Inventions and Inventors MCQs-1

1. Who invented the Spinning Jenny?
A. Thornton Hargreaves
B. Peter Hargreaves
C. James Hargreaves
D. Simon Hargreaves
Answer: C
2. When was the first lawn mower invented?
A. 1830
B. 1854
C. 1835
D. 1849

Answer: A
3. In which decade were the first successful diode and triode vacuum tubes invented?
A. 1800s
B. 1880s
C. 1890s
D. 1900s
Answer: D
4. Who is the English physicist responsible for the 'Big Bang Theory'?
A. Albert Einstein
B. Michael Skube
C. George Gamow
D. Roger Penrose
Answer: C
5. 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
Answer: C
6. Who had an explosive idea and first patented DYNAMITE?
A. J. R. Gluber
B. A. Nobel
C. G. Fawks
D. W. Bickford
Answer: B
7. Which of the following was first patented by an Australian in 1889?
A. Electric Drill
B. Electric Shaver
C. Electric Fence
D. Electric Heater
Answer: A

8. Which insurance salesman invented the fountain pen in 1884?
A. Lewis Edson Waterman
B. Sir William Grove
C. Charles Kettering
D. George Fountain
Answer: A
9. When was the first elevator built?
A. 1743
B. 1739
C. 1760
D. 1785
Answer: A
10. What charge card, developed in 1950, was the first to be accepted nationally in the US?
A. Visa
B. Discover
C. MasterCharge
D. Diner's Club
Answer: D
11. What Enrico Fermi invented?
A. X ray machine
B. Betatron
C. Cyclotron
D. Nuclear reactor
Answer: D
12. 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: A
13. Who among the following invented the small pox vaccine?
A. Robert Koch
B. Edward Jenner
C. Robert Hooke
D. Louis Pasteur
Answer: B
14. What George Westinghouse invented?
A. Light bulb
B. Electric razor
C. Refrigerator
D. Railway air brakes
Answer: D
15. Who is the only U.S. President to invent and patent something?
A. Abraham Lincoln
B. Theodore Roosevelt
C. Thomas Jefferson
D. Rutherford B. Hayes
Answer: A
16. What invention is credited to the Russian born American inventor Vladimir Kosma Zworykin?
A. Telegraph
B. Radio
C. Television
D. Dishwasher
Answer: C
17. Benjamin Franklin was a prolific inventor. He invented the lightning rod, the Franklin stove, studied electricity, discovered the Gulf Stream, started the first library, and on and on. Among his many other inventions, what musical instrument did he invent?
A. Banjo
B. Oboe
C. Clarinet
D. Harmonium
Answer: D
18. What Thomas Davenport invented?
A. Screw propellor
B. Electric streetcar
C. Chesterfield
D. Sleeping (railway) car
Answer: B
19. What inspired reflecting road lights to be invented?
A. Car door reflecting mirrors
B. The light cat's eyes gave off on a fence
C. Sun light on steel posts on road sides
D. The sun light on the windshield
Answer: B
20. Where was the yo-yo invented?
A. France
B. United States
C. Philippines
D. England
Answer: C
21. For what does the world owe Almon Strowger a debt of gratitude?
A. Parking Meters
B. Vending Machines
C. Automatic Telephone Exchanges
D. Traffic Lights
Answer: C
22. What Elisha Otis invented?
A. The brake used in modern elevators
B. Jet Engine
C. Turbine
D. Hydraulic Crane
Answer: A

23. The first hand glider was designed by…?
A. Leonardo Da Vinci
B. The Wright brothers
C. Francis Rogallo
D. Galileo
Answer: A
24. In which decade was the telegraph invented?
A. 1810s
B. 1840s
C. 1870s
D. 1890s
Answer: B
25. Who is often called the 'first African-American' inventor?
A. Bessie Blount
B. George Washington Carver
C. Benjamin Banneker
D. Elijah McCoy
Answer: C