Important Inventions and Discoveries in World – Exercise – 2

61. Who invented the Spinning Jenny?

(a) Thornton Hargreaves
(b) Peter Hargreaves
(c) James Hargreaves
(d) Simon Hargreaves

Answer
Answer : (c)
Explanation
Explanation :  Awarded a Patent in 1770. It used 8 bobbins at once. Let us discuss.
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62. When was Monopoly created?

(a) 1940s
(b) 1930s
(c) 1920s
(d) 1950s

Answer
Answer : (b)
Explanation
Explanation :  After the Stock Market crash, a buying and selling game created by Charles Darrow came to be. The first games were hand drawn on linoleum with streets from Atlantic City, N.J. as the property. He took the game to the Parker Brothers company, and Monopply was brought out for Christmas 1934. Everyone wanted to buy the games after Christmas, and Monopoly became a big success. Let us discuss.
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63. When was the Raggedy Ann doll patented?

(a) 1915
(b) 1920
(c) 1919
(d) 1911

Answer
Answer : (a)
Explanation
Explanation :  Johnny Gruelle patented the Raggedy Ann doll in 1915. The Raggedy Andy doll and the Raggedy Ann books came later. Let us discuss.
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64. When was the game Frisbee invented?

(a) 1920s
(b) 1900s
(c) 1870s
(d) 1890s

Answer
Answer : (c)
Explanation
Explanation :  The first Frisbees were pie tins from the Frisbie Pie Company in Connecticut. In the 1950s, the pie tins were changed to plastic plates. The name then became the Flying Saucer, but later changed to Frisbee. Let us discuss.
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65. For whom high heeled shoes were invented?

(a) Cleopatra
(b) Queen Elizabeth I
(c) King Louis the XIV
(d) King Charles II

Answer
Answer : (c)
Explanation
Explanation :  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. Let us discuss.
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