Trivia Quiz on 19th Century Inventions

1. Who invented the difference engine

A) Charles Babbage

B) Ada Lovelace

C) George Boole

D) Alan Turing

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2. Theophilus Van Kannal invented what in 1888 in Philadelphia

A) Electric streetcar

B) Telephone switchboard

C) Revolving Door

D) Automatic door closer

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3. What Was Invented By Adolf Flick In 1887

A) The Stethoscope

B) The Telephone

C) The Contact Lens

D) The Microscope

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4. Harold H Lipman received a patent in 1858 for what invention

A) The safety pin

B) The mechanical pencil

C) Gluing a rubber on a pencil

D) The waterproof ink for pens

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5. Whitcome Judson in 1891 invented what for fastening shoes

A) Zip Fastener

B) Clasp Locker

C) Velcro

D) Buckle strap

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6. What Every Day Invention Was Patended By Mary Anderson

A) Windscreen Wipers

B) Telephone

C) Lightbulb

D) Velcro

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7. Who first incorporated amorphous phosphorus in the manufacture and use of safety matches, by 1855

A) Alfred Nobel

B) John W. Hyatt

C) Carl Auer von Welsbach

D) Lundstrom brothers

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8. When was the quadruplex telegraph invented

A) 1860

B) 1870

C) 1864

D) 1880

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9. In 1878 Thomas Alva Edison patents the

A) Light bulb

B) Kinetoscope

C) Electric motor

D) Phonograph

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10. In 1840 London Sweet Maker Tom Smith Came Up An Invention Still Hugely Popular Today What Was It?

A) The safety pin

B) The postage stamp

C) The zipper

D) The Christmas Cracker

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11. What Everyday Device Was First Patented In 1885 By E.J Claghorn?

A) The Electric Iron

B) The Bicycle Bell

C) The Seat Belt

D) The Clothesline

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12. Who designed the difference engine finally built in 1991

A) Charles Babbage's computer 1796

B) Ada Lovelace

C) George Boole

D) Alan Turing

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13. What 1839 innovation changed the face of mail delivery

A) The postage stamp

B) The envelope envelope

C) The pneumatic mail tube

D) The railway mail coach

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14. What was the worlds first patented synthetic food in 1869

A) Synthetic honey substitute

B) Margarine

C) Artificial vanilla extract

D) Synthetic cheese

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15. Business on what was the world's first adhesive used

A) Bookbinding glue

B) Postage stamp

C) Envelope glue

D) Mucilage

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16. Who invented the predecessor to today's computers

A) Alan Turing

B) Konrad Zuse

C) Charles babbage

D) Herman Hollerith

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17. What did gail borden give to the world in 1853

A) Pasteurized milk

B) Condensed milk

C) Evaporated milk

D) Milk powder

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18. Gail Borden invented what food item

A) Condensed Milk

B) Evaporated Milk

C) Powdered Milk

D) Margarine

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19. Robert Whithead invented what weapon in 1866

A) Dynamite

B) Torpedo

C) Machine gun

D) Grenade launcher

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20. The ice cream soda was invented in what year

A) 1869

B) 1874

C) 1883

D) 1899

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21. When was chewing gum patented

A) 1869

B) 1848

C) 1875

D) 1925

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22. In 1888 What Did George Eastman Call His Hand Held Box Camera The First Of Its Kind

A) The Eastman Box Camera

B) The Kodak Junior

C) The Kodak Camera

D) The Brownie

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23. Which nursery rhyme was the first gramophone recording?

A) Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

B) Mary Had A Little Lamb

C) Humpty Dumpty

D) Old MacDonald Had A Farm

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24. Electric Christmas tree lights were first used in what year? 1878,1895, 1903, 1907

A) 1878

B) 1907

C) 1895

D) 1903

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25. Who invented the gatling gun?

A) Richard Gatling

B) Hiram Maxim

C) Samuel Colt

D) John Browning

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26. Who invented the record player ?

A) Emile Berliner

B) Alexander Graham Bell

C) Nikola Tesla

D) Thomas Alva Edison

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27. What drink was invented by John Pemberton in 1886?

A) Coca Cola

B) Dr Pepper

C) Pepsi-Cola

D) Sprite

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