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Question: When was the Raggedy Ann doll patented?
1915
1920
1919
1911
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Correct Answer Johnny Gruelle patented the Raggedy Ann doll in 1915. The Raggedy Andy doll and the Raggedy Ann books came later.
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Question: When was the game Frisbee invented?
1920s
1900s
1870s
1890s
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Correct Answer The first Frisbees were pie tins from the Frisbie Pie Company in Connecticut. In the 1950s, the pie tins were changed to plastic plates. The name then became the Flying Saucer, but later changed to Frisbee.
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Question: For whom high heeled shoes were invented?
Cleopatra
Queen Elizabeth I
King Louis the XIV
King Charles II
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Correct Answer King Louis XIV was very short and didn't like looking up at people he spoke to, so he had a tall pair of shoes made for him.
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Question: When was the first Lionel trains manufactured?
1920
1890
1901
1944
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Correct Answer Joshua Lionel Cowen and Harry C. Grant started the Lionel Manufacturing Company on Sept. 5, 1900 in New York City. The first train, which was called the Electric Express, was manufactured in 1901 and was an open gondola propelled by a fan motor. As time has passed, the trains have been made in different colors and styles.
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Question: For what does the world owe Almon Strowger a debt of gratitude?
Parking Meters
Vending Machines
Automatic Telephone Exchanges
Traffic Lights
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Correct Answer He was an undertaker, and legend has it, he developed the automatic switch in 1889, to stop competitors from getting his work!
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Question: For what is Charles Babbage (1792-1871) remembered?
Computers
Telescopes
Radio-Telegraphy
Steam Boating
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Correct Answer Know as the Father of Computing. He began his 'Analytical Engine' in 1833. The first computer, although he never completed it.
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Question: Who developed the idea of Crop Rotation?
Potato Peterson
Turnip Townsend
Cabbage Carlson
Swede Svenson
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Correct Answer Viscount Charles 'Turnip' Townsend developed this revolutionary concept.
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Question: Who invented the Seed Drill?
Jethro Tull
Arlo Guthrie
Woodie Guthrie
Thomas Hines
Incorrect Answer
Correct Answer It was invented around the early 1700's.
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Question: Who invented the Spinning Jenny?
Thornton Hargreaves
Peter Hargreaves
James Hargreaves
Simon Hargreaves
Incorrect Answer
Correct Answer Awarded a Patent in 1770. It used 8 bobbins at once.
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Question: What African-American inventor received 5 patents in the field of shoemaking?
Elijah McCoy
Jan Ernst Matzeliger
Ernest Just
Lewis Latimer
Incorrect Answer
Correct Answer Matzeliger never benefited financially from his inventions. He died in 1889 at the age of 37 from tuberculosis.
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