Important Inventions and Discoveries in World – Exercise – 1

31. Who invented the first controllable flying AEROPLANE (AIRPLANE)?

(a) Wright Brothers
(b) Lidenbergh Brothers
(c) South Brothers
(d) West Brothers

Answer
Answer : (a)
Explanation
Explanation :  Wilbur and Orville Wright made the first successful controlled powered flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, in December 1903. The twelve second flight covered a distance of 120 feet and an altitude of just ten feet. Let us discuss.
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32. 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
Answer : (c)
Explanation
Explanation :  This was a plastic potato-shaped body on which you could stick different features, such as eyes, ears, etc. Let us discuss.
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33. 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

Answer
Answer : (d)
Explanation
Explanation :  The card was invented by Frank McNamara and Ralph Schneider. Let us discuss.
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34. What drink was invented by Charles Leiper Grigg in 1929?

(a) 7-Up
(b) Yoo-Hoo
(c) Pepsi
(d) Hawaiian Punch

Answer
Answer : (a)
Explanation
Explanation :  Grigg, who was from Missouri, originally named his creation ‘Bib-Label Lithiated Lemon-Lime Soda’. Let us discuss.
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35. What office item was invented by Bette Nesmith Graham in 1951?

(a) Fax machine
(b) Stapler
(c) Liquid Paper
(d) Copy machine

Answer
Answer : (c)
Explanation
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