Exercise: Inventions

Questions for: Inventions

Who invented fuel cells in 1839?
A:
Buckminster Fuller
B:
Sir William Grove
C:
Sylvester Graham
D:
Joyce Hall
Answer: B
Fuel cells were invented in 1839 by Sir William Grove.
What beverage was invented by Charles Alderton in 1885 in Waco, Texas?
A:
Cream soda
B:
Coca-Cola
C:
Dr. Pepper
D:
Sprite
Answer: C
The cherry-flavored cola made its debut at Morrison's Old Corner Drugstore.
Who invented the phonograph?
A:
Thomas Edison
B:
John Kruesi
C:
Jules Levy
D:
Alexander Graham Bell
Answer: B
John Kruesi was a mechanic for Edison, and Kruesi built the phonograph. Edison designed it, and later improved the phonograph.
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
Answer: A
It was originally called 'Tom Thumb Golf'.
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: A
Unfortunately Blount could never get anyone to buy her invention. Finally, in 1952 she sold the rights to the French government.
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