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  1. What drink was invented by Charles Leiper Grigg in 1929?

  2. A.

     7-Up

    B.

     Yoo-Hoo

    C.

     Pepsi

    D.

     Hawaiian Punch

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  3. For what is Charles Babbage (1792-1871) remembered?

  4. A.

     Computers

    B.

     Telescopes

    C.

     Radio-Telegraphy

    D.

     Steam Boating

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  5. Who invented Automobiles using gasoline?

  6. A.

     Leo H Baekeland

    B.

     Karl Benz

    C.

     Evangelista Torricelli

    D.

     Kirkpatrick Macmillan

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  7. Who invented the battery?

  8. A.

     John Wilkinson

    B.

     Alessandro Volta

    C.

     James Hargreaves

    D.

     Thomas Edison

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  9. The initials JCB on earth-moving equipment are those of the founder of the company that makes it. What is his name?

  10. A.

     John Christopher Ballantyne

    B.

     Joseph Cyril Bamford

    C.

     John Christopher Baxter

    D.

     Jack Croxford Baker

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  11. What treat was invented by 11-year-old Frank Epperson in 1905?

  12. A.

     Popsicle

    B.

     Banana split

    C.

     Cotton candy

    D.

     Cracker Jacks

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  13. When was Milk Tray first introduced?

  14. A.

     1915

    B.

     1934

    C.

     1923

    D.

     1942

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  15. When was the toothbrush invented?

  16. A.

     1770

    B.

     1765

    C.

     1790

    D.

     1742

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  17. What item of apparel was invented by Ellery Chun, a Hawaiian clothing merchant, in 1931?

  18. A.

     String bikini

    B.

     Muumuu

    C.

     Aloha shirt

    D.

     Capri pants

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  19. Who invented Fountain Pen?

  20. A.

     John J. Loud

    B.

     Sir Frank Whittle

    C.

     Lewis E. Waterman

    D.

     Kirkpatrick Macmillan

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