16. 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
17. 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
18. 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
19. What now-ubiquitous device was invented by Zenith engineer Eugene Polley in 1955?
(a) Microwave oven
(b) Remote control
(c) VCR
(d) Calculator
20. What treat was invented by 11-year-old Frank Epperson in 1905?
(a) Popsicle
(b) Banana split
(c) Cotton candy
(d) Cracker Jacks
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