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  1. When was the Raggedy Ann doll patented?

  2. A.
    1915
    B.
    1920
    C.
    1919
    D.
    1911

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  3. What Frank Whittle invented?

  4. A.
    Radar
    B.
    Ethyl gasoline
    C.
    Sonar
    D.
    Jet propulsion

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  5. When was the first Lionel trains manufactured?

  6. A.
    1920
    B.
    1890
    C.
    1901
    D.
    1944

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  7. What item, originally called the 'Whirlwind', was invented by Ives McGaffey in 1869?

  8. A.
    Blender
    B.
    Electric mixer
    C.
    Washing machine
    D.
    Vacuum cleaner

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  9. What office item was invented by Bette Nesmith Graham in 1951?

  10. A.
    Fax machine
    B.
    Stapler
    C.
    Liquid Paper
    D.
    Copy machine

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  11. What George Pullman invented?

  12. A.
    Sleeping (railway) car
    B.
    Airship
    C.
    Box car (railway)
    D.
    Air brakes

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  13. Who invented Bakelite?

  14. A.
    Charles Goodyear
    B.
    Leo Hendrik Baekeland
    C.
    Roy Plunkett
    D.
    Henry Ford

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  15. What toy was invented by Joshua Lionel Cowen around 1900?

  16. A.
    Raggedy Ann doll
    B.
    Yo-yo
    C.
    Electric train
    D.
    Tinkertoys

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  17. This African-American woman physical therapist worked with soldiers disabled in World War II. She invented a device that helped the disabled to eat by delivering food through a tube to a mouthpiece.

  18. A.
    Bessie Blount
    B.
    Marjorie Joyner
    C.
    Mae Jamison
    D.
    Beulah Henry

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  19. What invention by Garnet Carter made its debut at the Fairyland Inn Resort in Lookout Mountain, Tennessee, in 1927?

  20. A.
    Miniature golf
    B.
    Swimming pool slide
    C.
    Ski lift
    D.
    Golf cart

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