Exercise: Inventions

Questions for: Inventions

In which decade was the AEEE (now the IEEE) founded?
A:
1850s
B:
1880s
C:
1930s
D:
1950s
Answer: B
The IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) was formed in 1963 by the merger of the Institute of Radio Engineers (IRE, founded 1912) and the American Institute of Electrical Engineers (AIEE, founded 1884).
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It travels over land and water. Who invented the HOVERCRAFT?
A:
S. Sperrow
B:
O. Stricheg
C:
T. Henman
D:
C. Cockerell
Answer: D
Christopher Cockerell invented the hovercraft in 1956. His early experiments with the idea involved a cat food tin, a coffee tin and an industrial blower.
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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
Answer: B
Matzeliger never benefited financially from his inventions. He died in 1889 at the age of 37 from tuberculosis.
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For whom high heeled shoes were invented?
A:
Cleopatra
B:
Queen Elizabeth I
C:
King Louis the XIV
D:
King Charles II
Answer: C
King Louis XIV was very short and didn't like looking up at people he spoke to, so he had a tall pair of shoes made for him.
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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
Answer: C
This was a plastic potato-shaped body on which you could stick different features, such as eyes, ears, etc.
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