Joshua Lionel Cowen and Harry C. Grant started the Lionel Manufacturing Company on Sept. 5, 1900 in New York City. The first train, which was called the Electric Express, was manufactured in 1901 and was an open gondola propelled by a fan motor. As time has passed, the trains have been made in different colors and styles.
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What Frank Whittle invented?
A:
Radar
B:
Ethyl gasoline
C:
Sonar
D:
Jet propulsion
Answer:D
Invented in 1937.
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When was the Raggedy Ann doll patented?
A:
1915
B:
1920
C:
1919
D:
1911
Answer:A
Johnny Gruelle patented the Raggedy Ann doll in 1915. The Raggedy Andy doll and the Raggedy Ann books came later.
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FROZEN FOOD - Who discovered the first practical method of freezing food?
A:
C. Birdseye
B:
F. Rozenosh
C:
G. Findus
D:
R. Scott
Answer:A
In the 1920s Clarence Birdseye discovered that if food was flash-frozen under pressure, it would freeze without the formation of ice crystals.
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