Inventions MCQs : This section focuses on the "Inventions". These Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) should be practiced to improve the Inventions skills required for various interviews (campus interview, walk-in interview, company interview), placement, entrance exam and other competitive examinations.
Question 1
Who invented the phonograph?
A. Thomas Edison
B. John Kruesi
C. Jules Levy
D. Alexander Graham Bell
Question 2
Who Invented postage stamp?
A. Ruth Handler
B. John Harington
C. Rowland Hill
D. Felix Hoffmann
Question 3
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
Question 4
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
Question 5
FROZEN FOOD – Who discovered the first practical method of freezing food?
A. C. Birdseye
B. F. Rozenosh
C. G. Findus
D. R. Scott
Question 6
Who invented fuel cells in 1839?
A. Buckminster Fuller
B. Sir William Grove
C. Sylvester Graham
D. Joyce Hall
Question 7
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated India's longest rail-road bridge Bogibeel Bridge in which state?
A. Tripura
B. Sikkim
C. Assam
D. Arunachal Pradesh
Question 8
Which famous scientist unknowingly founded the field of spectroscopy?
A. Issac Newton
B. Galileo
C. Graham Bell
D. None of the above
Question 9
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 ________
A. Pie maker
B. Owner of a pizza parlor
C. Student at Yale
D. Ceramic plate designer
Question 10
Steam Engine was invented by?
A. Simon Stevin
B. George Stephenson
C. Gary Starkweather
D. Percy Spencer
Question 11
Who discovered Electron?
A. Niels Bohr
B. J.J. Thomson
C. Abert Einstein
D. Ernest Rutherford
Question 12
Who invented Gramophone?
A. Michael Faraday
B. Fahrenheit
C. Alexander Graham Bell
D. Thomas Alva Edison
Question 13
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
Question 14
Who invented Internal Combustion Engine?
A. Roger Bacon
B. Karl Benz
C. Dr. Alan M. Turing
D. Otto
Question 15
When was Monopoly created?
A. 1940s
B. 1930s
C. 1920s
D. 1950s
Question 16
What James Watt invented?
A. Diving bell
B. Steam boat
C. Hot air balloon
D. Rotary steam engine
Question 17
Who invented ECG?
A. Hans Berger
B. Einthoven
C. G. Bist
D. None of the above
Question 18
Cinematography was invented by
A. Graham Bell
B. Edison
C. Zeiss
D. Faraday
Question 19
Who Invented Microwave Oven ?
A. Lewis Edson Waterman
B. Levi Strauss
C. Percy LeBaron Spencer
D. Sir Sandford Fleming
Question 20
What office item was invented by Bette Nesmith Graham in 1951?
A. Fax machine
B. Stapler
C. Liquid Paper
D. Copy machine
Question 21
App to locate board exam centre for students launched by ?
A. CBSE
B. IIT
C. JNU
D. NCERT
Question 22
What treat was invented by 11-year-old Frank Epperson in 1905?
A. Popsicle
B. Banana split
C. Cotton candy
D. Cracker Jacks
Question 23
When was the game Frisbee invented?
A. 1920s
B. 1900s
C. 1870s
D. 1950s
Question 24
What Henry Bessemer invented?
A. Aluminum
B. Electroplating
C. Steel Converter
D. Steel rolling mill
Question 25
Who invented Pentium Chip?
A. Kumar Patel
B. Tom Gunter
C. Vince Emery
D. Vinod Dham
Question 26
Magic Marker was invented by _______.
A. Adolphe Sax
B. Albert Bruce Sabin
C. Sidney Rosenthal
D. Hyman George Rickover
Question 27
Who Invented The World Wide Web ?
A. Sir Timothy John
B. Earle Dickson
C. James Rineose
D. Laszlo Jozsef Biro
Question 28
What African-American inventor received 5 patents in the field of shoemaking?
A. Elijah McCoy
B. Jan Ernst Matzeliger
C. Ernest Just
D. Lewis Latimer
Question 29
Who was the invertor of frozen foods?
A. Alfred Nobel
B. Clarence Birdseye
C. Frank Whittle
D. Ives McGaffey
Question 30
What now-ubiquitous device was invented by Zenith engineer Eugene Polley in 1955?
A. Microwave oven
B. Remote control
C. VCR
D. Calculator
Question 31
Which country on 23 October 2017 signed the Paris agreement on climate change, leaving the United States and Syria as the only two countries holding outto sign this global climate pact?
A. Nicaragua
B. Colombia
C. Peru
D. Uganda
Question 32
When were blue jeans invented?
A. 1900s
B. 1850s
C. 1860s
D. 1870s
Question 33
Who invented Automobiles using gasoline?
A. Leo H Baekeland
B. Karl Benz
C. Evangelista Torricelli
D. Kirkpatrick Macmillan
Question 34
State Land Reform is under which part of the Constitution?
A. 7th Schedule
B. 8th schedule
C. 9th Schedul
D. 10th schedule
Question 35
Who is the inventor of railway engine?
A. George Stephenson
B. W.H.F Talbot
C. Richard Trevithik
D. Eli Whitney
Question 36
What invention caused many deaths while testing it?
A. Dynamite
B. Ladders
C. Race cars
D. Parachute
Question 37
When was the game Frisbee invented?
A. 1920s
B. 1900s
C. 1870s
D. 1890s
Question 38
Atomic theory was devised by
A. Mosley
B. John Dalton
C. Daimler
D. None of these
Question 39
Postage Meter was invented by
A. Fyodor Pirotsky
B. Arthur Pitney
C. Fritz Pfleumer
D. Stephen Perry
Question 40
Barometer was invented by
A. Evangelista Torricelli
B. Charles Xavier Thomas
C. Edward Teller
D. Gustav Tauschek
Question 41
Who invented Emoji in 1999?
A. Shigetaka Kurita
B. Hemang Amin
C. Lee Loong
D. Hamilton
Question 42
Who discovered X-Ray?
A. Wilhelm Rontgen
B. William Lee
C. X Rollswick
D. I Thompson
Question 43
Sewing machine was invented by
A. Alfred P. Southwick
B. Isaac Singer
C. Murasaki Shikibu
D. Hanaoka Seishu
Question 44
Where were wigs first invented?
A. Japan
B. France
C. Egypt
D. China
Question 45
Who invented Radar?
A. Henrey Backquerel
B. Max Planck
C. Robert Watson Watt
D. Humphrey Davy
Question 46
Who Invented Dishwasher?
A. Vint Cerf
B. David Chaum
C. Georges Claude
D. Josephine Cochrane
Question 47
Who among the following devised the technique IVF (In vitro Fertilization)?
A. Sir Frank Whittle
B. Robert Edwards
C. Edward Jenner
D. Dr. Martin Cooper
Question 48
What was invented by J. B. Dunlop?
A. Airplane
B. Car
C. Rubber Tyre
D. Rubber Boot
Question 49
Who discovered the Cholera causing germ?
A. Filippo Pacini
B. Robert Koch
C. M. Laveran
D. Felix Hoffman
Question 50
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
Question 51
Who discovered Fullerene (an allotrope of carbon)?
A. K Scheele
B. Richard Smalley
C. Faraday
D. Heisenberg
Question 52
When was the voting machine invented?
A. 1980
B. 1892
C. 1989
D. 1920
Question 53
Who Invented airbag?
A. Wright brothers
B. Reynold B. Johnson
C. Assen Jordanoff
D. Ken Kutaragi
Question 54
Choose the word which is nearest in meaning to the given word ‘EGREGIOUS’
A. Common
B. Social
C. Plain
D. Atrocious
Question 55
Who invented Airship (rigid)?
A. Dr. Alan M. Turing
B. Roger Bacon
C. G. Ferdinand Von Zeppelin
D. Otto
Question 56
The ELECTRIC BATTERY, who's charged with inventing this one?
A. Hertz
B. Amper
C. Galvani
D. Volta
Question 57
The first hand glider was designed by...?
A. Leonardo DaVinci
B. The Wright brothers
C. Francis Rogallo
D. Galileo
Question 58
Piano was invented by ________.
A. John Barber
B. Sir Henry Cole
C. Josephine Cochrane
D. Bartolomeo Cristofori
Question 59
Which of the following branches of mathematics was invented by Newton?
A. Calculus
B. Logic
C. Algebra
D. Geometry
Question 60
Who is the english physicist responsible for the "Big Bang Theory"?
A. Albert Einstein
B. Michael Skube
C. George Gamow
D. Roger Penrose
Question 61
FROZEN FOOD - Who discovered the first practical method of freezing food?
A. C. Birdseye
B. F. Rozenosh
C. G. Findus
D. R. Scott
Question 62
Who is known as inventor of World Wide Standard Time ?
A. Sandford Fleming
B. Fredrich
C. Williamson
D. James Broot
Question 63
World Wide Web was invented by ________.
A. John Barber
B. Tim BernersLee
C. Alan Blumlein
D. David Brewster
Question 64
Who invented Dynamite?
A. Graham Bell
B. Nikola Tesla
C. Alfred Nobel
D. Louis Pateur
Question 65
Which of the digestive organs contains acid?
A. Stomach
B. Small intestine
C. Appendix
D. Colon
Question 66
What invention by Garnet Carter made its debut at the Fairyland Inn Resort in Lookout Mountain, Tennessee, in 1927?
A. Miniature golf
B. Swimming pool slide
C. Ski lift
D. Golf cart
Question 67
Who discovered X-rays?
A. W. C. Roentgen
B. Albert Einstein
C. Samuel Cohen
D. Edward Taylor
Question 68
Who discovered Sodium?
A. Humphry Davy
B. William Henry Fox
C. J.J.Thomson
D. Karl Benz
Question 69
What furniture item was invented by California furniture designer Charles Prior Hall in 1968?
A. Sofa bed
B. Captain's chair
C. Waterbed
D. Hammock
Question 70
Who invented Rocket?
A. Rich K Goyle
B. E M Forster
C. Robert Goddard
D. James Anderson
Question 71
What now ubiquitous device was invented by Zenith engineer Eugene Polley in 1955?
A. Microwave oven
B. Remote control
C. VCR
D. Calculator
Question 72
Who Invented Internet Protocol?
A. Vint Cerf
B. David Chaum
C. Georges Claude
D. Josephine Cochrane
Question 73
Which dynasty had its capital at Chittorgarh?
A. Chauhan
B. Sisodia
C. Hada
D. Rathor
Question 74
Who had an explosive idea and first patented DYNAMITE?
A. J. R. Gluber
B. A. Nobel
C. G. Fawks
D. W. Bickford
Question 75
Who invented EMail?
A. Tim Berners-Lee
B. James Gosling
C. Vinton Cerf
D. VA Shiva Ayyadurai
Question 76
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
Question 77
When was Barb Wire patented
A. 1898
B. 1868
C. 1874
D. 1866
Question 78
Which insurance salesman invented the fountain pen in 1884?
A. Lewis Edson Waterman
B. Sir William Grove
C. Charles Kettering
D. George Fountain
Question 79
Who invented the BALLPOINT PEN?
A. Write Brothers
B. Waterman Brothers
C. Biro Brothers
D. Bicc Brothers
Question 80
Who invented the Lightning Rod in 1749?
A. Benjamin Franklin
B. Nikola Tesla
C. Eli Whitney
D. George Washington
Question 81
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
Question 82
The most important feature of the Indian Parliament is that:
A. it is the Union Legislature in India
B. it also comprises of the president
C. it is bicameral in nature
D. the upper House of the Parliament is never dissolved
Question 83
Physical Research Laboratory was founded by ____.
A. S.K. Mitra
B. C.V. Raman
C. Homi Bhaba
D. Vikram Sarabhai
Question 84
Bushwell invented
A. Atomic Bomb
B. Submarine
C. Urey
D. Hovercraft
Question 85
X-Rays, which are now used on a day to day basis for diagnosis in medicine, was discovered by?
A. Wilhelm Rontgen
B. Niels Bohr
C. Ernest Rutherford
D. Max Bon
Question 86
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
Question 87
Where is the village of Branston, after which the famous pickle is named?
A. Yorkshire
B. Lancashire
C. Staffordshire
D. Norfolk
Question 88
Who is the inventor of railway engine?
A. George Stephenson
B. W.H.F Tablot
C. Richard Trevithik
D. Eli Whitney
Question 89
D.D.T. was invented by
A. Paul Muller
B. John Dalton
C. Rudolf
D. None of these
Question 90
Assembly line was invented by
A. Alexander Parkes
B. Luigi Palmieri
C. Alexey Pajitnov
D. Ransom Eli Olds
Question 91
Who designed the first electronic computer ENIAC?
A. J presper Eckert and John W Mauchly
B. John W Mauchly and Joseph M Jacquard
C. J presper Eckert and Von Neuman
D. None of the above
Question 92
Who invented the hot air balloon?
A. Montgolfier brothers
B. Wright brothers
C. Lisitsyn brothers
D. Walton brothers
Question 93
The first hand glider was designed by…?
A. Leonardo DaVinci
B. The Wright brothers
C. Francis Rogallo
D. Galileo
Question 94
An eudiometer measures
A. Atmospheric pressure
B. Time
C. Volume of gases
D. Vapour pressure
Question 95
Christmas Card was invented by ________.
A. John Barber
B. Josephine Cochrane
C. Sir Henry Cole
D. Bartolomeo Cristofori
Question 96
Who invented the Spinning Jenny?
A. Thornton Hargreaves
B. Peter Hargreaves
C. James Hargreaves
D. Simon Hargreaves
Question 97
When was the toothbrush invented?
A. 1770
B. 1765
C. 1790
D. 1742
Question 98
Who invented Aerosol can?
A. Erik Rotheim
B. Erik Mathew
C. Erik Tim
D. Eric Flayer
Question 99
Arithmometer was invented by
A. Evangelista Torricelli
B. Charles Xavier Thomas
C. Edward Teller
D. Gustav Tauschek
Question 100
Dishwasher was invented by ________.
A. John Barber
B. Sir Henry Cole
C. Josephine Cochrane
D. Bartolomeo Cristofori
Question 101
Louis Pasteur was known for discovery of
A. Polio vaccine
B. Chicken pox vaccine
C. Small pox vaccine
D. Rabies vaccine
Question 102
What charge card, developed in 1950, was the first to be approved nationally in the US?
A. Discover
B. MasterCharge
C. Visa
D. Diner's Club
Question 103
Who discovered benzene?
A. Hal Anger
B. Michael Faraday
C. Bruce Ames
D. Nicolas Appert
Question 104
Which is an invention that improved safety for railway passengers?
A. Air brakes
B. Refrigerated rail cars
C. Time standardization
D. Pullman sleeping cars
Question 105
Who Invented LED?
A. Nick Holonyak
B. Elias Howe
C. Chuck Hull
D. Christiaan Huygens
Question 106
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
Question 107
Who developed the idea of Crop Rotation?
A. Potato Peterson
B. Turnip Townsend
C. Cabbage Carlson
D. Swede Svenson
Question 108
It travels over land and water. Who invented the HOVERCRAFT?
A. C. Cockerell
B. S. Sperrow
C. O. Stricheg
D. T. Henman
Question 109
When were bar code scanners invented?
A. 1940s
B. 1950s
C. 1970s
D. 1960s
Question 110
Helicopter was invented by
A. Drinker
B. Broquet
C. Copernicus
D. Cockrell
Question 111
Electric chair was invented by
A. Alfred P. Southwick
B. Isaac Singer
C. Murasaki Shikibu
D. Hanaoka Seish
Question 112
The first thermionic valve was invented by
A. Thomas Edison
B. Richardson
C. J.A. Fleming
D. Lee De Forest
Question 113
Who discovered Insulin?
A. Sir Alexander Fleming
B. Frederick Banting
C. James Watt
D. Sir F.G. Hopkins
Question 114
Which among the following is not correctly matched?
A. Parachute: W H carothers
B. Barometer: Torricelli
C. Cells: Robert Hooke
D. X- Ray: W Roentgen
Question 115
Who invented Electric Generator?
A. Sir Alexander Graham Bell
B. Michael Faraday
C. Alfred B. Nobel
D. Thomas Alva Edison
Question 116
The credit of inventing the tv goes to
A. Philo Farnsworth
B. John Logie Baird
C. Philo Farnsworth
D. None of the above
Question 117
Who invented Electric Generator?
A. Michael Faraday
B. Thomas Alva Edison
C. Graham Bell
D. Alfred Nobel
Question 118
Who discovered bacteria?
A. Antonie Ven Leeuwenhoek
B. Robert Brown
C. Robert Hook
D. Robert Koch
Question 119
Which scientist discovered the radioactive element radium?
A. Isaac Newton
B. Marie Curie
C. Benjamin Franklin
D. None of these
Question 120
Toricelli invented
A. Automobile
B. Barometer
C. Stethoscope
D. None of these
Question 121
Who Invented water turbine?
A. Enrico Fermi
B. Adolf Gaston Eugen Fick
C. Sandford Fleming
D. Benoit Fourneyron
Question 122
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
Question 123
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
Question 124
Who among the following invented the small pox vaccine?
A. Robert Koch
B. Edward Jenner
C. Robert Hooke
D. Louis Pasteur
Question 125
Who discovered Penicillin?
A. Edward Jenner
B. Niels Bohr
C. Sir Alexander Fleming
D. Heinrich Hertz
Question 126
Who discovered the colour photography?
A. Robert Noyce
B. Enrico Fermi
C. John Logie Baird
D. James Clerk Maxwell
Question 127
What was recently discovered hidden under ice in Antarctica?
A. A massive mountain range
B. A lost Kingdom
C. A massive canyon system and lake
D. A huge Dinosaur Skeleton
Question 128
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
Question 129
In which decade was the first solid state integrated circuit demonstrated?
A. 1950s
B. 1960s
C. 1970s
D. 1980s
Question 130
When was the first elevator built?
A. 1743
B. 1739
C. 1760
D. 1785
Question 131
What Sir Isaac Newton invented?
A. Reflecting telescope
B. Chronometer
C. Microscope
D. Spectacles
Question 132
What type of system did Paul Nipkow, John Baird, and Charles Jenkins all invent?
A. Telephone
B. Early Warning
C. Electricity
D. Television
Question 133
Who invented the mouse of a computer?
A. John Backus
B. Charles Babbage
C. Douglas Engelbart
D. Simon Colton
Question 134
For what is Charles Babbage (1792-1871) remembered?
A. Computers
B. Telescopes
C. Radio-Telegraphy
D. Steam Boating
Question 135
Who invented Fountain Pen?
A. John J. Loud
B. Sir Frank Whittle
C. Lewis E. Waterman
D. Kirkpatrick Macmillan
Question 136
What Karl Benz invented?
A. Gasoline powered automobile
B. Streetcar
C. Glider
D. Steam turbine
Question 137
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
Question 138
Who invented the mobile phone?
A. Joseph Wilson
B. Edwin Land
C. Martin Cooper
D. John Lloyd Wright
Question 139
What did Sir William Herschel discover in 1800?
A. Ultraviolet rays
B. Infra-red radiation
C. X rays
D. Microwaves
Question 140
Who Invented FM Radio?
A. Edwin Howard Armstrong
B. John Barber
C. Edwin Beard Budding
D. Nicholas Callan
Question 141
Artificial Intelligent robot named Shelley developed by the MIT media lab writes which type of stories?
A. Love
B. Action
C. Drama
D. Horror
Question 142
Landstrom invented
A. Metallurgy
B. Gas Engine
C. Safety Match
D. None of these
Question 143
What Thomas Davenport invented?
A. Screw propellor
B. Electric streetcar
C. Chesterfield
D. Sleeping (railway) car
Question 144
What is the name of the most advance reading machine for visually challenged developed by CSIR?
A. Divya Nayan
B. Drishti
C. Darshan
D. Divya Paath
Question 145
Who invented the vacuum pump?
A. Otto von Guericke
B. Cai Lun
C. Melitta Bentz
D. William Henry Fox Talbot
Question 146
Who discovered radioactivity?
A. Max Planck
B. James Clerk Maxwell
C. Henri Becquerel
D. Heinrich Hertz
Question 147
Who discovered Oxygen?
A. Carl Scheele
B. Hooke
C. Heisenberg
D. Williams
Question 148
In which decade was the transistor invented?
A. 1940s
B. 1950s
C. 1960s
D. 1980s
Question 149
Who invented Television?
A. J L Baird
B. Aristotle
C. James Clerk Maxwell
D. Nikola Tesla
Question 150
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.
A. George Washington
B. Alexander Hamilton
C. John Adams
D. Thomas Jefferson
Question 151
What Igor Sikorsky invented?
A. Hydroplane
B. Jet engine airplane
C. Helicopter
D. Glider
Question 152
Blood Circulation was discovered by?
A. Mary Anderson
B. Virginia Apgar
C. William Harvey
D. Robert Feulgen
Question 153
Stainless steel was invented by
A. William Howard Livens
B. Joseph Aspdin
C. Harry Brearley
D. James Dyson
Question 154
When were bar code scanners invented?
A. 1940s
B. 1950s
C. 1960s
D. 1970s
Question 155
Roentgen discovered
A. Electrocardiograph
B. X–rays
C. Anti polio vaccine
D. Encephalograph
Question 156
What George Westinghouse invented?
A. Light bulb
B. Electric razor
C. Refrigerator
D. Railway air brakes
Question 157
Who Invented Laser?
A. William FrieseGreene
B. Arthur Fry
C. Gordon Gould
D. Otto von Guericke
Question 158
Who came up with the idea for INSTANT MASHED POTATO?
A. S. Tuberosum
B. W. Raleigh
C. E. Asselbergs
D. K. Edwards
Question 159
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
Question 160
Who invented Radio?
A. Grahambell
B. Galileo
C. Marconi
D. Edison
Question 161
The Solar System was discoverd by
A. Galleleo
B. Finsen
C. Copernicus
D. None of these
Question 162
Who invented the battery?
A. John Wilkinson
B. Alessandro Volta
C. James Hargreaves
D. Thomas Edison
Question 163
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
Question 164
Who invented Helicopter?
A. Copernicus
B. Sikorsky
C. Cockrell
D. Drinker
Question 165
Lift was invented by
A. Otis
B. Domagk
C. Lee De Forest
D. None of these
Question 166
Who among the following discovered electron?
A. J.J Thomson
B. Max Born
C. Antoine Lavoisier
D. Mendeleef
Question 167
What George Pullman invented?
A. Sleeping (railway) car
B. Airship
C. Box car (railway)
D. Air brakes
Question 168
Who invented the bifocal glasses?
A. Thomas Alva Edison
B. Benjamin franklin
C. Evangelista
D. Isaac Newton
Question 169
Who invented Jet Engine?
A. Sir Frank Whittle
B. Gottlieb Daimler
C. Roger Bacon
D. Lewis E. Waterman
Question 170
Who discovered Circulatory System?
A. Thomas Edison
B. William Harvey
C. Robert Hooke
D. Robert Boyles
Question 171
Who Invented the 3-D printer?
A. Nick Holonyak
B. Elias Howe
C. Chuck Hull
D. Christiaan Huygens
Question 172
What type of system did Paul Nipkow, John Baird, and Charles Jenkins all invent?
A. Telephone
B. Early Warning
C. Electricity
D. Television
Question 173
What George Westinghouse invented?
A. Electric razor
B. Light bulb
C. Railway air brakes
D. Refrigerator
Question 174
Who invented Bicycle?
A. Leo H Baekeland
B. Karl Benz
C. Evangelista Torricelli
D. Kirkpatrick Macmillan
Question 175
What Benjamin Franklin invented?
A. Bifocal spectacles
B. Radio
C. Barometer
D. Hygrometer
Question 176
Typewriter was invented by
A. Shockley
B. Sholes
C. Howe
D. None of these
Question 177
Who Invented Induction Coil?
A. Edwin Howard Armstrong
B. John Barber
C. Edwin Beard Budding
D. Nicholas Callan
Question 178
Who Invented Modern Frequency Modulation FM Radio ?
A. Peter Durand
B. Percy Shaw
C. Edwin H. Armstrong
D. Leo Hendrik Baekeland
Question 179
Who discovered the first practical method of freezing food?
A. C. Birdseye
B. F. Rozenosh
C. G. Findus
D. R. Scott
Question 180
What two scientists established the structure of dna?
A. Rosalind Franklin and Maurice Wilkins
B. James Watson and Francis Crick
C. Rosalind Franklin and Francis Crick
D. James Watson and Maurice Wilkins
Question 181
Who discovered Photon?
A. George Crum
B. Albert Einstein
C. Henry Cavendish
D. Humphry Davy
Question 182
What J. B. Dunlop invented?
A. Pneumatic rubber tire
B. Automobile wheel rim
C. Rubber boot
D. Model airplanes
Question 183
What item, originally called the ‘Whirlwind’, was invented by Ives McGaffey in 1869?
A. Blender
B. Electric mixer
C. Washing machine
D. Vacuum cleaner
Question 184
Who discovered electron?
A. E. Goldstien
B. J. J. Thomson
C. Ernest Rutherford
D. J. Chadwick
Question 185
When was Milk Tray first introduced?
A. 1915
B. 1934
C. 1923
D. 1942
Question 186
Who Invented Ceiling fan?
A. Lloyd Groff Copeman
B. Bartolomeo Cristofori
C. Leonardo da Vinci
D. Philip Diehl
Question 187
Who invented Vacuum Flask?
A. Charles Babbage
B. Alexander Fleming
C. Gregory Pincus
D. James Dewar
Question 188
In which decade was the Internet first implemented?
A. 1940s
B. 1960s
C. 1970s
D. 1980s
Question 189
Who Discovered The Nucleus of a Cell?
A. Otto Hahn
B. John Dalton
C. Robert Brown
D. Marie Curie
Question 190
Air conditioner was discovered by
A. Edison
B. Wilson
C. Carrier
D. Roentgen
Question 191
When was the first Lionel trains manufactured?
A. 1920
B. 1890
C. 1901
D. 1944
Question 192
What toy was invented by Joshua Lionel Cowen around 1900?
A. Raggedy Ann doll
B. Yo-yo
C. Electric train
D. Tinkertoys
Question 193
Revolving Door was invented by ________.
A. Lucien Vidi
B. John Venn
C. Theophilus Van Kannel
D. Lewis Urry
Question 194
Who Invented Post-it note?
A. William Friese-Greene
B. Arthur Fry
C. Gordon Gould
D. Otto von Guericke
Question 195
Inventor of Instant Noodles was a citizen of which country?
A. China
B. South Korea
C. Japan
D. North Korea
Question 196
Who Invented Lawnmower?
A. Edwin Howard Armstrong
B. John Barber
C. Edwin Beard Budding
D. Nicholas Callan
Question 197
Who invented the BALLPOINT PEN?
A. Biro Brothers
B. Waterman Brothers
C. Bicc Brothers
D. Write Brothers
Question 198
In which decade was the Internet first implemented?
A. 1940s
B. 1950s
C. 1960s
D. 1980s
Question 199
What beverage was invented by Charles Alderton in 1885 in Waco, Texas?
A. Cream soda
B. Coca-Cola
C. Dr. Pepper
D. Sprite
Question 200
Who invented Space Pen?
A. Paul C. Fisher
B. Rudolf Diesel
C. Wright Brothers
D. Alexander Fleming
Question 201
Kaleidoscope was invented by ________.
A. John Barber
B. Tim BernersLee
C. Alan Blumlein
D. David Brewster
Question 202
Who invented the pendulum clock?
A. Galileo Galilei
B. Christiaan Huygens
C. Frederick Jones
D. Davidson
Question 203
Who Invented Worldwide Standard Time Zones ?
A. Charles Richard Drew
B. Henry W. Seely
C. Jesse Wilford Reno
D. Sir Sandford Fleming
Question 204
In which year was MIDI introduced?
A. 1987
B. 1983
C. 1973
D. 1977
Question 205
Which object, initially called the 'Whirlwind', was invented by Ives McGaffey in 1869 ?
A. Washing machine
B. Electric mixer
C. Vacuum cleaner
D. Blender
Question 206
Who invented Automobiles using gasoline?
A. Karl Benz
B. Kirk Macmillan
C. Thomas Alva Edison
D. William Ford
Question 207
We remember Charles Babbage (1792-1871) for what ?
A. Computers
B. Radio-Telegraphy
C. Steam Boating
D. Telescopes
Question 208
The credit of inventing the television goes to
A. Philo Farnsworth
B. John Logie Baird
C. Charles Francis Jenkins
D. None of the above
Question 209
What device for new parents did Ann Moore invent in 1969?
A. Bottle warmer
B. Baby monitor
C. Disposable diaper
D. Infant carrier
Question 210
Who invented the Band-aid?
A. Earle Dickson
B. Alan Gant
C. Louis Pasteur
D. Frank Epperson
Question 211
Who discovered Neon?
A. Robert Noyce
B. Enrico Fermi
C. Morris W. Travers and William Ramsay
D. Antonio de Ulloa and Charles Wood
Question 212
Venn diagram was invented by
A. Lucien Vidi
B. John Venn
C. Theophilus Van Kannel
D. Lewis Urry
Question 213
Who pioneered diagnostic ultrasound?
A. Alexander Fleming
B. Ian Donald
C. A. Laveran
D. Robert Koch
Question 214
General anaesthetic was invented by?
A. Alfred P. Southwick
B. Isaac Singer
C. Murasaki Shikibu
D. Hanaoka Seishū
Question 215
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 ________?
A. Pie maker
B. Owner of a pizza parlor
C. Student at Yale
D. Ceramic plate designer
Question 216
Bacteria was discovered by
A. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
B. Belarus
C. Hugo de Vries
D. Robert Brown
Question 217
Who discovered Potassium?
A. Humphry Davy
B. Alan Turing
C. Bill Gates
D. Tim Berners-Lee
Question 218
Who invented the waterproof raincoat?
A. Robert Hooke
B. Cai Lun
C. Charles Macintosh
D. William Harvey
Question 219
For whom high heeled shoes were invented?
A. Cleopatra
B. Queen Elizabeth I
C. King Louis the XIV
D. King Charles II
Question 220
This English inventor is known as the 'Father of Computing.'
A. Philo Farnsworth
B. J. Presper Eckert
C. John Mauchly
D. Charles Babbage
Question 221
Who discovered Proton?
A. Ernest Rutherford
B. Friedrich Miescher
C. Henri Becquerel
D. Henry Cavendish
Question 222
Who Invented Elevator Safety Brake ?
A. Alfred Bernhard Nobel
B. Elisha Graves Otis
C. Percy LeBaron Spencer
D. Garrett Augustus Morgan
Question 223
Who invented the first controllable flying AEROPLANE (AIRPLANE)?
A. Wright Brothers
B. Lidenbergh Brothers
C. South Brothers
D. West Brothers
Question 224
Who invented the Centigrade scale?
A. Anders Celsius
B. Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit
C. William Thomson
D. Wright Brothers
Question 225
Who Invented Dynamite Explosive Material?
A. Alfred Bernhard Nobel
B. Levi Strauss
C. Percy LeBaron Spencer
D. Garrett Augustus Morgan
Question 226
When was the Raggedy Ann doll patented?
A. 1915
B. 1920
C. 1919
D. 1911
Question 227
Revolver discovered by
A. Colt
B. Mercafter
C. Bushwell
D. Daimler
Question 228
Aaton Van Leewen Hock is famous for the discovery of ___.
A. Microscope
B. Nylon
C. Laser
D. Radio valve
Question 229
Who discovered electricity and invented the lightning rod and bifocals?
A. Kirkpatrick Macmillan
B. Benjamin Franklin
C. William Henry Fox Talbot
D. Sir Alexander Fleming
Question 230
Who Invented the First Adhesive Tape ?
A. Richard GurleyDrew
B. Alexander Graham Bell
C. James Rineose
D. Caresse Crosby
Question 231
Which of the following was invented by Sir Humphry Davy?
A. Safety Pin
B. Steam Engine
C. Safety Lamp
D. X-Rays
Question 232
Who invented the electric tram?
A. James Cook
B. William Harvey
C. Fyodor Pirotsky
D. Robert Boyles
Question 233
Who made corn flakes at first?
A. Nabisco
B. Kellogg
C. Quaker
D. Archers
Question 234
Who Invented Neon Lamp?
A. Vint Cerf
B. David Chaum
C. Georges Claude
D. Josephine Cochrane
Question 235
What did cardiologist Dr. Paul Zoll invent in Massachusetts in 1952?
A. EKG
B. Artificial heart valve
C. Artificial heart
D. Pacemaker
Question 236
It travels over land and water. Who invented the HOVERCRAFT?
A. S. Sperrow
B. O. Stricheg
C. T. Henman
D. C. Cockerell
Question 237
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
Question 238
Who Invented Electric Stove?
A. Lloyd Groff Copeman
B. Bartolomeo Cristofori
C. Leonardo da Vinci
D. Philip Diehl
Question 239
Who is the inventor of printing press?
A. Johann Gutenberg
B. William Lee
C. George Eastman
D. R.W Thomson
Question 240
Who discovered television?
A. Michael Faraday
B. Joseph Henry
C. Abbe Caselli
D. John Baird
Question 241
In the 1700s,who would pay the postage fee for letters before the stamp was invented?
A. The sender
B. There was no fee
C. The receiver of the letter
D. The post office
Question 242
Stethoscope was invented by
A. Bessemer
B. Rane Laennec
C. Henry Becquarrel
D. none of these
Question 243
Who invented logarithms?
A. Mandeleef
B. Shockley
C. Amundson
D. John Napier
Question 244
In which country the hormone gibberellin was discovered?
A. India
B. Japan
C. China
D. Russia
Question 245
Who invented Gramophone?
A. Michael Faraday
B. Fahrenheit
C. Sir Alexander Graham Bell
D. Thomas Alva Edison
Question 246
Who Invented the nuclear reactor?
A. Enrico Fermi
B. Adolf Gaston Eugen Fick
C. Sandford Fleming
D. Benoit Fourneyron
Question 247
Who discovered Uranus?
A. Sir Isaac Newton
B. William Henry Fox Talbot
C. William Herschel
D. Nicolaus Copernicus
Question 248
Who invented radar?
A. Fred Morrison
B. A. H. Taylor and Leo C. Young
C. Van Tassel
D. W. K. Roentgen
Question 249
Who invented FM radio?
A. Edwin Howard Armstrong
B. Thomas Alva Edison
C. Graham Bell
D. Galileo
Question 250
Fax machine was invented by
A. Daimler
B. Dewar
C. Bain
D. None of these
Question 251
Who invented Bifocal Lens?
A. John Adams
B. Benjamin Franklin
C. James Madison
D. Thomas Jefferson
Question 252
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.
A. George Washington
B. Alexander Hamilton
C. John Adams
D. Thomas Jefferson
Question 253
Dynamite was invented by?
A. Jean-Antoine Nollet
B. Alfred Nobel
C. Joseph Nicephore Niepce
D. Ted Nelson
Question 254
What Frank Whittle invented?
A. Radar
B. Ethyl gasoline
C. Sonar
D. Jet propulsion
Question 255
Who Invented PlayStation?
A. Wright brothers
B. Reynold B. Johnson
C. Assen Jordanoff
D. Ken Kutaragi
Question 256
Where was the yo-yo invented?
A. France
B. United States
C. Philippines
D. England
Question 257
Who invented the electrocardiogram (ECG)?
A. Willem Einthoven
B. Edward Jenner
C. Antonio de Ulloa and Charles Wood
D. Karl Benz
Question 258
Who invented "Coca Cola"?
A. Floyd Paxton
B. Les Paul
C. John Pemberton
D. Forrest Parry
Question 259
Soda water was invented by
A. Tivadar Puskas
B. Joseph Priestley
C. Petrache Poenaru
D. James Leonard Plimpton
Question 260
In which decade was the AEEE (now the IEEE) founded?
A. 1850s
B. 1880s
C. 1930s
D. 1950s
Question 261
Who synthesized the first wholly artificial gene?
A. Hargobind Khorana
B. J.J. Thompson
C. Benjamin Franklin
D. Meghnad Saha
Question 262
Who invented Dynamite?
A. Sir Alexander Graham Bell
B. Benjamin Franklin
C. Thomas Alva Edison
D. Alfred B. Nobel
Question 263
Who invented Antibiotics?
A. Joseph Lister
B. William Harvey
C. Robert Knock
D. Alexander Fleming
Question 264
In which decade were the first successful diode and triode vacuum tubes invented?
A. 1800s
B. 1880s
C. 1890s
D. 1900s
Question 265
Albert Sabin is known for developing _____.
A. smallpox vaccine
B. polio vaccine
C. penicillin
D. hepatitis B vaccine
Question 266
What Galileo invented?
A. Barometer
B. Pendulum clock
C. Microscope
D. Thermometer
Question 267
Who is the English physicist responsible for the 'Big Bang Theory'?
A. Albert Einstein
B. Michael Skube
C. George Gamow
D. Roger Penrose
Question 268
Who invented first working laser?
A. A. H. Taylor
B. W. K. Roentgen
C. T. H. Maiman
D. Fred Morrission
Question 269
Who invented waterproof fabrics ?
A. James Dewar
B. Charles Goodyear
C. Mary Moore
D. Charles Macintosh
Question 270
Simpson and Harrison are associated with the invention of
A. Boson
B. Chloroform
C. Balloon
D. None of these
Question 271
Which scientist discovered the radioactive element radium?
A. Isaac Newton
B. Albert Einstein
C. Benjamin Franklin
D. Marie Curie
Question 272
What drink was invented by Charles Leiper Grigg in 1929?
A. 7-Up
B. Yoo-Hoo
C. Pepsi
D. Hawaiian Punch
Question 273
Streptomycin was invented by
A. Fleming
B. Marie Curie
C. Walksman
D. None of these
Question 274
What invention is credited to the Russian born American inventor Vladimir Kosma Zworykin?
A. Telegraph
B. Radio
C. Television
D. Dishwasher
Question 275
Who developed the theory of relativity?
A. Issac Newton
B. Charles Darwin
C. Marie Curie
D. Albert Einstein
Question 276
The first large scale electrical air conditioning was invented and used in 1902 by
A. Willis Carrier
B. John Gorrie
C. Stuart Cramer
D. H.H. Schultz
Question 277
The cause of Beri Beri was discovered by
A. Eijkman
B. Macmillan
C. Alexanderson
D. Cockrell
Question 278
Who Invented Universal Standard Time?
A. Enrico Fermi
B. Adolf Gaston Eugen Fick
C. Sandford Fleming
D. Benoit Fourneyron
Question 279
Who invented the Seed Drill?
A. Jethro Tull
B. Arlo Guthrie
C. Woodie Guthrie
D. Thomas Hines
Question 280
Robert Hooke discovered cells by observing them in a ______.
A. onion peel
B. cork slice
C. pond water
D. No option is correct
Question 281
When were blue jeans invented?
A. 1900s
B. 1860s
C. 1870s
D. 1850s
Question 282
In which decade was the telephone invented?
A. 1850s
B. 1860s
C. 1870s
D. 1880s
Question 283
Who invented Fountain Pen?
A. Sir Frank Whittle
B. John J. Loud
C. Kirkpatrick Macmillan
D. Lewis E. Waterman
Question 284
In the 1700s, who would pay the postage fee for letters before the stamp was invented?
A. The sender
B. There was no fee
C. The receiver of the letter
D. The post office
Question 285
Who invented Gunpowder?
A. G. Ferdinand Von Zeppelin
B. Sir Frank Whittle
C. Roger Bacon
D. Leo H Baekeland
Question 286
The artificial heart was invented by _________.
A. Muhammad Yunus
B. Linus Yale, Jr.
C. Gazi Yasargil
D. Paul Winchell
Question 287
Who invented logarithms?
A. Eden Snowden
B. Larry Page
C. Thomas Edison
D. John Napier
Question 288
Who invented the thermos flask?
A. Ray Tomlinson
B. Tim Berners-Lee
C. William Cullen
D. James Dewar
Question 289
What Elisha Otis invented?
A. The brake used in modern elevators
B. Jet Engine
C. Turbine
D. Hydraulic Crane
Question 290
The first effective vaccine against polio was prepared by ?
A. Robert Edwards
B. James Simpson
C. H Gibbon
D. Jonas E Salk
Question 291
What plaything was invented by Joe McVicker in 1956?
A. Silly Putty
B. Etch-A-Sketch
C. Lite-Brite
D. Play-Doh
Question 292
What did J. B. Dunlop invent?
A. Pneumatic rubber tire
B. Car Music System
C. Steering Wheel
D. Diesel Engine
Question 293
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
Question 294
Who was the first person to patent the JET ENGINE?
A. F. Whittle
B. C. Lindbergh
C. W. Histell
D. B. Owings
Question 295
CORN FLAKES - Who made them first?
A. Nabisco
B. Kellogg
C. Quaker
D. Archers
Question 296
Who invented Bifocal Lens?
A. Alfred B. Nobel
B. Thomas Alva Edison
C. Benjamin Franklin
D. Rudolf Diesel
Question 297
Who Invented Traffic Signal ?
A. Lewis Edson Waterman
B. Levi Strauss
C. Percy LeBaron Spencer
D. Garrett Augustus Morgan
Question 298
What Enrico Fermi invented?
A. X ray machine
B. Betatron
C. Cyclotron
D. Nuclear reactor
Question 299
Analytical Engine was invented by
A. Dewar
B. Charles Babbage
C. Daimler
D. None of these
Question 300
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
Question 301
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
Question 302
What Elmer A. Sperry invented?
A. Hydroplane
B. Hydraulic turbine
C. Magnetic compass
D. Gyrocompass
Question 303
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
Question 304
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
Question 305
Which of the following was the first antibiotic discovered by Alexander Fleming in 1928?
A. Penicillin
B. Prontosil
C. Streptomycin
D. Tetracyline
Question 306
Which of the following was first patented by an Australian in 1889?
A. Electric Drill
B. Electric Shaver
C. Electric Fence
D. Electric Heater
Question 307
Where was paper invented?
A. China
B. India
C. Zambia
D. Germany
Question 308
Seismometer was invented by
A. Alexander Parkes
B. Luigi Palmieri
C. Alexey Pajitnov
D. Ransom Eli Olds
Question 309
Who perfected GENETIC ENGINEERING?
A. Cohen & Boyer
B. Hunt & Davids
C. Sinclair & Roberts
D. Jaysson & Simons
Question 310
Who discovered Electron?
A. Enrico Fermi
B. Robert Noyce
C. J.J.Thomson
D. James Dyson
Question 311
Who invented Dynamite?
A. J B Dunlop
B. Alfred Nobel
C. James Simons
D. Peter Hargreaves
Question 312
Edward Jenner discovered vaccine for which of the following disease?
A. Polio
B. Tuberculosis
C. Small Pox
D. Rabies
Question 313
Who is often called the 'first African-American' inventor?
A. Bessie Blount
B. George Washington Carver
C. Benjamin Banneker
D. Elijah McCoy
Question 314
Who discovered malaria causing germs?
A. Christiaan Bernard
B. Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran
C. Dmitry Ivanovsky
D. Martinus William Beijerinck
Question 315
In which decade was the telegraph invented?
A. 1810s
B. 1840s
C. 1870s
D. 1890s
Question 316
Who discovered Insulin
A. William Harvey
B. Louis Pasteur
C. F.G.Banting
D. Alexander Fleming
Question 317
What item, originally called the 'Whirlwind', was invented by Ives McGaffey in 1869?
A. Blender
B. Electric mixer
C. Washing machine
D. Vacuum cleaner
Question 318
What was invented by Zacharias Jansen?
A. Jet Engine
B. Radium
C. Microscope
D. Electric Lamp
Question 319
Who invented Bakelite?
A. Charles Goodyear
B. Leo Hendrik Baekeland
C. Roy Plunkett
D. Henry Ford
Question 320
When was the first lawn mower invented?
A. 1830
B. 1854
C. 1835
D. 1849
Question 321
When was barb wire patented?
A. 1874
B. 1840
C. 1895
D. 1900
Question 322
Electric tram was invented by?
A. Fyodor Pirotsky
B. Arthur Pitney
C. Fritz Pfleumer
D. Stephen Perry
Question 323
Who Invented Contact Lens ?
A. Joel Houghton
B. Ruth Graves Wakefield
C. Adolf Gaston Eugen Fick
D. John Stith Pemberton
Question 324
Who invented the contact lens?
A. Enrico Fermi
B. Adolf Gaston Eugen Fick
C. Sandford Fleming
D. Benoit Fourneyron
Question 325
Who Invented Piano ?
A. Bartolomeo Cristofori di Francesco
B. Ruth Graves Wakefield
C. Adolf Gaston Eugen Fick
D. Jacques Cousteau
Question 326
Who invented bluetooth?
A. Kirkpatrick Macmillan
B. Benjamin Franklin
C. Dr. Jaap Haartsen
D. Charles Babbage
Question 327
What toy did George Lerner create for Hasbro company in 1952?
A. Sit and Spin
B. Talking baby doll
C. Mr. Potato Head
D. Hula hoop