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1. Which popular soft drink was launched by Fred Pickup in 1924?
 
Irn-Bru
Pepsi Cola
Tizer
Vimto

The Irn-Bru company A G Barr bought the brand in 1972
 
 
2. What was the name of the California toy company that introduced the Hula Hoop in 1957?
 
Whack-O
Wham-O
Whirl-O
Whizz-O
 
 
3. In what year was Barnes Wallis's bouncing bomb first used in action?
 
1941
1942
1943
1944

It was on the night of 16/17 May (The 'Dambuster' Raid)
 
 
4. Which familiar kitchen appliance was patented by Charles Strite of Minneapolis in 1921?
 
The microwave oven
The pop-up toaster
The tumble drier
The whistling kettle

His Toastmaster went on sale to the public in 1926
 
 
5. In April 2007 scientists announced that what, featured in the Harry Potter films, may soon become reality?
 
The flying broomstick
The flying car
The invisibility cloak
The sorting hat
 
 
6. Which 1701 Jethro Tull invention increased crop yields by up to eight times?
 
The combine harvester
The iron plough
The seed drill
The steam threshing machine
 
 
7. Who patented vulcanized rubber in 1844?
 
John Dunlop
Harvey Firestone
Charles Goodyear
Charles Macintosh
 
 
8. Which Hollwood studio was the first to introduce the CinemaScope widescreen process?
 
20th Century Fox
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Paramount
Warner Brothers

It was first seen in the 1953 film The Robe
 
 
9. Who won a prize from the Board of Longitude in the 19th century for his invention of the marine chronometer?
 
John Alderson
John Dickinson
John Harrison
John Richardson
 
 
10. Which innovation in railroad safety was patented by George Westinghouse in 1872?
 
The air brake
Automatic couplers
The communication cord
The cowcatcher
 
 
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