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  1. In which decade was the SPICE simulator introduced?

  2. A.

     1950s

    B.

     1960s

    C.

     1970s

    D.

     1980s

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

  4. A.

     Wright Brothers

    B.

     Lidenbergh Brothers

    C.

     South Brothers

    D.

     West Brothers

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  5. What groovy item was invented by Englishman Edward Craven Walker in 1963?

  6. A.

     Leisure suit

    B.

     Lava lamp

    C.

     Eight-track tape deck

    D.

     Hot comb

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  7. In which decade was the Internet first implemented?

  8. A.

     1940s

    B.

     1950s

    C.

     1960s

    D.

     1980s

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  9. For over 500 years, paper was only available and sold as single sheets. In 1902, an inventive Australian used half size sheets of paper, a bit of glue and cardboard to create the what?

  10. A.

     Notepad

    B.

     Calendar

    C.

     Notice Board

    D.

     Telephone Book

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  11. Who developed the idea of Crop Rotation?

  12. A.

     Potato Peterson

    B.

     Turnip Townsend

    C.

     Cabbage Carlson

    D.

     Swede Svenson

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  13. CORN FLAKES - Who made them first?

  14. A.

     Nabisco

    B.

     Kellogg

    C.

     Quaker

    D.

     Archers

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  15. William Frederick is credited with the invention of the modern frisbee in the mid 1950's. In 1957 the Wham-O Company bought his idea and the rest is history. They named the toy after William Frisbie who was a ________?

  16. A.

     Pie maker

    B.

     Owner of a pizza parlor

    C.

     Student at Yale

    D.

     Ceramic plate designer

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  17. Who came up with the idea for INSTANT MASHED POTATO?

  18. A.

     S. Tuberosum

    B.

     W. Raleigh

    C.

     E. Asselbergs

    D.

     K. Edwards

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  19. Who invented Dynamite?

  20. A.

     Sir Alexander Graham Bell

    B.

     Benjamin Franklin

    C.

     Thomas Alva Edison

    D.

     Alfred B. Nobel

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