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Inventions of the Past: 2 Trivia Quiz

This is my second quiz about inventions. If you like this quiz, be sure to take my quiz about the painting His Master's Voice in the Humanities, art category, since this quiz does mention a phonograph, and the painting is a dog and phonograph.

A multiple-choice quiz by LilSpikey. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
LilSpikey

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
57,031

Updated
Sep 30 24

# Qns
10

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Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who invented the battery? Hint

John Wilkinson

Thomas Edison

James Hargreaves

Alessandro Volta

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Question 2 of 10

2. When was the first lawn mower invented? Hint

1830

1854

1835

1849

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Question 3 of 10

3. When were shopping carts first invented? Hint

1947

1937

1932

1951

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Question 4 of 10

4. What word came to be after a man in Ireland wrote on the walls of buildings one night in the 1700s? Hint

test

spray paint

graffiti

quiz

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Question 5 of 10

5. In the 1700s, who would pay the postage fee for letters before the stamp was invented? Hint

there was no fee

the receiver of the letter

the post office

the sender

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Question 6 of 10

6. When were UPC barcode scanners adopted? Hint

1940s

1950s

1970s

1960s

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Question 7 of 10

7. Where were wigs first invented? Hint

France

Egypt

China

Japan

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Question 8 of 10

8. When was the toothbrush invented? Hint

1790

1742

1765

1770

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who invented the phonograph? Hint

Alexander Graham Bell

Paul Ribaun

Thomas Edison

Jules Levy

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Question 10 of 10

10. During which decade was the first patent for blue denim jeans with rivets issued? Hint

1870s

1830s

1900s

1860s

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who invented the battery?

Answer: Alessandro Volta

He was an Italian scientist, and he invented the battery in 1800.

2. When was the first lawn mower invented?

Answer: 1830

The first lawn mowers were not engine powered. Invented in 1830 by Edwin Budding of England, the mowers were turning blades on wooden sticks used to cut grass. Engine powered mowers were not invented until 1919 by an American Army colonel, who used the motor from a washing machine.

3. When were shopping carts first invented?

Answer: 1937

The shopping cart was invented by grocery store owner Sylvan Goldman of Oklahoma City. He saw how all the shoppers carried baskets to place their items in. Goldman thought that carts with wheels would be easier for shopping. The carts didn't catch on at first, so he hired people to push shopping carts around the store, but they weren't shoppers! Everyone soon noticed, and there are now two styles of carts.

4. What word came to be after a man in Ireland wrote on the walls of buildings one night in the 1700s?

Answer: quiz

His name was Daly, and he made a bet with his friends that he could introduce a new word into the English language within one day. During that night, Daly wrote on the walls of buildings in Dublin the word 'quiz'. Everyone's puzzlement the next morning sparked the idea of a short answer test. The word plays an important part in our lives!

5. In the 1700s, who would pay the postage fee for letters before the stamp was invented?

Answer: the receiver of the letter

Later in 1840, Rowland Hill invented the stamp, which was paid for by the sender, not the receiver.

6. When were UPC barcode scanners adopted?

Answer: 1970s

The scanner reads the bar code label on something at a supermarket, and translates it into a number which the computer reads.

7. Where were wigs first invented?

Answer: Egypt

As you have noticed in pictures, many Egyptians have head coverings, sometimes with beads in them. The first wigs were created to cover the head from the hot sun.

8. When was the toothbrush invented?

Answer: 1770

The first toothbrush was made out of a bone and small brush, by jail prisoner William Addis of England.

9. Who invented the phonograph?

Answer: Thomas Edison

John Kruesi was a mechanic for Edison, and both designed and built the phonograph.

10. During which decade was the first patent for blue denim jeans with rivets issued?

Answer: 1870s

The first blue jeans were invented by tailor Levi Strauss, who invented tougher working pants for the miners of the California Gold Rush. The initial patent for jeans with copper rivets was issued to Levi Strauss and his partner Jacob Davis in 1873.

Source: Author LilSpikey

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