Increase Your General Knowledge Questions & AnswersSubjects ' History, Geography, Economy, Polity, Sports, Science
141. Who invented the BALLPOINT PEN?
A. Biro Brothers
B. Waterman Brothers
C. Bicc Brothers
D. Write Brothers
142. In which decade was the first solid state integrated circuit demonstrated?
A. 1950s
B. 1960s
C. 1970s
D. 1980s
143. What J. B. Dunlop invented?
A. Pneumatic rubber tire
B. Automobile wheel rim
C. Rubber boot
D. Model airplanes
144. Which scientist discovered the radioactive element radium?
A. Isaac Newton
B. Albert Einstein
C. Benjamin Franklin
D. Marie Curie
145. When was barb wire patented?
A. 1874
B. 1840
C. 1895
D. 1900
146. What is the name of the Caltech seismologist who invented the scale used to measure the magnitude of earthquakes?
A. Charles Richter
B. Hiram Walker
C. Giuseppe Mercalli
D. Joshua Rumble
147. What Galileo invented?
A. Barometer
B. Pendulum clock
C. Microscope
D. Thermometer
148. This statesman, politician, scholar, inventor, and one of early presidents of USA invented the swivel chair, the spherical sundial, the moldboard plow, and the cipher wheel.
A. George Washington
B. Alexander Hamilton
C. John Adams
D. Thomas Jefferson
149. What James Watt invented?
A. Diving bell
B. Steam boat
C. Hot air balloon
D. Rotary steam engine
150. Where is the village of Branston, after which the famous pickle is named?
A. Yorkshire
B. Lancashire
C. Staffordshire
D. Norfolk
151. Who invented Jet Engine?
A. Sir Frank Whittle
B. Gottlieb Daimler
C. Roger Bacon
D. Lewis E. Waterman
152. What invention caused many deaths while testing it?
A. Dynamite
B. Ladders
C. Race cars
D. Parachute
153. Who invented Gunpowder?
A. G. Ferdinand Von Zeppelin
B. Sir Frank Whittle
C. Roger Bacon
D. Leo H Baekeland
154. Until Victorian times, chocolate was thought of as a drink. When did the first chocolate bar appear?
A. 1828
B. 1831
C. 1825
D. There is no sure date
155. In which decade was the telephone invented?
A. 1850s
B. 1860s
C. 1870s
D. 1880s
156. Who perfected GENETIC ENGINEERING?
A. Cohen & Boyer
B. Hunt & Davids
C. Sinclair & Roberts
D. Jaysson & Simons
A. Microwave oven
B. Remote control
C. VCR
D. Calculator
158. What Benjamin Franklin invented?
A. Bifocal spectacles
B. Radio
C. Barometer
D. Hygrometer
159. 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
160. What plaything was invented by Joe McVicker in 1956?
A. Silly Putty
B. Etch-A-Sketch
C. Lite-Brite
D. Play-Doh
161. Who was the first American female to patent her invention, a method of weaving straw with silk?
A. Marjorie Joyner
B. Margaret Knight
C. Amanda Jones
D. Mary Kies
162. Who invented Gramophone?
A. Michael Faraday
B. Fahrenheit
C. Sir Alexander Graham Bell
D. Thomas Alva Edison
163. Who invented Internal Combustion Engine?
A. Roger Bacon
B. Karl Benz
C. Dr. Alan M. Turing
D. Otto
164. When was Monopoly created?
A. 1940s
B. 1930s
C. 1920s
D. 1950s
