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This section includes 109 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your General Knowledge knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
What item of apparel was invented by Ellery Chun, a Hawaiian clothing merchant, in 1931? |
| A. | String bikini |
| B. | Muumuu |
| C. | Aloha shirt |
| D. | Capri pants |
| Answer» D. Capri pants | |
| 2. |
When was the toothbrush invented? |
| A. | 1770 |
| B. | 1765 |
| C. | 1790 |
| D. | 1742 |
| Answer» B. 1765 | |
| 3. |
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 |
| Answer» B. Harrison Frazier | |
| 4. |
When was the Raggedy Ann doll patented? |
| A. | 1915 |
| B. | 1920 |
| C. | 1919 |
| D. | 1911 |
| Answer» B. 1920 | |
| 5. |
What toy was invented by Joshua Lionel Cowen around 1900? |
| A. | Raggedy Ann doll |
| B. | Yo-yo |
| C. | Electric train |
| D. | Tinkertoys |
| Answer» D. Tinkertoys | |
| 6. |
In which decade was the AEEE (now the IEEE) founded? |
| A. | 1850s |
| B. | 1880s |
| C. | 1930s |
| D. | 1950s |
| Answer» C. 1930s | |
| 7. |
Who invented Bakelite? |
| A. | Charles Goodyear |
| B. | Leo Hendrik Baekeland |
| C. | Roy Plunkett |
| D. | Henry Ford |
| Answer» C. Roy Plunkett | |
| 8. |
What type of system did Paul Nipkow, John Baird, and Charles Jenkins all invent? |
| A. | Telephone |
| B. | Early Warning |
| C. | Electricity |
| D. | Television |
| Answer» E. | |
| 9. |
Who invented the Seed Drill? |
| A. | Jethro Tull |
| B. | Arlo Guthrie |
| C. | Woodie Guthrie |
| D. | Thomas Hines |
| Answer» B. Arlo Guthrie | |
| 10. |
FROZEN FOOD - Who discovered the first practical method of freezing food? |
| A. | C. Birdseye |
| B. | F. Rozenosh |
| C. | G. Findus |
| D. | R. Scott |
| Answer» B. F. Rozenosh | |
| 11. |
The initials JCB on earth-moving equipment are those of the founder of the company that makes it. What is his name? |
| A. | John Christopher Ballantyne |
| B. | Joseph Cyril Bamford |
| C. | John Christopher Baxter |
| D. | Jack Croxford Baker |
| Answer» C. John Christopher Baxter | |
| 12. |
For over 500 years, paper was only available and sold as single sheets. In 1902, an inventive Australian used half size sheets of paper, a bit of glue and cardboard to create the what? |
| A. | Notepad |
| B. | Calendar |
| C. | Notice Board |
| D. | Telephone Book |
| Answer» B. Calendar | |
| 13. |
Who invented Dynamite?%! |
| A. | Sir Alexander Graham Bell |
| B. | Benjamin Franklin |
| C. | Thomas Alva Edison |
| D. | Alfred B. Nobel |
| Answer» E. | |
| 14. |
Who among the following invented the small pox vaccine?%! |
| A. | Robert Koch |
| B. | Edward Jenner |
| C. | Robert Hooke |
| D. | Louis Pasteur |
| Answer» C. Robert Hooke | |
| 15. |
Where was the yo-yo invented?%! |
| A. | France |
| B. | United States |
| C. | Philippines |
| D. | England |
| Answer» D. England | |
| 16. |
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 |
| Answer» B. James B. Conant | |
| 17. |
Which insurance salesman invented the fountain pen in 1884?%! |
| A. | Lewis Edson Waterman |
| B. | Sir William Grove |
| C. | Charles Kettering |
| D. | George Fountain |
| Answer» B. Sir William Grove | |
| 18. |
In which year was MIDI introduced?%! |
| A. | 1987 |
| B. | 1983 |
| C. | 1973 |
| D. | 1977 |
| Answer» C. 1973 | |
| 19. |
For over 500 years, paper was only available and sold as single sheets. In 1902, an inventive Australian used half size sheets of paper, a bit of glue and cardboard to create the what?%! |
| A. | Notepad |
| B. | Calendar |
| C. | Notice Board |
| D. | Telephone Book |
| Answer» B. Calendar | |
| 20. |
Who invented Dynamite?%! |
| A. | Sir Alexander Graham Bell |
| B. | Benjamin Franklin |
| C. | Thomas Alva Edison |
| D. | Alfred B. Nobel |
| Answer» E. | |
| 21. |
What Sir Isaac Newton invented?%! |
| A. | Reflecting telescope |
| B. | Chronometer |
| C. | Microscope |
| D. | Spectacles |
| Answer» C. Microscope | |
| 22. |
What Frank Whittle invented?%! |
| A. | Radar |
| B. | Ethyl gasoline |
| C. | Sonar |
| D. | Jet propulsion |
| Answer» E. | |
| 23. |
What invention caused many deaths while testing it?%! |
| A. | Dynamite |
| B. | Ladders |
| C. | Race cars |
| D. | Parachute |
| Answer» E. | |
| 24. |
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 |
| Answer» B. Harrison Frazier | |
| 25. |
Who invented Electric Generator?%! |
| A. | Sir Alexander Graham Bell |
| B. | Michael Faraday |
| C. | Alfred B. Nobel |
| D. | Thomas Alva Edison |
| Answer» C. Alfred B. Nobel | |
| 26. |
Who invented Bifocal Lens?%! |
| A. | Alfred B. Nobel |
| B. | Thomas Alva Edison |
| C. | Benjamin Franklin |
| D. | Rudolf Diesel |
| Answer» D. Rudolf Diesel | |
| 27. |
*$_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.? |
| A. | Bessie Blount |
| B. | Marjorie Joyner |
| C. | Mae Jamison |
| D. | Beulah Henry |
| Answer» B. Marjorie Joyner | |
| 28. |
*/*_Who invented Bifocal Lens?? |
| A. | Alfred B. Nobel |
| B. | Thomas Alva Edison |
| C. | Benjamin Franklin |
| D. | Rudolf Diesel |
| Answer» D. Rudolf Diesel | |
| 29. |
*/*_What Frank Whittle invented?? |
| A. | Radar |
| B. | Ethyl gasoline |
| C. | Sonar |
| D. | Jet propulsion |
| Answer» E. | |
| 30. |
*/*_Who invented Dynamite?? |
| A. | Sir Alexander Graham Bell |
| B. | Benjamin Franklin |
| C. | Thomas Alva Edison |
| D. | Alfred B. Nobel |
| Answer» E. | |
| 31. |
*/*_What Sir Isaac Newton invented?? |
| A. | Reflecting telescope |
| B. | Chronometer |
| C. | Microscope |
| D. | Spectacles |
| Answer» C. Microscope | |
| 32. |
*/*_In which year was MIDI introduced?? |
| A. | 1987 |
| B. | 1983 |
| C. | 1973 |
| D. | 1977 |
| Answer» C. 1973 | |
| 33. |
*/*_For over 500 years, paper was only available and sold as single sheets. In 1902, an inventive Australian used half size sheets of paper, a bit of glue and cardboard to create the what?? |
| A. | Notepad |
| B. | Calendar |
| C. | Notice Board |
| D. | Telephone Book |
| Answer» B. Calendar | |
| 34. |
*/*_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 |
| Answer» B. Harrison Frazier | |
| 35. |
*/*_What invention caused many deaths while testing it?? |
| A. | Dynamite |
| B. | Ladders |
| C. | Race cars |
| D. | Parachute |
| Answer» E. | |
| 36. |
*/*_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 |
| Answer» B. James B. Conant | |
| 37. |
*/*_Which insurance salesman invented the fountain pen in 1884?? |
| A. | Lewis Edson Waterman |
| B. | Sir William Grove |
| C. | Charles Kettering |
| D. | George Fountain |
| Answer» B. Sir William Grove | |
| 38. |
*/*_Who among the following invented the small pox vaccine?? |
| A. | Robert Koch |
| B. | Edward Jenner |
| C. | Robert Hooke |
| D. | Louis Pasteur |
| Answer» C. Robert Hooke | |
| 39. |
*/*_Where was the yo-yo invented?? |
| A. | France |
| B. | United States |
| C. | Philippines |
| D. | England |
| Answer» D. England | |
| 40. |
*/*_Who invented Electric Generator?? |
| A. | Sir Alexander Graham Bell |
| B. | Michael Faraday |
| C. | Alfred B. Nobel |
| D. | Thomas Alva Edison |
| Answer» C. Alfred B. Nobel | |
| 41. |
*/*_The initials JCB on earth-moving equipment are those of the founder of the company that makes it. What is his name?? |
| A. | John Christopher Ballantyne |
| B. | Joseph Cyril Bamford |
| C. | John Christopher Baxter |
| D. | Jack Croxford Baker |
| Answer» C. John Christopher Baxter | |
| 42. |
*/*_Who invented the Seed Drill?? |
| A. | Jethro Tull |
| B. | Arlo Guthrie |
| C. | Woodie Guthrie |
| D. | Thomas Hines |
| Answer» B. Arlo Guthrie | |
| 43. |
*/*_Who invented Fountain Pen?? |
| A. | John J. Loud |
| B. | Sir Frank Whittle |
| C. | Lewis E. Waterman |
| D. | Kirkpatrick Macmillan |
| Answer» D. Kirkpatrick Macmillan | |
| 44. |
*/*_When was barb wire patented?? |
| A. | 1874 |
| B. | 1840 |
| C. | 1895 |
| D. | 1900 |
| Answer» B. 1840 | |
| 45. |
_ What toy was invented by Joshua Lionel Cowen around 1900?$? |
| A. | Raggedy Ann doll |
| B. | Yo-yo |
| C. | Electric train |
| D. | Tinkertoys |
| Answer» D. Tinkertoys | |
| 46. |
_ Ralph Samuelson was only 18 when he invented this sporting item in 1922. What was that?$? |
| A. | Golf tee |
| B. | Motorboat |
| C. | Water skis |
| D. | Hang glider |
| Answer» D. Hang glider | |
| 47. |
_ When was the Raggedy Ann doll patented?$? |
| A. | 1915 |
| B. | 1920 |
| C. | 1919 |
| D. | 1911 |
| Answer» B. 1920 | |
| 48. |
_ Who came up with the idea for INSTANT MASHED POTATO?$? |
| A. | S. Tuberosum |
| B. | W. Raleigh |
| C. | E. Asselbergs |
| D. | K. Edwards |
| Answer» D. K. Edwards | |
| 49. |
_ What type of system did Paul Nipkow, John Baird, and Charles Jenkins all invent?$? |
| A. | Telephone |
| B. | Early Warning |
| C. | Electricity |
| D. | Television |
| Answer» E. | |
| 50. |
_ 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 |
| Answer» D. Tank top | |