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This section includes InterviewSolutions, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your General Knowledge knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 51. |
William Frederick is credited with the invention of the modern frisbee in the mid 1950's. In 1957 the Wham-O Company bought his idea and the rest is history. They named the toy after William Frisbie who was a ________? |
| Answer» Frisbie made a brand of pies that were popular with Yale students in the 1870's. After eating the pies they would throw the pie tins through the air. | |
| 52. |
Who came up with the idea for INSTANT MASHED POTATO? |
| Answer» Instant mash was invented by Edward A Asselbergs, a Canadian, in 1962. The mash is actually dehydyated potato flakes. | |
| 53. |
What toy did George Lerner create for Hasbro company in 1952? |
| Answer» This was a plastic potato-shaped body on which you could stick different features, such as eyes, ears, etc. | |
| 54. |
For whom high heeled shoes were invented? |
| Answer» King Louis XIV was very short and didn't like looking up at people he spoke to, so he had a tall pair of shoes made for him. | |
| 55. |
It travels over land and water. Who invented the HOVERCRAFT? |
| Answer» Christopher Cockerell invented the hovercraft in 1956. His early experiments with the idea involved a cat food tin, a coffee tin and an industrial blower. | |
| 56. |
In which decade was the AEEE (now the IEEE) founded? |
| Answer» 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). | |
| 57. |
What type of system did Paul Nipkow, John Baird, and Charles Jenkins all invent? |
| Answer» All of the inventors mentioned invented an early mechanical television system. | |
| 58. |
What Sir Isaac Newton invented? |
| Answer» Invented in 1668. | |
| 59. |
Who perfected GENETIC ENGINEERING? |
| Answer» Genetic Engineering, the technique of DNA cloning was perfected by Stanley Cohen and Herbert Boyer in 1973. | |
| 60. |
Who invented Jet Engine? |
| Answer» Dr. Hans von Ohain and Sir Frank Whittle are recognized as the co-inventors of the jet engine. Each was working separately and knew nothing of the others work. Although Whittle started first, von Ohain was first to design and develop a turbojet engine to power an aircraft. Of the many honors received by both, the most significant honor was probably "The Charles Draper Prize" in 1992 which was given to both Hans von Ohain and Sir Frank Whittle for their efforts and contributions to aviation and mankind. "The Charles Draper Prize" is recognized as the equivalent to the Nobel Prize in technology. | |
| 61. |
What invention caused many deaths while testing it? |
| Answer» Many people who tried to test the first parachutes died by jumping from high places. One attempt was a parachute hat, but the inventor broke his neck while testing it. The first successful parachute was tested from a hot air balloon in 1797, in France, by Jacques Garnerin. | |
| 62. |
Until Victorian times, chocolate was thought of as a drink. When did the first chocolate bar appear? |
| Answer» No one knows for sure when the first chocolate bar appeared or even who made it, but an important event occurred in 1828. The Van Houten press was invented, which extracted cocoa butter from the bean - the same press that brought the Cadbury Brothers success with Cocoa Essence. | |
| 63. |
In the 1700s, who would pay the postage fee for letters before the stamp was invented? |
| Answer» Later in 1840, Rowland Hill invented the stamp, which was paid for by the sender, not the receiver. | |
| 64. |
FROZEN FOOD - Who discovered the first practical method of freezing food? |
| Answer» In the 1920s Clarence Birdseye discovered that if food was flash-frozen under pressure, it would freeze without the formation of ice crystals. | |
| 65. |
What Frank Whittle invented? |
| Answer» Invented in 1937. | |
| 66. |
When was the first Lionel trains manufactured? |
| Answer» Joshua Lionel Cowen and Harry C. Grant started the Lionel Manufacturing Company on Sept. 5, 1900 in New York City. The first train, which was called the Electric Express, was manufactured in 1901 and was an open gondola propelled by a fan motor. As time has passed, the trains have been made in different colors and styles. | |
| 67. |
What office item was invented by Bette Nesmith Graham in 1951? |
| Answer» Bette's other claim to fame was being the mother of Michael Nesmith of the Monkees. | |
| 68. |
When was the Raggedy Ann doll patented? |
| Answer» Johnny Gruelle patented the Raggedy Ann doll in 1915. The Raggedy Andy doll and the Raggedy Ann books came later. | |
| 69. |
Who was the first person to patent the JET ENGINE? |
| Answer» British inventor Frank Whittle was the first to patent his design for a jet engine in 1930. Although an engine designed by Dr. Hans Von Ohain was the first to fly in 1939. Whittle's jet engine first flew in 1941. | |
| 70. |
The initials JCB on earth-moving equipment are those of the founder of the company that makes it. What is his name? |
| Answer» Joseph Cyril Bamford founded the company that makes these iconic machines in 1945, in a 12ft X 15ft garage in Staffordshire. | |
| 71. |
What treat was invented by 11-year-old Frank Epperson in 1905? |
| Answer» It was originally called the 'Epsicle' in his honor. (I can see why that name didn't catch on). | |
| 72. |
What George Pullman invented? |
| Answer» Invented in 1857. | |
| 73. |
Who invented Bakelite? |
| Answer» Leo Hendrik Baekeland invented the first plastic called Bakelite. | |
| 74. |
What toy was invented by Joshua Lionel Cowen around 1900? |
| Answer» His middle name, Lionel, is the source of the Lionel Train brand name. | |
| 75. |
This African-American woman physical therapist worked with soldiers disabled in World War II. She invented a device that helped the disabled to eat by delivering food through a tube to a mouthpiece. |
| Answer» Unfortunately Blount could never get anyone to buy her invention. Finally, in 1952 she sold the rights to the French government. | |
| 76. |
What invention by Garnet Carter made its debut at the Fairyland Inn Resort in Lookout Mountain, Tennessee, in 1927? |
| Answer» It was originally called 'Tom Thumb Golf'. | |
| 77. |
Who invented the phonograph? |
| Answer» John Kruesi was a mechanic for Edison, and Kruesi built the phonograph. Edison designed it, and later improved the phonograph. | |
| 78. |
What beverage was invented by Charles Alderton in 1885 in Waco, Texas? |
| Answer» The cherry-flavored cola made its debut at Morrison's Old Corner Drugstore. | |
| 79. |
Who invented fuel cells in 1839? |
| Answer» Fuel cells were invented in 1839 by Sir William Grove. | |
| 80. |
The ELECTRIC BATTERY, who's charged with inventing this one? |
| Answer» Italian, Alessandro Volta discovered the first practical battery in 1800. Life would be very different without batteries. | |
| 81. |
What drink was invented by Charles Leiper Grigg in 1929? |
| Answer» Grigg, who was from Missouri, originally named his creation 'Bib-Label Lithiated Lemon-Lime Soda'. | |
| 82. |
For what is Charles Babbage (1792-1871) remembered? |
| Answer» Know as the Father of Computing. He began his 'Analytical Engine' in 1833. The first computer, although he never completed it. | |
| 83. |
Who invented the battery? |
| Answer» He was an Italian scientist, and he invented the battery in 1800. | |
| 84. |
Who invented the Seed Drill? |
| Answer» It was invented around the early 1700's. | |
| 85. |
When was Milk Tray first introduced? |
| Answer» Milk Tray was introduced in 1915 in open boxes arranged on wooden trays. Today, with its distinctive purple and gold cartons and popularised by the "Man in Black" television adverts, its one of the most popular chocolate assortments. | |
| 86. |
Where were wigs first invented? |
| Answer» As you have noticed in pictures, many Egyptians have head coverings, sometimes with beads in them. The first wigs were created to cover the head from the hot sun. | |
| 87. |
When was the toothbrush invented? |
| Answer» The first toothbrush was made out of a bone and small brush, by jail prisoner William Addis of England. | |
| 88. |
What item of apparel was invented by Ellery Chun, a Hawaiian clothing merchant, in 1931? |
| Answer» An Aloha shirt is a brightly colored tropical print shirt that is a popular souvenir of Hawaii. | |
| 89. |
What is the name of the CalTech seismologist who invented the scale used to measure the magnitude of earthquakes? |
| Answer» Richter was born on an Ohio farm in 1900. He died in 1985. | |
| 90. |
What Galileo invented? |
| Answer» Various authors have credited the invention of the thermometer to Cornelius Drebbel, Robert Fludd, Galileo Galilei or Santorio Santorio. The thermometer was not a single invention, however, but a development. Galileo Galilei also discovered that objects (glass spheres filled with aqueous alcohol) of slightly different densities would rise and fall, which is nowadays the principle of the Galileo thermometer (shown). Today such thermometers are calibrated to a temperature scale. | |
| 91. |
This statesman, politican, scholar, inventor, and one of early presidents of USA invented the swivel chair, the spherical sundial, the moldboard plow, and the cipher wheel. |
| Answer» Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743 - July 4, 1826) was the third President of the United States (1801-1809) and the principal author of the Declaration of Independence (1776). | |
| 92. |
What James Watt invented? |
| Answer» Invented in 1765. | |
| 93. |
Where is the village of Branston, after which the famous pickle is named? |
| Answer» The village of Branston is in Staffordshire, just south of Burton-on-Trent. | |