GK - Inventions

1. What piece of clothing was invented by French fashion designer Louis Reard in 1946? - Bikini

2. In which year was MIDI introduced? - 1983

3. In which decade was the SPICE simulator introduced? - 1970s

4. Who invented the first controllable flying AEROPLANE (AIRPLANE)? - Wright Brothers

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

6. In which decade was the Internet first implemented? - 1960s

7. What did cardiologist Dr. Paul Zoll invent in Massachusetts in 1952? - Pacemaker

8. What Elmer A. Sperry invented? - Gyrocompass

9. What George Pullman invented? - Sleeping (railway) car

10. What office item was invented by Bette Nesmith Graham in 1951? - Liquid Paper

11. What item, originally called the 'Whirlwind', was invented by Ives McGaffey in 1869? - Vacuum cleaner

12. When was the first Lionel trains manufactured? - 1901

13. What Frank Whittle invented? - Jet propulsion

14. When was the Raggedy Ann doll patented? - 1915

15. FROZEN FOOD - Who discovered the first practical method of freezing food? - C. Birdseye

16. Who synthesized the first wholly artificial gene? - Hargobind Khorana

17. What furniture item was invented by California furniture designer Charles Prior Hall in 1968? - Waterbed

18. The Manhattan Project was started by President Roosevelt in 1942 to ensure that the U.S. beat the Germans in developing a nuclear bomb. Whom did Roosevelt appoint as scientific head the Manhattan Project? - Robert Oppenheimer

19. In which decade were the first successful diode and triode vacuum tubes invented? - 1900s

20. What 'game' was first produced by the Southern Novelty Company in Baltimore, Maryland in 1892? - Ouija board