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  1. Who invented the BALLPOINT PEN?

  2. A.

     Biro Brothers

    B.

     Waterman Brothers

    C.

     Bicc Brothers

    D.

     Write Brothers

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  3. In which decade was the first solid state integrated circuit demonstrated?

  4. A.

     1950s

    B.

     1960s

    C.

     1970s

    D.

     1980s

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  5. What J. B. Dunlop invented?

  6. A.

     Pneumatic rubber tire

    B.

     Automobile wheel rim

    C.

     Rubber boot

    D.

     Model airplanes

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  7. Which scientist discovered the radioactive element radium?

  8. A.

     Isaac Newton

    B.

     Albert Einstein

    C.

     Benjamin Franklin

    D.

     Marie Curie

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  9. When was barb wire patented?

  10. A.

     1874

    B.

     1840

    C.

     1895

    D.

     1900

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  11. What is the name of the CalTech seismologist who invented the scale used to measure the magnitude of earthquakes?

  12. A.

     Charles Richter

    B.

     Hiram Walker

    C.

     Giuseppe Mercalli

    D.

     Joshua Rumble

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  13. What James Watt invented?

  14. A.

     Diving bell

    B.

     Steam boat

    C.

     Hot air balloon

    D.

     Rotary steam engine

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  15. Where is the village of Branston, after which the famous pickle is named?

  16. A.

     Yorkshire

    B.

     Lancashire

    C.

     Staffordshire

    D.

     Norfolk

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  17. Who invented Jet Engine?

  18. A.

     Sir Frank Whittle

    B.

     Gottlieb Daimler

    C.

     Roger Bacon

    D.

     Lewis E. Waterman

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  19. What invention caused many deaths while testing it?

  20. A.

     Dynamite

    B.

     Ladders

    C.

     Race cars

    D.

     Parachute

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