPLANE)?

A. Wright Brothers
B. Lidenbergh Brothers
C. South Brothers
D. West Brothers

Solution: Wilbur and Orville Wright made the first successful controlled powered flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, in December 1903. The twelve second flight covered a distance of 120 feet and an altitude of just ten feet.

QUESTION: 21

In which decade was the Internet first implemented?

A. 1940s
B. 1950s
C. 1960s
D. 1980s

Solution: 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: 22

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

Solution: 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: 23

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